Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-28

1t literally and give 1t the widest ap-
p~lication that its language can Justify.
But whether the court would say that
these employees are protected by the
act, | am in doubt.
IF the board assumes to concur in
the dismissal, and the employees are
protected by the act, and on proceed
ings being brought for the purpose,
they should be reinstated. Hudson
County might be compelled to pay one
half of the salaries of these removed
employees as well as half the salaries
of their successors.
There is a case now pending in the
Court of Errors which, when decided,
may remove all doubt in the matter.
and, in my judgment, it would be well,
In view of the doubt surrounding the
matter, not to concur in the removals
at the present time"
The opinion of their county counsel
was almost wholly responsible for the
action of the Hudson County members
of the committee. but, nevertheless,
Freebooter Holcomb grew wrothy at
the failure of his resolution, and
shouted:
mot a payroll of the present en-
PioSeoS WIZ " SiSnSu ny HE. Lie
fight is on"
stand by Holcomb.
After the meeting practically all
the Essex members of the committee
declared hat they were in full ac-
cord with MIR. Holcomb in his stand.
One ESSEX member declared last night
whom an attempt was made to appoint
attempted. to have appointed yester-
Cay will all report for work on Feb
L, together with the men named
at the meeting of the joint committee
last week. to take the place of men
now employed on the Bridge street,
jackson street and Clay street bridges.
This freeholder said that all of the new
men would be required ITO sign re-
leases, to be effective in case legal
action is taken by the men 10 be
ousted and a decision is given against
the committee. He also declared that
so far us Essex County was concerned
the salaries of the present employees
of the bridges for whom SUCCESSORS
have been appointed and those for
whom an attempt vas made to appoint
successors yesterday, will not be paid
after February l..
line men TO DC aIIecteu Dy iHlS ACTION
have already signifed their intention
Of fighting their removal. They are as
follows:
Bridge street bridge, Charles Byrne,
engineer, William Slatterly, Joseph
Martin. attendants. Clay street bridge,
p. J. Giblin, engineer. Patrick Hack
EFT, Bernard Lunay, attendants. Jack
son street bridge. William r. Reilly.
superintendent; Michael McEvoy. en-
gineer. Michael Gee. attendant. Plank
road and bridges, Matthew O'Brien.
foreman; CHRISTOPHER O'Brien. James
Carlin, Bert Harper, captains; Joseph
Leonovidis. John Lee, John Kenny,
Aaron Vanderhoff, George Mcleod.
Peter Martin. Thomas Carberrv. Pat
rick O'Shea. Michael Pyne. bridgemen;
Bert Reilly. Hugh Conroy, John
o'Hourko. Benjamin Steinfield. road
men.
The Hudson County Board of Free
holders win meet next Thursday, when
the matter will come up, and some
compromise may be agreed upon. II
is possible that If the releases are OBJ
tanned from the new appointees the
Hudson members of the committee will
agree to the removal of the present
employees, but under the opinion of
their county counsel they are now fear
full of being indicted two salaries II
they concur in the resolution to GUST
the Essex employees.