The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-06
BOARD OF RASCALS.
County Freeholders Indulge
in a Two Hours In
decent Wrangle.
HoBoKEN BOULEVARD GOES
But a Tie Vote Knocks Out
the Western Road--Wild
Extravaganza.

Gently in d fairly decent manne and the
impression was getting abroad that they
possibly could behave themselves II they
tried; but that illusion was dispelled last
night. The minority led by Freehoider
yerdon of Hoboken. kept things boiling
during the entire meeting.
The meeting was called to order two
hours after the appointed time. The most
important business transacted was the
adoption of a resolution providing for the
extension of the branch Boulevard to Ho-
boken along Park avenue, with a viaduct,
directing Chief Engineer Harrison to
prepare plans and specifications so that
bids for the Improvement may be adver-
tised.
The construction of the cross country
Dad got a setback, a resolution directing
the Chief Engineer to prepare plans and
specifications for it being lost by a tie
vote.
The regular order of business was sus-
pended in order to receive bids for the
construction of the new bridge over the
Morris Canal, at Pacific avenue Nine
bids were received, but two of them We're
rejected for informality. The bidders
were required to take into consideration
the cost of construction. with and without
allowing the trolley cars to run while the
bridge is being built.
The bids were:-
Sanford & Stillman Company, with cars,
S2s. 5s5; without cars, s2S. 4s9.
M. j. Curley, with cars, $780,; without
cars, s24. 400.
w. c. Triest, with, $2s. $50; without, s22.-
$50.
New Jersey Steel and Iron Company,
with, $780,; without, SIS, 500.
Thomas Cogan. with. 1854 Without,
s2S,s5o.
Pagan Iron Works, with $50. 400; without,
s29, 400.
Frank Pigeon, with, s2s,s1o; without,
s25,64O.
The bids were referred to the Commit
tee on Bridges.
The complaint of the Good Roads Assoc
citation of Hoboken, published in THE
News a day or two ago. that the Boule-
ward ordinances were being violated, was
received. On motion of Freeholder Rior-
dan the Clerk was directed to coH1nunl-
cate with the township authorities and
notify them that uiaess the ordinance IS
enforced the Board will lay the matter
before the Grand Jury.
Director Clayton vetoed a resolution
awarding a contract to Edward Sergeant
to construct Two culverts in hearny, Tor
E1,4cZ.0J. III fClO WdS Ot Liz
ground that the price is exorbitant, and
the county cannot afford 10 spend the
money. The veto started the trouble.
Freebooter Green declared that the
veto wax altogether wrong. There are
now two suits pending against the coun-
ty for damage caused 70 property by the
Mr.. Riordan insisted that the work
should be done without any delay. If
the culverts are not constructed at once,
the county viii have TO defend a number
of other suits
The Director said there was no good
reason why any township should have re-
county. "A resolution was adopted or
dering the Director to sign the contract.
More trouble came when Freebooter
Riordan, on the recommendation of En-
giIieer Harrison, offered a resolution hat
Ralph D. Earle, Jr.. be appointed surveyor
OF the new sidewalks on the Boulevard
branch at a compensation of 212 per cent.
of the contract price.
Freebooter Lynch moved to substitute
the name of Sebastian Malbeck. Free
holder Ferdon suggested Charles Meyer
and Freehoider Cadmus nominated H.
Latourette. The combine knocked out the
new candidates in one, two, three order.
Freeholder Verdon moved to make the
compensation 1 per cent, which he
thought was ample. After a hot argu-
ment the compensation was fixed at 2a
per cent. The resolution to proceed with
sion was adopted by a unanimous vote
Hang out the flag" exclaimed Mr..
Verdon, "Hoboken has at last got a
unanimous Vote
The vote on the resolution to lay over
the Western Boulevard vas
Ayes-Freeholders Clements, Darling,
Percy. stuhr Trenbie, Nelson, Wilson
and Director Clayton-13.
Nays-Freehoiders Cadmus, Eichhorn,
Pagan, Fitzsimmons, Green. Hanna,
Riordan and Zumbusch-13.
One resolution to proceed with the i'm
provement was lost by the same vote.
Freebooter Verdon made a vigorous kick
over a resolution to appoint George We
Der and Thomas Simon inspectors on the
Boulevard sidewalks.
w don't need these inspectors he
exclaimed. There is an engineer and a
chief, and what do we want of inspec-
tors. It is only more work of the com
TITS a good thing for you that there
was no combin when you did work for
the Board" remarked Mr.. Riordan. sig
niicantly. He referred to the time when
Mr.. Verdon furnished the county institu-
tions with boilers.
The remark made Mr.. verdon hot UNI
der the collar. Stalking over to Mr..
Riordan he shook his fist under that gem
tleman's nose, exclaiming. Il don't want
you to repeat that remark! You and two
others have made that remark too often.
No one can say that there was anything
crooked IN my transactions with the
II the shoe fits, wear it," retorted Mr.
1t don't ht," shouted Mr.. verdon. re-
turning to his seat without striking a
blow.
The resolution was adopted by the
combine.
That's right exclaimed Mr.. Verdon.
You got a Republican inspector for one
side of the road and a Democratic in
spector for the other side. I suppose il
you had g Socialist and a Populist in
your crowd you'd appoint them also.
Mr.. Verdon's wrath was excited again
by a resolution to appoint William
Dietz, Jr., a night engineer at the Aims
house.
You've got two night engineers there
now, exclaimed Mr.. Verdon, and God
only knows what you want with another
one in the summer time You'll need the
United States Mint TO paw our expenses
If you keep on this way"
The appointment was made
Freeholder Verdon next presented a
resolution directing the clerk to advertise
for bid for operating the steam plants
and power house at Snake Hill.
Freebooter Riordan moved that 1t be
laid on the table. He said it was al un-
necessary expenditure of money"
This brought Mr.. Verdon to his feet
and he sailed into tlle combine in this
1t is a notorious fact that this county
is being buncoed by the exorbitant ex-
pendituTe of money: just think of the
coal contract. gentlemen. Mr. Coyie.
the Goa contractor, explains that he can
not furnish pea coal because the CRATES
arc too large. / know q man who will
give the county a bond of one hundred or
two hundred thousand dollars, and take
the county institutions at Snake Hill on