The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-02
NEW MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT IS
NOW ON THE JOB
Mayor Haussling Begins His
Second Term as Newark's
Executive.
EGGERS NEW HEAD OF
BOARD OF WORKS
City Counsel Nugent Foils Eff
forts of Republicans to
Spring Coup in Council.


The City Hall WAS a.busy place yes
terday with the reorganization of sew
eraI of the departments for the new
year.
Mayor Haussling was inaugurated
for his second term, Augustus f. Egg
gers assumed the gavel in the Board
of Works, Frederick f. Guild was re-
elected president of the BOARD of Edu-
cation, n Richard Miller became
president of the Excise Board.
The Mayors inauguration took place
in the red room adjoining the execu-
tive's private office. City Counsel James
r. Nugent and Wilson j. Vance, the
Mayors secretary, stood at his side as
City Clerk Connolly administered the
oath of office and presented the oath
book and affidavit for the Mayors sig
nature.
The Mayor and Mrs. Haussling, as
sisted by their daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Degnan; received as soon as the cers-
mony was over. He then announced
his appointments for this year which
were all reappointments. except thai
VI oOlih Il LILY " III pilduC llte 1pll-
mission. He takes the place of Charles
G.. Ellsworth. Yesterdays appoint
ments covered only those which do not
require confirmation. by the Common
Council, however.
Among those present were for
mer Mayor julius A. Lebkueeher,
former United States Senator James
Smith, ijr, J. Henry Smith. Dr..
Charles F. Kraemer, Assemblyman
William p. Martin, former President of
the Board of Works Frank j. Book,
Mayor HaussIing's opponent at the
polls In November last, City Engineer
Morris r. Sherrerd, City Clerk Con-
nelly, City Auditor George Forman,.
City Treasurer Albert T. G%uenther,
Tax Receiver Robert L. Ross, City
Comptroller J. Harry Bachelor, Alder
men Patrick H. Ryan, Elmer a. Day,
Michael F. Mullen, Joseph A. Wright,
Louis Semel, Michael ]. MCGOWAN, jr,
Fred J. Fischer, Seth b. Smith. John
+. Sinnott. Charles Fl. Gaffeney, George
W. Frey, Jerome T. Congleton, Albert
H. Biertuempfel, Patrick J.. Dolan,
William Eisner, James A. Bray, An
thony G.. Kroehl, jr. John S. Mann,
William K. Seeker, William ]. Reilly,
Charles L. Whitfield, Daniel Hopper.
All of the newly appointed staff and
commissioners were there, as were
many other city officials. Others were
Charles E.. Mackey, John p. Manning,
Overseer of the Poor William A. Bald
win, Thomas j. Rowe, market clerk,
and a host of others.
The reappointees of Mayor Haussling
were the following:
Legal Department-City counsel, MIR.
Nugent, salary. $4,000; city attorney,
Francis Child, jr., salary, $4,000; as
sistant city attorney, Charles M. Myers,
salary, 81, 500.
Executive ~Staff-Private secretary,
Wilson j. Vance, salary, 81, 100; execu-
tive clerk, John ]. Gilroy. salary, 1,200.
Board of Excise Commissioners
Richard Miller. John Nieder, John Otto,
Edwin S. Smith, salary, 81 900 a year
each.
Commissioners of Assessments for
Public Improvements-Dr. William Di-
mond, Adolph Fisch, John f. Monahan,
salary, $1,000 a year each.
Board of Trustees of the Free Public
Library Ono salary)-William Johnson,
Richard c. Jenkinson James e.. Howell.
DR.. Archibald Mercer and Edward L.
Ward.
Members of the Shade Tree Commits
sion-James A. Berry, James S. Hig-
bic, John H. Ely. a new ppointee)
No salary is attached to these offices.
Judge of the First Criminal Court
Simon Hahn; judge of the Second
Criminal Court, Charles F. Herr. The
salary of these positions is $500 a
year.
John Nieder, the 1908 president of
the excise hoard. had declined To serve
in that capacity again, and Mr.. Miller
was unanimously elected to take his
place. The Board ofs Education re
mains exactly the same as last year,
Mr.. Guild having been selected to serve
a second term, DR.. George j. Holmes
was selected to be chief medical in
spector for the board. at 81, 800 a year.
The Board of Works met yesterday
and selected former Judge Eggers to
take the place of Frank J. Book, who
~retires. Every member of the new and
old boards was the recipient of a hand
some testimonial of esteem from his
friends in and out of the department.
The board rooms were banked with
An alleged attempt on the part of the