The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

1893, alioWlng the county Inc OptiOn OF
paying for the removal Or shifting of
buildings bisected by the line has been of
great advantage, enabling the survey TO
follow lines OF streets already opened
and improved at the cost Of moving
houses back instead Of purchasing OUT
right
believe the line here presented will
meet with the approval of all unbiased
citizens OF the county. and am certain
that 1t secures the greatest number OF
advantages In location, capacity for
economic construction, and reasonable
| probability Of largely increasing the tax
able ratables on adjacent lands at COM
| parative cost less than any other line
| possible under the law
Respectfully submitted.
L. w. HARRISON,
Chief Engineer.
April 16, 1891.
A CHANCE FOR THE PEOPLE
| The report was unanimously adopted,
and this resolution was offered by Free
holder Noonan. 1t prevailed
Resolved. That as soon as shall be con-
venient after the filing in the office of the
clerk of this Board OF the survey ana
map Of the proposed new public road,
which this Board has just adopted and
ordered TO be filed therein. the said clerk
shall and is hereby directed to give for,
| on behalf and in the name Of this Board,
notice as directed by law and to be OF the
form aud effect required b. law,
and map Or public inspection and for
such other uses and purposes as may be
necessary and proper, which said notice IL
to be signed by the said clerk, the Direc-
tor-at- t-Large of this BoBrd and the chair
man of the committee in charge of the
laying out, oDening and construction of
said road, and is to be published for three
weeks in such two or more Of the news
papers published and circulating in this
County, as this Board shall designate for
| that purpose, and be 1t further
Resolved, That this Board shall meet
and hereby is ordered TO meet at the
County Court House of this County in
Jersey City on Monday, the eighteenth
day OF May next, at eleven (l1) O'Clock In
the forenoon, to take into consideration
"the question whether said proposed road
the consideration and disposition Of
such survey and map, and
for the consideration of such
other questions as may be proper, and as
may be authorized and provided for and
by "An act to authorize the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of any of the several
counties of this State to lay out, open,
construct, improve and maintain public
road therein," approved April Z, 1888, and
the supplements thereto, which meeting
is to be, and hereby is ordered
TO De. open aia and public, tsr Tor
purpose of hearing aud considering
any objection in writing to the opening
of said road or to the cause or location
thereof IN any respect, which may be pre-
sented to this Board at the time and
place before mentioned, and notice of
such meeting is to be embraced in the
| notice herein directed to be given and
published as aforesaid"
This resolution was also adopted.
Resolved, That said.survey and,map be
and the same is hereby adopted, as, and
for the survey and the map authorized,
directed and provided for in and by the
aforementioned acts and legal provisions.
and the same is hereby ordered to be filed
In the Office of the Clerk of this Board for
public inspection. as the law directs, and
for such other purposes as may be requi-
site and proper"
GENERAL BUSINESS.
The county road in this manner being
disposed of, communication was read to
the Board of Freeholders from Joseph 7.
Scanunell. which stated that House
smiths Union No. Of Hudson county
requested the Board to employ none but
union men on the county buildings. The
communication was filed.
The Clerk of the Board notified it that
John Mullins & Company had begun suit
against the county to recover 900. the
matter was referred to counsel. The
Clerk also read the renewal of the bond
of James Cannon. Superintendent of
Public Works. The bond was for $50 900,
and the sureties were Abram Post and
Eugene Hartnett 1t was filed. The
Committee on Court House and Jail re-
ported that the new boiler put in the Jail
was according to the specifications aud
recommended that the final payment of
81, ,003.50 be made. The Board accepted
the report and ordered drawn a warrant
to that amount The boiler was erected
by Theodore Smith & Brother.
The Committee on North Bridges re-
ported that after careful Investigation
it had concluded that the County was not
responsible for the death of the horse of
Robert Harris, a colored man, which met
its death on the HacKensack bridge at
Newark avenue on January 80, in the
night, by falling over a string piece. 1t
was learned that the horse was driven by
a boy thirteen years old. He was on the
south side of the bridge and should have
been on the north side. While attempt
ing TO drive to the north side the horse
fell over the string piece and received its
injuries.
THE CoUNTY's SUIT
Judge McGrath, counsel to the Board,
reported the condition of the following
suits against the county The case of
Evans 10 be Felnstated in the employ of
the county will be decided at the June
IeIul Ol tue EupIet IOufI lQ LQe case OF
Charles Hill. of Newark, to recover dam
ages for injuries to his yacht in col
lisIon with bridge, the United States
District Court had decided that il
had jurisdiction in the case, and
counsel recommended a settlement in
the case of Frances G. Meehan to recover
IS. .3S2 25 for work done on the extension
TO the Penitentiary. Referee John Gar
rick had awarded Meehan S293 with in
terest from July %, 1855 Judge Nc
Grath said the county at one time was
willing to settle this claim for 500. In the
case of John Mullins 81 Company to re-
cover S255. 95, the Court had awarded
judgment tor the fun amount There
was no defense to make 70 the suit The
cases of John II. Calvert. Albert E. Ls
Roy and William Ewald & Brother will
probably be tried in few days. The
Snake Hill certiorari proceedings, the
Judge thought. would not be decided be-
fore the June term of the Supreme Court.
Judge McGralh concluded his report by
saying that all the legislation asked for
by the Freeholders had passed the Legis-
laIure, but some of the bills had not vet
been signed by the Governor.
It was decided to advertise for a new
stone crusher, boiler, engine, ETC., etc.,
for Snake Hill. Bids for these will be re-
ceived at the next regular meeting of the
Board.
The Board showed its determination to
enforce discipline at the Snake Hill insti-
tutions by dismissing William Dunn as