Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-22
CTS ARE PLACED
IN OFFICE BY
50. ORANGE BOARD
Wild Scenes at Meeting OF Truss
tees When Peoples Party
Men Are Replaced.

image Boaru oil trustees last night
declared vacant all Of the Offices 10
which the Peoples party adherents
were appointed last June and at once
replaced them by Citizens party men.
The meeting vas one of the most spir-
tied ever held b. the village board.
and on several occasions the trustees
We're interrupted by shouts of applause
for the new appolntees.
All doubt as to whether Michael a.
Fitzsimmons, the Citizens claimant. or
Robert S. Dalenz, the Peoples man, is
tho legal village erik. was set aside
when the office which both claimed
was declared vacant and Mr.. Fltasim-
mons was renamed by a vote of four to
two. In addition Fitzsimmons was
named collector of taxes and water
rates. Joseph Arnold, who formerly
held the latter office. was appointed
village treasurer and oVerseer Of poor.
Frank Feuner was dismissed as village
treasurer and Andrew I. Mcdonald,
W. has been tax clerk and whose
Office was abolished on July /, was APP
pointed assistant collector OF taxes and
water rates.
As a result of the action taken a
saving of $3.50 will be made in a years
salaries. : Fitzsimmons will receive Il
yearly salary of $1,000, instead Of $3.50.
Arnold's wages We're increased from
81, 100 to s $1,000. Mcdonald will receive
the same salary as previously. $500, and
the dismissal of Fenncr will make a
reduction of 81, zoe.
A general tanglo has existed among
the o~fficeholders since the Peoples
party .en made the changes in July,
after ginning control of the board. AT
that time the Peoples men elected Fob
ert S. Dalenz to ne offices OF village
clerk and collector OF taxes and water
rates. He however. never held office,
as Fitzsimruons refused to surrender,
claiming that he vas protected by a
civil service resolution previously
adopted by the trustees. He held in
Office. therefore. end received his sal
airy. while Dalenz received no cornpe1-
sation from the village.
Dalenz brought quo warranto pro-
ceedings against Bit2simmons, but the
decision of the Supreme Court favored
the latter. He appealed and q decision
was rendered by Judge Swayze, in the
Court of Errors and Appeals, last week,
which declared that neither were en-
titled to the office claimed by them.
When the meeting was opened for
business last night Trustee Charles II.
Burke moved that Fitzsimmons be
named as temporary clerk. This action
was approved without opposition
Trustee Twcddell introduced a reso-
luton calling for all OF the Offices in
question to be vacated, and by a vote
of four to two, Trustees Louis V
Blanchet and John II. Weeks voting
in the negative, it was adopted.
Trustee Weeks at once arose and
said:
II fail to see the value of this move
| believe the action of the board il
June was carefully thought out and
adopted by a majority vote of thu
trustees. The motion should take thu
form of seating those authorized by
the board at that time. We faced thi:
question some months ago." he cor
tinued. "Mr. Daienz was elected by
a vote OF 4 to .. He is still willing tC
fill the office and ] see no reason Wis.,
the board should reverse It's action.
Nothing has ~trapspired since
Dalenz was elected to demonstrate 1,
anybody the fact that he is now less
fit for the office than before. In fac
Fitzsimmons has shown defiance t
the resolution of the board and HEX
on to an office to which the court
have since declared he was not en-
titled"
Mr.. Burke then placed the name .
Mr.. Fitzsimmons in nomination an'
Mr.. McDonough seconded it.
Mr.. Weeks again arose and said
1T cannot see why we should elect MI
| Fitzslmmons. l therefore place tn
name Of Robert S. Dalenz in nomina
| ton" On the first ballot taken Fitz
| simmons received three votes, Dalen
one and Edward d. Dutfield, who j
Dalenz's attorney. received one. Thi
not being a majority vote, a secou
| ballot was taken. which resulted d
follows: F~itzsinimons 4 and Dalenz
BY the same vote Fitzsimmons wa
appointed to the collectorship Owe
Dalenz.
The applause was so great at thi
stage OF the meeting, with shouts tc
I EILZSlIlIDOflSi lIdl NIL. Schr SioQlSu
rs this a political meeting or IL dig
nifed meeting of the Board of Trus
tees? / beg to ask the president I
preserve order"
1.-THE president does preserve orde
Mr.. Weeks" replied President ira
Zip. il. Il preserve order when I sc
mt" This brought out even more al
piause by the Citizens adherent
present.
With the noise at it's height, Pres
dent Kip raised his gavel and shout
ing "Order!'' brought the gavel dow
with such force as to cause a pen o
his desk to fly and strike him in ii
eye. In n quiet tone Mr.. Zip the
asked that order be preserved.
Mr.. Arnold was then unanimous
chosen overseer of poor and treasurt
and Trustee John f. McDonough ovel
seer of streets. The latter Office
without compensation.
Mr.. Weeks then objected that NJ
Mcdonald be reappointed tsy clerk {
tho grounds that that Office was abo
isi1ed and Mr.. Tweideil's motion tn,
ne be appointed assistant TO Fitzsin
mons was carried
with Tr,tsfaas NrDonpna1 and Tive