Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-02-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Appointments Come in Two
Weeks Before They Were Ex-
pected and Some Names Were
Not Looked for at All.


that Mayor Hampton would present
his appointment for Assessors, for the
coming three years.
These appointments We're not ex-
pected until the March meeting, but
it is understood that the appointments
were fastened because of the action of
the Legislature in passing the anti
spring election bill.
Democratic leaders, AL. Laning and
Samuel Iredell, were about the City
Hall early, and this gave rise to the
rumor that the appointments would
be made
The coming of the appointments
proved to be only one of the surprises,
for some of the names sent in were
not looked for
There had been suggestions that the
Mayor would name one or two Repub-
licans in the five, but he decided to
give his party all of the positions.
There was a question that the Repub-
lican majority would hold up the con-
firmation, but it was agreed that Mr..
Hampton was Mayor and had the
authority to make the appointments
as he saw fit, and the Republican
members decided that they would not
oppose any of the appointments for
POLITICAL reason
There was vigorous objection to the
appointment of Daniel Gentry in the
Second ward, many of the members
holding that he was incompetent, but
bare majority of the votes finally
gave him the confirmation.
The appointments did not come un-
til after vigorous contests. There has
long been a struggle in the First
ward, friends of another candidate
holding that while Joseph Elwell was
| entirely competent he was a member
of the election board and had been
for years In the Third ward Andrew
Mahr was strongly backed for the
position, but he failed appointment.
| Friends of Assessor Ed. S. Holmes
had strong hopes of his succeeding
himself, but this was not to be.
In the Second ward former Collector
of Customs Theodore Lore rather ex-
pected to be named, but Daniel Gen
| try succeeded in his ambition.
The other business of Council was
routine.
All the members were present ex-
cepting Messrs. Ackley and Butler.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes, the appointments of As
SCISSORS by the Mayor, were received.
They were:
First ward-Joseph Elwell
Second ward-Daniel Gentry.
Third ward-Howard G. Smalley
| Fourth ward-Louis Beckhardt.
Fifth ward-John G.. Ballenger
Mr.. Powell moved that the appoint
ments be confirmed. The motion was
promptly seconded
Mr.. McMullen moved to amend,
that the confirmation be laid over
Mr.. Deal seconded the motion. The
amendment was lost, and the roll was
called, and the original motion con-
firming the appointments was lost by
vote of Z to Z. Those voting for
the confirmation were Conner, Nc
Gear, Garrison, Morrison, Hurff,
Powell, Nichols. Those opposing the
motion were, Stevenson, Sellers,
Matthews, Woodruff, Blew, McMullen
and Deal.
While Mr.. Nichols voted for the
confirmation of the appointments, he
said that he greatly regretted that the
Mayor had seen fit to appoint all of
the Assessors of one political faith,
especially in view of the fact that the
Mayor received his support largely
from the Republicans.
A second vote was taken and re-
suited the same as the first.
President Stevenson said that he
was not voting against the appoint
ments because of any matter of poll
tics, but because there was one of the
appointments he could not vote to
confirm.
The appointments were then taken
UP separately.
All of the Assessors were promptly
and unanimously confirmed, excepting
Daniel A. Gentry, of the Second ward.
His confirmation was accomplished
by this vote:
Yeas Conner, McGear, Garrison,
Morrison, Hurff, Powell, Nichols and
Matthews, s.
Nays Stevenson, Sellers, Wood
ruff, Blew, McMullen, Deal, s.
A bill of Daniel Bacon s. Sons in
the sum of $276. So for the street
sweeper and some other articles was
ordered paid.
Mr.. Powell, for the Water Commit
tee reDOrted that advertisements had