The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-30
PRICE TWO CENTS
A JERSEY INVESTIGATION
NOW MEMBERS OF AN EDUCATIOH
BOIRD MADE MONEY i

Contracts Let st Double tho EstsbI,.bex
Hates-small Fortunes in school, ouss
Heeters-A Contractors Little Bribe.
The committee of the Jersey City Board
OF Education appointed to investigate the
charges preferred by Director Hollins I'm HID
minority report on finance TO the board m et Last
night. Congressman A. A. Hardenberg, Stophes
b. Ransom, James Fleming, and A. Booreuns,
Esq, taxpayers, were hearers by invitation Of
So committee.
Director Holilns testified that on May III
1915, Director McGratb. as Chairman Of the
Printing Committee, ordered $4,000 labels TO be
put on the covers OF the school books. The
pr,ce as agreed on with the Jersey City STANDARD
Sg,srss mas 20 r, thousand: NJ. HoIns showed By
.nst the labels could be printed for $3.50 thou
In regard to tho heater fraud. Mr.. HolI,ps said
tnat IN April last he had q conversation with
Director Pangborn about furnishing heaters FOR
that he was confident there had been an over
charRe and advised an Investigation. Direotos
Heating and ventilatinR. should be spoken 20
ABOUT IT, Il was nterwsrd resolved 70 lnvesti-
so The heaters S" AZ scsoos and ad s9sy e da
found that the heaters were not worth over slss
school l. sl5i: No. 2, tiS5; No I, 500; No. 10,
500; No. 9, $50.
In relation to the accusation against Director
Scmier that, as Chairman OF the Committee on
Stationery. he bribed the members OF the board
with fancy Russia leather pocketbooks, diaries.
and gold-headed pencils, Mr.. Hollins declared
that the contractor for supplying the board had
furnished these articles TO influence the pay
ment OF his exorbitant bills. The witness, a. q
member OF the Printing and Stationery Com
mittee, had peremptorily refused to audit tho
contractors bills, a. no knew that thsy were
fraudulent.
ConcerninR the accusation against Director
Mcdonald, that, as Chairman OF the Heating and
Nentilating Committee. he broke open tho seals
for coal bids, and manipulated them TO the
detrtment OF honest bidders and to the advan-
tage of the Ring contractors, he said IL saw
Mr.: sheridan, coal dealer. who placed q bid
tor Mcdonald took the bid with others 70 his
home. and there opened them. L wanted Mr..
Sheridan to make an affidavt Of those facts 70
the board. He promised TO do so, but on meet
ing bin afterward he said he did not dare to do
so. He said he was promised tho spring con-
tract for coal by Director Mcdonald II he would
say nothing more"
On the Specifications that President Lyon was
elected In caucus by a combination for Ring pur-
were made In the interest OF Directors McGrath,
Mcdonald, and Helms, who held the chairman
ships OF the best committees. President Lyon
approached him for his vote, saying can
make out the committees agreeable as any
body. You will not regret voting for me, l as
sure you"
or James X. Hasltt, janitor Of school Il, who
was summarily removed from his position, Mr..
Hollins said " never had any doubt that Mr..
partment. He exposed the fraud In the heaters
to myself ana others, and objected to the WORTH
less heater being placed In the school by Directos
McDOnald's committee.