The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
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But Both Directors Go
Through the Motions
Of Presiding at
Meetings.
NO UNBALANCED BIDS
Contracts Awarded for Supplies =
County Road Dismissals-
Veterans to Fight.

Veterans to Fight.
It may have been due to the warning
given by Justice Lippincott yesterday, o.
1t may have been because the minorit,
had settled down and accepted the in
evitable, but there was very little scrap
ping done at the meeting of the Board o
Freeholders last night. There is still an
other factor which might ave been pc
tent in bringing about this condition O
affairs. The Freeholders were out a
Snake Hill yesterday, and after inspecting
the institutions enjoyed a good dinner
furnished by Warden Grimes at the Penf
Tertiary. A man must be an incorrig.
BILE crank who does not feel good ma,
tured after a good dinner The meeting
was called for seven o'clock, but it was
eight O'Clock before the Board was called
to order in the Grand Jury room. Direc.
tor Green took the chair and gavel. anc
directed Clerk Woolley to call the roll
Ex-Director Clayton took a seat by the
sid of the Director, and as Mr.. Woolley
began to call the roll said, .sWait a min.
ute. Mr.. Clerk, 1 lave something to say
Mr.. Woolley paid no attention to him
but continued with the roll call. At the
~~- .~ "a LA NO4 pCSdl I I6dt
something from a manuscript. This is
what it was
"Gentlemen-In view of the opinion 81
ms Honor. Justice Lipp.ncott, announced
from the bench this morning, that my
election as. Director of this board is fol
a year. and that I have nc power to en-.
tertalH an appeal from my rulings,
propose to obey both clauses Of his rul.
ing. I accordingly assume the chair
ana the Clerk will call the roll"
Mr.. Clayton didn't assume the chair
and as the roll had already been called
his order to call it again was ~disregarded
The resignation of Willard Ahrens, an
attendant at the Asylum, was read. There
was a little wrangle over It. Mr.. Piercy
moved that It be laid on the table. Mr.
Riordan moved that it be accepted. ATr
Stuhr moved that Mr.. Piercy's motion to
lay on the table be laid on the table. Mr.,
Wilson had something to say and then
Mr. Riordan exclaimed, 81 don't intend
to be interrupted by any member of the
Board"
Excuse me-" aid Mr.. Wilson.
Your ignorance is quite excusable !,
replied Mr.. Riordan.
~,Ereeholder Clayton" called the Clerk
calling the roll.
Call my name last said MI. CLAYTON
"Ihe Director always votes last
There was a little laugh and Clerl
Mooliey proceeded with the roll call, but
did not call Mr.. Clayton's name again
So 1t went throughout the whole meetina
and the result was that Mr.. CLAYTON did
not vote on any of the resolutions.
= prleI coiioquy In an undertone tooI
place between Director Green and ex.
Director Clayton. Mr.. Clayton was heard
10 say You follow me and you'll be All
right"
Green, III be in the soup"
w. Wright, attendant at the
asylum; James Glover, lamp trimmer
INC a. Honer. a dynamo man, resigned
inelr ~eslgnatfons were accepted.
A communication was received from
JACOB Dubois, one of the Boulevard side
walk contractors, demanding that he be
pald some money. He said he was moi
a bank nor a director of a bank and he
committee.
A communication was received from G
a BoWnes, commander of Van Houter
POST, enclosing a resolution adopted by
the post asking for the reinstatement OF
tne veterans who had been dismissed
from the county's employ. 1t was re.
1erred to the committee. Edward Yves.
sing, one of the discharged veterans. sent
2 notice to the Board that he proposes
TO seek redress in the courts and thai
he will expect pay from the time of his
dismissal. Similar notices were received
from George IA. Lewis, bridge tender.
Jonn W. SteWart deputy warden at the
A~imshouse Norman L.. Rowe, attorney
to the Board, and Thomas Lloyd. The
same disposition was made Of them
stewards discharge from the army &C.
companled his communication
Clerk Woo1ley read a number of claims.
MT. Plercy moved that they be laid on the
table until the members can have a chance
to examine them.
Mr.. Riordan told him he would have am
PIE opportunity to examine them, as he
was a member of the committee OF which
It was proposed to refer them. Mra Yer
don demanded to know when the hills
were contracted.
You are a member of the COMMITTEE
eaFd Director Green, and you can find out
when they go there"
Il want everything dome openly, ex-
claimed MIR. Verdon.
Clerk Woolley presented the monthly re-
ports of the wardens of the institutions,
and they were referred to the committee
Without being read. The Clerk presented
a reqlisjtion from Sheriff Heller for sup
plies.
What are they?" asked Mr.. Piercy.
supplies" answered Director Green.
I him you're a pretty green Director
said Mr.. Piercy.
That's all right" replied the Director,
green is a good color"
then taken up. All the unbaianced bids
were rejected and these contracts award
and spices, Thomas Musson,
tx siss son Impressed yeast, William j. P y
eggs, Louis Keissewetter. $3.50; feed. A.
Hannibal, $l,475; -four. Green & Bedell,
$l3,050; fsh, A. Post, 5000; sole leather, E.
A. Gerdy, $8S3.75; ice to county institu-
tons, Thomas Finnerty. lumber.
James H. Symes, $2,150; lime and cement,
w. a. & D. Henry. sl077; manure, 10,
Charles F. Mattlage, 81, 230. so; oils, James
s.. Underhill, s497; milk, Dennis Reardon,
$500; soap and starch, William Taylor,
81, SO; teas, Herman c. Lang, 81, 042. %;
tobacco, S. j. Burke, s2,307; woodenware,
Thomas NJ. Abel, $A6.20.
By resolution of MIR. Riordan the con-
tract for coal was awarded to James
Coyle. A number of claims and the sal
aries of employees were ordered paid. "A
judgment obtained by William r. Coop
~er for 81, 470.60 was ordered paid.
Maggie Mail!y and Annie Golfer were
appointed attendants at the Asylum at a
salary of $500 a year. James Slower was
appointed at the electric light plant, sal
airy $1,000; William Thackenthan, trim
mer, $720; John Waller, attendant at the