Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-31
|. D. GOTTL|EB
TELLS Of ASYLUM
MEAT MONOPOLY
Freeholder Makes Sweeping
Charges of Graft In
Prices of Supplies.


the Eleventh ward, today issued a
statement in which he flayed the op-
position that has come up against him
in his ward.
Mr.. Gottleib in his statement says
that when he was elected to the board
and made a member of the hospital
committee he found that the price
being paid for meat furnished to the
asylum was about two cents a pound
higher than it should be.
I'VE investigated. said Mr.. Gott-
leib, "and found that local concern
had then, and had for several years.
a monopoly on the meat contract at
the asylum. We made arrangements
for bids from outside parties, and at
once the price of meat dropped a couple
of cents pound"
Several other instances are cited
where monopoly of supplies is given
as the reason for a higher price for
asylum supplies than cor those fur
nished outside.
The letter in full follows:
There has been considerable COM
ment and criticism on the part Of the
old line politicians in the Eleventh
ward on certain acts of mine as free
holder, which they have attempted 10
discredit. 1t even went so far as to
attempt to have the Progressive
League withdra it's Endorsement Of
my candidacy, which 1t made without
any solicitation on my part last July,
and indorse an old-time resident of
the ward, satisfactory to the Regulars
and some others who feel aggrieved at
MY action, for I have hurt some Of
them. Inasmuch as / desire to meet
all issues fairly and on their merits,
while the fight against me is secret
and subtle. and the allegations unfair.
desire the courtesy of your columns
to state a few facts.
"The first matter of difference is in
reference to my stand on the question
of meat supplies furnished to the
County Hospital for the Insane.
Fight to Get Meat Cheaper.
when our hospital committee organ
lied, a majority of us found we were
paying too much for meat, certain
reliable dealers offering to furnish
same at from 11z to 2 cents per pond
less than we were paying. 1t took
several months agitation on the part
OF the majority of tine committee to
secure competitive bidding on meat
resulting in a great saving to the
county, the price dropping at once tc
s1a cents per pound, or cent and one
half less than we had been paying.
'The second matter in difference is
the discharge of the stock clerk al
Overbrook, a resident of my ward. Our
new warden. who is working wonders
in cleaning out the incompetents and
installing business system, preferred
charges of neglect, incompetence ant
INSTRUMENTATION. and proved to the sat
isfaction of the committee that his
charges were valid and the vote ir
committee was six to one In favor OF
sustaining the warden in his action
and yet / am asked to stand for re-
tanning this party in Office, because he
comes from my ward, and is a ioca
politician, and I am roasted for m.
| desire to have things on a business
basis.
/ His stand as to DIR. Dill.
Last, but not least, Is my stand II
the Overlook scandal Investigations
I have been accused of being an In
CRATE; that DIR. Dill made me. ETC., anS
that / turned on him. DIR. Dill himsel
has thrown it up to me that / was ap
pointed on the hospital committee 4
muchrsought-for berth) at his request
made no requests, directly Or indi
rectiy, and cared little on what com
mittee was appointed.
at have known DIR. Dill for years an
entered the committee prejudiced In nj
behalf and remained so until my eye
were opened, matter of two or thre
weeks / then became convinced, q
was the majority of the thirty-tw
members of the board that DR.. Di
was incompetent and not the man 70
the place.
when the time came / insisted on
thorough and fearless investigation
aided in the attempt to prevent
whitewash, and have insisted on
housekeeping and thorough reforr
, in the interest of decency and compe
. tency."