The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-06
Board ofFreeholders Decides
Not to Pay Claims Held
Over From Last Year.
MIGHT BY LIABLE TO INDICTMENT
Supplies for County Institu-
tions-Contractor Response
BILE for Boulevard Cave-in.

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ed over the matter of paying a number
of claims for supplies furnished last year
and had concluded to pay them, but
Counsellor Griffin arrived in time to make
them change their minds. He advised
that they might be liable to indictment
for exceeding their appropriation. and
that it would be wiser to let the credi-
tors sue the county for their claims
Mr.. Griffin's advice was -cheerfuily
adopted.
Freeholders Darling, Simon Kelly, Ma
guire, MCGEE and Scott were the abb
sentees, when, at S:5 O'Clock, Direc'oi
McNaIly raped for order.
Judge Skinner, counsel for James II.
T~resouthwick, an engineer at Snake Hill
who had been dismissed by the Board on
December S, sent a communication stat
ing that his client was under the pro-
lection of the Veteran Act and asklng
that he be reinstated. The matter was
referred to the counsel of the Board.
A communication from County Super
intendent C. P. Smith charged Lemuei
Alberts night engineer at the Almshouse,
with drunkenness while on duty at one
o'clock on the morning of December rs.
A subsequent communication from the
same Official UOliHCo IAN
had suspended Alberts.
The communications were ordered re-
.ceiyed and the action of the County SUI
nerintendent concurred in. On motion OF
Freeholder Riordan, Alberts was cited to
appear before the Board to make answer
TO the charges at a meeting to be held on
February . when both sides Will pro-
duee their evidence. A copy of the charge
was ordered forwarded to the deposed en-
gineer.
Collector Hugh Dugan reported that
Assistant Clerk John p. Noonan mao
turned in the amount of $50 received
from the North Jersey Railway Company
for the use of the Bridge street and Clay
street bridges.
Freeholder Tremble secured the passage
of a resolution authorizing the Storehouse
Committee to appoint an expert TO test
the samples of teas received from bidders,
but not until Freebooter Clements had
tackled on an amendment fixing the COM
pensation of the expert at s25.
Freebooter McGovern, who was evident
lv yery mad at something, then bobbed
up serenely in the role of a reformer
and introduced resolution after resolution
tn the reform line. As each was voted
down. another was presented. The hrst
was to the effect hat ar claims for sup
niles received at the storehouse must be
sworn TO before the storekeeper, and that
Official directed to refuse to sign any OIL
nc. so attested.
THAT means tina every person supply
ing goods must go to Snake Hill with his
BILL" remarked Freebooter Riordan-
.Nav Task if the sterekeeper is a not
aryg" inquired Freebooter Heating.
Freebooter McGovern said he did not
know.
If ne is not a notary, what use Is there
for a man to go to Snake Hill to nave his
claim sworn to-" asked Freebooter
Lynch.
F~reeholder Clements moved to lay the
resolution on the table, and every member
present except McGovern, voted in the
affirmative.
McGovern's next resolution was that a
ommitt of three or five be appointed to
Investigate the difference between the con-
tract and requisition prices of goods re-
ceived at the Almshouse during the past
two years.
Riosiah-'I amend to include the Asy-
lum and ~Penitentiary."
Keating-"As an amendment to the
amendment / move that the resolution DE
tabled"
What does it all mean?" inquiringly
asked F~reeholderg Fallon, looking at his
colleague from the. Fifth ward of Jersey
City. I
For the benefit of the members / ask
that the Clerk read the resolution again,
said Freeholder McGovern.
DiActor McNally directed the Clerk
toeproceed with the roll dali, and as he
$500 ~. -1-oI,f;ar +ahIad MnCSnKpru
announced, "Tn bring it up again at the
next meeting"
There was a general laugh as Clerk
Egan read. .Resolution by Freeholder
McGovern: Resolved, That all goods sup
piled on requisition or contract be accom-
panied by an itemized bill within "a hours
after the delivery of such goods If such,
bill does not accompany goods the store
keeper is hereby instructed to hold the
same for sixty days."
s.This is no laughing matter" said the
introducer of the resolution.
McNally-"We are not making a laugh
ing matter of it."
Clements-"Move the resolution lie on
the table, and it was SO ordered.
The next reform measure was a reso-
luton to the effect that all contractors
who supply goods at Snake Hill be conn.,
PEELED to furnish all such goods within
fifteen days or forfeit their contract"
81 move the adoption of the resolution
said McGovern.
K-eating-eeThat conflicts with the stipu-
lations of our contracts. and / think is
clearly out of order. Our contractors are
compelled to- furnish goods within five
days after they are ordered, and this res
olution would allow them ten more days.
Director M~cNally-s'The resolution is
out of order.'
ITS too bad, young man" said Kelly,
of Bayonne, gazing sympathizingly at Nc
Govern.
A resolution offered by Freeholder
Trernble directing that all p~erishable
goods be delivered at the county institu-
lions before IL A.. NJ, and directing the
storekeeper to refuse to receive such
goods after tina hour was then unani-
mously adopted.
Counsellor Griffin and Chief Engineer
Harrison submitted a lengthy opinion on
the question which was submitted to
them at the last meeting as to who was
responsible for repairing the retaining
wall of the Boulevard extension which
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