The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-21
NOT YET, MIR. PAIRSON !!
Your Sinecure is Not Quite
Ready for You.
THE BOARD OF FREEHOLDERs

the Board OF Freeholders yesterday, they
assembled In meeting, and a well filed
lobby gazed on them anxiousiy. All
wondered what the caucus was about.
1t was concerning the creation Of the
office of Assistant County Superintendent
for ex-Directcr Pairson, and resulted in
a disagreement. However. by the next
meeting the matter will be settled one
way or another.
THE HALL OF RECORDS
The Freeholders were, all through the
meeting, excessively good humored, but
when Freeholder German was called on
to report the condition of the Hall of
Records, u general howl was raised Mr.
German said he simply had progress"
to report. and that he had called meet
ing of the Building Committee for Sat
urday.
"The condition of this hall is an insult
to every person in this county, Free
holder Donneliy said excitedly, "and you
report progress. Why, it is no nearer
completion now than it was three months
ago. and there is no prospect that it ever
will be. / examined the building and
found that lot of the tlling must be
taken up and relaid; the sewer was not
finished; there Is not q gas pipe In it; the
roof leaks, and the cellars are about de
stroyed. There ought to be some way to
punish the architect who had charge of
the work"
'sThe question was referred to the
Counsel of the Board nearly two months
ago. replied Freebooter German
County Superintendent Cannon was
asked what he knew about the matter and
he said:-ssWhat Mr.. Donnelly has said is
right I'll bet years salary we can't
get in the building for three months.
Some of the carpentering work the car
penter refuses to do without extra COM
pensation, and if he is not to do it some
one should. At least sixty feet of the
sewer pipe must come up"
The Board instructed the committee TO
push the matter, and left it with them.
WHAT GOOD, FoRsooTHp
Edward McDermott notified the Board
that he could not furnish ice for S. a ton
and asked the Freeholders to permit him
to charge market prices. The Committee
on County Institutions recommended the
change and it was SO ordered, which sug-
gests the enquiry:-"W What good are con-
tracts and bondsmen any ways
Patrick Grif1in's daughter was inden-
tured to Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald several
years ago and now her father wants her
home. He said that the child had never
lived with Mrs. Fitzgerald since leaving
the Almshouse, but had been with a
family in Monmouth county.
II know this to be true,n said Clerk
Boyd" for have been trying for two
years TO obtain her release.
The indenture bond was ordered can
celied by the Board, and counsel was
directed to take action to recover the
child.
One hundred citizens of the Fourth
district sent complaint concerning the
condition of the Paterson Plank road, at
the foot of the Hill, claiming that it is
blocked up with refuse. 1t was referred
to the committee and Mr. Ellis said he
thought the necessary repairs could be
begun in about a week.
The expense bills in the Nelson contest
election case We're, at his request, re-
ferred to the Finance Committee, and
then Warden Ryans report showing the
total number OF inmates of the Aims
House to be 657, of which male adults are
251, male minors, 12S; female adults, 160;
female minors, 101; employees, II; total
cost for the month, $7.117.25.
REQUISITIONS BY THE DOZEN.
A dozen acquisitions We're received and
granted, one of which came from Warden
Ryan for general goods. There was no
limit fixed rs to the price and Mr.. Ping
stem thought that unnecessary for, with
the sworn statement of the official as to
his needs. the committee ought to be
trusted to make the purchases properly.
FreehoIder Noonan took this time to
denounce the proceedings of the Board
as a farce, and content with this ex-
pICS5iOA Va OPiAlOA IC6lulcQ Ills Scdb.
Stationery not TO cost more that $3.50 was
given Clerk John Boyd with the under
standing that Director Bruggenann
should buy 1t. A requisition from War
den Grimes for carpets, mattresses, bed
steads, tools, fifty pounds bed-bug pow
der, etc, was received.
The furniture portion was referred to
thel Penitentiary Committee for investi-
CATION. and the same committee was in
structed to purchase the balance. Be-
sides the number of requisitions received
about 5000 worth were paid.
NOT A COOK AMONG THE WOMEN.
Warden Grimes cast a reflection on the
cooks of the country in communication
that for the first time in years there had
not been q prisoner cook at the peniten-
tiary, and that William II. Buckridge
had been employed. The Committee on
Institutions recommended the appoint
ment and it was made. Freeholder Cor
man secured it. When the report of the
County Committee was read Freeholder
Nelson took exception to it because it con-
tanned nothing about the proposed fire
brigade at Snake Hill He declared that
it had been purposely left out OF the re
port.
II don't think the Freeholder means
that, said Mr. Pingsten.
i do mean it, for there seems to be de-
ternlined opposition to discipline at this
place." retorted the Freeholder. The
clerk was directed to add that the COM
mittee favored fire brigade and the re-
port was approved
Freeholder Pfngsten reported that the
bill to I'LL the vacancy in the Ninth dis
trict would probably become law in a
day or so, and that the bill to build an
asylum is about to be reported, but
amended so that Supreme Court Judge
may appoint the architect. A bill is aise
being prepared which will allow tho
of prisoners who become insane
while in custody to an asylum.
DEAR SENSITIVE FELLOWS.
Mr.. Nelson considered the taking the
of the architect of the pro-
posed new asylum from the Board
did not reflect well on the
Board. The Director explained that
Senator Mcdonald wanted the asylum
located at some other place than Snake
Hill because of the inconvenience in get
ting there, and Mr. Mullone opposed the
bill because he wanted commission
Mr. aPfngsten had hopes of its becoming
a law.
Freeholder German offered resolution
to the effect that hereafter no county Of
fetal shall purchase any article without
a proIer committee, and that when re-
quired they must notify the Board in ad-
vance of their low supply OF goods
Without dissenting vote Miss Ellen
Barry, waitress at Snake Hill Asylum,
was dismissed, and The Board adjourned.
Building and Loans.
The BERGEN Land Improvements Asso-