The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-03

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tration. one sergeant-at-arms sufficed for
all the courts. Under Republican rule,
three-each drawing $5 a day from the
county treasury-are necessary.
When the Democisatfc party was in
control, there was but one interpreter;
now three are necessary, all drawing per
diem salaries from the county, although
their services are sometimes not required
once in month"; Even with this force
additional interpreters have to be. en-
gagged from time ITO time, as was the
case during the present term of court,
when woman had Ito be brought from
New York to interpret for Sicilian wit
ness because the official italian inter-
prefer. who receives a per diem salary,
could not understand the dialect.
When'a Democratic Prosecutor was in
Office, two detectives were able to at
tend to all the outside business; now
three at 81 day each are not sufficient
at times, and additional help has to be
engaged.
The Democratic Grand Jury Clerk,
Lawyer James Manning, for several
years received $500 annually. His sue
cessor, Michael Kallaher, was given "ad-
diticnal duties in the Prosecutors office
and the compensa ton was raised to
1,500. Now the Grand jury Clerk,
through the grace of Republican Leg
islature, gets $500.
Eddie" Mitchell had to be provided
with a berth The work of Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Common Pleas Court had
been done for years by Constable VIII
liam Wyse at no extra compensation
over what was paid him as court OIL
Ger. Democratic Judge Hudspeth had re-
fused to appoint anyone to the position
on the grounds that it was a useless ex-
pense. His successor had not been long
in office before Mitchell landed in the
berth he now holds.
Constable Richard Dewey did the
work of sergeant alarms in the Circuit
Court at the compensation Of $3.50
day allowed to court officers. After
Mitchell landed, he could see no valid
reason why he should not also receive
So day, so he had little bill creating
the office of sergeant-at-arms of the Cir
cult Court prepared and passed by an
obliging Republican Legislature.
Nathan Goldram, a worker of the Re
publican County Committee, was then
named as permanent Polish interpre-
ter. Under Democratic administrations.
a Polish interpreter was only engaged
when his services We're needed, and he
was paid accordingly.
Then came Tony Gentley to tell the
court what the Italian prisoners and wit
nesses say at criminal trials. Sometimes
there are as many as two italian cases
a month. Gentley was the representa-
tive Of certain Italian element in Jersey
City whose votes were wanted by the
Republicans. SO he landed in the COM
Portable berth he now holds.
These ere some of the causes that
have tended to bring the cost of running
the county courts up to the present enor-
nous figures.
In 1S9S-99 the appropriation made by
the Freeholders for court expenses was
$4,000. In addition $9,11S.0S was col
lected from fines, costs, ETC., making the
limit of expenditure for that year $119,-
11s.Os. 1t only cost S105, 1888 to pay all
expenses. but that was before all the
sinecures referred to above were created.
4 balance of $13,129.11 remained that
year.
In 1se9-19oo s12,s24c5 was added to
the original appropriation, making the
total $122, ,S24.0S. Court expenses in
creased nearly ST 900 that year, but still
a balance of $2,s65.15 remained.
Then came last years remarkable
record of sI23 ,213.66-an increase of
over $4,000 over two years ago and
nearly $4,000 over last year.
Where will it end?
MRS. 0UvRIER DEAD.