The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-06
JOY OYER SPOILS.
Board of Freeholders the
True Cause of Hud-
son Republicans
Jubilee.
LONG LIST OF FAT JOBS
Alleged Vietors ouarrelling
Over the, Partition Be-
fore the Count is !.
Settled.
HAVE THEY CAPTURED The BOARD ?
Remarkable Point Raised by Can
didate Matthews of Kearny
No Recount.
M'KINLEY REPLIES TO BRYAN
Final Gossip of the po'i.iea
Headquarters-Kent Close
and virginia stolen.
HAVE THEY CAPTURED THE BOARD !?
M'KINLEY REPLIES TO BRYAN
Final Gossip of the Politica /
Headquarters-Kent Close
and Virginia stolen.

There is nothing in Tuesdays election
which gives the Republicans more real,
unfeigned joy than the capture of the
Board of Freeholders. Your average Re-
publican is hungry individual and has
an appetite for spoils, and there is no
principle in his party which he loves
dearer, will work for harder, or fight for
fiercer if needs be, than that which de-
clares the party's undying devotion to the
old flag and an appropriation. All the
time he is going about the State calling
upon the people to join him in saving this
"galorious'' republic from destruction, ne
lays awake nights thinking over the Of
fee he viii probably get when the Repub-
licans win
Thus it is that when it became known
that the Republicans had captured the
Board of Freeholders with it's immense
amount of valuable patronage the Repub-
licans sang peans of joy and danced
breakdowns and jigs in the exuberanee
Of their hilarity. 1t is not to be wondered
at when one takes a look at the list of
Offices and places with salaries which the
new Board will have at its disposal
clerk at a salary of s.. ZOO a year, with an
assistant clerk and a map clerk at $l;50O
each. Then there is a custodian of build
k-jngss the Court House, Jail and Freehold
ers' offices at yearly salary of 81 900 and
two engineers in the Court House. one at
yearly salary of 81, 600 and the other at
s78e- There are two index clerks at a sal
airy of $1,000 each. Two Of the fattest
plumbs which the Republicans will have
to scramble for are those of County Su-
perintendent, now held by Christy P.
Smith, and Superintendent of the Boule-
ward, now occupied by Hugh Coyle of Ho-
boken, each of which positions pays $1,000
yearly. Another very fat bunch is the
County Road Engineering Department
This has an engineer at $4,000, an assist
ant at $780, and two draughtsmen at
$1,000. Besides these there are four in
spectors on the Boulevard loop who each
receive 50 for every day they are engaged
in inspecting the work
In the Lunatic Asylum on Snake HILL
there is a small army of employees which
makes the mouths of the Republicans
water every time they think of it. There is
a Medical Superintendent who receives a
yearly salary of $500; deputy at $1,000;
three watchmen, one at S66 &C per month
and two at s65; one cook at S55 per
month; two engineers at SCI. 6.66 per month;
two firemen at $50 per month; one matron
at s41.60 per month; one waitress at $25
per month; one male attendant at s65 a
month; nine male attendants at $50; tnir-
teen female. attendants at s25 per month,
and one female attendant at S23.33 per
month.
A similar army is to be found in the
Penitentiary. It is headed by Warden
at $1,000 per annum. AS the present War
den is protected by the veteran act the
Republicans will have to mourn the loss
of this fat office. But there is a deputy
at $50 per month; two engineers at $66. 66
one baker at the same salary; two quarry
men at 1886; two watchmen at s65; one
engineer at S39; one teamster at $55; six
teen underkeepers at $55; two at s4790;
one at s4l66; one at s25, and one at s1773
There is whole tree full of fat plums
over IN the Almshouse. The fattest, how
ever, the 5000, is out of the reach of the
hungry spolls-seekers, through the vet
however at 800 per month; one watchman
at $50 per month; one monitor at $50 per
month; six engineers one at sS3 SO, one at
ssS.55, one at $fS, three at $66.66; one day
clerk; one teacher, one cook, one watch
man, and one stableman, at s55 each: one
H,atron at $25; one teacher at 1856: one
cutter at $50; two seamstresses at SIS.
and three attendants at the same
what is known as the Storeroom gives
employment to one storekeeper at sl25
month. one assistant at $50; one teamster
at $780, one laundryman, sS333; one laun-
dress at $a.66; one Protestant and one
Catholic chaplain sal.66, and one veter.n-
ary surgeon, $20.S3.
In the electric light plant several good
Places exist There are a Superintendent
at sl23 per month two engineers one line
man, one dynamo man and one relief dy-
1amo man at $50. 30 each per month; three
nremen and five lamp trimmers at $50
A new complication has arisen in con-
nectson with the Freehoider matter
James N. Matthews. the Democratic can
didate in kearny, claims to have been
elected He does not claim that his op-
ponen{, William Green is not elected but
he claims that both he and Green are
freeholders.
Mr. Matthews says that the law of 1894
proEldes that when a town has over 10 900
lnhanitants i Is entitled to two Free
n9Aders. Al the last census Kearny had
q population Of l9,45l This Mr. Matthews
claims. gives Kearny two Freeholders
anu that b3th he and Mr. Green are mem
bers of the Board
There VIII be very little patronage for
the Democrats; Surrogate Lillis GfH make
nave the appointment Of as many men in
has office as he pleases 10 pay for Alder
man John j. Heavy will probaf,lv he
Iruer Sheriff. Over IN the Jail the Sheriff
Will nave the appointment Of warden and
about seven under keenerS = s'sfs' s'te
this morning that the Republicans had
eand0ned the intention formed on Tues
s3y night Of demanding a recount Of the
US for the county tickets. The reasons