The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-20
7ALMAGE PFINGS7EN.
A Lively Freeholder Row
Mr.. Ellis Awful
Epithet.

RASNONs
The hour hand OF tae clock in the
Grand Jury room nearly pointed to eleven
O'Clock last night when the Board of
Freeholders adjourned. The session was
a lively one Besides the Park bond dis
cussion reported in another column, there
were several excited debates.
A resolution was introduced early
granting the Essex Passenger Horse Car
Company the right 10 lay tracks over the
new Clay street bridge, which IS owned
jointly by Hudson and Essex counties.
The company offered TO pay for this priv
ilege 500 year. for single track. aud
5000 for double track, for a term OF five
years. A similar resolution had been
adopted by the Essex county Freeholders
Freeholder Pfngsten objected TO award
ing the privilege. because the recompense
was insufficient, and he condemned the
Joint Committee for having entertained
such proposition.
Freebooter Tierney thought that mas
much as Essex county had consented to
dispose of the franchise at these figures.
it was but right for Hudson county to do
the same. He said the territory wanted
by the railroad company was new and it
would be years before a railroad would
pay.
Freeholder Coyle, who is always
original. suggested that the Horse Car
Company build a steam draw for the
bridge and asked that further considera-
ton of the matter be laid over
Freeholder Ellis said 5000 year would
pay for the repiauking of the bridge and
would also pay for lights and other ex-
penses.
Freeholder Nelson said that it won Id
cost Hudson and Essex counties S., 900
,ch year TO maintain the bridge and
he did not think the railroad company's
offer was great enough. The matter was
laid over until the next meeting.
Mr.. PFINGsTES's SPEECH.
Clerk Boyd read a report of the Com
mittee on Penitentiary recommending
that the committee ascertain tine cost OF
articles wanted on requisition by Warden
Grimes.
Mr. Pfingsten at once objected. He
said he was a member OF this committee
and he had not been consulted at all He
dec Jared he was entitled to this courtesy.
Freeholder Nelson agreed with him,
and then Freeholder Pfingsten made a
speech. He had no difficulty in doing so,
for he had not forgotten a word since he
first delivered 1t four or ave years ago.
1t was the same old semi-monthiy speech,
a little bald and grey whiskered, but
otherwise as gay and fresh as ever. He
first moved that the report be amended
to read that each member of the Com
nittee be supplied with copy of the
requisition, and individually ascertain
the cost Of the articles. Freeholder
is trifling, but the precedent
you establish if you adopt the
report Is q bad one. | care not for
patronage aud 1 DO not expect 1t. l am
in the minority. do, however, wish TO
be consulted in the business matters of
this Board involving the expenditure of
money. l am not here tonigh5 as d Re-
publican and you are not here as Demo-
Gratis, but we are all here as repre-
sentatives of the people. l represent
35 GOO people tonight and it is but right,
but Just 10 them, that l should be per-
mitted to. have a voice in expendiDg their
money. They demand and expect it. IJ
is for that reason | am here and tell you.
gentlemen, If you vote down my amend
ment and declare by your votes
that cannot have a copy of this re-
QUESTION, and no voice in furnishing the
supplies, you are hurting a constituency
that will, at the proper time, tell you So"
ELLIS on PFISGsTEN.
MY experience Win the gentleman
from the Fourth" (Mr. Pfngsten). angri-
ly exclaimed Freeholder Ellis, sis such
as leads me to believe that his constitu-
ents would thank the Democratic ma
jority for not letting the gentleman buy
anything. / have watched closely
things that he has bought. For
example, las. year he bought
confectionery for S75 that this year
was purchased for so. l say a man like
this Is not worthy 10 purchase anything,
and, if | can prevent 1t. he won't buy
much. Last year he had a requisition for
5000 worth OF goods ana exceeded 1t S65.
Toe butter he furnished the Insane Asy-
lum by requisition was unfit for use, but
ne forced it on the poor insane"-
81 would like to ask Mr.. Ellis If that
butter has been paid for" interrupted
Freeholder Pingsten.
mo-" thundered the Hoboken fire.
eater; but you have asked me to vote to
pap for it. My Godl And it was this
man VINO comes here and makes Fourth
of July speech. II he wants to ascertain
if goods are bought at proper prices he
can do so when the purchase is made"
"Has the Committee on Penitentiary
acted on this requisitions" inquired Free
holder Coyle.
sYes; and the gentleman (sarcastically)
from the Fourth was present." answered
Ellis.
81 think all this talk is buncombe,"
matter-of-fact Noonan.
well, don't think it IS buncombe to
have ethis-this-this." (stopping 10 think
of some horrible epitheD this Talmage,
this Dewitt Talmage, TO dance and pranee
and shout as he has done"
The vote was then taken and Phngsten
was defeated.
1t was reported that plans for painting
the exterior Of the jail were completed.
and bids to do the work were ordered TO
be advertised
Freeholder Nelson introduced resolu-
ton requiring the County Collector TO
make monthly report which shall be
published as the reports of all other
county officers reports are, was defeated.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.