The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-12
ESTIMATES TOO HIGH.
Freeholders Not Agreed Upon
the Yearly Budget
Action Deferred.

"A spirit OF uuedSlneSS nOVereQ over the
Freeholders' office, and Director Heller
and a number Of Freeholders looked dis
contented and anxious. For two weeks
the Committee on Finance and Audit had
been busily engaged in preparing the es-
Inmates of the amour of money the
county would require for the next fiscal
year, beginning December l, and it was
not until late Wednesday night that the
committee finished it's labors. Several es-
Inmates had been made before this, but
Objectionable features were discovered in
them and the work had to be lone all
over again.
On Monday last the committee believed
that it had finished it's labors to the sat-
isfaction of all. but typewriter copies of
the report and recommendation were
7 made and distributed among the Free
holders.
The Republican members of the Board
scanned the items of APPROPRIATION
closely and then kicked again. First they
objected to the budget because 1t was
greater h a that for the present year,
Tor which fact they could see no reason.
Next they howled about the large appro-
priation to maintain and light the Boule-
ward. although the sum appropriated was
49, ave Nv
Chief Engineer Harrison. Freebooter
Green was loud in his denunciation of the
proposition to expend $50. 1000 for this pur-
pose and his opinion was backed by his
Republican colleagues.
There were other items of expense that
the kickers opposed. too, and when the
committee learned how great the obiec-
ton was to the budget it was again re-
Vised and pruned until the committee
could cut and prune no more. SO its mem
oers said. This last and final estimate of
the amount of money needed bv the
county was made known yesterday and
the only accurate account of it was pub
hshed in The Jersey City News"
ESTIMATES TOO HIGH.
1t was believed confidently that the
budget as finally prepared would stand.
although 1t showed there was an in
crease OF s05.995 over the amount appro-
prfatea Tor the county's expenses for the
present year. Yesterday it was learned
py the COMMITTEE on Finance that some
u Inc Democratic members of the
board thought $500, 7o5 too much to be
appropriated. and these Democrats did
aot hesitate to say they would not vote
LOT the budget. Pressure was brought
=. = 1ear. nut without result. Those who
ueJlareo the appropriation TOO great
meeti No - leey Woyld not oppose it at the
woIia remain away from the meeting
idgner than vote for the budget.
O'clock G they h II the af tern until four
Democrats were entreated and bepgadd
TO- ADOPT the report of the Committee.
and and the vas Ran,,t tine wasted. The kickers
ure IN being able for the first lime in
me history OF the present Board to de-
t tsme Inc Ia sI plan rs OF the majority. AS. the
the budget was presented YESTERDAY Il
could not be adopted. ~
REPORT DEFERRED.
budget was to rave action deferred mn
Il another day. Under the law tie
% rhe appqepgia have until July IS to make
enT when the meeting should be called.
and ahaS Fr pr9gramme worked like a charm
venient to absent themselves at roll cali.
a snla Q they had been about the Free,
Mutually Mps>Hsn oin aed al c me afternoen Messrs;
breezes of salter's Grove to those in-
side the Freeholders' room.
70 W onaar Direct or Heller called the board
roll call the following were present&
Freeholders Eichhorn. Green, Heiney,
e minmp ana MFeeom5 and Percy. Republi-
. 41CAl6t ant hedC
ing, DEMOCRATS. Eight members in ali.
NO QUORUM OF COURSE.
Where are the rest?" inquired Direc-
tor Heller, in the most innocent manner
Imaginable.
''Oh. you know commented Freehold
er Green.
.po you think I Keep them in my
pocket" -retorted the Director.
That's al right" interrupted Free
holder Percy, there We're fourteen
members around a fttie while ago."
The Director announced that there
Were eight members present and twelve
absent and that therefore there was no
quorum.
81 move said Freebooter Keating,
who had been in consultation with the
Director. that when we adjourn we adj
journ to meet Friday at two o'clock"
81 offer al amendment that we adj
iourn to meet at the next regular meet
ing day." which would be after July IS.
II declare you both out Of order"
Numbered Director Heller. there being
no quorum present. this meeting stands
adjourned until Friday at two o'cloek.''
It was thought that today the budget
will be adQnted