The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-18
THE BOYS FOOLED
Mayor Was at City Hall
Last Night, But Not To
See the Leader.
NO NEW AsPIRAETS
James Davis Has a Pretty
Good Thing German
May Land His.

was at City Hall today. He called on
Leader Davis, Of course, and had short
talk with him. The object of his visit,
however, was to become bondsman for
Street ana Water Commissioner Ferdi-
nand Heintze in the sum of $4,000. Mr..
II. P. Simon is Commissioner Heintze's s
second bondsman He qualified in $1,000.
The bond was prepared by Michael
Kalaher, clerk of the Board of Finance.
The document will be presented to the
Board tomorrow night for approval as to
form and suficiency The various officials
are preparing their bonds SO as to be able
to take the oath of office at the proper
time.
City Clerk O'Donnell has everything in
readiness for the elective officials and also
for those who will be appointed by the
Mayor on Friday Every man named will
qualify at once so that there will be no
delay in getting the business of the de-
partmentssunder way
One of the Mayors first callers today
was Assessment Commissioner James N.
Davis The repeated visits of the Com
missioner give rise to the belief that he
will come pretty near landing the Police
Commissionership. He is not Leader
Davis candidate for that berth. Davis
has the backing of ex-Alderman Henry
of the Third Ward and is kindly thought
of by Mayor Hoos.
The Mayor visited the City Hall at
half-past six last night. 1t was such an
unusual hour that the report spread he
and Leader Davis were comforting about
appointments. The gentlemen did not
come together last night. They will have
another talk before Friday. when the ap-
pointments will positively be announced
The belief that James N. Davis will
succeed Hugh H. Abernethy in the Police
Board is strengthened somewhat by the
announcement that John D. German is
now seeking appointment to his old po-
sition in the Tax Board. In the calcula-
tions concerning the Police and Tax
Boards, Mr.. John P. Feeney does not fig
ure very conspicuously and his many
friends and supporters fear his name will
not appear among the Mayors list of
appointments.
During the last twenty-four hours there
has been a big shift of candidates and
the aspirants seem to be quite willing
to accept almost anything that the Mayor
may honor them with. General William
c. Heppenheimer is almost certain to
succeed Colonel Dickinson as City Treas
urer, and G. Fred Farrell, clerk of the
City Hall Commission, is likely to sue
ceed William F. Ely as Deputy City
Treasurer
hard fight is being made to retain
Comptroller Hough and a hard fight is
being made to oust him. The friends of
ex-Postmaster Robert Jordan want him
appo. nted Mr. Hough's successor. Just
how Mayor Hoos feels about the PROPOSE
ton cannot be ascertained. Leader Davis
is not interfering in the Comptrollership
fight to any great extent.
There is a slight possibility of change
in the Sinking Fund Commission. There
are politicians who feel that no one con-
nected with a banking institution should
be a member of such an important branch
of the citys government In the event OF
the retirement of Mr.. James G. Hasking,
Henry Hinteman may be the next Sinking
Fund Commissioner
James F. Cannon, who Is Sinking
Fund Commissioner, is making deter
mined fight for the Tax Commissioner
ship. Leader Davis is not with Mr.. Can
non. and it is believed his chances Of
landing are very slight.
Interest is now centered in the appoint
ments to the Board of Education. A
great effort Is being made to induce the
Mayor to reappoint all the retiring mem
bers. The argument is made that he
should pursue that course in his own de-
fence The Mayor. however, has his own
views on that subject and there is like
lihood that he will decline to rename some
of the present incumbents. No one can
induce the Mayor to discuss the Board of
Education appointments. 1t is more than
likely that the new men will be men of
his own selection unless he decides to re-
appoint, at the last moment all the
gentlemen whose terms expire on Satur-
day.
The County Board of Election has COM
Jersey City Hoboken and Bayonne, and
has filed the returns in the County
Clerks office There were no protests
and the results are the same as those
already announced by The News.
The Finance Board will hold It's last
Commissioners Bailey and Simpson as
members Neither man will be reappoint-
ed, it is understood.
The Aldermen meet tonight. They will
meet again next week and wind up the
affairs of the old Board.
The Street and Water Commissioners
hold their last meeting this afternoon,
with Commissioner Boltwood as mem
sber.
The Appeal Commissioners will organ
ize next week with Commissioners Mehl
as the presiding officer
The several Boards are ready to wind
up all their affairs and start in with
clean sheets.