The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-22
ITO THE COURT or OYER AND 4ERMfNER
and General Jen Delivery, December rcrm- a.

TO III COURT OF OYER AND TERM1NEH
snd General Jen Delivery, December Term. A.
vs Ths Grand ; Jury sgsssP,eetful.y present, that from a,
ess' Il sd 5nsas 6 d to to s sa;. R Board e, Of uS 01 sss,s T5ssnSld-
irregular and unsystcmatIc manner, whereby a
VIDE avenue 10 corruption and fraud is constantly
They End that no pretenss is made to keep an or
Derry end system TIC record OF the order. purchase
Tiny are ham I'd In shcir IN estlgatfons by the slack
methods Of dolng business by said Beard. Obstacles
in &c path o. In estigation. placed there dcslgncdiy
or through l0norance, require more time for removal
labor q experts SisTa y wesl at s. 0s seSTir eda to onf fu Rr9I reveal
covered by the bungIins. ii not corrupt. management
most credita Diy.m anagsd and the Warden maintains
O perfect system Of books. c-vering the order and
Outside Of that institution great ooafusion cx SITS
n the MANAGEMENT of the affairs OF the county.
Goods are supplied upon acquisitions made BY COM
mitteemsn OF Inc Board OF Chosen Freeholdsrs SEEM
rooSs beng sent 70 the ssorekecper to be drawn
thereon ug5a rIquisitIon BY the noads Of other insti.
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books to show what goods are furnished 70 each OF
from these institutions. Among dis and yo oSSbbp
coming TO the attention Of the Grand jury, they ind
supplies AMI Labor showing a Preyalsnce % great
fFIssaSsS Gars. IN p sas p 81 his Y; tS See fo 9Sard 81 t,e SnSs sa
bill for two barrels of turpentine, for which near
~ three times its value was paid.
Three barrels Of asphalt, winch were not worth
bill was passed.
FOR we've boxes Of lemons. s1os was paid.
For four crates OF berr1Ls s45 was paid.
For one black diamond tablet for The Han OF Rec
ords. $40 was paid, when the same was not worth
For ice furnished to the Court House and Jail for
the months OF JAY and August, 1888, 10000 POUNDS
FOR Ice furnished to the Court House and Jail for
pald ror. w
5a SSr l lSf f y ansas e l ss S SsSsp 1Sss T Hsss IT. u from
~, a t Pll , dor sLslsg; for SgI printing sa,t : County tr = Road ballots
Frccholoers bg inc Argus Printing com 5any. Wien.
as a fact, the books or the said printing company
however. has not bscn bald. sv0 "1
The drand Jury nnaa, upon investigation, that
snecures and OF no possible benefit TO the taxpayers.
Known as q vinegar inspector WHO Va drs,ys Z q a sa. NO y
S55 per month, but has never done any work to earn
for him to do. The act OF the Legislature establish
ing SUCH office should be repeated.
IRREGULAR, iaeSing. yerl1eation entirely. or being I'M
nropsriiy y 81 as the E aimant, in some instances.
taking oIitcer They also md iteinised bills bearing
cation. They Ind that Large bills OF special articles,
ike 1sh, n covering y a period Of sgSpply OF three Or more
with a mass of other claims, after the commence
ment Of Che new fiscal year. carrying with them the
p IgsI ria hensm i Dsr tS Ssb f 1ssa year q m 1898; They and
Of the present fiscal year, bills aggregating a voasyy
large amount, manifessiy contracted in The las.
lSctl tdt u Ii ncuIiy Ill IL0 cases WlLlOQC Qdte.
amount is ssid % Be- s7o,oooS aAs
passed. ssedhs shro% oapnc = loose suis r o. Rala q s'a oersid hsgs so en-
coIn asbls ee be ,ns 81 c anlssa and shl paygm mn1lca Dy the { Beard
is detected by the exercise OF the unaided memory o.
wanting to, prevent the pavmenI Of such accidental
or designed duplicate claims.
Free6oiders nave neglected to finish t6s an IaSsG u
the Penltentiary, and IN consequence thereon the
prisoners being Sconilnod IN = small coli, necessitat-
IF fh ns ' Grsad Sn jury ItyoP PesBe Sa shf he Submit that more
simple, SAFE, eiitisnt a1d business-like methods
as it now exists, by which the Individual meinibcrs Of
the Board can purchase unrestricted kinas and
should be immedfatsIy Stopped.
Al supplies Should be turn shed by contract. and
eeeipt therefor should be the contractors voucher for
institutions should make reqnisition for SUPPLIES
upon the storekeeper, and an account should be
Of the heads 81 The institGtionas. fine cases S q e men
ge9ey. where IL * impossible tor the goods needed to
made In writing by the head Of the institution ueed-
ibg snm saq 70 S Ipoa a5 1ns ssoiresee sp%m Wlo sh % q refer
tanned and Oiled by them. These goods, on being
Eought, should be sent to the storekeeper, who should
enter the receipt thereof in a book 70 be provided Tor
And tie Grand Jury:respectfuny offers to the coprt
the following suggestions Of a plan Tor administepinls
up ]. Sc5e Contracts ct &c ior Supp supplies ess Of ali Kinds should he
awarded for ayear, instead of sEx months. the oh.
tracts is that during the period between the expipa-
tion Of the old contracts and the awarding Of ths
new, goods are purchased by requisition at the most
u. Atleast . month before the bids for contracts
are TO 1e received q complete inventory OF all sup
e p5l sso a ooa nagso al sn pl1PfTFit ;y s & sySrS X KIND maa belonging dOa ing
a printed copy thereof should be exposed for inspec.
zion in the ofice OF the Board.
III. me specifications. which arc now to a greaa
extent false and misleading, should be made to truly
show as near as may be. the kinds and qualities 81
contract SO that each bidder may know just what
he M1il b called upon to supply.
IN. Sample of all goods slOuld also hp oyhf+,rtad
60 that the true quality ana description thereon may
Y; The Hoard should require every bidder to file
with his bid 4 sufficient bona. ou!y certified bafore
ofsuch contract as may be awarded to him.
". me storekeeDer shoult keep an account with
Institution at TIE outset all the personal property OF
said slS inventscry to qbM be- IN su Ike poss snowm og tine afo re-
control or such institution. Eacn head or an institu-
VII. The Board. by and with the advice of the
daily rations for the inmates and officers Of the in
ssystsm Of raticns thus estabiishsff, EXCEPT TON the 4
written order Of the County Physician. in cases OF
viz The head Of each institution should then
daily draW on the storeKeefer for the rations needed
same against the Institution receiving them, ana the b
head Of each institution IA bis own book should debit
that need to be renewed tnS "A. such as clSosaipg, furniture,
same manner. and the Old ARTICLES ssouId be turned
into the storekeeper and sold TO the best advantage
OF the County,
TX. There should be a monthly examination Of the
accounts OF the storekeeper and heads OF the depart-
ments, by which tae Board could ascertain The quail
ity and value q supplies received BY the storekeeper
the supplies transmitted by the storekeeper of each
institution. BY reference to the number or inmates
for the month at the different institutions, 1t could
then be found whetler 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 lnstitu-
ton responsible Tor it should be held accountable.
reel dh sbs e papilc Sarg o Il Fss forsggo aas t aSss G9ar5 e d i
such manner as may be best.
Q. H. O'NEILL, Foreman.
By order OF the Court.
DENNIS MCLAUGHLIN. CLERK.