The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-02
TIMKHN'S Flour.
His Father, the Ex-MaYor,
Tells the Freeho1ders
1t was Good.
THE BOARD FEELS INSULTED
Various Business Transacted By the
County's Guardians.

There has been discovered man able
to insult the Board of Freeholders. He Is
ex-Mayor Timken, Of Hoboken, who
speaks much better German than be does
English. His son recently contracted to
supply the county institutions at Snake
Hill with flour, but the goods supplied do
not suit the Freeholders. and recently
they ordered sixty-two barrels returned.
Yesterday a communication written on
four pages Of legal cap by the ex-Afayor's
son was read, that is it was said to have
been written by him. The document
stated that the contractor (Timken) had
been requested to remove sixty-two bar
reis Of -four FROM Snake Hill. which was
not of the quality which he contracted to
supply at the price of 50. 8211 per barrel.
The communication further stated that
the contractor did not intend to pay IS 8
barrel for the pleasure of furnishing flour
for S3. S215 TO the county, and in general
way claimed that the flour furnished WAS
as good as could be expected for the con-
tract price. 1t then went on to say that
Mr. Timken could NOT understand why
Freeholder Noonan could not take up the
complaint of Freeholder Nelson about
the petroleum contract.
When the clerk reached this point Free
holder Kimmerley objected to further
reading and declared the letter was an in
suit. He was sustained by Freeholder
Hennessey, and Freeholder Coyle while
endeavoring to apologize for Timken said
he did not expect such a communication
from Ttmken and he. with all the other
members of the Board. voted to return IL.
MAYOR TIMKEN SPEAKS.
When this was done ex-Mayor Tmken
was granted the privilege of the floor and
he said
II come here, gentlemen, to protecr my.
son. / am not interested in this CONTRACT
1t seems to me the members of the Board
hBve done wrong in rejecting this -four
1t was up to the Standard
He added that he would like to have the
Freeholders send to New York for an
expert to test the flour and continued:
My son knew some things about the
| tricks at Snake Kill and he got three bags
| of -four from there for comparison and he
| found his ranked No. 2. My son Is only
1 beginning life and he wants to do what is
right. / would like to have a committee
| appointed to investigate this four
| The ex-Mayor then left the -four queS-
| ton and wen5 for oats, and began an
| arraignment of some members of the
Board. Director Bruggemann stopped
this at once and Freeholder Coyle
do you think that communication
| just read in good taste?''
81 don't know. But I do know that
| my son went TO Snake Hill and brought
| home three loaves Of bread good enough
for any one. thank you gentlemen for
| for my son.
| MCCARTHY MADE GARDNER.
| The bill of Patrick McKenna was again
| presented to the Board, This time through
Collins 81 Corbin, and it was referred to
counsel. Michael Gibney's resignation
e,k .faIr nm
later on Freeholder Thomas Mccarthy
| was appointed In his place at salary OF
1 $3.50 by Freeholder Kimmerly.
| At this juncture Counsellor McGrath
| informed the Board that without further
| investigation by him he would not adj
4 wise the payment of $4,000 for extra
work on the Clay street bridge. and then
| the usual requisitions were presented,
! one of which was for two sets of chairs
| for the judges, the cost not to exceed
| $3.50. and a double set of harness
| for 500. and to purchase carpets for Lhe in
stitutions at Snake HILL Another requi-
sition was for 7CO colias. 800 Reraniums
and other plants for the Aims House, at
cost not to exceed $3.50. Ellis. Nelson
! and Tiernsy voted against this, but it was
! adopted. DR.. King wanted a safe and
some flower plants, the cost to be not
Counsellor McGrath informed the
| Board that it would be necessary to elect
clerk and county collector. The con-
| fiict in the recent law and the prior one
made it advisable, in his opinion, to meet
next Tuesday, and then adjourn until the
| second Tuesday in May, and then make
the appointments. The advice was ac-
| cepted.
/ Then the Board formally awarded the
/ contract to Michael Mulry to repair the
| Paterson Plank Road and the wall along
the hillside. Il was also recommended
| that the closets In the asylum be taken
/ out and new ones substituted.
Freeholder Kimmerly offered resolu-
| tion to the effect that the county employ
ees be paid every two weeks. which was
unanimously adopted and the Board ad
| journed.