The Jersey City news., 1903-01-06
R()AST|NGs
FOR FRY.
Rough House In the
New City Collectors
Office All Day and
Every Day.
GREEN CLERKS
TO BLAME
Work is sloW---T Taxpayers
are Delayed and Wor-
ried, and It's All
a Middle.
RESULTS OF The GRAB
All the Competent Democratic
Clerks Were Bounced to
Make Jobs for Hungry
Politicians.

An exhibition of official incompetence
is being given daily Mt the office of the
City Collector. in the City Hall, between
the hours of niae a. NJ and four p NJ.
Admission is free
When Edward Fry. Chairman of the
Republican Cointy Committee, succeed
ed Robert Davis as City Collector he de-
csded to dispense with the services of
every clerk in the efIfee with the exceg,-
ton of John Creeeh a veteran, and Chas.
Kfebs. Chief Cierl William v. Tnthill
resigned to accept the position of teller
in the West Hudson County Trust Com
pany; Clerks Jol.a Sweeney ard Peter J.
Coffey also resigned to save Fry the trou-
bic of removing them
The Office opened for business on the
morning after the general clearing ont
with a green staff On deck. The two
hold-oyer clerks were the only ones who
knew anything about their duties and the
natural result followed.
PEOPLE PUZZLED.
People who called to I.ay their tag
bills were treated to an exhibition which
puzzled them at first and then annoyed
them. The c.erks we're. confused and
didn't know what to do. Some of them
lost their heads altogether. Creech and
Krebs tried to ssraigllten them out and
in consequence got behind in their own
work.
On Saturday General William B. Ma
son. the new Deputy Collecscr, who was
taking in the money fer taxes, had trou-
bles of his own. aud Assistant Post:nas-
ter Edward Woolley was pressed into
service to help him ont.
The general celfns;on continued yes
terday and tsiis nsoraing.<caus;n much
annoyance to taxpayers. who were COM
PEELED to wait fer hours to get Their re-
ceinted tar 5ills after paying their taxes.
Many got so thoroughly disgusteI |
waiting that they wenf home witlloat
liquidating their Obligations to the city.
DISGUSTED CITIZENS SAY
THINGS.
.Among the taxpayers who vSs.ted the
Office this morning was man who gave
his name as G.. Crempin@ He paced up
and down the tiled fiotr fer an hour or
A5Uit dItSt trvktt:5t X 4s1siSDA H3tt accepted
/ has taxes and then began TO say things
want my rece5pted BILL lie ex-
claimed. This is a perfectly ridiculous
way to treat people. What can be the
matter with this Office? ] have been
waiting here for an hour
Have patience" said one IF the
clerks. @Y cur ~bill viii come along pretty
soon. We're new, you know
Have patiencey said Mr.. Crempin.
this would require the patience Of a
Job could send my little hoy down
here and he would do much better than
all of these clerks put together''
FRY CRITICIZED
City Collector Fry has been severely
criticized for his action in dismissing
MI the Democratic clerks before some Of
the appointees learned the routine of the
work.
At present the office is demoralized by
reason Of the unfamiliarity of the men
with their ~uties.
Serious trouble is expected in a few
DAYS when the rush to pay taxes will
hegiil After January Is a penalty of
~ per. cent. will be added to all taxes
rsmaining unpaid after December 90
The tex receipts yesterday amounted
70 $21 .6409S.