The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-04

pany had couseute I to place a f1agman
at the County Road crossing. A loug list
OF claims was mex considered and when
voted on, Freebooter Ellis requested that
the claims of Thomas Lynch for $lSS so for
furniture furnished, and Rudolph Freck
for $l55 for linifnent be set aside, which
was done. When the other claims were
ordered paid those of Lynch and
Freck came mp for copside ration.
a1ain. Freeholiier E lis explained that
he lie not oppose the bills because the
goods were not furnished, but he objected
to the irregular manner in which they
had been ordered. He said he knew of no
regnisition for the goods that b Il been
made by the Wardens on the ~storekeeper
and IL these requisitipnsd did not exist The
goods should rot have been supplied.
Freeholder Kimmerly explained that
he had ordered the furniture from Lynch
for the Aims House. and that the hill
was correct. He thought the hill OF $155
for liuiment WAS also correct, but nd
miited that much more liniment had
been 81 ut 10 the Asylum than had been
ordered.
Freeholder P1ngsten, who seemed de-
Lermined to let everyone know that he
had sailed his "schooners" to the Court
House and had cast his anchor in the
Board room, began a rabid speech.
After mixing up the Civil flights bill
with the era of Christianity, aud
cA plhfuluk 10 ulS euUtStdCLiOu Uuc pSyCnD-
logical elements of Bob Ineersoll, the
Freeholder declared that Freeholder E :
lis had insulteu Lynch and Freck by
Keeping back their two claims. He
defended the claims with vigor and con-
cluded by saying that to question the bills
was "A damn shamer'
This the Freebooter said with
a grace and elegance that has
never been equalled at any
Board meeting In this county exceDt on
the occasion Director of Education Ping
stem cursed a reporter. There is Il strong
resemblance in the language of Free
holder Pfingsten to that of Director of
Education PHng-ten.
ELI ASToNIsHED.
Freeholder Ellis locke at Phngsten in
astonishmeut ami then with a singular
emphasis ne echoed:-
at is a damn shame"
you don't know what you are doing
when you single out these W claims"
said Pfngsten.
ION, yes, l do" shouted Ellis, rising on
his feet. IAN PHI tell you. Ny Gully ob-
ject is to defend and protect the county
of Hudson. and / can defend and pro-
tect it. and l don't have to 90 from gin
mill 10 gin mill to get up Dutch courage
to do it with, ether"
This reflection on Pfingsten's condi-
ton caused " red flush to pass over his
face but he said nothing. Freeholder
Coyle explained That he thought the bills
should he paid and then .Freeholder Ellis
said that tine laying ont of these " bills
had caus d tie argument. and he
thought it singular that everyone should
jump 10 the defence of the claims when
they had not been assailed.
THE CHARGE MADE BY ELLIS.
81 diam sav anything about the deal
| ers," said Ellis, ''bu l claimed the gooGs
had been ordered irregularly. think
ave a right to ask to have Il claim LAID
| over in this Board wnen I believe II
properly ordered. and it ought to go tc
the public that the Courts in Hudson
county have decided that claims OF this
nature caunot I've collected"
AQUEsTIoN OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Phug>ten arose TO Il question o.
privilege and soleinnly declared that Mr.
| Ellis mad better paw less attention to the
protection of the county and had better
take care of himself. At this point tn,
Freehuider aud Professor of Profanity
doubted up his lutte fists aud looked
wicked.
ELS. the Hoboken fire-eater. bounded
from his seal 10 the one where PhnQstei
So and glaripg at him shook his sledg,
hammer fist in Pfngsten's face AN
stIouted:-
II car take care of myself now or by
and v. jlst as Won please"
The z vel of Director B%ruggemanr
played a tattoo, and order wa Obtained
The two claims were ordered paid bv /,
vote of six to three, and then the Bnarq
acce, ted the bid of w. A. c onl
g. Brotten 10 repair the Cliff street bridge
he Board set apart s. 2S5 to pay the in
terest on the bonds ISSUED
to purchase the Smith and Thurbel
Tracts at Snake Hill, and linen
adopted a re solution that the Commute,
on New County Buildings should consis
OF Freeholders Gordon, Hennessey, Tier
ney, Kimmerly, Perry and Coyle.