The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-19
CLAYTON COMES down.
He Votes for Hugh Dugan for
County Collector Free
holders Proceedings.

Ex-Director Clayton, wtlo has not taken
any active part in the proceedings of the
Board of Freehofders since he was depos-
ed except to occupy a chair near Direct
CT Green, and look Like martyr, came
OF his perch long enough last night to
vote for Hugh Dugan for County Collect
on He has heretofore refused to vote
because Clerk Woolley would not call his
nanne last, Freeholder Riordan introduc-
ed three resolutions, one fixing the term
OF the Collector at three years from next
July. Another fixing the salary ait $4,000
year, and the bond at 100000, and the
third appointing Hugh Dugan to succeed
himself at the expiration of his present
term in July The resolutions were all
adopted.
Freeholders Piercy and Wilson kicked
up a row over a claim of $457 for painting
bridges MIR, Piercy denounced the claim
aus barefaced steal, and said that the
Grand jury should investigate. Mr.. VIII
SON agreed with him. He said that the
price was erorbi tDnt, and the work was
done without authority. Mr.. Zumbusch,
chairman of the committee. was asked
by his two Republican colleagues who
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He refused to tell them although Mr..
Wilson made am urgent appeal to him.
and said THAT df he ordered the work he
would not be ashamed ito acknowledge
1T. The claim was ordered paid.
A communication was received from
the Board of Underwriters calling atten-
ton to the fact that there are no bar
rels filed with water on the Hackensack
bridge as a precaution in case of fire, and
suggested that the matter be attended to-.
The communication was referred to *he
Committee on North Bridges.
The Pagan Iron Works of Hoboken sent
a formal notice that they are and have
been ready to proceed with their part of
the work ON the new hridge over the Pas
sale. but they are being delayed by the
contractor for the abutments and sub
structure. Everything is ready to put
on the superstructure as soon as the sub
structure is ready to receive 1t. The
Fagan Iron Works does not propose, UNI
der the circumstances, to be held re-
sponsible for the delay. and will expect
an extension of time on the contract.
Assistant Clerk John P. Noonan sub
legations he had made at the request of
the Board. When the Jersey City, Hobo
ken and Rutherford Railroad Company
was lddtl6u pGIdHlS3lOIl Dy the Board on
May A., 1928 to use the Paterson Plank
Road for its tracks it agreed to pay the
county $500 a year. The road has been
company, Mr. Noonan finds. has not st. paid aid
the county one red cent
Mr.. Noonan also reported that County
Superintendent Smith discovered recently
that the same company, which is building
a bridge at the junction of Mountain Road
and the Paterson Plank Road had quietly
appropriated the retaining wall there for
a foundation without as much as saying
by your leave. Superintendent Smith
stopped the work at once and the com
pany will have to get another foundation,
or get permission from the Board of
t'reeholders- to use the retaining wall.
Another discovery made by Mr. Noonan
was that the New Jersey Trap Rock
Company, which has a plant near Snake
Hill, has been using water from the
countys main without paying for 1t and
has not paid for trap rock furnished from
the county's quarries. The company owes
S4SS for stone and 1891 for water, a
fetal Of 81 222 4. The reports were re-
County Collector Dugan was authorized
to advertize for bids for $127, 900 of five
year bonds, the proceeds to be used for
the Improvement and maintenance of the
bonds to pay for the branch road. Eight
bids for the contract for curbing, grad
ing and paving the new branch road were
received. The bidders were:-Bernard
dan-Shea Company, Jacob Dubois Thos.
Harrington and the Hudson County Con-
tracting Company. They were referred
to the committee
A resolution was offered designa fins,
the Journal, I" Observer Bayonne
Times, = Kearny Record and Jersey
City Democrat to advertise for pro
posals for the bridge over the Morris
Canal at Pacific avenue FreehoIder
Riordan moved that the .sRumboldt'' be
added to the list. He meant the "Runds-
chan, but that was as near as he could
get to it.
What is this 'Rumhole'?" asked Free
holder Stuhr. Where is 1t published?'
He. was told that 1t was published in
Hoboken. The humorous members of the
Board proceeded to have fun with the
name of the paper. They called 1t the
and a variety of other names 1t was
added to the list in the end. The Board
transacted great deal of routine busi-