Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-13
BAUMANN IS OK
FOR POLICE BOARD
Council Approves Mayors APP
pOintee to Fill Post Bon
net Resigned.
NEW COMMISSIONER WAS
FORMERLY ON WORKS BID.
Comes to Present Office with
Practical knowledge of
Public Affairs.

IOltc 1OIlihlSSlOHeI 1dIl NdlG1llnt
Baumann, who's appointment by Mayor
Haussling was unanimously confirmed
by the Common Council last night, will
serve during the remainder of the term
of former Commissioner Bonnet, re-
Gently resigned, which expires in 1913.
He comes to the office with a practical
knowledge of public affairs, having
formerly been a member of the Board
of Works. He was the Republican
candidate for sheriff at the last cleo
ton, when he was defeated by Sheriff
John F. Monahan.
Speculation was rife before the coun-
ell convened as to the probable selec-
ton by the Mayor. This was height
ened by the fact that the majority
members went into caucus and the
ence to the action they would take
on the appointment.
An amendment to the ordinance pro-
viding for the payment of semi-month-
ly salaries tt certain officers in the en-
ploy Of the city and fixing the date for
such payment as the first and sixteenth
of each month, was passed to third
reading. 1t is said that this is at the
request of police and firemen. The
original ordinance provides that sala-
ries be paid between the third and
sixth and the fifteenth and eighteenth
| of each month.
Another amendment thai was passed
to third reading was one to the or
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spector of the bureau of combustibles
and fire risks. relative to the regulation
and control of garages. This amend
ment makes three classifcations of
such establishments, private. CONNER
cial and public.
One feature Of the proposed amend
ment will be to give the inspector abb
solute supervision over all private
garages. In seeking permits for those
in this class the ordinance does not
provide for a fee.
Resolutions appointing John DECKER
as private secretary to Tax Receiver
Richard J. Franz, and Adolph Zeitler
as private secretary to Treasurer FL
mer A. Day, with salaries of 81, 200 and
$500 per year respectively, were
| adopted.
Alderman Pfeifer, of the Tenth Ward.
questioned the necessity of these ap-
pointments, to which Alderman Archi-
bald, replied that "if they had not been
necessary, no action would have been
taken looking toward the election to
the Offices"
This prompted Alderman Little1eld,
of the Sixteenth Ward, to ask IL the
predecessors of the tax receiver and
treasurer had similar assistants. In
reply to this the majority leader said
that they had chief clerks who per-
formed the duties these men would be
called upon to perform.
1t was explained later that these men
had been dismissed from the employ
of the city by the Republican council
prior to the time civil service became
effective. In the case of Dicker it was
said thai he will take the place of -four
sectional clerks in the tax Office who
now work only eight months in the
year and who receive salaries of 500
a month.
AS a result of the recent conference
held by the Republican members of
the council, Alderman Whitfield, IN
troduced a resolution providing for the
elimination of the committees on po-
lice, schools and assessments. This was
laid on the table, on motion of Alder
man Archibald, who commended that
"the time was bad to make any change
in the rules, such as the resolution
provided for
The resignation of William Roebling,
assistant license inspector, was &C
cepted to take effect May /. 1912.
Notice of the appointment Of James
taaffe. president, and Charles P. Tay-
1ors vice-president of the Board of
Education, as members of the Board
of School Estimate, to I'LL vacancies
caused by the expiration of the terms
of the school commissioners of the
board of 1911, February l last, was re-
ceived and fled.
Similar action was taken with a com
munication from Scott German, attor-
ney for John j. Seery, recently dis
missed as engineer at the City Hall.
In this Mr.. German reviewed the case
and made a tender OF Seery's services.
giving notice also that he would claim
payment for all the time Seery was
kept out of his place.
A resolution authorizing the issue OF
bonds for SOS, 200 for the extension OF
the high-pressure water service was
adopted. These bonds will bear inter-
est at 4 per cent. and run for a period
of thirty years.