The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-27

OWL the earth and want to get it fenced
in, how l stand on his subject"
"You knew this matter would come
up at the last meeting and if you stayed
why We should -re-transact this bust
move the resolution by tabled"
"I offer that resolution because prop
erty owners have complained to me that
we nave no right to give away the citySS
money. l want to set myself right"
saio AiI TRAfToRs On RECORD.
"a motion to table the resolution has
been made and the question is not de-
batable.' put in Mr.. simpson -
u am a member ans !, of ratd this ! be a1derm ann
e aiGdrtn2 There w ape me mem sSar Of this
board r. ARE are lodging LODI az the nseor issue befo aad the
board for cou%ntenancing such a pro-
ceeding."
You are right, you are on record
replied Alderman Id e 81 MCCARTHY : art yime you have
been v on rf fc table Ier Was a soh TAKEN srne and these
still favoring the steal of S1,15;.Messrs.
Vermiiyel wilson aafi'a ana Simpson simpson Those
opposing it We're Aldermen Mccarthy,
Calnon, Witter and Lo S.1,
MINE WOoI11 Io1A. 9
lust before this pleasant scene was
elections was presented; It is an at
were reduced this year and the Aldermen
had that as a pretext for giving away, TO
the City Clerk and. his assistants what
remained of an almost Quilted appro-
priation. Had the committee of elections
known what followed the report it is not
likely it would have been cen p SssaiEort Of
CITY Clerk Edward Woolley, but Alder
men Mitchell and Wilson, who signed
it, said they had racked their BRAINS ior
is the result of the alleged W weeks
mental struggle of Messrs. Mitchell n
r,oa+,ons hoo ,oovo
to submit the following report
.'The total expense for registry and
election, November 5, 1895, is sig, 1852, OF
I weie sbe the net G04 ooEy i s5.4 IS gay II T ISL IS "a lsI rs-
duction of sS.S27 in the cost to the city of
fall elections, the causes for which, are
law passed by the Legislature of 1895,
reducing the number of election officers.
Second, the omission Of expensive
an annual saving of $1,000.
"Third, the reduced cost OF stationery
and supplies brought about submitting
the same to competition, and awarding
contracts to lowest bidders. The pres
ent election law, with some notifications,
has been in operation since the summer
of 1890, and from that time up to and
including the spring election of 1899, the
majority of his board was Democratic;
the three fall and two spring elections
occurring between October, 1890, and De
county paid sis,s15.5O, and the city has
a claim against the county still in dis
pute for s~7,108.25, which, if paid, win
lea ave. me no, net cost e6m to sne e1 log f Pa s11 poar6
changed in the spring of 1898, and the
three fall and two spring elections oe-
curing since then, under the present e ad.
which the county has assumed $50, 476. 10,
leaving the net cost to the city $54. 401. IS,
a net saving ito the city of $9,829.10 in the
one-half years over those for the CORES
ponding period Immediately preceding
the same"
Alderman Witter is a member of the
Election Committee, but he refused to
sign the report. He gave this reason
for his REFUSAL
he declared. II never saw it until 1t was
pushed under my nose to be signed.
somebody prepared it for a purpose and
/ am not in on such schemes"
The Alderman's refusal to sign the
report was another black eye for Wool
ley. He looked as though ne would
drop from nervous prostration before the
How much did the city save Alder
man MITCHELL" asked Alderman McCar-
LILY.
Then followed an explanation hat no
one heard much of. One remark was,
I'VE saved by not advertising the cleo
ton notices"
Aldenean Wilson made use of about
1900 words in an attempt to square the
committee. He made no explanation of
what had been saved.
"that Alderman Mitchell would bring
about a saving to the city in this mat
ter. Such a saving has been made that
work heretofore. Something In this cleo
ton matter is rotten, and I now suggest
that the attention of the Grand Jury be
called to the facts. If there has been
money, let the Grand Jury find it out and
call somebody to the front"
VERMILYE WEAKENS.
The explosion of a bomb could not
have created any more surprise. Alder
men Mitchell and Wilson of the Election
Committee were startled and unable to
speak.
Alderman Calnon seconded the motion
for a Grand Jury investigation and away
1t went with bells on.
Alderman Vermilye, who is the only
dual office holder in the board. now being
a clerk in City Collector Smiths office,
alone voted. against the motion. When
utes later he requested that his vote
be changed. The change was made.
Alderman Wilson was on the Election
Committee last year when Aleck Dusen-
man.
Alderman Mccarthy is determined to
have the election expense account thor
oughly investigated. The Grand Jury's
attention will, at the same time, be d.
rected to the extra election presents
to Toolley & Co.
I'll I were in Woolley's place." remark
ed one of his Alderman friends. after
the meeting, II would not try any longer
to get that $500. It's getting too hot for
conscientious men,"