The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
A CLEAN SWEEP, MAY BE.
Threats Some Freeholders are
Making Against Others.

Patronage has been the rock upon
which, in the past, nearly every Board of
Freeholders in this county has split, and
there is very good reason for believing
that the new experiment-the present
Board-will not escape like fate.
During last year Freeholders Hen
nessey, Pairson and Kimmerly, with a
desire to be returned to the Board, Sc
cured in a quiet manner about all the
patronage that could be picked up. 1t
was done in such an easy way that they
had all and no one else scarcely any
when the present Board came into ex-
istence Naturally this is "a state of
things that displeases all the members
except those from the Second, Fifth and
Sixth districts.
They have been urged to come to some
understanding and make fair division;
they have been told how hungry the con-
stituents of the other members are, they
have been threatened anu coaxed and
feted and treated, but all to no purpose.
The three Freeholders refuse to give up
what they possess.
A THREATENED SWEEP.
Unless some amicable arrangement is
made before the next meeting there Ii a
strong probability that trouble will take
place. 1t will be in this way:-A resolu-
tion will be presented dismissing all the
employees of the Board. This will. of
course, receive negative vote from Kim
merly, Pairson and Hennessey, but the
Others will be a unit for it.
With all the employees dismissed, the
majority will Immediately fill the vacan-
cieS with their friends, and the little
monopoly of patronage will be broken,
and its three members relieved of about
all of it. That this action is seriously
contemplated, is beyond question, and it
may bring Pairson, Hennessey and Kim
over some of the appointments they have
secured. 1t will soon be known.
A LITTLE MEETING.
When the Director called the meeting
to order yesterday, with paper weight
for gavel there were seven present. The
application of the Board of Health for
$3.50 to be used for sanitary purposes was
referred to the Committe on Finance.
The Town of West Hoboken complained
of the condition of the roads, and one
Charles j. Hill notified the Board that he
wanted 1925 to repay him for the damage
done his boat while trying to pass through
the Passaic bridge draw, and he said that
if he is not paid that amount he will sue
this and Essex county for it. After ex
planning that the fault was entirely Hills
Freeholder Tierney asked to have the
matter referred to the joint Bridge and
it was done.
A communication from Joseph Warren,
foreman of the Grand Jury, requested the
Freeholders to put into repair the closet
in the Grand Jury room and denounced
it as a nuisance. The matter was re-
ferred to the proper committee, with
power.
An opinion from Counsellor McGrath
was read in the case of Edward Norton,
who wants extra compensation for his
services as one of the Board of Canvas
sers. This the Counsellor decided could
not be given for the. Legislature had fixed
The amount per diem.
THE HALL OF RECORDS
The Counsellor also asked the Board
for instruction concerning the present
ment of the Grand Jury against the
builders of the Hall of Records and said
that if these people are to be prosecuted
a resolution by the Board to that effect
was simply read and no action was
taken.
Warden Ryan sent his annual report to
the Board yesterday. In the aims house
during the year ending December /, there
were admitted 1917 inmates; there are
now 621, divided thus:-Adult male, 2l9;
minor males, 1872; adult females, 165;
minor females, So; employees, II. The
total yearly cost was $50, 1885, 6S, an aver
age OF $3.50 per capita.
MR.. KENNEY's DEATH.
Counsellor McGrath was requested by
Freeholder Pfngsten to give his opinion
as to the manner the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Kenney's death shall be filed
He said the law had made no provision
for this emergency, and believed that
legislation was necessary before the
vacancy could be filed He referred to
Judge Lippincott, who, the counsellor
said. agreed with him that there was no
law regulating the matter now. So far
as the validity of the action of the Board
is concerned, the counsellor SAID. in his
Judgment, it made no difference whether
the Ninth district was represented or not