The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-20
THE JERSEY CITY COVER NafEyTi

Municipal Corruphon-what tho City Is
Losins-The Bnnks-Thc Pavement Jobs
aud the Contract System.
The people OF Jersey City have now lived long
enough to find out that 1t makes very little difference
which of the two political parties administers the
AFFAIRS Of the city, The corruption under the demo
cratic administration had become 30 Migrant that
the people arose and drove every democrat out OF
Office last fall. 1t has now come to pass that the
republicans are undergoing course Of training for
the purpose OF
At the latest meeting of the Board Of Finance Mr..
Gillett-the only republican who has laid bare every
scheme OF fraud-inquired what had become OF the
balance Of $l39 900 which renamed In the old city
treasurer's hands. The inquiry brought down upon
his head shower OF personalities from Mr. Carnes.
VINO seemed TO be netted at the unexpected ex'
posture. IL finally leaked out that the money re.
ferreu 10 has been lying in the First National Bank
without drawing OF interest," SO that by this
operation and other similar ones the
CITY HAS LOST FULLY $4,000,
all for the benefit Of the First National Bank and ts
friends.
transfer three months ago and placed them in the
hands OF Mr.. Prltchard President OF the Board OF
Finance and Mr.. Carnes. another member Of the
Board but the resolutions never since saw the light
Mr.. uiett called attention to the fact that by nego-
tiatlng with New York bank the city would save
sui the clique VINO pushed through the charter In
the Legislature. IL was enacted In that document
that AL moneys should be deposited IN Jersey CITY
bank.
continue 10 flourish. The Board OF Public WORKS
have just decided that wood pavement snail be laid
In Warren street in spite OF the protests OF nyesxths
OF the property owners the Board has been &C.
cordingy notified that the case VIII be carried to
THE SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Ingwersen, a member OF the Board OF Public
Works, has all along opposed the Nlcols0n pave.
meut ring. One member of the city government
actually carries on the business OF making the WOOD
Tur CoNrR ACT SYSTEM
is another outrageous swindle on the people. The
practice or sending IN sealed proposals 10 nothing
more than cover to stupendous Jobs. Take, Tor
Instance, the contract for making the Woitnington
engines Tor the reservoir. The lowest bid from q
offers to perform the work for $4,000. One OF the
Jersey CITY bidders IS not In That business at all but
he VIII nave inc engines mace eisewnere u, na, ,v
who have the power 10 award the contract: There
are two other contracts now awaiting the signature
OF the President OF the Board OF works, which IN
yolve similar swindle but 1t Is hardly PROBABLE
they Will he signed. The people are becoming
TOTALLY DIsGu5TED
at the barefaccd schemes Of fraud which cnafac-
ter!ze the present administration. Nothing can save
e @ iron ae a e nre had grand
opportunity to retain the county Tor years 10 come,
but they have grossly abused the PUBIC 90 hnoence
so freely bestowed upon them.
MIsEaLY BEAsrLINEss.-A few days ago Ger
man woman, wife OF John Hoffman, fisherman,
died at nome, situated In the north part o. the
CITY, IN the district formerly attached TO Mount PEA
SAINT. some laulcS vi Tile SaIIaIltau uh'uio,
ever ready 10 lend q helping hand III case OF dis
tress, sickness DEATH went TO the house 10 pre-
Iae the corpse for Christian burial. In the house
eve ything bore the imprint OF the most aDect
squaor In q cradle, covered with an Old piece OF
Ocloth, lay The corpse OF BABY but TWO months di.
old, on whose body, which was mass VI nltn'
maggots were found crawling On the pea,
composed OF pile OF rags, was the dea iti
mother her hands iercely cutched, AZ II she had
died IN great agony. Upon making the preparations
Tor laying out the BODY the nan!s, by amt OF nard
work were opened or unclasped, when 80 green.
back and ten cent piece, postal currency, we d,
found ,nerein, TO the surprise OF all present. even
the deceased woman's husband. Nor was that an,
for, upon commencing to remove ner gatmc 1 I,
upon almost every portion OF her BODY sma
amounts Of money we're found, even 10 y Di
lying ner abdomen. About the beu were iou ,aa
dlreren amounts OF money. rolled up IN rags, sonit
OF wnica must have been boarded Tor years. AS pilis
on old state banks were found, one ol whicn was 81
mutilated and oonterated tnat II c0uid not pe us
covered what bank had issued IL. How nlucn more
IA md about the house IN out-oltne.way places y
not known, IL any: but the supp0siton ~ INA. NOR
will yet be discovered. About three hundred doiar'
were Observation-Disclosures fWtsj Argus Jun Ia