The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-06
BLANKE7Y BLANK odd.
A Little Snake Hill Trans
action on Which MessrS.
FurSt and Manning
Disagree.

The little unpleasantness that exists be-
tween Andrew J. Manning. storekeeper
at Snake Hill. and Charles S. Furst, over a
supply OF blankets Mr.. Furst furnished to
to the Board of Freeholders. was venti-
lated last night at the meeting Of the
Board. The only members absent
were Freeholders German, Perry
and Kimmeriy. and so when
Director BruRgemann discovered
Mr.. Manning in the lobby and invited
him to tell his story OF Mr.. Furst and the
blankets. eight other Freeholders listened
with close attention.
At the last meeting Of the Board Mr..
Furst made speech in which he said be
had supplied $50 blankets to Snake Hill
on the verbal order Of Mr.. Manning To
answer this allegation Mr.. Manning had
come all the way from the Store House.
Mr. Manning. after reciting the speech
Of Mr.. Furst, said some one had made
mistake, for he had never given Mr..
Furst any such order. One day last NO
vember the Warden Of the Aims House
sent q note to the store room. saying he
needed 450 blankets for the winter. Mr..
Manning said he could not regard that as
a requisition. and that even IL he had
taken it for one, he had no authority to
ill the order.
He said Mr.. Furst saw the note lying on
his (Manning'sl desk and asked tor the
order. but Manning refused 70 give it.
Notwithstanding this. Mr.. Furst, he said.
sent the blankets. The store keeper said
he could not conscientiously give Mr..
Furst such an order at that time, even If
he had the right, for Mr.. Furst had made
contract TO supply all the blankets
wanted for the present year for twenty
five cents apiece, while under the
old contract he received S1.67 pair for
the blankets. The time OF the old con-
tract had nearly expired and the new
contract would be in force in less than a
month. knowing this, Mr.. Manning
said it would have been very wrong for
him to take 450 blankets at the old price.
He refused. as he had stated. Mr..
Manning said he desired it to be under
stood distinctly that he was not making
any charge against Mr.. Furst; but that
he was simply defending himself.
"Did not you furnish the Penitentiary
with 200 blankets in November at the old
contract pricei" asked Freeholder Hem
nessey.
"Yes sir" responded Mr.. Manning;
"but / did it under a written requisition
from Warden Grimes, and of course /
had no alternative"
"Well would like to know what be-
comes of all the blankets; do the inmates
After some further discussion the
blanket question was referred TO the Com
mitee on County Institutions
THAT HALL OF RECORDS.
Freeholder I1erney offered resolution
that inasmuch as the Hall of Records
had been accepted by the Board as COM
pleted according to contract, the sum of
IS. $50 less s., se4 80 be paid to Contractor
Brown as the amount due him on his con-
tract. The amount deducted he proposed.
should be held by the County Collector
until the court decides the claim of Jacob
Du Bois TO that amount for work done
for Brown. The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Direc-
tor Bruggemann aud Freeholder Tierney
assigning Assistant County Superintend-
ent Boucher his duties. They are as fol-
lows:-To keep the time of the mechanics
in the employ of the county; to see that
the county farm is properly cared for aud
that the farmer works; to see that the
stone crusher is kept running at all
proper tunes; to take charge of the stable
and blacksmith's shop and TO do any
other duties required of him by the
Board. The resolution was adopted
BAD NEWS FOR THE FOUNDERS.
Freeholder Noonan offered another i'm
portant resolution. 1t was thaB the Police
Justices and all other committing mag
istrates be requested to send to the peui-
prisoners. and not send them TO the
County Jail The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. After the meeting, a
Freeholder said that there were not nearly
as many prisoners in the peniteutiary
as there were last year, and that
while there was work enough for
thirty or forty women, there were but
twelve in the Penitentiarv. He said the
jail contained about two hundred prison
ors who took life easy while the county
supported them. If these prisoners were
sent TO Snake Hill they would have to
work and the county would make money
out Of them.
BATCH OF TRIPLES.
Clerk Boyd sent requisition for 5000
worth of postage stamps. which was al
lowed. and the Board decided to furnish
the keepers with uniform caps. 70 cost 81
each. The keepers buy the uniforms.
Ex-Board OF Works Commissioner
Peter Semler. of the Fourth district.
asked permission TO give the children at
the Almshouse magic lantern exhibition
and received the privilege.
The Passaic Horse Car Company petit
toned the Board for permission to lay
double tracks across the Clay street
bridge. This was referred to the Bridge
Committee.
F. & G. Schober. who were awarded
the meat contract, notified the Board that
they cannot supply the meat for the
prices contracted for and asked to be re-
leased from the contract. The matter
was referred to the Committee on County
Institutions.
Ernest Asmus, of West Hoboken. in
long communication requested tue Board
not to adopt the route OF the new County
road as II is now understood. BE
recommended that it be changed 70 run
along Nelson avenue 70 Traphagen street,
thence curviDg TO the east and connect
ing and continuing on Bergenwood Road
at about Malone street, West Hoboken.
Mr. Asmus says the route would max e
the road 1000 feet shorter, and there
would be no houses TO condemn for there
are no buildings on the line.
SIuIlone's Water Bill Endorsed.
The Citizens Protective Association of