The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-09
PRESENTED TO
IhLbbNILD TO
MICHAEL HENNESSEY
BY HIS FRIENDS
as a token of their esteem.
July 8, 1889.

Mr. Hennessey was so thoroughly sur
prised that for moment he could say
nothing, but recovering his self-possession
he thanked his friends and constituents
for the testimonial of regard. Later in
the afternoon Mine Host Joe Noonan had
a repast prepared and the company drank
healthS to one another in beverages suited
to the state of the weather.
FREEHoLDERs TALK ECONOMY.
The meeting of the Board of Freehold
ers to accept the recommendations of the
Finance Committee was late in cOnven-
ing, and it was q curious meeting. The
recommendations were adopted and the
Board was informed that great economy
was prevailing and that the appropria-
tionS for the next year were Sl14, $50 less
than the present year The fact
that $33,500, expenses of Commits
sioners of Land Records, $4,000
for Court House extension and SIS, 900 for
new asylum-or in all about $98, ,500-are
in the present years estimate and are not
needed for next year was not brought to
a very strong light. so that the saving ap-
peared to be as stated and not the modest
SIG, ITO, which it Will not exceed.
When congratulations over this Won
derful financial feat were finished and the
clerk had read long, vituperative state
ment denying that the Freeholders were
robbers, as it was claimed the newspapers
had called them, and that the attacks on
their characters were the result of per-
sonal spleen of the newspapers and their
representatives, and setting forth that
while man in general was created a little
lower than the angels, the Freeholders
were, if anything, little higher-after
these things the Board proceeded to trans
act routine business.
The kearney nuisance on the Old Turn
pike road was referred to committee,
and the resignation of Mr.. Boucher,
blacksmith. was accepted because Mr.,
Boucher desires to go into business. This
unheard of thing - a resignation not
forced-called forth encomiums from eX-
Director Pairson and Director Steger.
REPORTS PRESENTED,
1t was reported to the Board that in the
Penitentiary there are 260 prisoners and
employees, 230 of them males and 80
females. The average cost of mainten-
ance for June was Sl0.S0 6-10 per capita.
In the Asylum there are 106 males, 1853
females and % employees. The average
cost for June was &c. Il per capita At the
Aims House there are POI males, 16S
females, 1877 minors, and 10 employees.
The average cost for June was $6.47.
The County Collector made q report,
in which he stated that the amount on
hand for all purposes until December is
$83, ,924.07, This amount is SO small, that
it is feared the Freeholders will go be-
hind very considerably
The Board directed the Warden of the
Aims House to pay the expenses for NOV
ing James Lynch and his two children
from the institution to Croton, N. Y,
where they will be cared for. County
Collector Dugan got in blow on Free
holder Nelson, who recently presented a
resolution asking what had become of
the 81, 900 appropriated to the Collector for
extra counsel fees. The Collector said that
not one cent of it had been used, and
that there was no need of extra counsel,
that eX-Judge McGrath was all the coun-
sci the Board required.
superintendent Cannon sent q COM
plant to the Board about the manner the
contractor is neglecting his work on the
new Hall of Records, The superintendent
said the building ought to be done before
cold weather, and that the contract called
for June 10. He declared that the con-
tractor, John A. Brown, of Hoboken,
acted as if no contract had been made, and
that he constantly violated 1t.
1t was said, also, after the meeting was
over, that Louis HI. Giele, the architect,
had sold his warrants to William r. Cook
and Director Steger, and that both these
men would lose the money advanced.
INsURING COUNTY PROPERTY.
Freeholder kimmerly reported as
chairman of the Finance Committee that
he had caused some of the county build
ings to be insured at a cost of s, ,221. 90
Freeholder Rollston examined the list, and
it, said he would not vote for it unless the
annexes to the pennitentiary, asylum and
store house were included.
Freeholder Smith declared the rate was
from thirty-tive to fifty per cent too
much. Considerable wrangling took
place, and the resolution to accept
the policies was adopted by vote of
8 yeas, nays, although it requires even
votes to pass bill. The Director ruled
otherwise in this case.
Except some contract claims. no bills
were paid, and the Board adjourned until |
tomorrow afternoon, when it probably |
viii again adjourn for two NJ aths.