The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-08
But Mr.. Datz Is Quite Sure
That Men Who Were
Bounced Were Good
Men.
FAGAN KNOWS THE PUSH
At Least He's Quite Sure
What Ticket They Voted
Last November.

Ghe Board of City Hall Commissioners
held a meeting yesterday afternoon and
al pointed ten men to succeed men who
filled offices inthe City Hall for years.
TT ose appointed and their salaries were:
Charles Sedore, clerk, $50 per month.
Richard Flanagan, hall man, $40 per
month.
Michael Gilhooly, porter, $50 per month.
John Mclaughlin, porter, $50 Per month.
Nicholas Introcasso. porter, $50 per
month.
William s Harvey, fireman, sd5 per
month.
william Launder, fireman, $50 per
month.
Christopher Kelly fireman, ss5 per
month.
Robert j. Lutz, elevator man, $50 per
month.
William Bellfeld. elevator man, $50 per
month.
These men and the women who were
employed as scrub women were the only
ones who could be displaced by the Com
mission. George Logan, night watchman,
with salary of $50 per month, and VIM.
II. Conley. engineer. at 1898 per month,
were retained because they We're protect
ed by the Veteran act
Those who were displaced were:-G.
Fred Farrell, clerk; Joseph Ross, hall
man: John Quinn, James Tumulty, James
Brody and Michael Mulligan porters;
John Lazarus, William Hogan and James
coulson, engineers, and Israel Jacobs and
James Langton, elevator men.
No action was taken in regard to Harry
Datz son of Commissioner and Super
intendent Emil Datz. This young man
8 not on the payroll. He does the type
writing in the office and is paid for just
what work he does. His status is the
same as heretofore.
Clerk Sedore is also clerk to the Board
Of Sinking Fund Commissioners at a
salary of $500 a year. These two places
give him an annual salary of $1,000. He
is member of the Samuel d. Dickinson
Association. He was Sans" choice.
The meeting was a sensational one in
more than one respect. It was not pub
lie, but the feelings expressed in the City
Hall this morning showed in no unmis-
taxable manner that nothing approaching
harmony prevailed.
The men who did the appointing show
surprisingly little knowledge of the iden-
tity of their appeintees. Not one of the
Commissioners knew any one of them.
But Mayor Fagan knew them all. They
are his personal friends. He says 50.
Commissioner Datz was seen in his Of
flee this morning. He handed to a re-
porter Of THE News list of the names
Of those appointed and told the names of
those whose places they took.
who are these new menu Mr. Datz
was asked
Il don't know any one Of them"
who made up the list Of names for the
meeting?"
Il don't know. That list was handed
In here yesterday. That was the first
time ever saw it and don't know any
thing about the men,
why was it necessary to dispiacs the
men who held these positions before?,'
II don't know that it was necessary.
AL themen we had here before were com
petent. They did their duties faithfully
and satisfactorily
Are YOU as Commissioner and SUI
perintendent. satishedwith those appoint
cd Yesterday
i was very well satisfied with those
who were here before. had nothing to
do with these appointments
We have $4,000 worth Of boilers" con-
tinued Mr.. Datz sin this building, ard
they can be very easily ruined by men
who dc not know their duty"
Are these men appointed to the posts
OF lremen men who know their duty?"
Il don't know. | wouldn't know theTa
Ii | saw them now"
A few minutes before this the firemen
VINO lost their places filed into Mr.. Datzs
.offfea and uaid fhe4r wore ooi,1er ~ e,,1it
right away. The newly appointed men
were sent for to take their places.
City Comptroller Hough, who is a mem
Der OF the Commission, was asked:-
who made up that lie. Of names for
plaees IN the City Hair
II don't know
"Who presented it2''
Il don't know
'.Do you know anyone of these men
you helped appoint yesterday?'
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