The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-04
The requisition was ordered by vote of
s to 5, with seven absentees.
TUE pPISON MAY RE- COLD

The reQuisition was ordered by vote OF
8 to 5, with seven absentees.
THE PRISON MAY BE COLD.
A resolution was offered by Freeholder
Boyle, that the County Superintendent
| buy the lumber and articles necessary to
repair the roof of the Penitentiary and
the steam heating pipes. Before q vote
| was taken on the resolution Counsellor
McGrath said that several appropriations
| were now overdrawn and that to pur-
chase these goods might cause the Free
| holders trouble.
| ~ have now warned you, gentlemen"
said he, 'and you, if you buy these
things, do it with your eyes open. UntI
| recently committee could purchase by
requisition what it needed, and the vote
of the Board was not required to sanculon
the purchase. 1t is different now, and
each member voting for requisition Is
responsible
@These articles" said County Super, ppe1.
| intendent Cannon, "are absolutely
needed. If they are not furnished and
you have to close your institutions this
| winter because no heat can be had, ETC.,
etc., don't blame me. What have asked
| for is only what we must have to keep
open the buildings"
Grath 'a sad condition of things, but as
| said before. if there is no money to
meet the expense the members are liable
to indictment"
| The resolution was lost by vote OF
| nine nays to five yeas. Director Steger
economy he had just caused to be read
and he was one of the five who did not
fear Indictment and voted for the resolu-
| ton.
| Warden Grimes sent notice to the
Board that there was but two days sup
| ply of coal at the Penitentiary, and, in the
| language of the late lamented Bill Tweed,
said:-"Well, what are you going TO 40
about it?"
Director Steger informed the Board
that coal was contracted for, and that II
there was not supply it was the con-
| tractors fault. The Committee on
| County Institutions was directed to at
tend to the matter at once.
FREEHoLDER NoONAN's VISION.
| During the debate on coal Freeholder
Noonan had a vision. 1t showed him the
horses and cows and dogs and cats, yes,
and even the rats at Snake Hill starving
and slowly whitening away. Freeholder
| Noonan is member of the Committee on
| Institutions, and as such must occasion
ally visit Snake Hill. If the horses
! starved to death how could he get there,
and if he did get there and the cows were
starved to death where would he get the
| good butter and fresh milk Warden
| Grimes provides the Freeholders with
when they go there? All these thoughts
| followed the vision, and Mr. Noonan
| heroically determined to do or die. he
| moved the vote on the resolution that was
| lost to purchase feed be reconSidered, and
| it was done. One of the items of the
| ''feed" reQuisition was for one hundred
| bales of straw. Mr.. Noonan said that he
wanted to feed the animals, but confessed
| that he didn't see how it required one
| hundred bales of straw to do it.
sThe straw is for mattresses for the
paupers," said Director Steger.
ooh! is that all; well, l don't think they
need that much" replied the Freeholder.
| After considerable debate on the sub
| ject the Committee on County lnstltu-
| tions was empowered to purchase what
was necessary.
JUGGLING THE DOLLARS.
| This being satisfactorily disposed OF,
Director Steger gave an example of his
| financial ability by showing how to
manipulate money. He first introduced
| a resolution that all unexpended appro-
| priations be transferred to the incidental
expense account, and that $9,25S.20 be
added to that account from the account
| of permanent Improvements. The resolu-
| ton further provided that hereafter all
| bills and claims against the county shall
| be paid from the incidental expense
account.
81 don't see how we can vote the Free
| holders salaries away,.' commented
Freeholder Tierney, when he had heard
the resolution.
"You DON'T" said the Director; "you
only transfer them to another account"
Counsellor McGrath was evidently well
enough pleased to have his salary where
| the statute had placed it, and he also OBJ
| jected to the transfer. He said 1t was
statutory claim, and could not be trans
| ferred nor could any statutory claims be
so transferred, and that Freeholder Tier
ney's point was well taken; II statutory
claims were excepted the transfers could
| be made, and the resolution was thus
| amended and adopted.
Then Director Steger introduced an
| other resolution which transferred from
| the account of incidental expenses
| $3, ,613. "a to the Jail and Court House ac
count, 81 ,503.26 to the storeroom and
| Smallpox Hospital account, S270 to Cor
| oners and Morgue Keepers account,
| Sc, 1856. 90 to the Aims House, account, and
| $40. 1885, IS to the Penitentiary. This re-
| solution was adopted, and Clerk John
Boyd murmured to himself:-"JuSt had
| enough to do it,"
Counsellor McGrath volunteered the in
| formation that while it originally cost
| the county $500 year to bury veterans it
now costs $500. and said that brake
has got to be put on this somewhere.
| Perhaps the old ''vetS" will consider this
and stop dying.
On motion Of Freeholder McDonough
the Rev. Charles La Rue was appointed
chaplain at Snake Hill at salary of $500
| year. and the claims of Coroners Brack-
ner and Gschwind, which have been
nearly eight months before the Board.
were paid.
James Anderson was appointed baker
at the Aims House at $500 year, and
Stephen Fitzsimmons was reappointed
cook at the Asylum. William Burke was
also appointed carpenter. Architect
Geile's claim of 5000 failed to pass, and
the Board adopted the rules of 1888, with
few slight alterations, to work under in
the future.
The Board spent almost its last dollar
yesterday, and if it fails to get the $4,000
due it from the State, money will be
scarce article about the Freeholders' office
until after the new appropriation comes
in next December.
Missing Children.
Theodore Sink, aged twelve years, who
resided with his parents at the foot of
Gates avenue. was reported last night
missing since Tuesday. He is meagrely
described as having blue eyes and being
bare footed. He wore dark brown
cheyiot Jacket and trousers.