The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
PHOSPHATE HEALTH
rTNO THE COURT or OYER AND TERMINEI
i and General jail Delivery, December Term, a
BAKING POWDER.
The great Brain, Bone and Blood Food.
Children cannot be healthy without 1t.

tNO lt1b COOhl VI O1Eh AND 1EhMlNER
b. 1885:
vestigatlon they find that the business Of Hudson
County intrustad TO the Board Of Chosen Freehold-
irregular and unsystcmatlc manner, whereby q
WIDE avenue 70 corruption and fraud is constantly
.Tney find that no pretense is made to keep an or
and ae IN esryysSodf sunpii Iss g the 3 c I 1rugF nst Repfnsss
They are bafied ia their Investigations BY The slack
methods Of doing business by said Board. Obstacles
in the path OF in estigation, placed there designediy
OF through Ignorance, require more time for removal
labor q experts would be required to fully reveal
tne eVns Wnich lave peeh WrouRnt, and are now
covered by the bungling. II not corrupt. management
They are happy to report that the Penitentiary Is
most reditaDly.managsd and the Warden maintains
a perfect system of books, covering the order and
Outside Of t6at institution great confusion exi SITS
in the management of the affairs Of the county.
SGRas aas s Of he Bo sP9H Il feSa Rossn Fres Raae Dy s conn
ingly without cheek or hlndrance. Instead Of these
thereon upon requisttion by the heads OF other tnsti-
sSoss aaist shasl afe B. BY s @hn ne Sass shs ss sser eirssslg e e
Ignored and Is unable 70 keep an account OF the sup
books to show what goods are furnished TO each OF
the institutions, he has only requests and receipts
oa9ai Ss't e the Attention Of a the Gfa 2sIs jury any, t T0ssfhS nd
that many contain excessive and unfair charges Tor
e eSHglsss 4 'o on the s1 parr & ) : tRRe eeBBo oard Of q cg gpsaa
Freehoaders. In proof Of Tins the following items are
4 oil for two barrels OF turpentine, for which near
- buTtC LINES us Nu1u6 was DHlQ.
Three barrels OF asphalt, wnlch were not worth
$40, were charged for in The sum Of Sis os, and this
For twelve boxes Of lemons. s1o2 was paid.
For lour crates Of berries 80 was paid.
ords. $s1s was paid, when the same was not worth
For ice furnished to the Court House and Jail for
the months ofJaly and August, 1883. 100000 pounds
For Ice furnished to the Court House and JAN for
the month OF September, 1888, $4,000 pounds were
For ice furnished to the County Institutions, from
July 18th to AUGUST 18th. 143 IONS were paid for,
for the last election was sent 70 the Board Of Chosen
Freeholders by the Argus Printing Comoany, when.
however. has not been paid.
The Grand Jury ma, upon Investigation. thot
many positions to which salaries are attached, are
sslinecures and OF no possible benefit TO the taxpayers.
They mention one as a sample. There is an of.cer
known as a vinegar inspector who draws a salary OF
any part OF such salary. If there ever was any wosi
for him to do. The acG OF the Legislature establish
Ing sucndsiic9 should be repealed.
irregular, lacking yerltication entirely. OF being im-
Verifying his own claim before himself as an oath
taking officer. They also md itemized bills bearing
no date but that contained in the jurat of the verlii,
cation, They ind that large bills OF special ~articies.
mon ms PRIOR SGopt 70 bscge saiSa Z I. i isss, are q p saife t g 1PScS
wlsh q mass of other claims, after the commence
evidence Of oblig lions Incurred in excess Of the an II.
propriatlons for the fiscal year or 1855. They nnd
OF the present fiscal year, bills aggregating q very
large amount, manifestly contracted in the las
were paid by che Board OF Chosen treeholders. tThe
amount 1s said 20 be $70,G00)
Verified duplicate bits OF paid claims have hcen
passed through a loose routine of certifcation bv
cohl,p hIo &c n OF clerk, and payment by the Board
Is detected by the exercise OF the unaided memory o:
wanting to prevent the payment OF such aeeiddcne9aii
or designed duplicate claims.
me GraIld Jury ind that the Board OF Chosen
Freeholders have neglected to finish the annex Ia
the Penitentiary, and in consequence thereof the
prisoners beng confined in q small cell, necessitat.
ne az least one sleeping on the floor.
sintpls' safe. eaisiens ana businessIike methods
at 1t now exists, By Which the indfviddnaii members fSsssd ~
the Board can purchase unrestricted kinds and
should be immedfately stopped.
All supplies should be furnished by contract, and
ceipt thcrefor should be the CONTRACTOR voucher hes For 3
the delivery thereof Then the HEADS OF the different
upon the ,storeseeper. and an account should I'D
opened and Kept between the storekeeper and each
gency. where il ls impossible for the goods needed to
tnade in writing BY the mead Of the Institution need.
ing the same upon the storeEeeper, who should refer
t tas safa and e 2l tes SSgptt1Rp pm' lS Se@m aooSs 70 9 I Be est oh.
bought, should be sent to the storekesper, who should
that purpose.
And the Grand Jaryarespecttdlly offers to the Court
the following suggestions of a plan Tor administerfnS
tha affairs or our County Institutions:
o !; Contracts sor . fSe supplies u or all kinds should be
lection TO the present soml-annual feffiS,, az o0 y
ttion Of The old contracts n sas and Che DS' aSerd me e 81 tSs
new, goods are purchased by requisition at the most
ii. At least a month before the bids for contracte
are to be received, Il complete inventory OF all sun.
70 inc County at Snake Hi should Be- i made ee oot. anS
q prlnted COPY tnereeI should be exposed for inspec-
II: The spscidcaI,ons. which are now to a greaa
show as near as maybe The kinds and qualities y
supplies that might De required to be furnished on
he Will bs called upon to supply. 'us wna'
~. Samples OF all goods should also be exhibited.
be known TO bIaders.
v; The Board Should require every bidder to file
with his Did q ~suficient bono. uu y certified. b fore
tine CLERK ofthe Board, for the faithful performance
VI. the siorekeeper sho1il Keep an account with
the head Of each institution, charging against sucn
the county, including supplies shown BY Tie aior l.
saidinyentory 70 be IN the possession Or under the
ton should on his part Keep q similar account with
VII. The Board. by and with the advice OF the
County PhysielaD, should then establish q system OF
s.itnti rassons M Spg ens 1a1hase so ana e "a o,asa q 18th the m, N,
system OF ratlons thus establishe, except on the
written order Of the County Pnysiclan. IN cases Of
viii, The head OF each institution should then
N Gah hs fi nstit4 Ua ti ons STr3 he ssorele sos ri e6o paI19 eba need led
same against the institution receiving tneln, ana the
himself with these supplies. All supplies, not FOOD
that neea to be renewed, such as %clotning, furniture,
same manner. aud the old articles saould be turned
into the storekeeper and sold TO the best advantage
oil the county.
TX. There should be a monthly examination of the
accounts OF the storekeeper and heads OF tine DEPART
ments, by which tAe Board could ascertain the Quail
ity and value OF supplies received by the storekeeper
from each contractor, and the quality and value of
the supplies transm tied by the storekeeper OF each
institution. BY reference to the number OF inmates
for the month at the different institutions, it could
then DO found whether or not the daily per capita al
lowance Of fool supplies had been exceeded, and in
case OF an excess the Warden or head OF an institute
ton responsible FOR 1t should be held accountable.
The Grand Jury respectfully ask the Court to d.
rect the publication of the foregoing presentment IN
such manner as may be best.
By order OF the Court.
DENNIS MCLAUGHLIN, Clerk.
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