The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-04

Hill was awarded to A. K. Banta for
Sc. $50.
Clerk Woolley was looking among some
papers when Mr.. Clayton exclaimed
Heres a communication you can
readi''
The Clerk was evidently deaf. He did
not hear Mr.. Clayton, although tnat
gentleman yelled at the top of his voice.
Mr.. Clayton sat down again with a look
of disgust upon his face.
A resolution by Mr.. Riordan providing
for an issue of $50, 900 of temporary loan
bonds. to run six months and draw A per
cent. interest, was adopted. The money
is to be used to meet pressing obligations.
The county treasury has not OF course
been depleted, principally because the
cities. towns and townships have not paid
their quota of the county taxes, and this
money is to be borrowed in anticipation
of their payment.
Mr.. Clayton, with his teeth set and a
look of logged determination in his face,
stood up again and shouted in Mr.. Nc
Nally's ear, Here is a notice from the
Supreme Court that l serve as the Chair
man of this Board, and l demand that he
AXE notice of it," Neither Mr.. McNally
nor Clerk Woolley paid any attention
A resolution providing for the issue of
S44, 900 A per cent. thirty-year bonds, to
pay for the completion of the branch
road, was introduced and adopted. rms
completes the entire issue authorized Tor
the branch road. Bid for lighting the
branch road were ordered to be adver-
tised for and will be received on March
q.
Freebooter Groth offered a resolution
that all the Hudson county patients IN
the Morris Plains Asylum be transferred
to Snake Hill before May Is. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Freebooter Riordan served notice that
at the next regular meeting, on March
q. he would offer a resolution to amend
the bylaws of the Board. Il also re-
sire to state, said Mr.. Riordan. that
NV attention has been called to the
charge made to the Grand Jury by JUS
tice Lippincott regarding the transac-
tions of this Board. l move that the
Grand Jury of this county or any other
duly authorized investigating body, be
invited to inquire into and make a thor
ough investigation of he transactions OF
this Board, n thai the clerlN do all in
his power to assist in such investlga-
tion.' The motion was adopted unani-
mously.
Then Mr.. Clayton was allowed to have
an inning. Mr.. McNally handed the de-
cision of the Supreme Court to, Clerk
Woolley and directed him to read 1t. Mr..
Woolley read it. On motion of Mr.. Rlor-
dan the decision was referred to a COM
rnittee of three to be appointed by the
Chair.
at seems to me- said Mr.. Hanna, who
is one of the majority, that this BOARD
is proceeding in open defiance OF the SUI
preme Court. When three members OF
the Board are put up against the Court
7 think it is folly. Still, it is their bust
ness"
The motion was adopted by a vote of
% aves and Freeholders Riordan, Eich-
horn and Kelly were appointed as the
committee to review the decision of the
Supreme Court.
h climax. of the joke was then sprung
in this resolution, which was presented py
Mr.. Riordan and Mr.. Eichhorn, the rep
resentatives of the Democrats and Hepup-
licans in the combine
Whereas, Arthur W. Clayton has
since his election as Director OF Inns
Board refused to act as Director u ene
Whereas, Said Arthur w. Clayton,
Notwithstanding such refusal, claims
to be the Director of this Board.
Resolved. That the said Arthur w;
CLAYTON be and he is hereby directed
to show cause at the next reguIar
meeting of his Board why another Dl-
rector Should not be elected in accord
ance with the statute in such case
made and provided.
LAWYER Leon Albeit. who had been
| coaching Mr.. Clayton, laughed.
"Nho offered that resolution asked
Mr. Hanna. ut is decidedly out of order.
1t is a disgrace to any Board. VINO IS
this E,chhorn anyway? I ask for the
honor of the Board that this resolution
be not put through"
Mr.. Hanna's protest was unheeded ana
the resolution was adopted.