The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-17
ELLIS BOMBSHELL.
He Assai1S the Davis Free
holders Perquisites-
Pfingsten on the
Ring Side.


penny to spend, serenely attended to their
private affairs yesterday and ignored the
Board meeting. Benjamin Evans, the
machinist who was removed from his po-
sition few months ago to make room
for heeler, served papers in a certiorari
suit on the Board. He will have
the Supreme Court decide whether .he
was properly removed The Committee
on North bridges reported that the super
intendent of the United Gas Improve
ment Company had signifed his willing
ness TO place the gas pipes beneath the
Ravine Road bridge instead of on it.
The gas company asked to be permitted
to do the same at the Palisade avenue
bridge, near Hoboken avenue. The COM
mittee were instructed to ascertain from
the superintendent the particulars, and If
proper, to order the change made.
Freeholder Phngsten said he had re-
ceived letter which set forth that the
Paterson avenue plank road sewer was
out of repair, and that neighbor of his
informant had caused the trouble. The
complainant had directed William Riece.
lawyer, TO notify Mr.. Phngsten of the
nuisance. The matter was referred to
committee for investigation. A letter
was received from Colonel John Grimes,
thanking the Freeholders for their ex-
pECoSlOuS VI 6J pdtuy OF6L nls ItCcut pc-
reavement. 1t was ordered copied in full
on the minutes.
ELLIS ON SUPPLIES.
At the last meeting of the Board, Free
holders Ellis, Hennessey and Tierney
were appointed special committee to
nished by contract for the next fiscal
year beginning December 1. Through
Mr. Ellis energy and determination the
committee reported yesterday that the
list was completed and that ninety-three
articles hitherto furnished by requisition
had been added to the contract list
Had Mr. Ellis made a motion that Free
holders serve without salary he could
not have created a greater commotion.
Ninety-three acquisitions for years
supply to be taken awayl The Free
holders became speechless with surprise.
70 So s0uTdeS eoud not % bsq Bes
it was true, and while Freeholder Ellis
was explaining that it was done to give
the county chance, several of the mem
bers began to think of some way to de-
feat the project.
tions," said Freeholder Ellis. ION the
amounts received and the quantities
used during the present year. The COM
mittee found many articles had been or
dered in much greater quantities than
needed and that the supply had run short
should have been bought on contract
three times as much as was purchased
that way
This was done, of course, to allow the
use of the infamous reQulsition system to
supply the proper amount.
THE committee has carefully formed
the estimates from a knowledge OF this
and the gross amount of supplies VIII be
q little less next year than. furnished this
year,
I FreehoIder Pfngstein demanded.
nervously, that the list of ninety-three
articles to be supplied by contract be read.
Freeholder German saw better way
to dispose of the report, and give the
Freeholders time to consider what to do
and he asked that 1t be laid over. This
proposition was hailed with delight, but
before the motion was put, Freeholder
Ellis asked the privilege OF saying u few
words.
ELLIS DENOUNCED THEM.
When this committee was appointed,
/ suppose it was for the purpose of doing
its work properly and to the best of its
ability. I also supposed its report would
be accepted without comment, or should
not have served on it. TO lay this report
over until the next meeting would be to
give the Board much trouble. had sup
posed that at this meeting the Board
would accept the report, and ad-
vertise for proposals which could
6sv reseysd ef tSa y Hyoard the rst mse9ng
The contracts could then be awarded on
the third Thursday Of that month. If it
goes over it will be January before you
can get the supplies ana in consequence
there will be side tracked then ut the
store house some six or eight car loads of
goods bought on requisition the same as
was done this year. The gentlemen asso-
ciated with me on this committee have
tried to prevent such a thing happening
so that the county may receive the bene-
fits of the purchase by contract and thus
get the full value of the money appropri-
ated."
AT this direct accusation the Freehold
ers with one or two exceptions looked
confused They did not feel comfortable
under the plain talk of Mr.. Ellis. H0
knew them all and well understood their
love for acquisitions.
'sWell, want to know what is on that
list. l want it read" said Freeholder
Pfngsten doggedly. 1--WE don't want
any gag law here"
Freeholder German asked for vote to
lay over, and Director-at-L Large Brugge-
man said he would put it, but he first
wanted to hear the list OF ninety-three
articles read. The clerk was directed to
read them, and then Pfngsten, who had
probably taken his cue from German.
his tactics and objected to the
reading. Director-at Large Bruggeman
totally ignored him, and Clerk Boyd
read the list. The advantage of having
the goods mentioned furnished by con-
tract was loo manifest for even German
to persist in delay. and he reluctantly
withdrew his opposition and the report
was accented, and the clerk was directed
to advertise for proposals.
The report of the Freeholders' trip to
the Morris Plains Asylum, which set
forth that they found everything at the
institution in satisfactory condition,
was accepted. and resolution of thanks
for the special car furnished by Superin-
tendent Reasoner was adopted
Truesdale Y. Brown was appointed a
TO Engineer Harrison, of
the County Boulevard. at salary of 500
o month, and resolution of sympathy
for the family of the late Judge Brinker-
hoff was adopted and the Board ad-