The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
%FREEHOLDERS GO OUT.
Director at : Large Bruggemann
Presented With a Beautiful
Gayel.

There was a caucus of me Democratic
members of the new Board Of Free
holders this morning in the
office of the Board. The COM
mittees were decided upon, and the or
ganization meeti ng will be held tomor-
row morning.
The old Board met this morning, and
adjourned sine die, after the transaction
of some business.
Director-at-Large Bruggemann was
made the recipient of n handsome gavel.
Freeholder Pfingsten made the presenta-
ton. Among other things, he said:-
DIRECTOR BRUGGEMAN GAyELLED.
1--WE have been pretty severely criticised
as Il board, but when the charges made
nave been sifted down the board has been
found to be in the right. Today many OF us
sever our official connection win the
Board. For my part, / can t~ruthfully
saw that / have been well treated by the
members, | think we have accomplished
many things which have improved our
county. We nave had entrusted to our
care hundreds of thousands OF dollars aud
/ think the expenditure OF the same has
been accounted for in a u highly
satisfactory TO the citizens and taxpayers
OF this county. l will go so far as to say
that I believe the property owners won
by a vote sustain US in what
we have done. And you, MIR. Director,
have proven yourself an honest and just
presiding officer, and 1t Is with
reat pleasure that l present to you.
oa behalf OF my colleagues some little
token of our esteem. 1t is emblematic
OF authority. and we trust that your
rulings in the future will be mild n
kind as they have been in the past"
Director Bruggeuian was taken by sur
prise and merely thanked the members
for their kindness.
WORK OF THE F~REEHoLDERS.
Freebooter Ellis also spoke of the good
fellowship which has existed in the Board.
.'Three aud O half years ago." said ne
1--WE came together under q condition OF
circumstance which was only known to
those who were in the Board. | claim
that we lave made great progress in the
matter Of PUBLIC affairs. defying any one
to point out any lner public Institutions
than We have at Snake Hill. People at
one time said that we would never get
a new County Road, aud it looked for a
time as though we wouldn't, but here we
are now almost ready to have
fourteen miles OF road built.
Our finances are in good shape
and every cent we are spending will be
paid when it falls due, ii not before,
because Of the Sinking Funds
we have established. We have
lowered the county taxes and
Freeholder Nelson expressed himself
as being we'll satisfied with the way ar
fairs had been conducted by the old
Board, and said he would be
glad to be a property owner
in the county if the new Board acts as
wisely as has the old one. lie said good
bye to the members and goodbye to
public life, as he intends retiring into
private life.
Counsel McGrath made a lengthy adj
dress, thanked the Director, members
and the press for the courtsous and fair
manner in which he had always been
treated.
ROUTINE MATTERS.
A communication from Warden Grimes
showed that William Collius, an
under keeper. had been getting full
lately, and disregarding the rules.
The complaint was referred to the
proper committee. County Collector
Dugan reported the exchange and issue
OF bonds, and the contract with the Jersey
CITY. HoDoken ond Rutherford Railroad
Company, as published in The NEWS. was
adopted.
The question Of engaging Engineer
Brown was brought up. bat left over for
the new board to act upon. mhe Board
adjourned sine die. A dinner was given
the retiring member at Colonel Mike"
Browns.