The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-03
HUDSON BONDS GO WELL
Banker Zabriskie Takes
Half a Mi1lion-County
Supplies.

Il
The meeting of the Board Of Freehold
ers last night was an interesting one.
The most important business transacted
was the opening of bids for $500, 900 worth
of bonds for the new County Road.
Seven proposals came to the Board, and
they were from such sources that the ex-
cellence of the financial condition OF the
county evidently is no longer matter OF
doubt.
The award will be made to Banker
c. Zabriskie of this city, he being the
highest bidder for the bonds. His bid
was for the whole s5oO,00 at s102.0l.
The Hoboken Bank for Savings only
wanted $4,000, and it bid for S2O.0O
worth 102 2-1O0 and SOB 1900 for the
next 500, 900.
George Bluwell, banker of No. Wall
street, New York, bid 500. 10.
Lamprecht Brothers Of Cleveland, o.,
wanted 100000 worth at $l0OH.
Gay and Stanwood of Boston wanted
them all at par, less SO, s75 commission.
E. H. Rollins of No. 80 Wall street Oh
fered 500 3-S for the bonds.
Mr. w. Harris & Co., of No. Is Wall
street wanted Them for Sl0l.S1.
When the clerk had read these bids and
their disposition had been placed with the
Finance Committee, Clerk Board read the
crazy proposition printed In yesterdays
EUeniflg Journal that the county should
issue paper currency to pay for the cost
of the road. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on waste paper.
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
Bids to supply crude oil were also read.
The New York LubricatinR Company
proposed to supply the necessary amount
for 81, ,169. James A. Howell bid 81, ,191 and
the Jersey City Supply Company (Robert
Davisl bid 81, ,24s.50. The proposals were
referred to the proper committee
There was but one bid for coal and that
was made by James w. Coyle. who Is
willing and anxious to supply the county
with all the anthracite it will need during
the present year for S. 10 a ton. The coal
is to be delivered by him at Snake Hill
and at the Court House grounds. His
proposition was referred TO the appropri-
ate committee. although Freeholder
Pfingsten insisted that the contract
should be awarded at once.
NO GAG LAW.
Some one sent to the Board a protest
against the proposition TO raise another
million dollars for the completion or the
new Boulevard. Mr.. Pfngsten became so
displeased at this that he asked the Board
to omit the further reading OF the protest:
The other Freeholders did not approve OF
read, but was referred 10 the Committee
on Finance. As sarcasm, Mr.. Phng-
stem asked that the County Pysician be
| one of the committee.
THIS POLICEMAN WORKED
John LaBgeman, a Union Hill police
man, is in trouble. Union bill police
men. as a rule, do not work. When they
make an exception to this rule they want
10 be paid for the effort. John LANCE
| mans case illustrates all. He wrote the
/ Board of Freeholders to the effect that
| he had worked on Election Day, and he
wanted to know IL the Freeholders would
| inform him where he should go Tor his
money. The officials Of Union Hill aps
| parently had never heard or imagined a
| case where policeman had done extra
| work. and therefore haG made no prOv1-
| sion to cover the case OF Langeman. Ihe
| Director referred the whole matter to
| Freeholder Noonan, whose only way out
OF the difficulty will be to put his hand
| down in his pocket.
| COUNTY WARDS.
Warden Grimes reported that there are
| at present IA prisoners in the Penlten-
tiary and twenty-sight employees. The
| total cost during January for the main
| taiuance of the Institution was S3,3S4. "a,
| the average cost was $l9.67 80.
| Warden RYAN of the Almshouse re-
| ported that he had FOG inmates in his pub
| lie home and twenty-one employees. Dur
| ing January the Almshouse cost Sc, ,O46,
| the average cost per inmate being SS.347S.
DIR. King, Superintendent OF the Asy-
lum notified the Board that at the close
| of January, there were $50 patients in the
| institution, and thirty employees. The
| cost for the month was 81 572. A; the aver
| age cost was $1270.
Report of Section Of the new County
| Road was received and ordered filed, and
the January payrolls were passed. ln the
distribution of the funds, the Asylum
gets 81, ,S9S. 81, the Penitentiary, $l.624.22
| the Storehouse. $595.S0, and the Aims
House. 81, 1,079.97.
Freehoider Ellis reported that the
Smallpox Hospital Accommodations were
now adequate. That one tent had been
added to the pest house, and that it was
! sufficiently large to satisfy the demands
made by the victims of the contagion
He advised that the additional tent be
| sent to the store house for safe keeping.
4 The suggestion was acted upon. A resolu-
| tfon was Also odoptsd that provided thai
in the future all employees of the small
pox hospital shall be under the exclusive
control OF County Physician Converse.
Three of the i've Daily children who are
| at the Aims House were last night 1n-
| denIured to their wealthy uncle. the ro'
nance connected with them was told a
few days ago in THE NEWS.