The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-12

clear that Hudson county does not wan
| any parks. for one don't want tn t
| parks and it seems the people don e
| either. 1t is for that reason don't be t
lieve in sacrificing the county's dignity
| by sending out begging circulars"
When Mr. Pfingsten concluded that he
| had made sufficient exhibition of his
melancholy, Freeholder Nelson said
These remarks about the bonds are nom
| sense The fact that the bonds are not
bought by the people in the county is no
1 argument that the people don't want
! not buy the bonds They have not got
| the money, and that is ali there is about
| 1t. If you do not advertise your goods
| properly you cannot sell them Inc
| United States Government sends out
| financial circulars when it has bonds to
! sell, and no one ever calls them begging
| circulars, and If the Government can do
| it l see no reason why we should not,
| The advertisements in the papers are TOO
| small to make known just what we have
| for sale. and a properly prepared circular
| would do this and the cost would De
| light"
Counsellor McGrath said the only rea-
| son the bonds were not purchased in this
county was because when in the State
| they are taxable, and insomuch as they
| only bear four per cent interest 1t would
| not par a capitalist to buy them and pay
| bonds out of the State. He believed they
| should be thoroughly advertised in New
York papers.
"And Just here,' said the Counsellor,
| becoming trifle excited, II want to say
| there has been 40 undue haste on the
! part of the Freeholders to sell these
| bonds. for they have only acted at the
| suggestion and with the consent of the
PARK Commissioners in the matter. Ii
there has been haste it was not by the
| Freeholders."
The motion to substitute the Euentng
| Post was then defeated.
IT WAS A DESK ROW.
Freebooter German Drecipitated trouble
bv introducing Il resolution authorizing
Chief Engineer Harrison to purchase
three suitable desks for his office at cost
not to exceed SIS.
Mr. McGrath remarked that the engi-
neer had no desks and these were neces-
sary to enable him to proceed with his
work.
Il am afraid" said Fire Eater Ellis,
very bluntly, '.that the Chief Engineer
has too many bosses and that the busl-
ness of the county road is not going on
right. Left alone, have no doubt that
Mr.. Harrison will do perfectly right, but
too many COOKS spoil the broth Ii was
his duty to make a requlsitlon for these
desks and not ask for them by resolution,
which is establishing bad precedent
ana is nOU DuSllC5S ike. IL uG has
no desks and has employed clerks
he has got the horse before the cart, he
should have got the desks first. l will
vote for anything Mr.. Harrison requires
if sent in on q requisition, but l do not
believe in doing it by resolution. He
knew he needed desks and could have
asked for them when he asked The Board
to appoint his clerks week ago. This
resolution business is bad precedent to
begin the new county road With.
PFINGsTEN ON PHILOSOPHY.
~ want to talk philosophically," said
Freeholder Pfngsten, and no one object
| ing ne proceeded thusly:-"If l mistake
not, at the last meeting of the Board it
appointed clerks to the chief engineer
Freeholder Ellis voted for them. What
use are clerks unless they have desks to
work on. / think the Board ought to
give them to him it the Freeholders be-
lieve he needs them"
The first class in philosophy was then
seated and Mr.. Ellis reiterated that he
| did not object to providing tho desks, or
anything else necessary, ii done properly,
but he did not think q resolution the
| proper way, as it left precedent that
might be abused very much before the
| County Road was completed.
"It is right said Mr.. Pfngsten, ito
! give Mr.. Harrison the desks If the Board
| thinks he needs them, no matter how
| they are procured"
HOT SHOT.
'sThat is it." exclaimed the excited
Ellis, ''he says he don't care how they are
purchased"
81 didn't say purchased" mildly pro-
| tested Mr.. Pfngsten.
II say you did, J" retorted Mr.. Ellis.
81 didn't" demonstrated Mr.. Pfingsten.
II know better" angrily shouted Mr..
Ellis, glaring savagely on the melancholy ly
Phngsten.
The Directors gavel stopped the hearty
| laughter of Messrs. kimmerly, Hennes-
| sey and German, and Mr.. Pf1ngsten In
sisted that What did say was"
II think" said Counsellor McGrath,
! II can explain"
s.Mr. McGrath," exclaimed Freeholder
Ellis, disregarding the pounding gavel,
this is not an opinion OF law that wants
| your interference; it is a resolut ton and
| don't require your interference at ali. !"
| Great laughter by German, Hennessey,
| Tierney and Kimmerly). when MIR.
| Harrison has wanted anything before, IL
| has been asked for in the proper way.
| and he should have done so this time
Mr.. Pfngsten,. interrupting the
| speaker:-"It IS
II don't want to listen to a crazy man,
| exclaimed the enraged gentleman from
| Hoboken, and, disgusted at the quarrel,
| he sat down.
Mr.. McGrath then explained that he
and Mr.. German had visited the office OF
| Mr.. Harrison and found it without desks.
| He was about to send for some when Mr..
| German said he would get them by a
| resolution and save time.
| Elk. Director ad Interim German then
arose and said the same, and
that ne had simply acted in good faith by
advice of counsel Freeholder Nelson
| said he agreed with Mr.. Ellis that the
| precedent OF supplying the requirements
| of Chief Engineer Harrison by requisi-
| ton was a bad one, and he thought Mr..
| Ellis "rebuke'' was timely
no imputation on Mr.. Harrison, but it
| was time to stop the resolutions for sup
| plies, 'for this" said he. ais the second
| time within week this Board has pro-
| ceeded in an unbusiness like manner.
| The resolution was adopted, and strange
| to say Freeholder Ellis voted for it and
! Freeholder German, the mover, voted
against it,
COUNTY ROAD BONDS.
Freeholder Ellis offered a resolution
| that decreased from $50, 900 to $40, 900 the
| smallest amount OF Park bonds chat could
! be purchased, which was adopted, and an
1 order to pay Clerk BOYD $50 for postage
! expended by him was granted.
| A long wrangle followed as to what
committee should Immediately prepare
| the county road and park bonds, and
| finally it was left to the Committee on
Audit, the County Collector and the FL
| nance Committee.
Freeholder German offered resolution
! which was adopted that authorized the
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