The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22
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CROP 'O2--'O5.
About l8O Appointments to be
Made by Gov. Murphy.

NOnsParIlSdn boards or (OmmitIees
-r1orris at Present Not Much In
Evidence.
Governor Murphy will have 18t
Offices at his disposal during his ten
ure of office, including many of tbs
most important in the State. He will
also fill a1 "honor'' places. and siz
regular State appointments in which
fees are allowed, aud name number
of notaries public. Probably tht
first office that he will fill will bs
that of private secretary to which Il
attached salary of So, 600 and in ad
dition the incumbent receives q con
siderable amount in fees. The offices
Of executive clerk, door keeper and
stenographer complete the governors
personal force.
The term of George Wurts, of the
Paterson Press, as Secretary of State.
expires April !, 1902. and that Of his
assistant at the same time. The sal
ary Of the former is $4,000, and the
latter So. 600 per annum.
William Riker, Jr., of Newark, CLERK
of the Supreme Court, has another
yearNto serve He was appointed by
Gov. Griggs for a five-year term at a
salary of $6 900 year.
April 5, the term of Attorney Gen.
eral Samuel Fl. Grey will end. He re-
ceives 81, 900 year.
The terms of four Supreme Court
Justices end as follows: Charles G..
Garrison, 1902; Jonathan Dixon, 1908
Bennett Van Syckel and Gilbert
Collins, 1904. The appointments are
for seven years with yearly salary
of 50, 600.
Law Reporter g. D. W. Vroom
finishes his present five years term
at $500 year in 1908.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Charles j. Baxter has had
two terms of three years each at
So. 900 year.
The terms of the four members OF
the Riparian Board will expire in
1904. The Board now consists OF
Willard @. Fisk, of Jersey City John
I. Holt, Paterson; William Cloke,
Trenton; John j. Farrell, Newark.
The Riparian Commissioners hold
office for four years at 81, 500 year.
Two appointments to the State
Board of Assessors for four years each
at $2,5CO a year will be made by
Governor Murphy, and there will also
be two positions in the State Board
of Taxation, to succeed Henry J. West
of Camden, and Joseph Thompson,
of Atlantic City. The members of
the last Board receive salaries of
50. 500 each, with an extra allowance
of $500 a year, under an act of last
winter for expenses.
The position held by William Bettle,
of Camden, as Commissioners of Bank
ing and Insurance. will become vacant
in 1908, 1t pays $4, 600 year, and the
term is for three years.
The term of William Stainsby as
chief of the Bureau of Labor and In
dustries will expire in 1908. This
appointment is for five years, salary
80, 500 per annum.
A head keeper for the New
Jersey States Prison will be named
on March 18th next. Samuel S. Moore
is the present incumbent; term five
years, salary $5, 500 annually and
found.
Mai. Edward J. Anderson, of Som
erville, holds the position of State
Prison supervisor. His term will end
in jane, 1908 His salary is $S, 900
year and the appointment is for
three years. The appointment of Xix
State Prison inspectors, appointed
in 1899 will also expire during the
last year of Gov. Murphy's admins
tration. In 1908 the Governor will
appoint six commissioners of pilot
age, an office which fees are paid in
stead Of salaries. The present com
missioner are Henry W. Miller, of
Morristown: John r. Dewar, of
Jersey City. Henry Q. Gulick, of
Barnegat; Mark Townsend, of Linz
wood; Daniel 9. Chase, Of South
Amboy. and John O. Weaver, Haley
ville
Among other important appoint
ments is that of Commissioners OF
Public Roads, now held by Henry
1. Budd The term is years and
the salary is 81, 800 year with an
allowance for expenses. Four mem
bers of the State Sewerage Commits
sion are to be appointed for three
year term at annual salaries Of 81, SOC
each
Among the county positions which
Gov. Murphy will fill by appointment
are those of Prosecutor of the Pleas
and Law Judges in Atlantic, Camden,
Cumberland. Hudson. Morris. Ocean
and Union counties; and Judges
in Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape
May, Essex, Gloucester, Passaic and
Warren
An appointment Of Prosecutor will
also be made in Sussex County in
1908. John T. Swayze is the present
incumbent.
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