Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
MUNICH ALBOD|ES
ARE ORGANIZED
Council, Board of Works and
Excise Commissioners Get
Together.

The Common Council, Board of
Works and Board OF Excise Commits
sioners organized for the 1914 term
yesterday. The police board, Board
Of Fire Commissioners and the Play
grounds Commission deferred organi-
zation.
The police board did not organize
owing to the absence Of Commission
ers Lyman r. Kane and Alfred L. De
Voc, both of whom were i'll. Organi-
zation will be effected Monday at the
first meeting of the year.
The fire board did not arrange FOR
their organization as yet. When the
final meeting for 1918 was >held the
commissioners adjourned subject to
the call of the president, William A.
Weber
The Playground Commission will
organize at the regular meeting to-
night. W. Frank Hopping, last year
leader of the minority in the Common
Council, was yesterday appointed by
Mayor Haussling as the successor of
Commissioners Algernon T. Sweeney.
1t is expected that Commissioner
Nicholas La Vecchia will be chosen
to the presidency of the commission.
At the Common Council organiza-
ton Alderman Patrick c. O'Brten, Of
the Tenth ward, was chosen presi-
dent, and Alderman John F. Reilly, of
the Thirteenth ward, leader OF the
majority. as had been expected.
DIR. Charles F. Kraemer was the
unanimous choice for president of the
Board of Works, with Commissioner
Patrick H. Ryan, by virtue of the ap-
pointment to the craftsmanship of the
water committee, as leader of the ma
jority. Richard Miller was again Sc
lected as president Of the Excise
Board.
The Board of Works was the first
Of the city boards to effect organiza-
ton. Following his choice to the
presidency which was made unani-
nous, DR.. Kraemer delivered an adj
dress outlining the policy of the board
for the year. Commissioner Ryan,
the retiring president, also delivered
an address in which he told what the
board had accomplished during the
year just past.
The deliberations of the Common
Council were preceded by a prayer
offered by Rev. Michael ]. White,
rector Of st. Columba's r. c. Church.
Following the opening prayer, the
council was called to order and AL
dermen O'Brien and Reilly unani-
mously chosen as president and ma
jority leader. Alderman Mark f.
Phillips, of the Second ward, assumed
the chair owing to the absence of
Mr.. O'Brien because of death in the
family.
Alderman Angelo R. Bianchi, Demo-
crat, and George w. Taylor, Progress
sive, were reelected as representa-
tives of the council to the Board OF
City Home Trustees.
Alderman Taylor. the minority
representative, who has been a coun-
ell representative on the board for
several years, was opposed by Alder
man Frank w. Cam, of the Ninth
ward, the caucus choice of the
minority. Mr.. Taylor was nominated
by Alderman Thomas J. Lee, jr.,
Democrat, of the Sixth ward, and re-
ceived the vote of every Democratic
alderman in the council. Mr.. Cam,
who only received six votes. moved
that Mr.. Taylor's selection be made
unanimous, which was done.
Mr. O'Brien and Alderman E. Gar
field Clifford, of the Eighth ward, were
chosen to the Board of School Esti-
mate without opposition.