The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
BULLY HEATH!
Mr. Abernethy's Audi
tor" Threatens Fl
nance Commissioner
Brock With AS
sault.
STAMPED AS A LIAR
D61UuuC6u III OPon
ing and Even His Back
er Admits His Mis-
representations.
MORE POWER FOR
HIM, HOWEVER.
His Crusade Against the
Street and Water Board
Strengthened By a
Strict Party Vote.
MORE POWER FOR
HIM, HOWEVER

There was d lively scene in the meet
ing room Of the Board of Finance iase
e4efling after the meeting, brought ABOUT
~ fhe Assistant Clerk Of the Board, For
rest Al. Heath. In very ungentlemahly
manner he said things which Indicated
thai he would like to engage in hst 10
fisf .:ents with Finance Commissioner T.
AnthoAy Brock, one of the Demoeratic
s,neE.. 5ers of the Board, if the latter
would only retire to the street Commis-
sioi,a- Brock, displaying every trait OF a
gesttieman, advised Mr.. Heath to quiet
hiinseH and remember his place.
Thestrouble was brought about in this
way. Just before the Board adjourned
the following resolution was adopted
Resolved. That the Committee on
Concurrent resolutions be and 1t IS
hereby authorized to appoint such
,,esrsnn as it may see tit to serve
without p9v. whose duty it shall be
to Investigate all claims brought be-
f3ie the said committee on concur
rent claims.
This was passed by three-hfths vote
of the Board, Commissioners Lembeek
and Brock voting against it. The Com
missioners who voted for it were Messrs.
Perry and Abernethy and President Rim
gle.
Commissioner Brock. as soon as the
resolution was introduced, asked for per-
mission to talk He was given the floor.
sI'm very sorry, Mr.. President" said
he. that this resolution has to be of
fered for our approval. | question the
right Of this Board to give authority TO
the Committee on Concurrent Resolutions
to appoint somebody else to do its work
The Board has refused before this to ap-
point such a person. / call your atten-
tion to false statements made by the AS
sistant Clerk of this Board when he made
investigations of claims submitted to this
Board for concurrence. He gave stories
to the press of the city, mean the Re
Y publican press, that the Commissioners
had no knowledge of, and they were all
false! He has embittered himself in the
nyes of the Street aud Water Commits
,ioners, whose honesty he has questioned
of the people.
HE became so annoying to the Street
and Water Board that they were obliged
to prohibit him from coming into their
office and ! think orders were given if
be refused to go, to kick him out.
don't blame the Commissioners for Civ
ing such orders. if they did.
I ask you, Mr.. President, if you think
there are any members of this Board so
rnscrupulous as to believe that claims
flat conc from the Street and Water
Board are not right so far as the Com
nlissionels know. | know I wouldn5t
wantz4se be d party TO such belief.
Many stories, | say. which the Assistant
Clerk of this Board has circulated /
never heard Of until read them in the
newspapers Do you want to brand the
Street and Water Commissioners as
thieves. tell sou. Mr. President and
gentlemen. that it is all a game of poll
ties. But the people of the city who
have read the Republican press are
awake to the facts and know the game
being played. You'll see the result of il
all at the next election. The Republi-
ran party will get great rebuff at the
next election and they'll feel it. Why
did flie people who elected the present
Mayor rerelect the Street and Water
Commissioner, who was a candidate at
the same time, If they were dissatisfied
with the actions of the Street and Water
Board It Is an insult to the Street and
Water Commissioners to have somebody
questioning their honesty and an insult
to the people who elected them.
Yei1 Mr. President, as an indepen.
dent Republican and member of this
Board Mr. Jacob Ringle. man whom
fllf people depend upon in the matter OF
hai alile tlae finances Of the city, don't
think would personally question the hon
esfy of any member of the Street and
Water Board I'm here to defend ms
party md its representatives in public