The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-19
FURS7 OR W0LFSON?
Freeholders After One or
the Other of
Them.
MUST FILL THE CONTRACT.
Mr.. Ellis on the "Furst Attemp'
toSwindle the COunty"-Legis-
lati0n and Other Matters.

The meeting of the Board of Freehold
ers last night was lively one for at least
one individual, and he was Charles S.
Furst. dry goods contractor, who sup
plies the county with such of his wares
as the Freeholders think fit to accept.
During the meeting Freeholier Ellis.
the Hoboken war horse, asked for a re-
port from the committee designated a
month ago to determine what should be
done with large quantity of very in
ferior bedspreads furnished by Charles S.
Furst or Brother-in-law Wolfson. He
said the committee should have reported
The matter two weeks ago but did not.
freeholder Tierney. one of the COM
mittee, said he had examined the goods
III question. The contract price, he said,
was 1219 cents each, and the goods fur
nlshed but not yet accepted could not be
purchased for less than 80 cents each
he admitted that they We're not up to the
sample Furst (or Brother-in-law Wolfson)
furnished and added that the quality
called for by the sample would cost the
contractor 81. so each. He did not apollo
glze for the contractor, but he thought it
rather hard that he should be made to
suffer such q loss
MIR ELLIS SPEAKS
THAT" shouted honest Bill Ellis, sis
the lamest excuse for a wrong that ever
heard offered by any man. These goods,
the Freeholder admits. are not what the
sample and contract called for. They are
only MT to be used as mosquito nets. 1t is
t,me such goods were kept away from our
institutions. This man. this contractor,
has for two years hum bugged this county
as you all know. Last year we had
trouble with him about furnishing blank
cts for twenty-five cents each, and had
great difficulty in compelling him to live
up to his contract. This year he is glad
to get the same contract at the present
greatly increased price.
IF you intend TO let up on him why
not treat every contractor in the same
way. Why not let these contractors go
to Snake Hill and say what we want and
then let them send their cheap stuff You
all know what this man (Furst) did
last year and your books will show his
work. 1t is time such work as his should
be stopped"
FREEHoLDER TIERNEY's IDEA.
Il am not the chairman of this COM
mittee," said Freeholder Tierney. land
don't want to defend this contractor in
his crooked work. If Freeholder Ellis
can make him furnish spreads worth 81 so
for l279 cents say let him do it,
III" retorted Freeholder Ellis; 81
could take his past contracts | would be
willing to furnish these spreads as the
sample calls for. Freebooter Tierney
don't say anything about this contractors
muslin bid and other things he has cou-
tracted to furnish, and he only looks for
sympathy in this case"
Il would like to ask If the bills for
these goods have been presented" said
Freeholder Nelson.
"They have not" replied Director
Bruggemann.
"Why not wait until the bills are pre-
sented, and then the vote on them will
put every man on record?' Freeholder
Nelson inquired
"The payment of the bills has nothing
TO 40 with % this matter" exclaimed Free
appointed for specific purpose
and should have reported at the
last meeting whether the goods should be
accepted or not. IT these goods are ac-
cepted by the storekeeper we have got to
pay for them, and it is the duty of the
committee to report whether these goods
should be accepted or not"
'The committee should make report"
said the Director. "and should recommend
that the goods be rejected''
A CANDID ADMISSION
''We admit" Freebooter Tierney said,
'that the goods are not up to the sam
pile"
Then why don'tyou report" exclaimed
Freeholder Ellis, so that we can obtain
the goods elsewhere, for they are needed. u,
'Mr. Director" said Freeholder Hen
nessey, 1--WE had intended to report on
this matter tonight, but owing to the ab-
sence of Freebooter Tierney on one occa-
sion and of myself at another. We did not
prepare the report"
You can make verbal report" said
the Director.
well. then. l will make such re-
port" said Freebooter Hennessey, the
oh ai,poo nf no mi
You should embody in your report
that the committee shall purchase such
goods IN open market and charge the diff
ference against the contractor" the
Director said.
IF this is done tonight" Freeholder
Ellis explained, there will be no more
trouble about contracts. Every day some
one meets me on the street and asks me
to let up on some contractor, and / am
tired of it. may have been humbugged
last year when was fresh in the Board.
but don't think will be again. This
contract in question is the first real rank
attempt to get away with the Freeholders
that has been made this year, but it shall
not be done this year If can prevent it,"
HOLD HIM TO HIS CONTRACT.
Freebooter Nelson said:-"Because u
contractor offers to furnish goods cheap
not follow the sample contracted for.
If this contractor tried to ''jolly" the
Board by contracting to furnish goods
for 1915 cents that are worth 81. so there is
no reason why he should not do what he
contracted to do. There should be no
hesitation about returning The spreads
furnished by this contractor"
A vote was taken aud it was unanl-
mously decided to return to Charles S.
Furst Tor Wolfson) the mosquito net"
bed spreads.
OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.
Freeholder Noonan arose to question
of privilege and requested Freeholder
Coyle to withdraw the remarks Mr.. Coyle
made about him at the last meeting Of
the Board, when Freeholder Noouan was
absent because of sickness in his family.
Mr.. Coyle said then that Mr.. Noonan
was obstructing the building of the
County Road by his absence Freeholder
Coyle soothed Mr.. Noonan's troubled
spirit by promptly making the desired
apology and then the two Freeholders
A communication from thecommission
appointed by the Board of officers of the
Second Regiment to select site for a
suitable armory, requested the Board TO
make the necessary appropriation for the
site. The request was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Claims next came before the Board and
n large mum ber were ordered paid. The
lain of Meat Contractor Schober was
laid over until large reduction Is
made.
Judge McGrath. counsel to the Board,