The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-11-01

Attempt mt last has been made to
answer the charges of the Republican
platform and here Is the answer.
They say it is untrue because the
statement published in the RECORD of
moneys refunded to the county was
not correct; that the amount refunded
was only 81, 400 instead of $3, 300
But the fncts are that the present
Board Of Freeholders had agreed to
settle with Geo. NJ. Frech, former
sheriff, and Edward Humphrey, for
mer county clerk, for small sum of
money, but when brought into Court
it was mutually agreed that these two
gentlemen between them should pay
the sum of 100000 to avoid further
prosecution. aud this sum of money
WIS paid TO Hon. Il. S kuhl and il
still in his hands so far ms we know.
The sole reason why it has not been
paid over is because of some dispute
with the present Board with regard
To costs which may have to be settled
by an order of the Court
This confirms the fact that the pres
ent Board of Freeholders have col
leeted nothing for the benefit of the
county unless they have been com
PEELED to do so, and they have put
every obstacle III the waY of the col
lection of any of these moneys which
have been illegally taken out of the
treasury of the county.
AND HERE Is ANOTHER THING.
The late Board of FreehoIders made
II contract with the present county
clerk ut the commencement of his
term for reindexing certain records,
which it is said would have cost the
county over $ll 600 As II result of
the investigation, Judge Shipman an
neunced that this contract was illegal
as it certainly was extravagant. Part
of the work, however, had been done
and partly paid for; and the contract
WIS carried to the Supreme Court on
certlornri aud work stopped upon the
certiorai was not technically the pro
per way TO bring this matter before
the Court, but lntimated that if appli-
cation wns made. it would give an
order that SUIT should he entered
To recover baek the money already
paid on account of the contract.
Wbnn thia nt,inion nf tbo Eourt uao
announced, aud before an order could
be tnken out to commence suit To re-
cover moneys already illegally paid,
the present Board of Freeholders
paid to the present county clerk
over 81 coo MS further payment on
account OF this alleged illegal con
tract, and n suit is now pending by
order of the Court to recover this
$1,000 and the other payments which
had previously been made on account
of this Illegal contract
TnE LAST ARGUMENT.
But the time for reasoning upon
this subject seems to be past Before
another issue of this paper is printed
election will he over, There only re-
mains TO be made the last argument.
This argument t2) will probably be
brought down here next Sunday by
clerk of the Boafd, Ledger, or some
other agent, aud distributed as usual.
Who get it2 1t would. indeed, be n
surprise to the good citizens If they
knew all the people who get share,
As to the good II may do, that is
another question, and where il comes
from, We can only guess. 1t is charg
ed, however, and never denied that
every candidate upon the Democratic
ticket in this county must pay GER
tam amount before he can receive
nomination. II the office of sheriff
and county clerk are worth $4,000 per
annum ms they used to he estimated,
these two officers might afford to be
liberal. If the freeholders receive
$500 per annnm and are required to
devote all their time to the business
of the county, they can hardly afford
to be SO liberal and ms to the candi-
date for Assembly his salary is so pal
Try that nothing could he expected
from him, but it is SAID that any can
didate for Assembly having behind
him the usual majority, can mortgage
himself to the big corporations and
they will put mp the funds ia make his
contribution equal to the best.
Impertinent.