The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-05
PAID With COLD CROW
How Bob Davis Tool Free
holders Deal With Hobo
ken After Election.


the same manner that every one is dumped
who places any trust in Bob Davis politi-
cal promises. Hoboken was to have re-
ceived fourteen new appointments
through the Board of Freeholders. 1t
did not get one. To make the fourteen
vacancies for Noonan. Ellis and Coyie TO
I'LL, 1t was necessary to remove that many
men appointed by Jersey City, and this
Bob Davis would not consent TO. Davis
said NO" and bis lackeys obeyed him.
The promises to Noonan. Ellis and Coyle
were broken and Hoboken is left. This
Is the way Davis always keeps his prom
ise, and the lesson has probably not been
lost on the three defrauded Freeholders.
The JERSEY CATx NEws on Wednesday
told the story OF the deal and gave the
names Of the uvn the Jersey City Free
holders had ccnsented to sacrifice. Il
also said an effort would be made by
Davis TO prevent the men named losing
their positions Tor the sake OF replacing
them by Hoboken applicants
A fiual caucus was TO have been held
yesterday at the Freeholders' Office, but
the exposure In The NEWS caused the
programme TO be changed and the place
tor the caucus was altered to EreehOlder
Coyle's hotel BY eleven o'clock half-a-
dozen Freeholders gathered there. Free
holder kimmerly was absent. An effort
to make final the action Of the caucus
week before was made, but the hand Of
Davis was felt, for the Jersey City mem
bers refused. After considerable unsatis-
factory talk nothing was determined on
and by general consent all changes and
appointments went over until next Thurs
day. A strong effort will be made be-
tween now and then tn induce Hob0ken
to be satisfied with four appointments
and to accept ten Of those slated to be
dismissed as Hoboken patronage. At
the next meeting of the Board the Office
of Assistant County Superintendent for
James Boucher will be created unless in
revenge the three Freehoiders from
North Hudson County refused 20 sane
tion it.
COMMITTEES AND sUB-coMMITTEEs.
As soon as the Board was called to or
der Freehoider Pfngsten moved that the
regular order OF business be suspended
and reports of standing committees be
heard. The Committee on County Insti-
tutions IN its report recommended that
the subcommittee Of the Committee on
County Institutions be made permanent
committees. and that they endorse all
claims against these institutions, and
that the County Collector be directed to
OF en- separate accounts with them.
Freeholder Nelson objected 10 the prop
osition, for he did not believe the sub
committees should be separated from the
general committee
Freeholder Ellis thought business could
be better conducted under the proposed
plan for the machinery Of the Committee
on County Institutions is too cumber-
some.
Mr.. Pfingsten had no doubt but that
the change was intended for an improve
ment, but he failed 10 see how 1t would
prove better.
Freebooter Nelson again protested and
claimed that il was unfair 10 make the
members of the Beard individually re-
sponsible for the acts of a committee
without giving the Board any voice in
the conduct of affairs. He offered an
amendment to strike out sub committees,
which was not seconded. The Board
then authorized the change in the system
of accounts To be maze
By resolution the Finance Committee
was directed to make the annual inspec-
fion OF the County Collectors accounts,
and motion WAS carried that when the
Board adjourned il should be TO meet next
Thursday. A motion 70 adjourn was then
made, but Freehos6er Nelson asked that
il be not put. He said he wanted TO know
if q committee had not been appointed to
ascertain how much it would cost TO ac-
quire that portion of Snake Hill owned by
II. K. Thurber and Judge Abel ]. Smith.
When told that such committee had
been appointed, he asked to have it dis
charged.
Freeholder Ellis objected. He said he
would like to hear the report of the com
mittee. The committee could do no
harm, for it had no power. Ii was sim
ply delegated TO make inquiries
IT MIGHT DO HARM.
Freebooter Nelson claimed that tn g
committee could do harm. for IL gave
the owners of the land an idea that the
county wanted 1t, which was not true.
Freenolder Coyle differed with Mr..
Nelson, and thought that the county
could not acquire all of Snake Hill too
soon He said he knew it had been leased
TO some men for quarry purposes, which
would greatly interfere with the
management of that Institution
Freeholder Ellis said that these quarry
companies would in ten years decrease
the value of Snake Hill very much. II
not bought by the county very soon a
dozen qnarries would be in operation.
Director-at-Large Bruggemann said
that the Board was not compelled to act
on the report of the committee. He said
the Board, if IL saw fit. could acquire the
land by condemnation1p proceedings He
thought 1t wise TO ascertain the value
placed on the land by the owners. He
said the Park Commissioners had been
given 81, 100 coo, and tine new county road
would require a million, and the Free
holders got nothing. He believed that
any fair minded man would agree with
him that it was better for the county to
own Snake Hill than TO have the parks.
Mr.. Nelson disagreed and said the
county would not need all of Snake Hill
for one hundred years. AS for quarrying
stone, the county could not do it with
prison labor as cheap as private con-
tractors could do the work. He said the
Freeholders had too many schemes on
hand at present and that the county was
prolific in bonds.
Freeholder Ellis said this county was
bonded for s., 900 and that it has in
the Sinking Fund 81, ESQ., 900. This
showing he believed compared favorably
with any county in the State. The com
mittee was not discharged and viii make
report.
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