The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-07
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and August Henkley, examiner, at IN
annual salary of $1,000. Besides these
men there are two other bridge tenders,
and another Is to be appointed as soon as
the bridge is opened for travel. The re-
| port was accepted. Essex county pays
half of the salaries.
Counsel advised the Board to enter into
an agreement with the Jersey City. New
ark and Western Railroad Company by
which the company agrees to bear all ex-
penses caused to the new county road by
the proposed change of grade In Bayonne.
Belle Evens, the prisoner VINO was COM
mitted to he penitentiary for disorderly
conduct by a West Hoboken Justice OF
the Peace, although she was insane Will
be released today. Freebooter Noonan
offered a resolution that she be sent to
St. Louis. where her husband is, at the
expense of the county. The resolution
was defeated and Freebooter Ellis de-
nounced such a proceeding as kidnap-
ping.
BRUGGEMANN ON JUSTICES.
"There have been a large number OF
cases recently of wrongful commitment
to the penitentiary by Justices OF the
Peace" said Director Bruggeman, "and
I think the Committee on Penitentiary
should make an investigation and stop
this wrong. In regard to the pr esent case
/ think Warden Grimes has been guilty
of neglect of his duty. There Is a law
that provides that when g prisoner in the
penitentiary becomes insane the warden
shall notify the County Physician, who
shall examine the prisoner and, il con-
WINGED Of the insanity OF the prisoner,
shall so report TO the Court. who will di-
rect that the prisoner be transferred to
the asylum"
This case was recently published in THE
JERSEY CITY News. The woman's hus-
band Is in st. Louis, her father in the
E01dforaS Hama af RdaFnpu md hoF rQIp-
lives at West Hoboken refuse to have
anything to do with her since the supply
of money from her husband has ceased.
She will be released today to wander at
will until again arrested.
POVERTY STRICKEN FREEHoLDERs.
A resolution was presented by Free
holder German asking that $500 be
transferred from the rwenty-seventh item
of account, bridges, to The nineteenth
item OF account, incidental fund, and
that 81, 800 be transferred from the
twenty-eighth item OF account, public
is almost the last drop in the
bucket. F%reeholders eagerly adopted
the resolution, and it. will
aid in paying some of the extrava-
CANT bills OF the county. 1t is about all
the ready cash in the control of the Board.
which is believed to be frightfully in debt.
However the new appropriation will come
into the control of the Board December /,
and the money for a few months will be
plentiful and the poverty stricken Board
will again flourish. How much of the
| new appropriation will be drawn on to
pay the debts incurred this year no one
knows.
Mr.. Klmmerly's resolution to appropri-
ate S., 600 to be raised in h tax levy or
1891 for the appropriation for 1892 to
be used In the erection of q
soldiers monument was adapted. The
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the different Grand Army posts of the
fact, Inc the committee were authorized
to consider the construction of a memoir
ial hall out of the S. 900 and the amount
to be appropriated by the Grand Army,
as well as the monument.
Freeholder Pfngsten offered the fol-
lowing resolution
whereas, The United Gas Improvement Com
| pany has placed on the county bridge on Pals
ade avenue, over the Ravine Road, gas mains or
pipes, thereby disfguring the said bridge and
greatly obstructing and embarrassing travel on
and over said bridge, therefore,
Resolved, That q committee Of one be an
pointed by the Dir ector-at-Large to ascertain by
whose authority or permission said pipes were
laid, and that said committee be en- powered to
notify said company to remove said pipe forth
with and report the result at the next meeting
Of the Board.
matter to the Committee on Bridges n
the County Superintendent and the am
endment was adopted.
Freebooter Pingsten introduced this
| resolution
Whereas, In and by an act OF the Legislature
passed in the year 1887, and known as Chapter
100 of the laws of that year, power and author.
ity were given this Board to purchase or acquire
in the manner therein provided the balance or
remaining portion of Snake Hill not now owned
by the County Of Hudson, therefore
Resolved, That q committee OF two, in con-
, junction with the Director a -Large, be ap-
pointed by the Director at-Large charged with
the duty of ascertaining the owner or owners of
said tract of land and comforting with him OF
them as to the price demanded for said land,
and report the result in writing at the next reg
ular meeting Of this Board.
1t was adopted.