The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-30
President ThurSton of the
Park Board Makes a
Very Serious
Charge.
AS TO CARTEREr PARK LANDS.
The County Losing Thousands by
Delay and Everyone Disguised
at the Prospects of
Litigation.

President c. B. Thurston of the Park
Commissioners returned from Trenton
late last night. and was interviewed this
mann's refusal to sign the park bonds.
"Mr. Bruggemann's letter TO me was
somewhat of surprise at first" said he,
"but he undoubtedly had his own pecH-
liar reasons for not signing the bonds.
1--WE have placed the matter In the
hands of our counsel, and a rule to show
cause why mandamus should not be is
sued compelling him to sign them is to
be obtained"
do you think he was prompted to do
this by any of the Freeholders :" / asked.
81 cannot say,' he replied: ''but it will
be seen very shortly whether or not he is
acting in accord with the rules OF the
Freeholders. If they sit down on him he
will be compelled to fight the matter at
his own expense. 1t is not at all likely
that the county will enter into any litiga-
ton and bear the expense OF both
sides, and our part Of the expense
will certainly have to be borne by the
county. Perhaps Mr.. Bruggemann would
like to pay for the property contracted for
by some other means than issuing bonds;
but he must understand that the county
can be sued by the persons we have con-
tracted with and judgment obtained read
lily. His refusal to sign the bonds will
not save the county a cent, but will neces-
state unnecessary expenditures.
"State Treasurer Gray will be in my
office today to pay for the bonds, but OF
course they cannot be delivered. The
State Will therefore claim interest from
May just the same"
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
"What caused Mr.. Bruggem ann, do you
suppose, not to sign these bonds?"
when we were making arrangements
to purchase land,n continued Mr.. Thurs
ton, "Mr Bruggemann was very desirous
of selling Us piece OF property
in Carteret Park. He wanted about
three times as much for the property as ir
and believe that this Is the true inward
ness of his not signing the bonds. He
changed his mind in tine matter very sud-
denly. Inst Saturday was to meet him
at the Freeholders' office at eleven o'clock.
/ received telephone message from him
stating that he had been called ont
of the city and could not meet me.
then expected to meet the County Col
lector there, but learned that he had in
formed the County Collector that he
could not be there aud that it would nee
essarily be useless for him to see me. This
surprised me, but said nothing. On Tues
day communicated with him and received
short reply. / am informed by our
secretary, General Heppenheimer. that
all objections raised by the County Col
lector have been removed, and that he is
ready to sign the bonds, and Mr.. Brugge-
mann is the only one delaying the mat
ter"
GENERAL DISGUST.
Not only are the Park Commissioners
surprised at the action of the Directorate
Large, but city and county officials seem
disgusted that such delay
should be caused au this time,
when 1t means direct loss
of hundreds Of dollars to the county. The
Freeholders condemn his action, and the
next meeting of this Board will undoubt-
edly be a stormy one.