The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22

What were not returned to your
office?" asked Mr. Winfield.
The contract for mason work Of School
what other papers were mfssing?'
Everything. pertaining to, cor1dons
reply. These papers were for repairing
pipes. streets and other work done BY
II object to all these" said Mr. Cor
bin, because they are not in the indict-
ment.'
in because. they showed what had been
Clerk Bouton added that among the
Smith, and Brother and Phil e. Martin.
All these he had given to Foreman
ksfoga ar f9e g. said S NE Grasa
briskly to the stand.
sidered by your Grand Jury in December.
1888; in my Officer" asked Mr.. Winfield.
DR.. Gordon remembered some of the
only. remember a few OF them One was
q bill in reference to the work on Pub
- ME Mr. wfNFIELD vi; e. rBsrIFIEs.
Mr., Winfield startled the court by walk
he could not remember the particular
papers left in his office, but knew that
|, there were many missing after they had
been first given TO him.
Mr. Geo. L. Record, foreman OF the
commissioners, was called. but he did not
New will proceed to the overt acts"
said Mr.. Winfield, and ne explained TO
the the rep repaFs of Pab g Noa R
july ss Arehtest s aBq Brooe q f0h haa IhGs arwn
= y S' LEGAL sPARRING.
Before, however, Mr. Winfield was al
lowed to proceed with his opening in the
matter of repairing the schools or one of
the overt acts. as he termed them, and
Mr.. Corbin interposed with the objection
that the defendants would be obliged to
ing them it would create confusion In the
Jurors minds.
eMr. Corbin was successful and Mr.. Win
field resumed, saying
to spen as fuzzy siass as rishsa @ L sai tSg
faut o stsrn s not WIN I'm ana tnsn M 5ess
schools He said that Of the contracts
for carpentry and steam heating and
ed only of that awarded to Phil 2. Mar
tin, which, he claimed, was peculiar in
that Martin was paid for work done out
Martin had driven piles on the Hacker
was was detaiiing this when Nh. corbin edged
in another objection to Mr. Winfield's
opening on matters not particularized IN
A legal battle followed and Mr.. Winfield
was allowed to so on.
lantly oM Ees faigsni am peTmitted to get get on
'''>- ATTAcKS Pitt MULDoON.
The cleyerly put objections Of MI; Cor.
should not be allowed to travel outside
of the. matters specifically charged in
the tndiosmssnt nd ne had the effect Of gpurri1g
Phil Mnidoon's $. 200 salary far one ysar
the Prosecutor went on to the oil bills.
which he claimed were excessive. After
dwelling on the expenses out OF the slo,O0o
sidewalk fund, he read in long list Of
bills paid to Contractor Nolan for paving
Going into the contracts for asqaalting
Of course. the other low. The Contract
between the. two bidders. he who had
highest gaining two-thirds of the work,
and the remainder going to the lower bid
'sThis, if we establish it," said the Pros
ecutor, means that the contract was aof
the benefit Of the he contractor c;tti and against
'.These are the general subjects III. ne
these overt acts BY proving my state
nlent about the repairs OF scheois IN
TESTIMONY BEGINS,
winfield's brief sketch of the ease for
the State. he called Clerk Boutsn to the
cino Schools on June n This witness, turn
ing to the minutes, read the resolution
directing Architect Louis II, Broome %
an the members voted aye to repair
Schools Nos. /, 2, 6, Z, 8; 10, Il, L. ls and
20 The advertisement for the prepssaiiss Is
NaMs. Mss asEsEEesf Evening " Journsl" and stssts
zeitung," and the Mayor aPproVea les
resolution ordering the repairs.
3 Mr. Bouton continued reading from hs
minutes the official proceedings relating
to the opening of bids. the !, bidders .a.a 1s snd
mittee of Docks, Public Buildings and
Parks. When the contracds We're signec.
he said, they were fled WITH WITH me ne ~ ~
'.Take recess here until two O'clock"
s@iu spNT pTS1'GE BACK lt5Ryi1if HE CONTRACTS.
Immediately after the resnmptisen Se
the trial this afterneon Mr. r. W5stisla @ sub y,
mitted contracts tracts NSg %r u Gilhspt % colims
and Mr VIM. Kiink appeared here the
former as counsel for, for me nrSan Touf Nam Naa-
den and ISomers. and the latter for Mr..
ssMr. w. D. Edwards, cried Nj. Win
field, and the eX-ConporaCSh Cou1isei eooA
B Being handed these contracts, Mr.. Ed
wards said he approved tnem,
II remember them perfectly said MT.
Edwards, because they were not qulte
regular" x,y.e.,s
@How irresular? asked < az Mr.; ,.sl Winilsia; MsI
from the City Attorney, Mr.. Hudspeth.
They were signed by the contractors,
but not by the Mayor. On one OF these,
that Of Martin for plumbing, the con
tractor had not signed the specifications,
and sent them back to be correctsd.
Mr. Edwards explained the ordinary
mefhod of the Corporation Counsel in
approvins contracts. If any mistake or
irresillarfty appeared therein he: MT.
Ediwards. would send for the architect,
the engineer or the contractor 70 explal,.
CRITICIZES THE SPECIFICATIoNS
Edwards read his letter TO Mr.. Hudspetn.
refurning the specifications. The letter
goes on TO say that the writer returns
Without approval the contract for the
Erie street improvement because the
bond OF the contractor had substttu-
tion of bondsmeny not approved by the
Street aud Water Board and contrary
Ia Section seven of the Law of 1881. Mr.
Edwards also. in the same letter. disap-
proves of the bond OF ri. Kelieher for
another conlraer because the BOND does
not indemnity tie city.
81 don't like the slipshc6 way in whien
sheets OF paper. Mr. Broome ought to
see that the specifications are properly
made the Letter said. Then as to Phil
81 Martins contract for the plumbing
of School No. Il his specification and
contract were not sialed and for that
reason they were returned
subsequently they were corrected and