The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-10
COUNTY ROAD WORK
Not To Be Entered Upon At
Once by the Commits
SionerS.
DAvY CROCCKErT's OLD MOTTO.
Be Sure You're Right, Then GO
Ahead-Searches Must be Made
Before Condemnation.

The time of Judge Knapp today was
monopolized by the recently appointed
Commissioners for the Condemnation Of
Lands that are required for the County
Boulevard.
In the courtroom were noticed many
prominent citizens who seem to take q
deep interest in the purely routine pro-
cedure of the qualification of the Com
missioners Among them were:-Henry
Golde, James Fleming, j. Joseph NJ Noonan,
James D. Manning, Freebooter Dennis
Noonan. Edlow w. Harrison and George
Van Horn.
Judge Knapp asked Judge McGrath
II the Commissioners were present; and
was informed that they were. with the
exception of the three. Judge Knapp
then directed that the matter of the
qualification should proceed.
Judge McGrath then called the Conn
missoners appointed for the first section.
Martin X. Cook failed to answer, but he
had sent word by Colonel Fuller that it
would be impossible for him to accept
the honor conferred on him by Judge
Knapp, because his business would pre-
vent him from acting with the other
Commissioners for at least three months.
Colonel Fuller denied with much in-
dignation the published state ment In the
Euenirlg Journal that Mr.. Cook owns
property on the line. or adjacent thereto,
through which the Boulevard must pass.
He said it was absolutely false in every
particular. j
ANOTHER REFUSAL.
Ex-JudRe Marcus Beach wrote to Judge
Knapp that for personal reasons it would
be impossible for him to serve as q COM
sioner. and he declined the appointment.
Judge Knapp reluctantly accepted the re-
fusal.
Colonel E. p. C. Lewis, ex-United
States Minister to Portugal, failed to
answer when his name was called as
Commissioner for the Sixth Section. He
will accept. however, for he has 30 in
formed the Court.
After the Commissioners were sworn
in, Judge Knapp said to them that they
were not 10 begin work immediately
They would receive at the proper time
notice which would direct them when to
meet. These meetings would be held
separately by the Commissioners repre-
senting each section, unless the Commis-
sioners desired to confer in relation to
their duties. I
THE CAUSE OF DELAY.
Judge McGrath, when asked by re-
porter of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS why
the Commissioners will not begin work
Immediately. replied that it was because
no complete searches had been made
against the property involved, As soon
as these searches can be made the Conn
missioners will begin operations.
When the Commissioners left the court
room thev went to the Freeholders'
Office and held an Informal meeting at
which was discussed the organization.
A clerk must be elected and 1t will be
done upon the recommendation Of the
Com missioners to the Board of Free
holders who have the sole authority
to act In the matter. There are
already at least half a dozen
candidates who have made known their
desile to be appointed. but at present no
one appears to have preference. Mer-
win Armstrong. Augustus Collins, James
those who are said to want the position
A stenoqrapher must also be appointed
and it Is probable that each section will
ask for the appointment of clerk for its
section.