The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-12
FRBEHOLDHRS' CIRCUS.
Those Uniforms Will Not Be
Presented at the Coun-
ty's Expense.


Of claims were signed 1t took until four
hour when the Board finally met to dis
pose of the jobs the caucus and commit
tee meeting had hatched. Every man
but German answered the roll call, and
Director Bruggemann said he had ex-
cused that worthy after the committee
meeting was held.
Colonel Grimes asked the Board TO sup
ply the Penitentiary with carpets and
other furniture. The Penitentiary Commit
tee was directed TO get the goods at
price not to exceed S525. Warden Grimes
also officially called the attention OF the
Board TO the excellent capture made by
Deputy Warden Vollers OF the escaped
prisoner. Frank Dugan, and the Board, by
a vote, thanked Vollers for his work.
MONEY FOR THE COUNTY ROAD.
County Collector Dugan reported that
he had sold two $4,000 and two SIS 900
county road bouds, for which he mad re-
ceived $4,000 for the county road fund.
He had paid out Of this amount s7,978.27
on account of the new boulevard, and
there remained on hand a balance of
$42, ,021.73.
Register George B. Fielder asked to
have some books rebound, and the Com
mittce on Printing aud Stationery were
directed to look after the matter. Coun-
sellor McGrath called the attention of the
Board to the numerous law suits it has
ON hand and said that the case OF Patrick
McGarvin, VINO sued the county for
money due for painting the asylum was
noticed for trial; the suit OF Charles E.
Hill for damages to his yacht by careless
ness on the part Of county officials was
pending in the courts; the suit OF Stevens
q Condor against the county for injuries
received from bridge was being pushed;
the suit of John Mullins & Co. for furni-
ture sold the Freeholders had not been
noticed for tri1 yet; the certiorari case
OF Benjamin Evans, the veteran who was
dismissed to make room for friend Of
Freeholder will be argued
at the February term OF court. Evans
claims that under the Veteran act the
Freeholders could not remove him for
political reasons. Counsel further re-
ported that the suit of Francis G. Meehan
for extra work done in building the Peni-
tentiary extension will be tried at this
term of court, and counsel wanted the
Board 70 stir itself and procure some evil
dence to fight Meehan with. Counsel
and Chief Engineer Harrison were watch
ing the efforts of the Lehigh Valley peo-
pie to pass an ordinance in Bay0nne City
permitting the company to lower the
grade of streets. and the report ended
with a copy OF the decision in the Roche
dered spread in Iull upon the minutes.
THOSE UNIFORMS
The report OF the Committee on County
Institutions was next read, and in it was
this paragraph" the furnishing of
uniforms be referred back 20 the toni
mittee on Penitentiary." Last Tuesday
by the vote of Freeholders German,
Kimmerly, Coyle, Hennessey, Phngsten
and Perry the Hill Committee decided TO
recommend 10 the Board that the county
make each keeper at the penitentiary
present of suit Of clothes and call 1t a
uniform.
This infamous raid on the treasury was
denounced by THE JERSEY CITY NEWS,
and the exposure created such general
feeling of condemnation that with many
curses on The JERSEY CITY NEWS the
gang decided to not brave the storm they
had kicked up, and at tie committee
meeting yesterday, amended the report
of the Committee on County Institutions
and reported the question of uniforms
back to the Penitentiary Committee.
This committee consists of Messrs. Ellis.
uerney and Noonan, all of whom vigor-
ously opposed Gorman's scheme to make
presents of clothes to the keepers, and it
is safe TO say that these gentlemen Will
see the keepers buy their own clothes out
of their own money. Tne Freenofders
who signed this amended report were
Kimmerly, Henuessey, Noonan, Tierney,
Pfingsten, Ellis, Perry and Nelson. Cor
man and Coyle did not sign the report,
which the Board accepted.
TRYING TO SUPPRESS NEWS.
When the Board had taken action on
the report a reporter of The NEWS re-
uuested Messenger Noonan TO permit
Him to see the report. This met with the
objection of couple of Frseholders. who
did not dare protest aloud, but winked
and blinked at Noonan in sucn way
FL al - had
to his throat, and he hastily took the re-
port from the hands of the reporter. The
document, being a public one and it be-
ing proper that the people who permit
this Board to squander their money
should know its contents, the NEWS man
walked to little Johnny Noonan's desk
aud politely asked for the paper again.
mo. sir; you can't see it," said the
frightened employe.
.Mr. Director, may see the report of
the Committee on County InstituIionsr
the reporter asked the Director after the
refusal.
.Certainly. sir" was the courteous an
the paper TO THE NEWS man. who in turn
permitted the other reporters TO read the
document.
By resolution offered by Freeholder
Ellis the time for holding the meetings of
the Board in the future has been changed
Clerk Boyd next read the list of new
standing committees, which are as fol-.
lows:-
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
Finance and Audit-Gorman, Hen
nessey, Coyle, 1ierney, kimmerly,
Noonan, Ellis, Pfngsten and Perry
Stationery and Printing-Hennessey
Noonan and Ellis.
Public Grounds, Court House and Jail
Coyle Ellis and kimmerly.
Bridges, north OF and including Newark
avenue-Tierney, Noonan, German. Ellis
and Perry.
South Bridges-Kimmerly, German,
and Hennessey.
Judiciary--Coyle, German and Nelson.
Discharge of Prisoners = Phngsten,
n Nelson and Ellis
County nsIitutions-Kimmerly, Cor
man, Coyle, Nelson, Noonan, Ellis,
Pfilngsten, Hennessey, Tierney and Per
ry.
PenitenIiary-Noonan. Ellis and Ping
sten.
Public and County Roads-Ellis. Noon
New County Road-Noona n, Ellis. kim
merly, Hennessey. German. 1ierney and
Coyle.
County Buildings-Gorman, Tierney
and Perry.
Legislative Committee-Coyle German,
merly, Pfngsten and Nelson.
Indentures-All the mem bers Of the
Board.