The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-19
FRBEH0LDERS tame.
Only Routine Business Trans
acted Clayton Holds
the Fort.

The meeting of the Board of F'reeholders
last night was exceedingly tame, not an
incident occurring to enliven the proceed
ings in any degree. There was the usual
spectacle of course of two Freeholders
sitting at the Directors desk, one the real
de facto Director Mr.. Green, and the
other Mr.. Clayton, who claims to be the
de jure Director, but at present is only
figure head
Carrying out the Instructions of his
lawyers Mr.. Clayton sat at the Directors
desk and refused to vote unless his name
was called last. Phis Clerk Woolley re-
fused to do, and the result was that Mr..
Clayton is not recorded as having taken
any active part in the transaction of the
business which was disposed of. Three
quarters of an hour were spent in doing
something which is known only to the
Freeholders themselves. Freholders Nc
Comb, Verdon, Stuhr, Tremble, Zumbusch
and Kelly failed to answere their names
at roll call. Since King Simon was
knocked out by the dethronement of his
has permitted his kingdom to go to the
dogs and has failed to represent it in
the County Board.
Freeholder Piercy objected to claim of
$3.50 of William f. Kern, which was
among batch of claims reported for
payment. The claim was for a horse
furnished to the electric light plant. Mr..
Piercy said thesbll had not been present
ed to the committee.
1T was there yesterday said Director
Green. ~
There was no meeting of the commit
tee yesterday" exclaimed Mr.. Piercy.
THE bill was audited by the members
who attended the meeting yesterday said
F'reeholder Riordan. The bill was passed
although Mr.. Piercy voted no.
The Board, with a laudable display of
political impartiality, accepted invita-
tions to attend reception of the Demo-
cratic Central organization of Union
Hill on ,Washington's Birthday, and a
reception of the Bergen Republican Club
tonight. A report was received from
Warden Grimes that Miss Mary McCor-
mack, an attendant at the Penitentiary,
had died. Mary Conkley, an attendant
Penitentiary to take Miss Mccormack s
place, and Miss Josephine McDermott
was appointed to succeed Miss Coakley.
of January 229 prisoners, 35 employees, cost
of maintenance, $4917.43; average cost,
SlS.621a. resolution was adopted to
pay the judgment of 81, 02 obtainedgby
William R. Cook. Heck & Ladau were
granted permission to construct drive
way across the Boulevard sidewalk at
DUBOIS street. West Hoboken, provided
the roadway of the Boulevard is not dis
turbed
III offering a resolution that in future
the duty of placing insurance on county
property be entrusted to the Committee
on County Affairs. Freeholder Riordan
said it was advisable because an insur-
vals between the meetings of the Board,
and could not be renewed until the next
meeting. The resolution was adopted.
Notice was received from LAWYER
Thomas S. Henry of Newark that suit
had been Instituted against the county in
behalf of Clements Huber, who wants
$500. On November 10 1895, Huber walked
into the open draw over the Bridge street
bridge and was nearly drowned. The no.
tice was referred to the council The
next meeting of the Board will be held
on March 49, = 2