The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-10
TIE COUNTY TO BUY THEM.
Information for the Public That the
FreehoIders Wanted Kept
From "The News.

All OF the members of the Board of
Freeholders attended the meeting Of the
Committee on County Institutio rs yester-
day. Freeholder Coyle wanted to know
what was being done by the Sub-Commit-
tee on Penitentlary. Messrs. Noonan.
Tierney and Ellis. regarding the furnish
ing of uniforms to keepers. He was told
that the matter was progressing as rapid
" as was consistent, and Freeholder
Ellis said that there would be no trouble
at all about the matter If the Freehoiders
were willing TO guarantee the contractor
his payments for the uniforms The
price, Mr.. Ellis, would be about $3.50 a
suit.
Freehoider Nelson thought that 1t was
absurd to ask the county to guarantee a
tailor his money for clothes furnished the
employees.
guarantee. was necessary and as chairman
Of the sub committee reported that the
cloth was being made.
COYLE's ACTIVE INTEREST.
This reply Dy no means satisfied Free
holder Coyle, who said he had from the
time the first resolution concerning uni
forms was introduced until the present
time endeavored to see the keepers uni
formed, and he insisted on some immedi-
ate action being taken.
Freeholder Ellis satirically moved that
owing to Coyle's active interest In the
matter he be appointed to the sub COM
mittee. Coyle did not appreciate the
sarcasm.
Freeholder German had listened atten-
lively to the discussion. feeling confident
that he held four aces and was sure win
ner when the time came TO show his
hand. When tired of the pickering over
the deal German mentally scanned his
four aces and called the game.
He offered the disgrac resolution
that the uniforms be pur, hasa and paid
for by the county. He SAY, reason why
the county should not provide its en-
ployes with clothing.
Freeholder Kfmmerly said that he had
Keen spoken to by several keepers about
Just such proposition. but that he had
not given any promises in the matter.
He wanted to do what was right and not
to work hardship.
Freeholder Ellis in no gentle manner
chlded Mr.. Kimmerly and declared that
he believed it WIS wrong for Freeh0lder
to discuss the subject with the keepers
had pledged themselves to vote for Cor
mans Infamous motion.
These four votes were no doubt the
four aces German held.
THE JOB PUT THROUGH
After a wrangle of half an hour over
the matter and earnest protests being
made by Freeholders Noonan, Ellis.
Tierney and Nelson against the robbery
a. vote was taken with this result:-For
the adoption of Germans resolution,
Messrs. German. Kimmerly. Perry, Hen
nessey, Coyle and Pfngsten; against the
resolution, Messrs. Ellis, Tierney, Noonan
and Nelson.
When l went to the Freeholder's office
today 10 obtain the names of the uuscru-
pulous Freeholders who voted to provide
clothing for the county employees just as
il they were paupers, Messenger John
Noonan. who acts as committee clerk
when John Boyd, clerk of the Board. de-
sires to speed his trotter in some other
congenial spot, at first denied that the
resolution had been adopted, but finally
said he had been directed by the Free
holders TO keen this information from
The JERSEY CITY NEWS. They were
easily secured elsewhere.