The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-06-26
Board of Works Appoints
Matthew Quinn to the Po-
sition at An Annual Sal
ary of $4,000
WILL EEAD NEW BUREAU
APPOINTMENT OF Mr.. QUINN
WAS OPPOSED BY MIR. ROONEY
ON THE GROUND OF VIOLA
TIoN OF RULES

The Street and Water Board yester-
Hay appointed Matthew Quinn (who for
Ears has been foreman of the b. #.
sShanley Contracting Company Street
Cleaning Commissioner. His salary was
Sxed at $1,000 a year. Mr.. Quinn win
o at the head of Street Cleaning Bu-
eau to be established. He will have a
nrge force of lnen under him. This
move is the result of an agitation for the
Letterment of street conditions. The
'cree of street cleaners under Mr..
Quinn will be guided by instructions.
faey will 20 over the streets not ipclud-
ed IN the schedule of Henry Byrnes
s@tract. Byrne's contract does not caE
for certain streets being cleaned more
enan once OF twice a week. Some of
them are not to be swept at all, the APP
preparation usually made for street clean
ing being too small. The appropriation
.or this year Is but $4,000. Newark
spends more than twice this sum for the
,ame purpose. Under the new scheme,
Were Contractor Byrne is required to
San certain streets once or twice a
week, the new force TO be appointed will
zae in and assist in making the clean
N1gs three or four times q week. The
Hrclncipal ones win be cleaned every day
- the week. Il is claimed that there
6 NO politics In the establishment of this
Eareau. but still the manner in which
II was sprung caused clash between
commissioners Rooney and Nolan Dem
kSTats, and Commissioner Knox, Repub-
Esan.
4 Commissioner Rooney said he was not
opposed to the appointment of Mr..
Quinn as Street Cleaning Commissioner.
lie himself having recommended Mr.
Quinn as suitable man for such POI
s.tion in a recent conference of City Of
hcials on the subject of establishing such
"a bureau Of street cleaning. But he said
pit had been agreed . some time ago
Iamong the Commissioners that mo reaolu
Z ION Of Importance should be introduced
hy any member of the Board without
Gts import having been previously dis
scussed In executive session. 1t was the
violation Of this agreement that he prin-
cipally objected to, and he asked that
THE resolution be laid over. His motion
IwaF defeated by President Hauck who
yotkd with the two Republicans. He
ssfh that Quinn's name had been sug
ested by a Democratic member and had
been favored by the two Republican
members of the Board and he saw no
reason why the appointment snouia no,
Ne made.
Commissioner Rooney claimed that
Corporation Counsel Record had prevail
ed upon Commissioners Knox 10 quietly
submit the resolution aud added that
Mr.. Record wanted to run all the Boards
In the city He said the resolution
ought 10 lie over until it was definitely
known that the Finance Board would
appropriate the necessary money for the
repairs of streets in order to make street
cleaning easy. Commissioner Berry op-
posed any delay. As Mr.. Quinn had
been proposed as suitable officer IN.
tie position and his name introduced IN
resolution offered by Republican he
laid' he could see no reason why the
Democratic members should object.
Mr., Quinn will enter upon his duties
1t once. If the new scheme proves a
nccess municipal street cleaning plant
Fill be established.