The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-02
McDONOUGH's PAY WARRANTS.
The Usual Wrangle Over Him and
Rowe-County Board InspeO.
tors.


posals to build the new Lunatic Asylum
at Snake Hill be received. The motion
prevailed and seven bids were handed
| to the Directors. Each sealed proposal
was accompanied by certified check for
| 81, 600 as an earnest that II the mek eriS
| proposal was accepted proper bonds would
| be given for the faithful performance of
| the work. The bids received were as fol-
| lows
Thomas Keary & Brothers. S169, zoo
SIcnael helleher ...................... us, 800
NJ. j. connolly. ..s..................... 194,OOO
Jonn M shannon. .................-... 1So, GOO
| William Ro bertson & Son. 1917 500
E J. Headden & Son of Newark. 18z.96e
Neh CampoeA.......... 1850
! The proposals were referred to the
| Committee on New County Buildings
| upon motion made by Freeholdet Coz
| man.
MONEY TRANSFERRED.
| The Boards next Important business
was to make the tollowin transfers of
money: $4,000 from the 26th item known
as appropriations for interest on New
| Lunatic Asylum bonds to the I'd item of
| appropriation known as Public Ground,
| Court House and Jail.
The sum of 81, 600 from the twenty-fifth
item OF appropriation, known as appropri-
alton for bridges, etc.. to the fifth item Of
appropriation, known as Aims House and
Annex.
The sum of 50, 900 from the twenty-third
item of appropriation, known as payment
| of interest on New Public Road bonds to
| the eleventh item OF appropriation, known
as Coroners and MorCue Keepers and I'm
aertakers.
The sum of 81, 900 from the twenty-third
| item known as payment of interest on
New Public Road bonds to the seventh
item of appropriation known as eXpendi-
| lures at Snake Hill store room. &C., &c
The sum of So, 900 from the twenty third
item of appropriation known as payment
Of Interest on New Public Road bonds in
| the nineteenth item Of appropriation
known as insidental expenses.
The sum of $500 from the twenty-third
item of appropriation, known as pay
| ment of interest on New Public Road
bonds, to the thirteenth item of appro-
| priation, known as stationery and rein
| deXjpg.
| The sum of $500 from the twenty-third
item of appropriation, known as appro-
| priation of interest on New Public Road
| bonds, to the fourteenth item of a2pro-
priation, known as printing and adver-
| tising.
| The sum of S5o5 from the thirty-fourth
| item of appropriation known as new tin
roof and cutters at jail to the third item
of appropriation known as County Luna
| tic Asylum.
| CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS
In communication sent to the Free
holders, the Hoboken City Board of
cholera patients from Hoboken the
county could take care of at the
| Snake Hill pesthouse should the disease
become an epidemic. The letter was re-
ferred to County Physician Converse
| with request that he confer with the
Hoboken Health Board.
The pesthouse is at present in q fairly
| good condition, and If necessary coJt1d
| accommodate in all about thirty cholera
| patients. 1t is not deemed probable
| however, that the County Board Of
Health will permit the building to be
used for cholera cases, because of the dan
ger from exposure to the scourge TO the
Asylum, Aims House and Penitentiary
| QUARTERLY REPORTS.
| The quarterly report from the State
| Lunatie Asylum at Morris Plains was
read. There are, according to it,@eiRhtF-
nine patients from this county. The re-
port covers the time from May Is last to
| August Is.
The report from the Snake Hill AsyluGn
| was as felows;-Male patients, 1885, se.
male patients, 1S9; employees, 80; fetal
cost of maintaining Them in August,
s., 59S. 13; average cost. Sl0.2
Warden Grimes reported that there
were in the penltentiary during August:
Male prisoners. 15l; female prisoners. &c;
employees, 80; total cost for August,
1924 96; average cost, SIS 7S
| MDONoUGH'S CLAIMS.
When the payment of claims came up
| Thomas McDonough, Chief Index Clerk
to the Register. presented three claims as
follows:-Services in June, $149. so; July,
Sl43.75; August, $155.25. Freehoider
Ellis requested that these claims be
separated from the others and acted upon
alone, The Board consented and when a
vote was taken Freehelder Coyle said -
70 d.
work as much as the other Freehold ers'
employees do, aud also want to see him
get his money. 1t is claimed that
| McDonough does not earn his salary.
| have watched him, and believe he puts in
some time at the Court House each
work he can. The hue and cry
has been that 1 have been pounding him
to death, but that is not true. I am salts
fed that he is now working all he can,
and, therefore, shall vote to pay the
claims.
Freeholders Ellis and Nelson voted
mo-" and the claims were ordered paid
A like course was taken with the claim
of Norman L. Rowe far $3.50, as assist nj
counsel, Freeholder Nelson did not wan
the claim paid because he was unable to
understand what Mr.. Rowe did to earn
the money.
BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS.
the following appointments: Colonel
John Grimes, reappointed Warden of the
Penetentiary for five years, at an annual
salary of $4,000; DR.. George w
King, reappointed Medical Su'
perintendent of the Asylum al
Snake Hill for one year at salary Of
$4,000 year. Patrick Fitzpatrick reap.
pointed Deputy Superintendent of Asy,
lum for one year, salary $1,000; Jane:
Meehan appointed inspector of masor
work on the New County Boule
ward at the Central Railroad crossing
salary 81 per day; Michael J. Lennar
appointed inspector of the Boulevard
from the Central Railroad TO Fifty.
seventh street, Bayonne, at salary Of
$3.50 per day James Daily appointed in
spector Of the Boulevard from Fifty
seventh street, Bayonue, to the Kill Vor
Kull at a salary of So so.
Freeholder Nelson opposed the ap
pointment of the last Inspector, ciaimins
that he was not necessary, but Engineer
Harrison's opinion of the necessity fol
having so many inspectors was read, apt
all but Mr.. Nelson appeared TO be sgtis
fed that the inspectors were needed
The Board adjourned to mees mex
Thursday night.