The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-28
THE COUNTY WILL SUE.
Contractor Brown Will Nave
to Answer for the HalN
of Records.
AWARDING SUPPLY CONTRACTS.
The Board OF Freeholders Held an
Interesting and Important
Meeting Yesterday.


Contractor John A. Brown has at last
been notified by the Board of Freeholders
that he is expected at some time to COM
plete the Hall of Records. The notifca-
tion is peremptory one and comes in the
guise of a resolution drawn by Freeholder
Donnelly. 1t has also a preamble which
may not prove more pleasant reading for
the aforesaid Brown than the resolution.
1t recites all the epidemics, rheumatism,
blind staggers and total paralysis that
the structure has struggled with, and
then says
= Resolved, That the counsel to the Board Of
Chosen Freeholders, John A. McGrath. be
directed to Immediately commence proceedings
against the contractor and his bondsInen to re-
cover, by suit at law, damages commensurate
with the loss and injury done the county Of
Hudson by reason of this neglect and delay in
the building Of the so-called Hall Of Records
Resolved, That the Committee New Build
ings be directed to take such measures by the
advice of the counsel to the Board as will en-
sure the immediate completion of the so-called
Hall of Records.
THE DAMAGES TO THE COUNTY.
When Mr.. Donnelly introduced this
resolution at the meeting of the Board
yesterday he said tnat Brown had not
made any effort to finish the building.
although it was needed very much for
the offices of County Clerk and Register
were in a depiorable condition. He also
said that at least 60 feet of the new sewer
laid to the Hall of Records must be taken
up and relaid, because the end at the
Court Aouse Is five inches lower than the
street, and in consequence the waste
from the building refuses to empty into
the main sewer in the street, and the
street sewer also empties into the one to
the building and makes a magnificenr
foundation for typhoid fever and malaria.
County Superintendent Cannon said
the same thing. While caring for Mr..
Brown Architect Giele will probably be
called to strict account as TO his re-
sponsibility for the work done under his
supervision.
Brown, his father, deceased, and Thomas
Lamb, to the amount of &75, 900.
CLERK BoYD'S ILLNESS.
When the roll was called Freeholder
Tierney and Clerk John Boyd Were alb
sent. What had become of Tierney no
one knew, but Freeholder Pfngstein
informed the members that Clerk Boyd
was confined to his bed by a severe
attack of pneumonia.
The Director requested Mr. Pfngsten to
aid Assistant Clerk Noonan in his work,
which the Freeholder chesrfully did Ex-
Director Steger was invited to seat be-
side Director Bruggemann, and ex-Free
holder Boyle was given seat inside the
rail. All this eo5relesa requisition for d
,sTfay,fif street.. Jersey CXr the AsViIixs, vv,as
received received liverpool hnsla4&n &ng and rsferrsd to to
''f r.. sse Ssg S$ssspP SsS Ssss.s Institution
made a report Farding contracts for
supplies and rec, vdneded that the Board
make the following Awards
Clothing, G. Metzler, 81 ,4S4; compressed
yeast, Fleischnann 81 Co., 35c. per pound;
coal, J. w. Coyle, 50 per son; coffees
and spices, w. r. Cook, $2,T18.75; crude
oil, Westcott Bros, $l,127, contractor to
tallow fifty cents for every barrel re
81, 464; fresh fish, Abram p. Post, s., ,665;
-four, H. l.. Timken, S1 ,4S1. .25; fresh eggs,
Dennis Reardon, zoe. per dozen; feed, E.
A Dugan, $500. $50; fresh meats, Michael
Smith, So, %; groceries, Charles Z.
Ahrens. 81, 197. so; hardware, Virgins =
Abel, 81, $500; hemlock sole leather and
shoe strings, James Soden. $40. 80; hosiery,
Charles Furst, 1864. so; ice, r. Mccormick,
"a per ton; lime and cement, James p
Hall, $344.50; lumber, H. III. Hankins.
81, $50; manure. James Waddington, 81 rs
per ton; miscellaneous, A. Fowler, S642. IS;
notions, Charles Furst, $552; paints and
oils, Plusant, S336.33; milk, De Reiodon,
Sc. per quart; provisions, w r. Cook.
81, ,s27; shoes, John Troll, $349; soap and
starch. William Taylor, 1881; tobacco,
Meyer Bros, $3.50; vegetables, J. Christ
mas, $2,420; wooden ware, w. Il. Cook,
$1,000
I'VE would recommend" the commit
tee say, ''that hel eafter the Committee
on County Institutions be empowered to
purchase butter for use of the institu-
tions as required, and that all bids for
same be rejected, as we think it would
be saving as well as benefit to the
county.
ROUTINE WORK.
Freeholder Noonan moved that each
contract be taken up separately, but he
was quickly sat on and motion to adopt
the committees report prevailed Mr..
Noonan voting no. The Committee on
North Bridges asked the Board to pay
number Of claims for piling and plank
ing and also recommended that the cul-
verts on the Hackensack Plank Road and
on Charles street be repaired.
The committee were in doubt as to their
right to repair the one on the Paterson
plank road.
Requests from Daniel J. Smith, b. Nc
Cormack, James Manion and John Griffin
to be permitted to withdraw their bids
for furnishing ice were received and
large number of claims were ordered paid
in a lump. This concluded the business
of the day and the Board adjourned.
He Can't Part with His Property.