The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-24
FIRE. EEHOLDERS SURPRISED
An Office Holder Resigns
Bids For Supplies Sub
mitted to the Board.

The Board Of Freehoiders held yer1
prolonged session last night and It wal
nearly midnight when motion to adj
journ was adopted. The greater part q
the time was taken up with the reading
Of bids for supplies, an unusually large
number being presented. The bids were
referred TO the Committee of the Whole
and the contracts viii be awarded at tai
next meeting
Frank Martin. OF West Hobokens
sprung a surprise on the Board by res
signing the position of underkeeper at the
Penitentiary The resignation of an
ofhceholder is such rare thing that tina
members were inclined to look upon Mr..
Martins communication as a joke. until
they were assured that he was in earn<
est. Then the resignation was accepted
and Frederick Held. another Of FTee~
holder Seyer's constituents. was appoints
ed 70 fill the vacancy.
Register Fielder sent a request to tIla
Board to provide some necessary furni<
ture for his office.
StorekeeDer P. H. O'Neill sent CONS
munication asking for Instructions as to
what he should do with a quantity OF
goods at the storehouse which do not be-
long to the county. He said he had quite
enough to do 10 look after the county'a
goods without bei-g bothered with props
erty belonging to private individuals
Freeholder McGovern suggested that the
goods be given to the poor, but on mo-
ton OF Freebooter Riordan the matter
was referred to the Storehouse Commits
tee
A resolution was adopted transferring
the appropria ton Of 500, 600 for the main-
tenance of theBoulevard to the Boulevard
Commissioners. Bonds were ordered Is
sued TO pay three judgments against this
eounty-Thomas Henry. s1s5.s1: John J.
Keilt, s7E.28; Pagan Iron Works. SS49-17.
One bond will be issued to pay the entire
amount. which IS si,7Ss.sS.
Ereeholder Simon Kelly asked for infor-
matien as to whether the work Of re-
pairing the retaining wall on the Wee
hawken loop which collapsed, was in
charge Of the Freeholders or the Boufe-
ward Commissioners, and he also wanted
TO know if the contractor was RESPONSE
be. The questions were referred 10 tne
counsel of the Board and Chief Engineer
Harrison. The Auditing Committee was
instructed to examine County Collector
Dugan's annual report.
This communication was sent in by the
Secretary of the Charities Aid Associa-
tion, and referred TO the Committee on
Court House and Jail
To the Hon. Board of F'reeholders OF
Hudson County
Gentlemen-As secretary of the Hud~
son County Branch, State Charities Aid
Association OF New jersey have been
directed by the Branch to call your att
tention to the advisability of providing
a more suitable place for the retention
OF Juvenile deIinquents and witnesses
than is now provided in the Hudson
County Jail, where the best seems to be
done by the officials that the present re-
sources of the jail admit; but where q
better provision is a need of long stand-
ing.
The Branch would respectfully suggest
the proprety of~erecting a plain but eff
eierlt building for such purposs-posttively
as an annex to the present jail-and 4r
earnestly asks your serious consideration
OF the matter.
have also been directed to express to
you the Branch's appreciation OF tho
efforts of the Warden of the Peniten tiary
to further the cause Of good morals in
those under his charge, a discipline de-
serving the support of those Interested In
The reform of the prisoner as well as tha
administration of the justice Of The law.
EDITH W. COOK.
Hoboken. December Fl. 1855.