The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-12
PF|NGSTEN SOUR
The Board of Freeholders
by No Means a Happy
Family.
PFINGSTEN MELANCHOLY.
Mr.. Ellis Fighting Mad--The Lie
Passed, a Man Called Crazy
and a Lawyer Crushed.
PARK BOARD HUMBUG.
PFINGSTEN MELANCHOLY.
PARK BOARD HUMBUG.

Rain affects men differently and mem
bers of the Board of Freeholders do not
escape its influences more than other
people. even ii it is only water. YesIer-
day the refreshing element caused pecu-
liar changes i'll the normal conditions Of
these County Fathers. Freeholder Coyle
forgot his usual urbane manners and was
crisp and sharp; Freeholders Hennessey
and Kimmerly became jolly and forgot
business cares to indulge in frequent
laughter; Freeholder Ellis became a gem
uine fire eater, and last, but, ah, by no
means least, Freeholder Charles A. Ping
stem was melancholy. dolefully melan-
choly. His usually buoyant step was
slow and tangled, and his genial smile
had disappeared to make room Tor Woe
full expression. His respondent appear
ance only reflected the gloomy ideas that
he in most melancholy manner ex-
pressed at the meeting which was held.
So Respondent did he seem that when the
fire eater, Ellis, virtually gave him the lie
in open meeting and declined to talk to a
''crazy man." the words passed unno-
ticed, unheeded and undenied.
At about two O'Clock the Committee on
County Institutions assembled in the
Freeholders Office and We're in session
until nearly i've q C1OCkt WHEN Gu6y tLu-
iourned to the Court House TO hold a
public meeting, during which the mel
ancholy Pdngsten, with secondhand
Hamlet-the-Dane expression, entered.
The Board received Il communication
which seemed to please all, for it in
formed them that County Collector Hugh
Dugan had succeeded in borrowing $780,
600, as a temporary loan, as he was d.
rected TO do at the last meeting.
A requisition for supplies for the school
at the almshouse was read. 1t contains
many curious items for school children,
such, for example, as two razors, and on
the urgent demand of Freeholder Kim
merly it was referred back to the COM
mittee. A requisition for stationery for
Engineer Harrison was presented and
took the usual course, and then an invi-
tation to attend public meeting of Jer-
sey City Lodge No. 119, Brotherhood of
R;tilroal Trainmen, on September 81, at
Woods Hall, at one o'clock in the after
ncoa, was accepted.
KEEPERS UNIFORMS.
The report of the Committee on County
Institutions, which provided for the sepa-
ration of the sexes In the aims house, by
placing the male employees In the new
house prepared originally for Warden
RYAN and his family. was adopted. Male
employees in entering and leaving the
aims house hereafter must use the fire
escape stairs for the purpose.
Freeholder Kinlmerly inquired of the
director why the compittee appointed to
furnish uniforms for the keepers made no
final report, and Mr.. Ellis replied that
the chairman of that committee was alb
sent. As member he would state, how
.yer. that the arrangements for the uni
forms were about completed. but, in the
opinion of the committee, iB would be
hatter TO wait about two months before
adopUing them. He said that if the
Board wanted them immediately the
committee was prepared to report.
s.If the committee is ready to go ahead
I don't see who you should not get
them,'' said Freeholder Kimmerly.
Fraeholder Nelson argued with Mr..
Kimmerly, but Freeholder Tierney's
scruples would not permit him to act in
the matter during the absence of the
chairman Of the committee, Mr.. Noonan.
ssIt seems to me-" said Director Brug-
gemann, ''that the Board should now act,
for it is two months since the committee
said it was ready to report"
After further discussion the committee
was directed to report at the next meet
ing ggrasbo,aer Tternev was then permitted
by the Board to appoint man to watch
the stones and fhe work being done on
The Newark Turnpike at q salary of So a
day.
Mr.. Ellis desired the counsel to the
opinion as to what share of the expense
of the constitutional election the county
shall bear Counsellor McGrath said he
believed the county should only bear the
same proportionate share OF expense that
it does for every general election. That
JERSEY City and the other municipalities
must pay their share for the election as
they do for any other election. The
counsellor will make another examina-
ton of the laws governing the case and
his written opinion will be filed at the
next meeting
a res solution was introduced by Free
holder Hennessey to substitute the
EgcninQ Post for the Journal OF Com
mcrce, TO advertise the sale of the $780,
600 of County Park Bonds This was OPP
posed by Freeholder Pfingsten, who de-
cared that the Journal Of Commerce
was read by all bankers and brokers and
the Euentng Post was not.
Freeno der Nelson said that he failed
to attend the last meeting, but had he
been present he would have suggested
some other way to call the attention OF
moneyed men to the sale OF the bonds.
Said he:-"Now, you gentlemen have adj
yertised in all the local papers" Except
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS 1.-THE sale OF
these bonds. and you know the result.
Your advertisements did not reach the
proper people, and doubt il they can be
attracted by advertising III New York
papers. Isuggest that we send out cir
cuIar TO the banks, making known our
wants and the goods we have for sale.
We have been charged with unnecessary
haste in trying to issue these bonds, and
that the Freeholders are anxious TO get
them sold. This, so far as / know, be-
lieye to be untrue"
DON'T WANT PARKS.
Mr.. Pfingsten then. in a most mournful
tone, made the most startling announce
merat that he Yves not interested in either
Of the newspapers mentioned, but he
still favored the Journal OF Commerce.
81 think it is mistake. gentlemen, to
send out circulars. This is not a picnic.
We don't cure whether the Park bonds
are sold or not. We have no interest in
them and we only sit here TO act Tor the
park Commissioners. We have adver-
tised in all the local papers, Except The
NEWS sand Ii the people do not buy the
bonds it is evident they do not want the
parks. for the can find no fault with the
bonds. which are worth their weight in
rold. The bonds are excellent and for
( fhat reason / don't believe in sending
out begging circulars to The people ASK
ing tnerl to buy the bonds. Il the adyer-
tisements do not bring purchasers IL is
Eotce-Tickets distributed for photographs
AT 81 Oc per dozen for month OF August VIII ne
accented this month aE New Y ork lhotogEaph
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