New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-07
FUNDS TIED U
Two Factions in Hackensack
Give Treasurer Orders.
TO BE SAFE, HE SITS TIGHT
New Board Gains Courthouse
Via Tunnel at $50 A. M.
and Bars Out the Old.

Hackensack, N. j., Jan. 6.-with tvo
rival Boards Of Freeholders striving IA,
supremacy and official standing. IN.
funds OF Bergen County are tied In "a,
several days because County Collector
Walter Christie refused to pay out any
more money until the Supreme Court
renders a decision. 1t is the first time
that such a condition ever existed In ths
old county. but II was not entirely unex.
pected. for the old Board Of Freeholder.
with Its thirty-two members, declared last
week that 1t would fight the right Of the
newly elected Freebooter Commission a,
seven members to succeed them, and N.
fight Is now on.
The old board reorganized on Nov
Years Day. as is. customary. II was
also necessary. in view Of the fact thst
the law set forth that the new commits.
sion should organize on January 8. and
the old board was expected TO continue
until properly succeeded. To-day was thu
regular meeting day of the old bosrd
! too, and clash was anticipated.
The most unusual feature OF tho davs
happenings was the meeting Of the new
Commission at $50 o'clock this morning
The seven members reached the Court
house in their autos at s o'clock. soma
having arisen at o'clock In order to
come from the distant parts OF thu
county
Just how they got into the Courthouse
remains secret but IL is believed they
used the tunnel from the Jail near by
Then a master key admitted them to Ia
Freeholders' room, where they proceeded
to organize by electing Daniel S. Goss, Of
Rutherford, director, and Alfred w. Gsd-
ney. Of Hackensack, clerk. Fifteen spe-
cial officers, constables and detectives
were on hand, too, at this very early
hour, and after the meeting these officers
locked themselves in the meeting room
after receiving orders to allow none Of
the old Freeholders 70 enter Two Of the
detectives were stationed outside the
Courthouse to prevent any of the old
Freeholders from climbing into the win
dows Of the meeting room.
At o'clock Director Frank o. Mittag
and Melville J. Ford. members OF the old
board, raped on their meeting room door.
They were turned away. AS Clerk Harry
Shuart was not allowed to get into the
room the minutes of the last meeting
could not be read.
Both the old board and the new passed
raeol,tiops N tho county COLLECTOR 10 nav
out no moneys unless ordered by them
selves. County Collector Christie con-
cluded he would be on the safe side by
ignoring both resolutions and pay out no
money on any ones order.
AT our New Years Day meeting
stated that I and the board would sladiy
welcome legal proceedings to determine
which OF the two boards was the legal
one. and that We would treat our OPP
ponents with due courtesy and decency,
said Director Mittag. Il did say that
IL was up to the new board 10 institute
quo warranto proceedings. believing the
hoard that had existed many years was
due some consideration in view OF the
controversy. We will now fight II out
to finish"
The new commission consists OF Daniel
6. Goss. of Rutherford; Patrick Henry
Maley. OF Closter; n. Demarest Campoeii.
os Hack.nsack; Carrot Alderman, OF
U.oodcun Lake; William Umbach, OF
Carlstadt; John D. Van Emoursh' OF
Ridsewood, and John r. Towle, OF Edse-
water.