New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-06
HUDSON COUNTY CoNPLICAT1oNS.

ACTION OF THE BOARD OF FREEHoIDfhs- Fl'L
COMMISSIONERS OF JERSEY CITY IN DIFF
Gully.
The Board of Chosen Frecholders of Hudson
County met at the Court House IN jersey CITY.
Thursday afternoon. The Board is composed OF
eight Republicans and eight Democrats besides the
Director-at-Large, Edward 4. Mcdonald, the pre-
siding officer who is also a Democrat. Mr.. MELON
aid Is "A candidate fOr reelection. ana II has been
rumored ior days that IN order to further his
own personal ends he and some OF his friends had
arranged with some of the Republican and Demo
cratic members 20 give some of the most important
Offices in the county to members OF The former parry
Yesterday a motion was made TO choose a Warden
Tor the County Almshouse and Edward b. Jennins
was elected to the position. Freebooter Cannon
DEM charged his brother Democrats with max
ing deal" with the Republicans. lie made a
motion to adjourn but il voted down, ana 20
seph W. Bownes and Nicholas Pierce. both hepubii-
cans. were elected Warden and Deputy-N arden OF
the County Pcnitcntiary respectively. MI. cannon
then s,rang to hi feet in great excitement and pro-
tested against the action.
Another motion to adjourn was lost, and fmIlp
Mnllipan lDem) wa made stoTekceper OF the
county institutions a; Snake Hill Edward Kelly
mpul was reelected superintendent OF the County
Grnurds and paiiiiugs. and Charles l.. Hut on
ORcpl was made engineer OF tie Court it'use'
Wnrn Ficeholder Cannon charged MS fellow Demo-
Gratis with had faith, they laughed III me ihce.
When the new Board of Fire tommlssionerS "i
Jersey CITY which consists oil iAIer hrp""'''b'
and three DeInOcr rats broke It's dead iocA two
months ago aud effected an organization, Comms-
sicnor VD0nucll iDcm.l WIS ciccts president Oi
tie Board In return for the organization. II IS ai-
legged by the Republican mcmDets oi the board
hat the Democrats promised to gave each lie
..Ibcau the appointment Oi tie men ~
/ t1o district he represents IN ire Board.
/ Al the meeting held Wednesday n'cni Comm 70
siOn.r Ayres offered resolution declaring vacant
| the position of driver of Engine Company NO. 10.
bat the resolution Was lost DY sic vote. lie then
/ Offered another, Diminishing from the FIRE Depart
/ ment the driver OF the same company aud before ID
! WAS put 10 vote he asked that the Democrats
/ should " 1--we mp 10 he agreement they had made
/ with the Republicans. lie SAID The nighi the Board
/ organized. the Democratic members Ia caucus
promised that II they were gwen the presidency
they wOnld give the Republicans full control OF az
the appointments Ia Their own DISTRICTS ana that
accepting the uncr the Republicans voted for Com
missioner O Dduueli. The Republican members Ina q
attempted 10 make some changes IN thcli own us
tucts but the Democrats had ialled 10 Keep the!f
/ ule,gcs President ODOEncll had cndegvOred 90
smooth the matter, and said he would keep bis
agreement, aud tina; the matter would come out an
| right IN time. lie Republicans were tired, Com
missioner Ayres declared, OF waltiN9, ana now "e-
maudcd Their rights
Commissioner Leather Repl substantiited the
remarks mad" DY Commissioner ANfcs, ana chdFecu
tine Democratic members 0t the Board Win break
/ ing faith. COmmiss OneIs McDOuOugh ana AlcCdr.v.
answering Tor the Democrats, ucnied ihe allcgdtiul
made by ine Republicans. and GAINED that they
merely agreed - give tnein some Oh Tue appoint
ueuts in their own districts. President q DOhnel
| called another member OF the Board tO TIE chair
/ and then attacked the Republicans IN bitter
! speech in when lac charged them with trying IL
/ manage the Board. Ae speeches caused much pa
feeling. and the Board adjourned after votlng down
/ Commissioner AYres's last resolution by TIE
/ vote.