Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-07
'STETSON ONLY ONE
TO BREAK RANKS
Democratic Councilmen Stick
Together at Remarkably
Quiet Session.

In contrast with the stormy gath
ering on New Years Day last night :
session of the Orange Common Coun'
Gil was a calm and peaceful affair
A large crowd had gathered expect
ing rumpus over appointments, but
nothing of the kind occurred.
Councilman Henry T. Stetson
Democrat, switched to the Repub-
lican side when it came to voting on
several appointments. Except in one
instance, the other Democrats stuck
together and elected members of their
own party. The exception was in the
case of the nomination by Mayor
Frank ]. Murray of DR.. Frank M
Plummer as fire commissioner to sue
coed himself. This was confirmed
when President Fineran and Coun-
cilmen Freeman, Gallagher, Quinn
and Stetson joined with the Repub-
licans.
DR.. Federico Luongo, Democratic,
Of the Third ward, was elected
member of the Board of Health. sue
ceeding DIR. G. Herbert Richards, Re-
publican, making that body Demo-
cratic for the first time In years.
Edward Beamon, Fourth ward, got a
5000 position as third assistant to
Comptroller Frank G. Coughtry. The
Republicans named DR.. Richards and
Harry J. Luth, respectively, for the
places.
Democrats Divided.
The effort of Councilman Stetson to
take up selections of members of the
Board of School Estimate was again
defeated, party lines again going
awry. only Messrs. Fineran, Cal
lagher, Freeman, Quinn and Smith
voting with the Second ward man
on the question. There was also a
division when Mr.. Stetson asked
leave to keep Daniel Coleman, jr.,
who lost his place as clerk in the
new years shuttle, at work on water
bills, but his motion prevailed, II to
4, and $3.50 was allowed to bring water
bills up to date.
On the water department expendi-
ture Councilmen Smith. Casey and
Condron voiced objection to paying
extra money for the bills and Mr..
Dolan Joined them in the negative.
A feature of the discussion was Mr..
Stetson's public admission that he
had been in error in seeking to re-
move Lowell Cheetham as water
meter inspector. The effort was fatty
turned down at the organization
meeting.
No Opposition to City Counsel.
Rumors about possible opposition to
City Counsel Arthur B. Seymour, due
to the refusal of Councilmen Stetson
and Quinn to vote for him on We'd
nesday, thereby giving the former
mayor but seven votes, were all set
at rest last night. He was voted a
salary of $500 and free telephone
unanimously.
Following the scheme advocated by
the financial experts in. shaping a
new arrangement in the comptroller
office council adopted a tentative
budget fixing sums for the various
departments for the fiscal year, in
stead of waiting for the formal ordi-
nance in May or June. The ordinance
will be adopted as usual next spring,
when the various departments will
submit their estimates, but the Off
Gals will have the tentative amounts
before them as guide up to that
time.
Councilman Quinn raised a question
about an item for sewer investiga-
ton. He said $1,000 seemed a large
sum. Chairman Stetson explained
that a trip of inspection to Atlanta
Ca, was a possibility and that other
expenses of engineering and super
vision of legislation on the sewerage
question had to be considered. With
the statement of Mr.. Quinn that a
committee journey to the South would
be as satisfactory as a jaunt of the
entire council the item was approved