The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-21


| 81, 50O The retirement of Mr.. Love makes
| the Board Democratic. Mr. Macarthur is
now the only Republican member.
| 1t is not likely that there will be any
| radical changes in the clerical force just
! at present.
| Robert Jordan, who succeeds George r.
Hough as City Comptroller, will be called
upon to make changes in the clerical
| force. Inasmnch as Mr.. Hough was not
reappointed because he declined to re-
move Frank Van Saun, his deputy, it is
considered highly probably that Van Saun
will retire of his own volition. If this
course is pursued by him some of the
other clerks will be removed to make
room for Democrats.
DR.. John D. McGill, who succeeds H. H.
Commissioner Walter. There will be a
soon as the new Board gets to work. DR..
McGill after receiving his commission this
morning called on Leader Davis and as
sured him that he could be relied upon to
do anything within reason. The Doctor s
attitude pleased Leader Davis very much.
The entrance of James Hennessey in
| nan, will not result in any changes in the
Fire Department The Board becomes
Democratic. of course, but the clerical
force will not be changed. John Erick-
son will doubtless be elected President of
| the Board.
The advancement of Commissioner Day.
| ton from the Appeals Commission to the
Tax Board made room for another man
in that body. James F. Cannon was
| the lucky person. 1t is very likely that
Commissioner Mehl will be made Presi-
dent of the Commission.
The ADVANCEMENT of Mr.. Cannon from
the Sinking Fund Commission to the Ap-
peal Commission gave tha Mayor two ap-
pointmeflts to the Sinking Fund Comnis-
Sion- Mr.. James G. HaskirS was honorsd
with reappslntment and Mr;: Henry
Cannon. Mr. Hinteman Is a grocer doing
business on York street.
The appointpeut Of a new City Treas
urer and City Comptroller makes the City
Hall Commission Democratic, and there
will doubtless be numerous changes in the
working force of that body. The dis
missals will not all be made at once.
The greatest surprise was the creation
of an entirely new Board Of Education.
Although it had been reported that the
old Board was 70 be removed there were
only few politicians who would believe
that the Mayor would pursue such a
course. Efforts to persuade the Mayor to
reappoint the old members were OF no
avail. 1t was because of the pressure that
was being brought to bear upon him
relative to the Board of Education that
the Mayor left the city. He had made
up his mind to knock out the old Board
and he did not propose being swerved
from that course.
The old members naturally feel hurt.
They consider that an injustice has been
done them and the party. All the retiring
members maintain that the old Board did
more to advance the schools and improve
them than any Board the city has ever
had.
For the Mayors failure to reappoint
Thomas higgins genuine sorrow is felt.
The fact is cited that Mr.. higgins is
friends fear this act of the Mayors Will
fight for the County Clerkship. It. is a
learned he was not to be reappointed he
made an urgent appeal for the reappofnt-
ment of his old colleagues. Appeals were
of no use.
The gentlemen selected by the Mayor
are not very we'll known in political
circles and it was reported this morning
that the Board is Republican. that
found that politics will be buried ana
every man will be loyal to Mayor Hoos
and his administration.
The appointments as a whole are con-
sidered excellent ones and the political
workers are quite well satisfied. All the
Boards will organize next week save the
Board of Education That body organizes
in May.
Greenville people naturally are pleased
that they are not forgotten In the ap-
pointments. 1t is a tradition there that
every Board of Finance should have at
least one man from Greenville, and for
many years that rule has been followed.
and Reuben Simpson, all ex-members OF
the Board, reside in Greenvlle, and now
comes Mr.. Lembeck. The appointment
of George F. Witt to the Board of Edu-
cation is another source of congratulation
for he bears an excellent reputation and
is a young man of undoubted ability. He
is secretary of building and loan as
ISOLATION and has been Identified with
matters affecting the ward for many
years.
John Mullins, the new member of the
Finance Board, is one of the best known
merchants in this State. He was many
years ago in the Finance Board, and
since was car eandidats I f9r ,ta Sheriff He
ence in financial and business methods.
Mr.. George F. Perkins. another new
member, is equally well known in this
win & Co., papsr manufacturers Of New
York, City, and resides on Bergen and
Kensington a,, ayenues 81, He !, ran 1ao for Mayor
defeated BY Cleveland. The nomination
was again offered to him recently to run
against Mayor Hoos, but he declined it,
is the head of the Lembeck s. Betz Brew
ing Co., and resides in dreenville, in
which place he has done great deal to-
ward bHilding up the Seventh ward. He
was mainly instrumental in starting the
Greenville Bank and is connected with
several building and loan associations in
that section. He served as a Park Com
missioner many years ago.
DR.. J. D. McGill has been in the eye of
the public for many years. He has filled
many positions, and IS Surgeon General
of the State at present In 1884 he was
Democratic candidate for Mayor against
Mr. Gilbert Collins, now on the Supreme
Court ench, and was defeated Since then
he has taken very little interest in poll
tics.
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