The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-22
TAKING THE OATH
Mayor Hoos' Appointees
Flock to the City
Hall Today.
OFFICIAL BONDS PRESENTED
Getting Ready for Incoming
Treasurer and Comptroller
Political Gossip.

There was a busy time in the City
Hall today, and, while politicians may
come and politicians may go, the pupnc
business goes on, like the brook, for
ever
In the City Clerks office Mr.. Michael
J. O'Donnell was occupied with the ap
rointees. who came to take the oath ol
office me of the first to arrive was
Mr.. George F. Perkins of the Finance
Board. and he was followed by Free Ii
brary Trustee James Luby, and aiter
him came Mr.. Henry Lembeck OF the
Finance Board, Alderman William fsil-
Ter of the Seventh ward and batch OF
Constables.
JTustairs in the Finance Board Clerk
Kelaher was receiving the bonds Oh the
appointees, and these will be approved
ON Monday by the Finance Board Ihe
bonds were:-
Comptroller Robert S. Jordan, s5oouo'
and his bondsmen were Dennis McLaugh-
lin Abraham Post, Horace H. Farrler
and Carl H. Ruempler, in $5O,OO0 each.
civ Treasurer William c. Heppen-
heimer. 500, The bondsmen were;-E.
#. c. Young, $4,000; Henry Mehl, s2o,Oeo;
A. P. Hexamer $4,000; Charles B. Thurs
ton, $4,000.
Tax Commissioner Charles H. Dayton,
$4,000. Bondsmen, Hugh Dugan, Horace
H. Farrier.
street and Water Board Commissioner
]. sullivan, $4,000 Bondsmen. o. II.
Perry, Dennis Reardon.
Police Commissioner John D. McGill.
SIS 0OO Bondsmen R. c. Washburne, ).
w. Hardenbergh.
Fire Commissioner James Hennessy,
$4,000. Bondsmen, Michael J. Hennessy'
Timothy Burke.
In the city Comptroller's Office there
was no hustle, peace prevailed. Mr. Geo.
Hough had his desk cleared ready for the
incoming officer When Mr.. Jordan IS
sworn in and qualities Mr.. Hough will
shake the dust of the city from his feet
and with him will go his deputy, +. r
Van Saun Comptroller Jordan an
nounced this morning that he had ap-
pointed .sSteve" Egan as his deputy. Mr.
Egan was in the City Collectors once
and is a very competent man. He VIII
also act as clerk to the Sinking Fund
Commissioners.
City Treasurer Heppenheimer has not
decided yet what appointments he Will
make. 1t was suggested this morning that
when the outgoing Treasurer, Sam DICK
inson, retires on Monday there will be an
examination of the books and accounts
in his office and similar investigation
will be conducted with regard to the
Comptroller's office, the object of course
being to enable the two new incumbents
to make a clean start and with no arrears
of business to bother about.
Since Mayor Hoos is out of town today,
Mr.. w. F. Midlige by virtue of being
president of the Board of Aldermen was
Chief Magistrate of the city pro tenn. he
too had busy time if it singing the
resolution books from the Finance and
Street and Water Boards, bills, warrants
and doing the hundred and one odd little
things which the city finds for the
Mayoral hands to do.
All was as usual in the City Collector
office which naturally these days is the
mecca for politicians big and small, those
who are and those who would like to
be- From early morning to late in the
afternoon they flock in and pour their
plants and complaints into the ears OF
Mr. Robert Davis. How he maintains his
eauanirnity is the admiration of many
He listens patiently, dismisses this one
and that and all with unvarying courtesy
Today he was besieged by those who ar
out and want to be in and so 1T will &c
on until they are satisfied or the othel