Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-29
OUSTED COUNTY
EMPLOYEES MAY
FIGHT REMOVAL
Men Dropped by New Freehold.
ers Claim Protection of
Civil Service. <.
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The small Board OF Treehotdersa k q
caucus held at Republican headQuar-
ters last night decided to smove
Charles A. Steadman, warden OF the
County Hospital for the Insansi Sam
uel Martin. warden Of the Caldwell
p~enitentiary, and Pierre Black, snper-
intendent OF county buildings.
These men will be succeeded BY Been
1amin A. Bailey. Ferdinand Hosp and
Charles Hickey. respectively. the
changes to take place immediately
after the new board takes hold on
Monday. January 1.
At the same time It was decided to
create the position of assistant county
counsel and assistant county engineer.
Harold A. Miller. of Belleviiie, was
named as assistant county COUNSEL
while Fred A. Reimer. of East Orange
was made assistant county engineer.
1t Ia more than likely that all thu
men named for removal win fsht for
their positions as they claim to be-
protected under civil service. mr..
6teadinan yesterday received a fstters
from Gardner Colby, secretary Of the
Civil Service Commission, stating that
he could only be removed from ofsca
after charges had been prsssrred
against him.
Claim civil Services Law IL veeA,
A different view is taken by Bensa-
min B. Jones. who has been selected
by the new board as county counsel.
It is his opinion that the Strong act
under which the small Board Of Free
holders Is created supersedes the OWL
service law, n that all county ctacss
become vacant automatically the mo-
ment the old board goes out Of once.
In this view he is upheld by many
leading lawyers while O like number
take the opposite side.
1t Is probable that . test case will
be arranged as soon as possible after
the appointments are made by tho
board after 1t is organised on next
Monday.
The list of appointments, as deceded
upon by the caucus. follows: 8
List of Appointments.
Director OF the Board of Freeholders
Walter A. Evans. South Orange VII
lage.
County CounseI--Benjamin B. Jones,
South Orange township, succeeding J..
H. Harrison.
Assistant County Counsel-HaroM A.
Miller, Belleville Cnew off1ce).
County Collector-Richard W. Booth,
Nutley, disappointment.
County Auditor-Edward L. Conllin,
Eighth Ward, Newark, reappointment.
County Engineer - James Owen.
Montciair, reappointment.
Assistant County Engineer-Ffed A.
Reimer, Hast Orange tnew oface).
County Physiciar-Dr. william H.
Mackenzie, Fourth Ward, Newaslx, re-
appointment.
Clerk to the Board Of F~reeholders~.
Frank e. Ward, of the First Ward,
Newark, succeeding ]. August Soffel.
Warden of the Penitentiary--Ferdi-
nand Hosp, Fourteenth Ward, Newark,
succeeding Samuel Martin.
Deputy Warden of PenitentiaryLC.
Richard Siday. reappointment.
Physician at neutrality-suspicious. 3.
whitehorne, reappointment.
Warden of County Hospital for the
Insane - Benjamin Bailey. Second
Ward, Newark, succeeding Charles A.
Steadman.
Medical Superintendent of the County
Hospital-Dr. Guy Payne. Cedar Grove,
reappointment.
First Assistant Physician, County
Hospital-Robert Bolton, reappoint-
ment.
Second Assistant Physician--Joseph
M. Malatesta, promoted from fourth
assistant.
Supervisor of Roads-George W.
Eager. Millburn, reappointrnent,
Inspector of Public Buildings -
Charles Hickey, Fourteenth Ward
Newark, succeeding Pierre Black.
Secretary to County Auditor-George
c Bergen. of the Second Ward, reap
pointment.
Clerk to County acknowledgement
L. Mahoney, Ninth Ward, Newark, re-
appointment.
Clerk at County Hospital for Insane
Edward c.. Durr. Sixth Ward, New
ark, succeeding Herbert Walker.
Physician at County Jail-Edwin
Steiner, Third Ward, Newark.