The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-19
A NOTE OF WARNING
Mr.. Ellis Makes a Sensa-
tiona1 Speech to the
Democratic FIRE.
holders.
SINECURSTS MUST GO.
He Asks His Colleagues if They
Want Another Whipping
County Road Con-
tracts.


members of the Board. but prior to last
night he wass unsuccessful. Even last
night. when he brought before the Board
the true condition of affairs, he narrowly
escaped a defeat, but ringing speech at
the time when defeat seemed inevitable
turned the tide. His victory removes two
unnecessary encumbrances from the
Penitentiary pay rolls.
At the last meeting of the Board. Mr..
Ellis secured the dismissal of several men
and had them Immediately reappointed
and made under keepers. His object was
to save the county the expense of appoint
ing extra under keepers. This was done
by appointing some of the present en-
ployes to those positions without any in
crease in salary. At the same meeting
Freeholder Ellis endeavore1 to secure
the dismissal of 3. Hottie, carpenter,
who, he claims, does nothing for the So
per day he receives, anu William Max
well. who receives a quarryman's pay,
but is said to be novice at the business,
His colleagues, however. would not sup.
port him in this move.
HEADS OFF.
Last night Mr.. Ellis started the ball
rolling by offering a resolution certified
to Freeh olders Noonan and Perry asking
for the dismissal of James Muldoon, an
under keeper. The Freeholders were
puzzled for moment and asked to be
excused from voting until some explana-
tion OF the cause for the removal had
been made. Freeholder Ellis was cool at
This time and simply remarked that Mr..
Muldoon had bad habit of disappearing
one, two and three days at time and on
one occasion had absented himself for a
period of fifteen days. Mr.. Ellis demanded
his removal i'll the interests of discipline.
The roll was called and Muldoon's head
was cut off, Freeholder Hennessey alone
voting to retain him.
Next came a resolution dismissing
Hottie and Maxwell. Again the Free
holders declined to vote until an expiana-
tion had been made.
'In the first place." explained Mr..
Ellis, ''the fund from which these men
are paid must be relieved. They are USE
less encumbrances on our payroll. They
don't work, and guess the explanation
is sufficient. l will let it go at that any
way"
Freeholder German was the first to
vote, and in making an explanation of
his vote he said, IF the Freeholder
wishes us to look upon this move as be-
ing in the interests of economy and re-
form, why does he hesitate? Why single
out the poor workingman? Why net
strike where the econo omy and reform, if
such 1t is. is needed? Begin with the
gilt edged office holders and let none es-
cape. will have to vote againss the res
olution because it is aimed at working
men,"
Freeholder Henuessey opposed the reso-
luton. Mr.. Perry sustained it and there
was every indication of the fact that it
was going to be lost.
READING THE RIOT ACT
Finally Mr.. Ellis name was called
Slowly the Freebooter walked up near the
clerks desk, and facing his Democratic
colleagues said:-"Now, gentlemen, con-
slider few things am gong to say. This
is fight for reform. In the first place
these two men have never been known to
work. The combined efforts of a thous-
and such men would not result in the
accomplishment of what one mechanic
would do with the sweat of his brow.
They are politicians and are backed by
politicians. and it is an alarming condi-
tion of affairs if we are not able to re-
move them. Hudson County is carrying
small army of such men. The end
must and will come. Maxwell has been
idle for two mouths. Why? Why? l ask
you. Simply because we have had to
wait until some place could be found In
which to place him. We are compelled to
keep man at So per day, simply because
there is no place open for him just at
present.
eff the Democratic party thinks it can
carry such loads upon its shoulders and
walk through to victory, all right. l say
it cannot be done. Such actions as this
not only by the Freeholders but by other
Boards have sent Jersey City from its
majority of 5000.
Look at our last election. VIII you
ever learn anything?
''Do you have to be whipped again and
again before the present state of affairs
daWns upon you?
mo party can carry such loads as this
and keep above water. / don't care
whether these men are dismissed or not
Their idleness is the talk Of the Hill and
our party iS made to suffer. Vote as you
please. but l want every man reported in
this matter. vote to remove them"
Freeholder Tierney voted to retain
while Freeholder Coyle voted to remove
| on the ground that he did not propose to
see his party ridculed for two men who
amount to nothing.
Freeholder Noonan explained that he
had been lenient with the men and could
be so no longer. He voted to remove
Freeholder German changed his vote
and Holtic and Maxwell were dismissed
by the votes of Perry, German, Nelson,
Ellis, Coyle, Neonan and Bruggemann.
Freeholders Hennessey, Pfngsten,
| Kimmerly and Tierney voted to retain,
COUNTY ROAD WORK.
The next business taken up was a re-
view of the County Road work At the
last meeting, bids Were received for the
construction of the first section of the
| road, which extends from the Kill Won
Kull to West Twenty-second street, Bay
onne.
AS was stated in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS, the Hudson County Construction
| Company's bid was 19,S3752. The con-
tract was awarded this company last
night. Bids were invited for the con-
struction of the second section. H. H.
Holmes, James j. Cogan. f. G. O'Reiliv
and the Hudson County Construction
Company presented bids The fight is
between O'Reilly and the Hudson
County Construction Company, both bids
being exceedingly low. The contract
will be awarded next Tuesday evening.
A communication from Engineer Har-
rison asked for a new safe in which to
store papers and other valuable docu-
ments pertaining to the County Road. 1t
was filed.
HACKENSACK BRIDGE.
Bids were next invited for the coustruc-
tion OF the new bridge across the Hacken-
sack at the foot of Newark avenue. One
hundred thousand dollars is available for
this work. Two bids were received. Post
g. McCord, of New York, bid 100. 500 and
the Wallis Iron Works, Of this city,