The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-16

Is engaged during the present week In
communicating three additional immense jobs,
and when the contamination takes place
there is no more hope for The people. Bank
ruptcy and ruin are inevitable. The Legislature
has done nothing to relieve the citizens or rather
the SUBJECTS OF the Bumsted Ring On the contrary.
the agents Of the Ring in Trenton boast that they
are certain to have supplements passed by which
their power win be strengthened. They
boast that they can secure immunity
from punishment by procuring the passage
OF supplement- repeating any section
of the charter under which indictments may be
found by the Grand Jury now in session; and II
such supplement should be passed the indictments
will fall with the repealed sections. Every effort
that ingenuity can devise will be put forward to
shield the municipal thieves from responsibility for
all the Illegal acts they have committed This Is
Elk POST FACTO LEGISLATION
in the most odlous form, and every prominent law
yer In Jersey City asserts mat it be done. Even
Judge Bede, In his charge to the Grand jury re-
minded them Of this very possibility and advised
them TO ind indictments under the common law
whenever practicable, In preference to finding un-
der the statute
The Grand Jury are losing not an hour The
magnitude OF the work before them cannot be
exaggerated Their session Will probably last the
entire term of court previously stated in
the HERALD. There is q growing feeling among
the people that a movement should be made
to secure legal assistance for District Attorney
Garreson who, In all fairness, should NOT be ex-
pected to shoulder so heavy burden. Governor
Holman gave New York the benefit Of Charles
o'Conor's great legal ability, and Jersey City is
even more IN need ofa
CHAELEs o'CONOR
than New York, as 1t had been concusively proved
by the HERALD statistics that the Jersey City frauds
exceed those OF lammany more than two hundred
per cent A deputatlon OF Jersey City property
Governor Parker next Tuesday in reference to the
matter. The District Attorney has no assistant and
time whicn would be very valuable to the Grand
Jury in assisting them to ferret out official corrup-
ton pretty cerfan tat se pest Isl
the Ring IN the defence or those officials who
may be inuicted, SO that in the furtherance Of the
ends Of Justice the State should be DrOpOrtlOnatey
represented. Besides the Attorney General and the
District Attorney nere should be at least one assist
Now for the new Jobs alluded to, which the Board
OF Public Works seems determined TO push forward
rEMERITY AND DEFIANCE,
not merely OF puOc opinion, but OF public rights.
absolutely without precedent either In this coun.
try the land OF our f0reathers. The first Is the
Hoboken avenue Improvement to which attention
was called In the HERALD few days ago. That
1t was awarded. The extraordinary feature in the
form the work had It knocked down to them at one
cent yard for earth dining, which IN itself would
entail en- S Of e 50 snsTe IL
appear presently In the specifications it was
stipulated thai the amount OF rock to be excavated
Board OF Public Works mad another survey made,
yards yar A0C OF re rock. az SO yard. So the
scent yard" contractors are secured. During the
length Of the wall required, and w in ali proba-
billy be extended by one hall. So that there was
more truth than poetry in the remark OF member
Of the successful frI Of contractors. II tell you
that
MY HEAD WAS LEVEL,
when bid for that Job; they will require wall all
the way down." Senator Mcpherson and the other
property owners now have an opportunity to re-
deem their promises IN stopping the work by an In
junction.
THE NEXT BIG JOB
was the passage OF resolution al the latest meet
ing OF the Board OF Public Works authorizing the
purchase by the city OF the property known as the
Harrison estate on the h for the purpose OF erect
property comprises 100 lots, and the price IS fixed at
g. 900 per lot amounting TO S3s0o00. The resolution
Bray, lngwersen and Welsh voting in favor and
Messrs. Martin and Startup against. When Mr.. Gill
through the ravor not Of the people but of the Lee
gtsature, he was then recent arrival
m o%tsSs Of s ss G SS
the most confident anticipations were entertained
that he would prove Dulwark against the en-.
have been very few meetings OF the Board OF Pub
lie Works In which he has not voted with
Of his ONCE he opposed vigorously every
measure that savored OF extravaganza, excepting
the wooden pavements Of which ne Is great az;
even those who still believe him to be an active,
energetic ana useful public Official, and who has MS
peculiar Views on the requirements OF the people,
NO act OF the Board has aroused public ndigna-
ton to such pitch as this job The taxpayers In
w. TAKEN UP ARMS AGAINST IT.
The following document Is being signed In every
ward:-
The improvlden and uncaled for and therefore
OF of land cost of $S3OO acre for
the purchase at least tue taxes Of the city,
demands prompt action by the taxpayers Oh the city 10 stay
We resident. taxpayers. our duty to sustain
by the goard Of works. 90
Sc 4. 5
JERSEY Cry, Feb IA, 1872
Ana In addition the following call was issued
To THE TAXPAYERS OF JERSEY CITY
to purchase the Harrison for City
cost Of $ssoO We deem this a, ext prleeMhn.
all the DS an S
to meet protest and defeat this magnificent speculaon
j hRGAs N p B MxAAkkeNNsss'
FEBRUARY H. 1872 4 AE Fl 4 cxaFSELL.
This property was purchased last year from the
tom lor the sum OF 100000. so that the proposed
purchase, If carried out, would bring the
HANDSOME PROFIT OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS,
or nearly one hundred per cent, TO the seller, who,
of course would have to pay therelrom q very
liberal commission to the Ring. The arsenal pro-
perry adjoining would be also greatly benefited and
IL IL the interest OF the Second National Bank to
have the purchase effected for this reason. Some
OF the directors of this bank are working strenu-
ously for this object.
THE PAvONIA AVENUE EXTENSION
now claims attention the third heavy Job. Mr.
A. II. CorDin, OF Elizabeth, and Mr.. Bumsted are
the prime movers In this transaction. 1t Is pro-
posed TO extend this avenue that 1t will run from
the PavOnla Jerry TO the Hackensack River. The
greatest benefit will accrue In the first instance
TO Mr.. Corbln, who has some acres OF property