Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
MAYOR HAS FEW
PLUMS AS GIFTS
FOR NEW YEAR
One Salaried Position on List
of Appointments to Be
Made.

The beginning of the new year will
not be such strenuous occasion for
Mayor Haussling as the starting pc
Rod of the year 1913 was. There will
not be, nor has there been, the rush
and crush of activity and importu-
nifty that signalized the events of
twelve months ago Then it was a
different proposition. The mayor was
coming into office again, new in one
sense but not new to the duties Of
the position or to the duties thereof
Under the provisions of a State law,
known as the Ripper act" the terms
of almost every office holder appointed
by Mayor Haussling expired on the
last day of December, and this applied
particularly to positions carrying sal
aries. Quite naturally those who were
going out desired to get back again
and sail along in the same boat with
the Mayor for two years more" and
there were many who yearned to I'M
dergo the office holding ordeal in ex-
change for their services at so much
for the period of incumbency.
This year it is different There is
nothing very alluring or attractive
to the plum hunters, nor is there an
incentive to HE to the forest pre-
serves in quest of elongated poles
wherewith to knock down the choicest
persimmons. Police commissioners,
fire commissioners, excise commits
sioners. assessment commissioners,
ct al, have something of a route to
go before they reach the worrying
stage of official life
One saInried Plum.
There is just one lonely, solitary
plum on the safaried patronage tree,
and that is a membership in the Board
of Assessment and Revision of Taxes.
1t is not an office to be sneezed at
when all things are to be- considered.
1t has a term of five years and pays
$1,000 per. The term of John l.. Car
roll, president of the Tax Board, ex-
pires. and If Mr.. Carroll is worrying
about reappointment he DOESN'T mani
fest any anxiety. There was "A rumor
that President of Common Council
John H. Donnelly might be looked
upon were not Mr.. Carroll a factor nj
the proposition.
Other appointments that come
within the gift power of the mayor,
all of which are purely honorary, are
the appointments Of four members of
the Board of Education. The terms
of three members expire in the nat
that no obstacles to reappointment
have doomed up as yet provided the
incumbentS desire to continue in
service. The outgoing members are
Nathaniel King, John Breunig and
Thomas j. d. Smith.
The resignation of Ambrose Tom
kins creates a vacancy which, it is
thought, will be filed when the mayor
esnds in the other appointments.
There is a probability that Mayor
Haussling may deem it for the bet
terment of the school system to place
a woman on the Board of Education,
but while this proposition is under
advisement and is receiving thorough
consideration, the mayor will not
commit himself at this time. He adj
mits the advantages that might re-
suit from the appointment of a wom-
an, and has also taken into consider
alton the Inconvenience that wom-
an might be put to in the perform
ance of duties, that would keep her
out late nights and the numerous
hardships to be encountered in in
specting new buildings from cellar to
roof and weather conditions that
man frequently finds it disagreeable
to combat.
The mayor has until January II to
SCliu Ill Lie Heillto III SCllOOl
sioners, but will probably make
known his selections prior to that
date.
May Name Labor Man.
The mayor is understood to favor a
of labor for the school
board
DR.. Theodore S. Corwin, of the
Health Board, has announced his
from that body and the
mayor will be called upon to name
his successor. This will be the only
change In the Health Board to be
made from present Indications
Algernon T. Sweeney has retired, of
his own volition, from the Playground
and the vacancy caused |
will be filled by the mayor in due
time.
The mayor remains absolutely UNI
as is his custom, as
to what he proposes to do or who he
may name to any office. His selec- |
tions will be made in proper time. !
That is about as far as he will go
when asked for an expression of in
tentions.
To the Insurance Fund Commits
sion, which is now composed of City
Auditor James A. Rowe, City Comp
troller Tyler Parmly and AldermanY
Donnelly, the Mayor can appoint any |
city official to succeed Mr.. Donnelly.