The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-02
PEOPLE CONTROL
GOVERNING BOARD
OF SOUTH ORANGE
William II. TweeddeIl Diyests
"Citizens" Trustees of
Majority Vote.

Although he claimed at IN time ofhis
appointment as a member Of the South
Orange Village Board Of Trustees, less
than a month ago. to be of no party
affiliations and in sympathy with
neither the Citizens nor Peoples par
ties, the RESPECTIVE majority ana
minority factions in the board at that
time. William H. Tweeddell. who suo-
ceeded Edward N. Loomis. a cit" gavs
the control of the board into a firm
Peoples party grip at q meeting Last
night. As a result a general upheevai
Of village Jobs resulted, the Citfzer1
appointees being the ones affected
Acting on the opinion received from
former Acknowledgement Robert Il MO
Carter that all new business transacted
at the final meeting of the old Board OF
Trustees on May 3 was illagel. Trustee
John r. Weeks, leader Of the Peoples
men in the board, said that he would
ignore all action taken at that TINA
which included the passage of a civil
service resolution giving all village em-
ployees life jobs. The other two Peo-
pies men in the board, Louis v. Blan-
and John F. McDonough, expressed
their belief In the same manner, as al
Mr.. Tweeddell. and the fight put up By
the only two Citizens in the BODY
Charles Fl. Burke and Frank J. Hin
went for naught.
ofices Vacant July l.
The offices to be vacated on July ! On
initiative Of Mr.. Weeks, who had been
in conference with his Peoples cor
leagues, are:
Assessor, tax collector and water yass
collector. held by Joseph Arnold at q
salary of s1.10O per year; treasurer. held
by Frank Fenner at $1,000 per year, and
overseer of the poor and village clerk,
held by Michael A. F~itzsinxnons a.
81, 800 per year. The Office of tax clerk,
held by Andrew I. Mcdonald at $500
a year was abolished. Action was
taken to combine In one Office the dn-
tise of treasurer and overseer OF the
poor. the salary to be $1,000 a year. A
single official was provided for to ool-
lect taxes and water rates and serve a.
village clerk at 1920, thus reducing this
branch Of the payroll from S4.25o to
s2,4o0. President Kip was authorized
to select a committee Of two to xecstvu
applications for the places
The next move was to reduce tn
village police force from thirteen ~
twelve men, cutting or John ManionS
the last patrolman appointed, and ap-
ing his salary Of $40 a year. The ac-
tion of the old trustees In nam1un
Joseph W. Turner. Thomas Hearny and
Charles O'Brien. 1r., to the q r depart
ment was rescinded and Charles LickA
Herbert Dove and Harry c. Burns are
to be named Turner, who was in tn
crowded room. sent his Resignation u
the desk when this action was ta1en.
It was not accepted That the Peopae11
men were in sympathy with discharg-
ing al least one more policeman ana
probably three was strongly expressed
Despite the reduction In salaries
which will mean almost q saving Of
half, the board passed on first reading
a tax ordinance which calls for thu
raising of s71,s00 in this years levy
as against SCI. $50 last year. This means
an increased tax rate.
The two Citizens men voted against
the ordinance. The date for the sec-
ond and final reading was set fo1
June 81.