The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-03
EAKIRS HAVEN'T
ORGANIZED.
Mayor Pagan Approved
Their Bonds Today But
Wouldn't Tell Who
Are The Bonds
men. !
OLD BOARD ALERT
It's Clerks campsd Out in the
City Hal Last Night to
Prevent a snsak In
vssi n.
OLD BOARD ALERT


Mayor Fagan today approved the
bonds of John G. Payne, James c. Lind
say, Thomas Connolly John Doseher
ana Stephen Cornell. whom he appoint
ed Oh Thursday, as membels of his fake
Board of Water Commissioners.
The Commissioners furnished bonds
in the sum of $4,000 each. The Mayor
said that he would not announce the
names Of the bondsmen until next Mon
day.
The commissioner" all put in an ap-
pearanee at the Mayors office this morn
ing but effected no organization. The
Mayor said that they would not organize
today. It is expected that they will get
down to business on Monday.
Mayors Secretary Joseph 0'Connor
will be elected clerk pro tenn of the
board, according to statement made by
Corporation Counsel 1;ecord. Mr.. Rec
ord said that he VIII apply to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court on Monday
OF Tuesday on behalf CT the Mayor to
convene the Supreme Court in special SIS
sion to pass upon the validity of the
board which ne has appointed.
HAS IES DAYS 10 ANSWER.
Two days notice of the application
must be made 20 the present Street and
Water Board, whicl. sill hay4 ten days
in which to Gle its answer.
Within thirty days after the fling cf
the petition the Court must convene in
special session.
Les slesst Ieklegt C. Smith and Com.
missiondsS Hsintze, Hauck. Nolan and
Sullivan. ef the Street and Water Board.
heard YasSf friday what appeared to be
we'll defined srumors yesterday afternoon
that an attempt sgould be made by tie
new board 70 foreib!y take possession Of
their So1ice.
They don't intend to be caught mapping
ana Instructed their clerks 10 remain on
guard last nigh..
Among the clerks who passed all o. a
part of the night Il The office were VIII
lam Tolson, Domin;clx AIcMahon. Charles
Hart, Harry Cox, john Walsh and Side
walk Inspector Patrick Murphy. They
utilised their time by working on their
books, consequently they had but little
work TO do today.
The Illumination of the offices on the
.-econd foor in the northwest corner of
the building late at night attracted the
attention of many pedestrians, who won
dered what was going ON.
The safes were kept locked to prevent
coup.
MAKING A FIGHT.
The administration officials who are
making a fight 10 get possession of the
Street and Water Department for the
sake of the patronage which it COM
mands pretended today that they never
hid any intention of attempting to se;ze
the office and records. They were com
PEELED to realize this morning the utter
futility Of tryingAto put such a plan into
execution as fes.llt Of the vigilance
maintained by the Democratic Board.
Mr. Record said; 1T is my opinion
thar the Democratic Board is de facto
board and | SO. advised the Mayor in my
opinion. ! don't say that we would have
the right to put the present board out
until after the new board has been de-
clared to be the legal body"
Mr. Record and Congressman McDer-
mott, special counsel to the Street and
Water Board, made an arrangement this
morning whereby the demands of the
fake board upon the legal board for its
records, ETC., win be made by counsel
Congressman McDermott vii refuse to
surrender anything and the matter will
4i,ar fa f0Enn fc tho courfr On fbc