The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-03
The CITY FATHERS
Beautiful Floral Display in
the Assembly Chamber
When Aldermen
Organized.
DISTINGUISHED LOCKERS on
Michael ]. O'Donnell Elected
Clerk-Omcials and Conn
mittees Named.

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ssThe flowers that bloom in the spring
ira la had a great deal to do with the
case in the Assembly Chamber OF the CITY
Hall last night, when the new Board OF
Aldermen was organized.
Gee, looks like a flower, show" SAID an
admdring ~bystander. and he wasn't -sr
wrong. Every one of the twenty-Iour
desks was covered with a horseshoe OF
beautiful flowers. Roses. lilies, carnations
and pinks in graceful confusion made Inc
air heavy with their perfumes. ana II was
difficult to distinguish some of the city
fathers buried as they were in bowers. Al
derman Thomas Bedle sat under a nanu-
some basket filed with rich red flowers.
a tribute of congratulation from the Ninth
Ward Democratic Society. Alderman VIM
Ritter's friends from Greenville buried
him In roses and pinks. Alderman Nc
Bride revelled in three horseshoes ana
lilies, and even Alderman-at-Larse VIM,
F. Midlige, in evening dress, peered over
a basket of roses. 1t was a remarkable
and beautiful sight.
The lobby was naturally crowded with
friends of the new members. There were
Occupations frop the Ninth, Eighth, Sew
enth and Twelfth wards, and by courtesy
of the Aldermen. seats within the ran
were given to ex-Alderman, but now
Commissioned Barr, ex-Alderman Frey
and ex-Alderman, but now Freeholder,
Scott. Leader Robert Davis looked IN at
the door, smiled at the scene ana the
next minute was bu~ttonedholed first by
one and Their by another, all OF whlch
trials and t~ribulations he took with ms
characteristic serenity and good nature.
CLERK will please call the roll,' said
President Midlige, putting an end to the
buzz and chatter in the Chamber and Mr..
Michael T.. O'Donnell began that duty
with the result that every one of the
twenty-four Aldermen shouted near.
The election of a clerk was then taken
nm by Alderman Maxwell nominating Mr..
O'Donnell. Alderman Ritter seconded 1t
in a neat speech justly complimenting Mr..
ODonnell on the able way in which he
had prepared the duties of the office In
time past and calling him a worthy sue
cessor of John E. Scott. Alderman Stell
nominated William G. Nelson, former
Freebooter, Assemblyman n candidate
for Republican nomination for Mayor at
the last election. A ballot was taken with
the result that Mr.. O'Donnell received
twenty-one votes and Nelson three. The
vote was then made unanimous
Alderman Ehrhardt nominated Edgar
A. vreeland, for City Marshall and Alder
man Stell opposed this by nominating
John Jelly. Result, .Vreeland, 81; Jelly,
8 votes.
Alderman Mcbride named as Building
Inspector, Edward Kelly and Alderman
Cfal ~1-o;no+a5 Ta~,a NJ Crono 4 The
vote was Il for Kelly and 8 for Crane.
A similar result followed the nomination
of E. A. Roede, Inspector of Scales,
Weights and Measures. Roede's opponent
was w R. Harrison. During the ballot
ing for the oAlcers Aldermen Calnon and
Decker acted as tellers.
BY a resolution of Alderman Bedle the
salaries of the City Clerk and City Mar
shal were fixed at $1,000 and s, 500 respect
lively.
President Midlige appointed Aldermen
Cookson, Bedle and Muller a committee
to draft rules regulating the Board.
Alderman Cookson offered the resolution.
Alderman Ritter moved for the appoints
ment of a special committee to wait on
the Mayor and inform him of the organi-
cation of the Board. The chair appointed
on such committee Aldermen Ritter,
Calnon, Decker, Redle and Maxwell.
Alderman w. Barr moved that 1.-THE
Jersey City News be designated the
official paper of the Board to publish the
licenses. That was unanimously agreed.
At this point a telegram was read from
Mayor Hoos, who was attending a meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Masons at
Camden, congratulating the Board on its
organization.
Alderman .Calnon then moved the ap-
pointment of the following committees:-
Alms-Menge. Howeth, Maxwell, Price,
Cookson.
Armories-Howeth, White. Muller. Rit-
ter, BedIe.
Decoration Day-cole. Bedle, Perry,
Barr, Decker.
District courts-Loth, Barr, Maxwell,
Price, White. :
Elections-warren, Dittmar. Calnon,
Maxwell, Kinkead.
Excise-Dftmar. cookson. Murphy, Nc
Bride. Farrell.
Northumberland. Warren, Cole,
Muller, Farrell.
Finance-Ehrhardt Barr. 10th, Murphy,
Decker.
Fire Escapes-Kinkead, Ehrhardt, Cal
non, Muller. Price.
Law and Ordinances-Muiler. Cole,
Dittmar, Menge. Cookson.
Legislative Enactments-Bedle. 10th,
Barr, Farrell, Fiehtl.
Printing and Stationery and Supplies
Calnon. cole. Menge. Murphy
Public Ground and Buildings-Ritter,
Howeth, Perry, Ehrhardt, Stell.
Trade Licenses-Murphy. 10th, Warren.
Ritter, White.
The Board then adjourned.
ApprAi RnaRn oRcLNIzED.