The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-20
THAT MONUMENT.
Ex-Judge Garretson Advises
Collector Dugan Not to Pay
the SIS,

At yesterdays meeting of the Board of
Freehoiders the following letter was read
by Clerk Boyd
Hugh Dugan, Esq, County Collector
Dear Sir-You have requested my opin-
under IAN act to provide for the erec-
ton OF monuments commemorative of
the services of the soldiers and sailors
prfations for such purpose" approved
May 8, 1889, with respect to the dis
bursements OF money appropriated by, the
county under said act. This act, which
is Chap. 2S1 of the Laws Of 1889, in the
first section authorizes the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson county to
appropriate S., coo for the erection of such
monument. The second section express
priation until the Veteran Associations
of the county have raised at least 81, 500,
and by implication prohibits the expen-
by the county for the purchase of a
site for such monument by providing
that any part Of the money 50 raised by
The third section directs by whom
ed. namely, by. a committee to consist
of not more than six members, three
of whom shall be members of the Board
of Chosen F~reeholders, and three by the
Grand Army Posts in the county and APP
proved by the board.
The act has been executed in part; S.
w pCCI ilhLNo Ny lAtC "a
of Chosen Freeholders; at least $500
has been raised by the associations of
soldiers and sailors; q committee has
directions of the third section of the act.
No site has been purchased and no
monies yet authorized to be expended TO-
wards the erection of such monument;
but as, ! understand you are now re.
of such appropriation to one designated
as the treasurer of the committee.
1t seems to me that you are not au-
thorized to make such payment. The
act nowhere provides for any person to
receive from the county any money and
disburse same. The proper distributing
officer of the county, to wit, the County
Ger of the monies appropriated under
this act. and it should be disbursed. by
him only to carry out the provisions
of the monument provided for in the act.
and for nothing else.
1t seems to me that the method in
which this should be done is the same
methods that is pursued with regard to
other work undertaken by the county;
where work and labor are furnished to
the county without contract a phi must
be made out and sworn to, passed by a
proper committee, and a warrant ordered
drawn by the Board of Chosen Free
tract the contractor presents his claim
for payment. and when the same Is
passed by the committee in charge OF
the work the Board orders a warrant
and payment is then made.
Work IS frequently done under super
Of Hudson County and of adj
jacent counties, and It seems to g mt
Of such work under the authority OF
such practice would be a proper pre &c
monument is erected by contract, upon
the presentation of a claim by the CON
tractor and approval by the committee
appointed under this att the Beard
should order a warrant drawn which
you would then be required to pay. II
no contract for the work is made, then
whoever furnished the work and abe
same, and swear to it as required by
law, and upon its approval by the same
committee n a resolution by the
Board for a warrant to pay the same,
you should then make payment OF that
Yours respectfully.
A. Q. GARRETSON,-
Counsellor-at-Law.
Director Heller has called a meeting
of the Monument Committee for We'd
nesday, next, when the question of a
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