The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-03
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declared that he knew that the men had
not performed any equal taxation work,
and that the work they did in the tax
Office was Unnecessary
.'They have political jobs. and it is
nothing but highway robbery to pay them
out of the claims account" he said. Ut
is an llIpderhanded way of doing business.
Put them on the regular pay roll of the
tax office if they are employed there, and
don't sneak into city jobs and pay them
out of the claims account of this Board .
President Ringle interrupted by telling
Mr. Brock that he shollld be careful of
what he signed, and Mr.. Brock answered
that he was as careful as the president.
Commissioners Daudt alluded to the
fact THAT Hanlon lone of Daudt's pro-
tges) worked some nights as late as six
o'clock. Hanlon was relieved of his po-
sition in the Street and Water Depart
msnt ON charges preferred by President
Payne of the Pagan Board He was a
former Democrat
Clerk Heath said the men were copy
ing RECORDS for use in. the equal taxation
fight before Gov. Murphy's commission.
He said their employment was only tenn
porary
Mr.. Brock called attention to the fact
| that the men were not put to work on
their present jobs until month after
Corporation Counsel Record announced
that he had prepared his records.
You will issue bonds to cover the de-
fciency in the claims account" said he.
1T is not the first time you have done it.
The case is pending, but III wager that
you gentlemen viii pay for that Illegal
issue of bonds out of your own pockets
before am through wit hit"
Clerk Heath said he had Democratic
precedent
Two wrongs don't make right" am
swered Mr. Brock.
The Board decided to purchase lots %,
%, 80, 81 and 80 of block 1889 adjoining
the site of the present City Hospital as
additional ground for the new City Hos
pital site. The plot known as No. II is
owned by the Provident Institution for
Savings. which Is willing to sell it for
$13, 600. The Board decided to issue reg
istered four per cent bonds to run for
FIVE years in order to raise the amount
required. The amounts $1,000 to pay
the principal and $500 to pay the inter
est is to be placed in the tax levy each
year until the total amount is paid.
is paid
In relation to the purchase Of the prop
erty Mr.. Brock said that he didn't con-
slider that there was sufficient demand
for this site, for new hospital. He
stated that while there had been talk for
several years Of enlarging the present in
stitution but Mayor Pagan and his hos
pial board had been unable to agree on
anything.
while these strained relations con-
tinue,'' asserted Mr.. Brock, No hospital
will be built There is no guarantee that
the new hospital will be erected on that
site. No board which has anything to
do with new hospital has asked for the
purchase of these lots. Why should we
waste money on property that may be-
come white elephant on our hands
If the hospital board decide in favor Of
another site we will not be able to sell
the property for what you propose to
pay for it.
'4The act under which you propose to
issue these bonds was passed for the BEN
eft of Paterson, which had been swept
by fire and her public institutions destroy
ed. It is a sweeping act, and by this
resolution you set a precedent for any
body of citizens coming here and demand
ing that bonds be issued under this act
for other public Improvements that are
needed The Jackson avenue people can
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