The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-17
Director Bruggeman's HON.
lily to the Board of
FreehO1derS.
REFORM WANTED In EVERY THING
An Attack on the County Board Of
Health--Routine Business at
Yesterdays Meeting.


columns of advice. There were but TIVE
absentees, Messrs. Pairson and Donnelly,
who are sick. The seven members present
listened closely, and when the Directors
communication had been read by Clerk
Boyd, it was ordered spread in full on the
minutes. The essential features OF the
address were these:-
THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED
recommend that the steam pipes in
the jail be repaired and the jail repalnted.
An office for the County Collector and
Director is necessary; / think the Clerk
of the Board and his assistant should
give bonds; the Freeholders' office needs
painting and papering; the county bridges
are in fair condition, but advise that the
free bridge at Harrison be planked. 1t is
necessary that the Belleville road should
be repaired. The Erie and West Shore
railroads should be compelled to erect
gates where the County road crosses
them.
81 also recommended that all goods sup
piled to Snake Hill be delivered to the
store keeper and none to the wardens /
think the outside of the aims house
should be painted and that the pavilion
occupied by the old men should be made
a dwelling for the warden. The present
structure for housing old men is a dis
grace. recommend the construction Of
q suitable building.
CUT DOWN THAT PAY ROLL
''The number of employees on the Hill
is out of proportion to the number of in
mates, and recommend that they be re-
duced to ten per cent. Of the NUM-
ber of inmates. | have discovered
that great many of the keep
ers absent themselves whole days
and nights from duty; when the Warden
demonstrates they ignore his authority
and appeal to the Freeholders, and thus
escape punishment. An additional stone
crusner is needed, and recommend the
appointment of a QuarrymRn who under
stands his business. believe the man at
present employed is not fitted for the
position. A steam drill is also needed,
and l think the stone crusher, blacksmith
shop and gas house should beA In the
charge of Warden Grimes.
81 would like the roads to beAput in
proper condition. and L ask the COtnm1t-
tee on Almshouse to see that the chfhdre1
receive a proper education. NHss
II am thoroughly satisfied with th8k
manner the wardens perform their duties
/ recommend that the crippled horses in
the county stables be disposed Of and the
purchase of good team for the store
house, team for tie prisoners van and
horse for general work. Also suitable
carriage and harness for the use of the
wardens in case of emergency.
The buildings u5ed for the lunatics
are disgrace TO the county. They were
built in 1872, and are now utterly unfit
for anything but school purposes. There
are now over one hundred persons in che
Aims House that should De in uiru asy iiii IN,
but there is no room for them in that
building.
ENLARGE THE COUNTY ASYLUM
eve receive now from the State - per
week for each patient in the institution.
We have at present 260 patients, and there
is a tendency to increase. We have now
i,, axrI .oti
chargeable to the county at a COST OF
$4,000 year. With building of suffi-
cient accommodation this expense to the
county could be saved, and in addition
we would derive from the State 50 per
patient per week.
would put up such building as would
be credit to the county and answer all
the requirements of the inmates and
give satisfaction to their friends; that
this building could be devoted TO orher
purposes, and that this vast saving could
be made after the erection of such build
ing, we ought to lose no time in breaking
up such a terrible state of things. /
would recommend that such q building
be erected.
recommend that the County Board OF
Health be compelled to make state
ment of it's expenditures for the past
year, as the law requires shall be done.
1t seems wrong to my mind that we
should have no jurisdiction over this
board"
MORE Law NEEDED.
Counsellor McGrath next submitted
his opinion as to the way the vacancy in
the Ninth district should be filed. 1t
was to the effect that further legislation
is necessary and that the law has pro-
yided no way to fill vacancy caused by
the death of Freeholder.
The Board accepted the recommends
fN.s1.z.. = n flxr.
Paterson plank road will be repaired
Requisitions for supplies were received
from County Superintendent Cannon,
Wardens Ryan and Grimes, DIR. King, of
the Asylum, Register George B. Fielder,
Surrogate O'Neil and District Attorney
Winfield. They were referred to the
proper committees. Director Brugge-
mann informed the members that some
of the goods needed We're at the store
house.
The Board ordered that no stone should
be taken from Snake Hill except for Tom
nele avenue and Bergen county.
DISNfISSING MR.. GIELE.
The report of the Committee on Build
ings recommended the dismissal of Louis
H. Giele, architect, because of incom-
potency and neglect of duty in connec-
tion with the Hall of Records.
Freeholder Tierney was the only mem-
Der to vote no." and Mr.. Giele was
The contract for furnishing tea was
awarded to William r. Cook as follows
Young hyson, % Ii cents per pound;
Oolong, 271S cents per pound. Freeholder
Hennessey wanted this contract laid
over and wanted each person who bid to
put on deposit one-haIf chest of tea as 8
sample, the county to pay for 1t. He
said this Yves necessary to determine whe-
ther the tea furnished was as good as
the sample. His recommendation and
amendment were lost, and the contract
was awarded, but Director Bruggemann
said he would not sign the contract un-
less he was shown sample.
MONITOR MAYP0TTER.
Patrick Maypotter was appointed moni-
tor at the Alnlshouse at salary of 500
year. Msssrs. Pfngsten, German, Ellis,
Hennnssey and Kimmerly We're appointed
q Legislative Committee, and contractors
We're notified that they must qualify
within five days or the contracts would be
given to the next lowest bidder.
Counsellor McGrath was directed to
draft a bill to present to the Legislature
to enable the Ninth district to have repre-
sentatiOn, and Freeholder Pfngsten in
sisted that the County Board of Health
should make detailed statement of its
expenditures for the past year. The mem-
bers agreed with him, and it was 50
ordered Freeh0lder Gorinan offer ed
resolution that was adopted, that all em-
ployees of the county must present q
sworn statement, certified to by the
warden that the services they claim pay
| for have been performed. The Board ad-