The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-29
WHAT TO PAY F0FFEY?
The Question that Deadloeks
the Freeholders = New
Snake Hill Buildings.

The Board of Freeholders last evening
held a private caucus. which lasted nearly
an hour, to see if some decision could not be
reached in paying Sheriff Toffey for the
keep of the prisoners in the County Jail.
Bob Davis, when jailer, received thirty
cents a dry for each prisoner, but Sheriff
Toffey believes that amount too much, and
he signifed his willingness to accept twenty
five cents per day, or about $4,000 a year
less than the Freeholders had agreed to pay
Davis for five years. The Davis men in the
board want to get square with Sheriff Toffey
for BUSTING Davis under the new law, and
they refuse to allow more than twenty cents
a day. This. in the opinion of some of the
Freeholders. is a great injustice to the
Sheriff, for his expenses are more than
double what Davis incurred. The Sheriff
gives much better service in the Jail and
better food and keeps the Jail in a much
better condition. He pays in salaries alone
for keepers as much in one year as Davis
did in two, and thereby greatly decreases
the emoluineHts of the position.
The F~reeholders were unable to agree last
evening upon the amount to be paid the
Sheriff, and when the conference was fin
shed it was decided to postpone action until
the next meeting.
THE COUNTY BOARD.
AT the open meeting of the board, Judge
McGrath submitted the contract to erect the
three span iron bridge for the Boulevard
over the Pennsylvania Railroad cut, and it
was ordered fled. The agreement with the
company was approved and accepted. The
board appointed ex-Freeholder William
TierIiey inspector of this bridge.
Chief Engineer Harrison informed the
board that James Hyland, IN assistant sur
veyor in his office, had resigned and that he
had appointed John McEntee in his place.
The board endorsed the action. The follow
ing were appointed inspectors or the Boule-
vard:-John Logan, Morris Walsh, Michael
Raleigh, Patrick L~ondrigan, Paul Decker
and John Sweeney. The next meeting of
the board will be July 5.
BIDS RECEIVED.
Proposals were received at last evenings
meeting of the Board of Freeholders for the
erection of a school house and chapel at
Snake Hill as follows:-
9onm Kelly ......-. 12595
Baron Dofieison....... ........... ........... l2Sio'
The bids were referred to the Building
Committee and will be reported at the next
meeting of the board.
.oyBids for the completion of the new asylum
were also received, and the contract was
awarded to Michael Kelleher, who had the
original contract, and has done all the work
VOr01OO- LO*OAOo hOlo dS
SoSi tGy :. 49,. $Sau9.
iNstcndeEI COnneAy. ..-.... --.s--....-..,..... ol,4yS
Michael Kelleher. ......... ...........". $4,000
John Kelly ........ 6l,lg)
When it was discovered that Kelleher's bid
was $37 lower than the next lowest, he was
awarded the contract at once. He was given
until February l to do Che work.
ADAvISsRELIG.
Lawyer Nelson J.. Waterbury of New
York Informed the Freeholders that a bill
had been placed in his hands for collection
from the county. The bill was for supplying
the County Jail with new locks when Davis
was Jailer, M amounted to SOL. The claim
was referred to the proper committee.
Warrants were ordered drawn as follows:
Michael Kelleher, work on asylum, S4,250;
Donelson q. Co, work on la~vatory at Court
House, $1,000; John E. Murray, painting
iron bridges, first payment, $500.
The Committee on Store House was direct
ed to buy 1900 feet of 8-inch water pipe at
a cost not to exceed S700.