The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-22
COUNTY ROAD DELAY.
The Freeholders and Lehigh
Valley Nearing a Cross
ing Agreement.
FURST = WOLFS0N CRO0KEDNESS.
Freeholder Ellis Speaks Right
0ut-Bed-Spreads in De-
fault Now.
FURsT WOLFSON CROOKEDNESS.

Two O'Clock was the hour appointed for
the Board of Freeholders to meet yester'
day. 1t was five o'clock when the session
began. The three intervening hours were
devoted to committee meeting In which
the Lehigh Valley Railroads latest pro-
position to cross Avenue was made.
Lawyer Schepenkoelter Of Philadelphia
and Charles L. Corbin of this city were
at the Freenolder's office at the time ap-
pointed to represent the railroad, but
they were compelled to wait two hours
before their proposition was placed before
the Freeholders. The only important
change in it from the previous propo-
stions presented was to shorten the
grade from 5000 feet to 300 feet. The
lowest point of the excavation Will De
thirteen feet and this will be where the
railroad will cross. The county will have
to erect q bridge over this spot. The
Freeholders were unable TO reach con
clusion yesterday but will probably ac-
cept the company's offer when they meet
again on Thursday.
Margaret Cullen notified the Board,
through her lawyer, w. H. Davis, that
while she was in the employ Of the county
as a laundress she injured her hand and
that she proposed to bring suit for
placed on the wound.
LEGISLATION FOR THE COUNTY.
Judge John A. McGrath reviewed for
the Freeholders the legislation on behalf
of the County, which has been fully told
in the columns of The NEWS, and referred
particularly to the County Park Act,
which permits the County Collector to
credit each municipality with the amount
paid in for parks when the next tax levy
is made.
Michael Mullery's claim was passed
after deduction for hauling 900 loads of
earth had been made. Tbe bill as passed
amounted to $4e0 49, and the work alleged
to have been done was in repairing the
retaining wall of the Paterson Plank
Road.
The Freeholders voted Mervyn Arm
strong 5000 for services rendered in Tren-
ton during the session of the leglsla-
ture and also passed the bill of Patrick
O'Connor The bill presented was for
$685., and the bill ordered paid was $676.
1t was for driving the piling for the
Merselas street bridge.
FURST-WoLFSON AGAIN.
The Clerk reported to the Board that
the contractor mad not supplied the bed
spreads he was directed to furnish six
weeks ago.
Freeholder Hennessey, who seems to
have particular regard for Charles S.
t'urst rushed to his defense and begged
the Freeholders not to be hard on the con-
tractor.
He is man have but little to say
to-" interrupted Director Eruggemann,
"but the last time l met him he asked me
to see Freeholder Hennessey and have
him pass some bills" Uaughter)
"This fellow. Furst," said Freeholder
Ellis, told me that he could not get the
goods we ordered. l made some enquiries
and found could get the goods delivered
al Snake Hill within twenty-four hours,
BY the way, 1 thought Wolfson was the
contractor this year until / talked with
Furst. Wolfson made the bids and was
awarded the contract"
Wolfson is Furst's brother-in-law.
THE NEWS fully exposed the dishonesty
of the colluslve bids.
"Well. think the Board should dis
pose of this matter today" commented
Director Bruggemann. "We've had
enough of Furst."
Freeholder Hennessey asked that no
action be taken until Thursday ana the
Board granted this request.
1t was reported to the Board that the
time of the Commissioners of Condemns
tion appointed to assess damages for the
County Road had been again extended
three months and then the Board ad-
journed.