The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-02

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Referred to the Committee on Elections:
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Referred to the Committee on Finance
aud Audit:
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REPORT OF OFFICERS.
Counsel McGrath made a verbal report
on all matters intrusted 10 his care for the
county.
From the Directorate Large:
To the Honorable Members of the Board
of Chosen Freebolders:
GENTLEMEN-In justice to the people
who have honored me with their suf-
frages, / feel that / ought to publicly
state my attitude with respect TO the
matter of the new parks. AS you are
aware, 1 refused to sign the bonds which
it was proposed to Issue in payment for
the sites. My reason for surh refusal has
been variously raisrepresented in certain
newspapers and on the stump during the
| recent political campaign. 1t is, there
fore, appropri tie that | should state my
real position. l need scarcely say TO you
that / am in favor of establishing suitable
parks in this county; but | Bm in favor of
doing it in a proper way. When the
bonds were presented to me for my sig
| att | declined to sign them because |
was advised by eminent counsel and ver-
ily believed that the park act was un-
| constitutional. The correctness of that
| advice aud opinion has been, in the most
conclusive manner, corroborated by abe
$500 -. - u, rv~va tlN H~- 70 I -,xt
it. When the Park Commissioners
learned that l would not sign the bonds
thew attempted to coerce me. With a
great flourish of trumpets they instituted
proceedings in the Supreme Court to
compel me to affix ~ signature TO those
bonds. Whether, in applying for a man
damus, they were acting in good faith.
or simply resorting to what is well
known as a bluff, | do not know, and
shall not pretend to determine. 1t
is charitable, however. TO assume.
and perhaps the fact is, that their
action was dictated by a combina-
ton of fihciritv and ignorance. But
they seem 10 have subsequently, acquired
light on this subject, for when the case
was reached in court they incontinently
abandoned it ard practically, II not ex-
pressly, admitted that l was entirely
right.
The knowledge that l have thus saved
the county from the burie n of au uncon-
s%titutional debt of more than u million
dollars is TO me Il more than sufficient
compensate u for the abuse to which |
have been so long and so outrageously
controversy
A. M. BRUGGEMAN,
Director-at-Large.
Freebooter Phngsten moved the report
be received and ordered printed in full in
the minutes.
Adopted.
From John Grimes. Warden. requisi-
tion for poultry and vegetables, was. on
motion of Freebooter .Noonan, received
and referred to the Committee IN Peni-
Tertiary with power to purchase same.
Registrations from Robert Ryan.
Warden of Aims House, one for boilers
and radiators and one for poultry and
vegetables, were, on motion of Free
holder Kimmerly, received and referred
to the Committee on Aims House.
From Hugh Dugau, County Collectors:
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Nov. 10, 1891.
To the Honorable the Director.at-Large
and Members OF the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
GENTLEMEN-I beg to inform you that
on November l6, 1891. we issued temper
airy loan bond No. 20 for SIC, 600, due on
demand, in accordance with resolution of
your Board of August 6, 1891, in anticipa-
tion of the collection of taxes for 1890 due
the county from Jne cities of Hoboken,
Bayonne and the town or Harrison.
Respectfully,
HUGH DUGAN,
County Collector.
Freebooter Noonan moved the report
perceived and printed in full in the min
utes.
Adopted.
From f. W.. Harrison, Chief Engineer:
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Nov. Is, 1891.
The the Honorable Director-at- Large and
Members of the Board of Chosen Free
holfers:
GENTLEMEN tind. in consultation
with counsel appointed by your Board. in
the matter of condemnation of lands for
new public road, that descriptions will be
required from me for each parcel to be
taken. have had considerable work re-
curing services of a typewriter. and this
new requisition will render one absolute
lv necessary. / nominate for such posi-
ton Miss Winifred Gallagher, and rec
ommend a salary of $50 per month. and
It quest that your Committee provide n
typewriting machin for her use.
Respectfully.
e. w. HARRISON,
Chief Engineer.
Freebooter Coyle moved the communi
cation be received and ordered filed.
Adopted.
From H. w. Harrison. Chief Engineer,
requisition for stationery for use of office
of new public road, was, on motion, re-
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