The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-02
ktARNI COUNCIL I
IS DENOUNCED BY
ANGRY SPECTATOR
Cries Shame" When New Body
Turns Down Petition for
CrOOkall's Election.
CR0WELL REELECTED
TO BE TOWN COUNSEL
Garfield Reelected Treasurer,
and Other Offices Are
Filled by C0uncilmens
One of the first things done at tn

One of the first things done at the
organization of the new KearVM COM
mon Council yesterday was to( point
a successor in the council 10 William
b. Ross, of the First ward whb re-
signed to accept the office of lerk.
Councilman Wilkie nominated Ifenry
Crookall. Councilman Caithness, of the
Third Ward, nominated Alexander
Whites.
A vote was taken with THE following
result: For Crookall, Councilmen Will
kie, Greenfield and Holland; for Whit
ties. Councilmen McAteeF. Caithness,
TERRY, Anderson and Mayor Brock.
7SVhittles was declared elected, and
some one in the audienus shouted,
THAT is a shame, gentlemen"
Mayor Brock named the following as
the committees for the year; Finance,
Terry, Holland inc McAteer; ordi-
nance, Anderson, Terry and Wilkie;
water Anderson, Wilkie and Cath
ness; fire, Wilkie, Holland and
Whittles; license, Whites, Anderson
and Holland; public buildings, Cath
ness, Anderson and NcAteer; lighting,
Holland. Wilkie and Greenfield police,
McAteer, Whites and Anderson;
streets, Caithness, Anderson and
Whites; health, Greenfield, Wilkie
and Terry; legal, McAteer, Holland
and Caithness: printing ard station
cry, Terry, Greenfield and Holland;
legislative, Greenfield, Terry and Hol-
land; building, C~aitnness, Whites and
Greenfield.
Reflect J. Franklin Crowell.
On motion of Councilman Caithness,
J., Franklin Crowell was reelected town
counsel. On motion of Councilman
Terry Burton, e. Garfield was reflect
ed treasurer. Councilman McAteer
named the following: For ~janitor Of
town hall, Samuel Curry; for superin-
tendent of fire alarm, George w.
Smack; for IRE chief. Charles w.
Greenfield, and for building inspector,
Ralph S. Young. All were reelected
unanimously with the exception of
Sottng, Councilman Wilkie refusing TO
yote.
The council will meet on the second
land fourth Thursday instead of the
second and fourth Wednesday, as here
tofore.
GdC0 OL the new HleIIlDSFS was pre-
scented with a large floral horseshoe
and Mayor Brock was given a large
bouquet of roses.
Councilman Jas. j. McAteer, who took
his seat is o: e of the rerr sentatives
of the Second ward, in the Kearny
Town Council. yesterday was the re-
cipient of a handsome gold watch, the
gift of friends. The following letter,
which accompanied the time-piece, was
read by Mayor Louis NJ. Brock:
Hon. L. NJ. Brock, Kearny, N. j.:
Dear Sir-Knowing that the bane of
c~ouncilmanic existence Is the member
who is never on time a few of the
friends of Alderman McAteer desire to
present him with this watch. With the
gift goes the hope that his good deeds
and friends will multiply as rapidly as
the seconds are licked off on the time
Piece.
We therefore ask that you present
this to Alderman McAteer with our best
wishes for many prosperous and happy
new years. yours very truly,
JOHN H. COONEY, Chairman.
Amid great applause Mayor Brock
presented the watch to Councilman
McAteer.