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MAYORS THREE VEIOES
Objects to Increase Of Clerks
and Salaries in the
Water Departs
ment.
HAUCK. NOLAN AND SMITH MAY FIGHT
Commissioners Heintse gnd
Boltwood Will Side With
the Mayor---Lively
Times Ahead.
HAUCK, NOLAN AND SMITH MAY FIGHT

AS ~foreshadowed in THE News" yes
terday. Mayor Hoos deluged the Street
and Water Commissioners with vetoes-
The first veto dealt with the appoint
ments of George Berger. Charles Free
land and John c. Sweeney, general clerks
in the water department at $1,000 a year.
Tne Mayor merely wrote:-
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Gentlemen-I nave taken his action
for the reason that the resolution
vacancy but also adds two more clerks
ITO a department which already has
more help than is consistent with q
due regard for economy. / expressed
my views concerning a similar reso-
luton a short time ago and most re-
spectfuily refer you to the same.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOGS, Mayor.
The communication to which the Com
missioners are referred is one in which
His Honor announced that he would not
countenance any increase of the water
department expenses and intimated broad
ly that a reduction must be brought
about by the suspension of a large part
of the forces at Belleville and High Ser
vice pumping stations.
The Mayors second veto was of the
appointment of an engineer of CONSTITUTE
ton and two general utility men for the
engineering bureau. The Mayor wrote:-
May 4, 1893.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Gentlemen-I have taken this action
for the following reasons:-The force
of the Engineering Bureau was in
creased at the time of its reorganlza-
partment is liked. and fail to see
where the money is coming from to
pay for this increased staff. Further
more. | understand that at the pres
emit time there is at least ore. if not
more. clerks credited to the Engineer
ing Bureau. ard which are doing
work there wh Saa salary is pai d out out
posed to having one department.
shoulder the burden of another. and
this practice must cease. There are
work other than that for which they
were appointed.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOGS, Mayor.
When the Engineering Bureau was re-
organized by L. d. Fowler there were
many changes made in the force. None
of the old force was dismissed, but En-
gineer Fowler is his reorganization. made
new details, assigned men who were for
mer1y rodmen to clerkships, and vice
versa, and increased the efficiency of the
department in many ways. None of the
rodmen were dismissed, because their re-
tention was apart of the agreement al
lowing the reorganization OF the Bureau.
Mayor Hoos Is of the opinion that there
are some unnecessary men connected
with the department. If they are dis
missed he may withdraw his objections to
the appointment of the men Engineer
Van keuren desires to rave appointed to
assist him.
is said, will not submit gracefully to the
Mayors demands
A third veto sent by the Mayor to the
Board was as follows
May 4, 1898.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Gentlemen-I herewith return to
your Honorable Board, without my
approval, SO much of the resolution
adopted at our meeting, held April
Is. 1898, as c~ontemplates the payment
of the following. items. to wit
ssl m q, john sti M { 7 s's-s 81 a. !. T h1ynn,
Coyle. s61. "a.
/ have taken this action for the
reason that the mounts ordered paid
to the parties named are in excess
of the amounts heretofore fixed as
their respective monthly salaries.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOGS, Mayor.
The men named in the resolution are
employed at the Belleville Pumping Sta
ton. They worked overtime, 1t appears,
and were accordingly allowed extra
compensation.
The Mayor says he fails to see how
it is necessary for men to work over
time when 1t is not necessary to operate
the pumps at all. just what disposition
will be made of the vetoes no one knows.
Commissioners Hauek. Nolan and
Smith are ready and willing to vote to
override the whole batch. Whether
Messrs. Heintze and Boltwood will vote
with them is causing speculation. Both
gentlemen are smarting because of be-
Ing shut out by the combine and will.
1t is thought. vote with the Mayor as
against their colleagues.
Commissioner Heintze is particularly
determined not to offend the Mayor. as
he might damage his chance of being the
successor of Simeon H. Smith, City Col
1ector. Commissioners Heintze and Bolt
wood have. conferences with the Mayor
almost daily. 1t is predicted hat they
will make life pleasant for the members
OF the combine for at least a year.