Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-09

conferences between County Counsel
Jones and Director Evans and Ma
jority Leader Malta, with the result
that a recess of five minutes was de-
5 clared while a resolution overriding
the veto of the supervisor was pre-
pared. Although the recess was de-
clared for five minutes, it was twenty
minutes before the resolution was
prepared and adopted overriding the
veto.
No Necessity.
In his veto on the creating of the Of
fee of county attorney, to which office
Alfred N. Dalrymple, former collector
Of the port and former chairman of
the Republican County Committee,
was appointed last Monday, Super
visor Schickhaus said there was no
necessity for the position being Gre
ated, stating that the desired object
of this resolution savors more of po-
litical preferment than of public ne
cessity."
The most remarkable part of the
proceedings, however, was that which
occurred at the outset, and as re-
suit Of which the resolution over
riding the veto of the purchasing de-
partment secretaryship may be nulli-
fed
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toing the weights and measures Sec
retaryship was read by the clerk OF
the board, Frank Ward, and Free
holder Malta promptly submitted q
resolution which, instead of being the
one overriding that particular veto,
vas one that had been prepared in
connection with the purchasing de-
partnent secretaryship. 1t was
passed by the members of the ma
N,.;t mil lot hair n
tected. The clerk then began read
ing the veto of the purchasing de-
partment job, but was stopped by
Freebooter Malta, who said that that
was the one that had already been
read The clerk thereupon laid 1t
down and reread the veto of the
weights and measures position. The
situation still remains that action
was taken on a veto that was not
brought officially before the board.
The Republican majority of six.
Evans, Ryman, Harrison. Lacombe,
Malta and Cardwell. voted solidly
for the resolutions, while the Demo-
cratic members, Waters, Quinn and
Steck, voted against those vetoing the
creating of new, positions and were
recorded as not voting on the resolu-
tlon In connection with the salary
list.
In stating his .disapproval of Great
Ing the position of county attorney,
Supervisor Schickhaus tells the free
holders frankly that he believes their
action was more for political reasons
than to meet any actual need, and
remarked that the help added during
the. last two years has increased the
salary list in. that department las
per cent, adding that it cannot be
conceived that the work has in
creased in anything like the same
rate.
The supervisors statement follows:
When the small board was estab-
lished January 1, 1912. the fixed
amount required for the legal depart
nlent for salaries had been $1,000 per
annuni. Increases have been added
Until the present total will be $4,000
per annum for the same purposes, II
your action on the fifth instant is
permitted to stand.
'"rhisss represents an increase in
salaries of more than 1854 per cent.
during period of two years. 1t can
not be conceived that the work In
this department has increased In
anything Hike the same rate.
Until 1t can be plainly shown by
the representatives of the legal de-
partment that with conscientious de-
votion to public duty their best eff
forts cannot keep pace with the in
creased work no additional appoint
ments should be made.
"If the legal business of our county
has been permitted to accumulate 1t
will be found to be due to lack of
Individual effort rather than to a
necessity for additional help.
1.-THE desired object of this reso-
luton savors more of political prefer
ment than of public necessity"
In returning the resolution fixing
salaries of county officers, Super
visor Schickhaus calls attention to
the fact that, although 1t leaves GER
tain salaries unchanged, it increases
others and establishes the conpensa-
ton for services in the newly-created
positions upon which he has placed
his stamp Of disapproval.
Objects to Blanket Feature.
1.-THE blanket feature of the resolu-
tion," he says, "is very Objectionable,
as it prevents independent action on
each of the several items.
Some of the increases noted there
in are permissible and meet with my
approval while others do not.
THE increasing of salaries in some
instances appears to have been done
regardless of merit, and 1t is only
fair to the taxpayers that stop be
put to such as are unwarranted."
In connection with his veto of the
position of secretary to the superin-
tendent of the weights and measures
department, the supervisor says in
his communication:
"An effort was made in my annual
message to you to make clear my po-
sition regarding the creating of sec
retaryships, thereby avoiding the APP
pointment of the most competent of
applicants, safeguarded by the civil
service regulations.
1.-THE substance of this resolution is
iii direct opposition to the aforesaid
recommended
''The necessity for this office has not
been made clear, as the necessary
work of secretary is now being sat
isfactorily performed by one of the
employees in this department"
Regarding the secretaryship of the
purchasing department, he says:
my position regarding the crea-
ton of secretaryships as expressed
in my veto of No. 2.462 (the weights
and measures position) applies to this
case with equal force.
MY disapproval of the creation of
the office of superintendent of the
purchasing department October is,
1912, appears fully justified. as the
duties of said office have never been
defined and no report has ever been
received to at least indicate what
services might have been rendered byt
him.
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