The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-22
THE COUNTY ROAD.
Freeholders Determine the
Route and Resolve to
Begin Work Soon.
APPRAISERS 10 BE NAMED
The Bolrd Will Insist on the Snake
Hill Purchase-A Freebooter
Forbidden to Smoke.


removed all room for further debate upon
Road. Final maps have been drawn up
and are satisfactory to every member OF
the Board. The changes and alterations
in the route first proposed have been
chronicled In THE JERSEY CRY NEWS,
aud every thing is in readiness for the
beginning Of this great piece Of
work. It is the intention Of the Free
holders to begin operations as soon as
possible.
Not only was the route fixed but a re So
luton was adopted deciding to petition
the Supreme Court for the appointment
OF Commissioners to examin Into and sp-
praise the lands to be take and used for
the construction OF the road. Another
motion directed the CHIEF engineer of the
road to stake out the route OF the road tor
the information of the Commissioners in
case OF condemnation proceedings. The
Board will condemn all property required
which cannot be purchased at a reason
able and fair price, TO be fixed by the
Commission appointed to determine the
value of the same.
RESOLUTIONS TO LAY OUT THE ROAD.
The resolutions adopted Dy the Board in
relation to the county road were:
Whereas, On or about the sixteenth
of April last past. a survey and map of
the proposed new public road Of this
route, course and location there
of, as authorized and provided
for, in, and bv an act of the Legislature OF
this State, entitled i" An Act 70 authorize
the board of chosen Freeholders Of the sew
eral counties of this state to lay out, open.
construct improve, and maintain public
road thereon" Approved April Z, 1 $50; and
Whereas, Since the filing Of said sur
vey and map certain alterations and
changes therein have been duly ordered
and directed by resolutions Of this Board
duly adopted; and
Whereas, Said changes are shown and
appear in and upon said survey and
maps
Resolved, That said survey and map
embracing and including all changes and
alterations be and is hereby fixed aud
agreed upon oy this Board as the final
survey and map Of the said road as re-
qulred or directed in and by the acts be-
fore mentioned. and the same is to be
taken and regarded rs In all respects
finally fixing, assignating and showing
the termini, route, course and location of
the aforesaid road; and
Whereas, This Board has heard, con-
sidered and disposed of all objections
made or offered touching or concerning
the proposed new public road of the
county and the opening thereof as well
as the route, course and location of the
same; and
ton have been definitely and finally
fixed aud designated In accordance with
the laws relating thereto; and
Whereas. All the neee ssary preliminary
steps having been heard and taken. the
time has arrived for the censid derasicn OF
the resolution relating TO the LAYING out,
opening and improving Of such public
roads. provided for In and by the sixth
section OF the act entitled An Act to
authorize this Board to lay out, open,
construct and improve and maintain a
public road therein approved April 2,
1888; and
Whereas. This Board, after due con-
sderation OF the matter, deems it for the
best interest OF the county that the afors-
mentioned road shall be laid out, opened
and improved in accordance with the laws
relating thereto; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That this Board deem it to
be for the best interest of the county that
the said road shall be laid out, opened and
improved in accordance with the acts and
legal provisions aforesaid, and hereby de-
sire to make and do make declaration
of the fact. and this Board hereby further
road shall be and hereby is ordered
to be laid out, opened ana I'M
proved In accordance with said act and
legal provisions, and TO the end that tn
work of laying and opening and i'm prov
ing OF the said road. as aforesaid, shall be
forwarded and prosecuted without un~
necessary delay by this Board. 1t is also
hereby ordered that the same shall be
proceeded with as early as may be prac-
ticable, and that the construction and all
things connected Herewith, which may
be the duty Of this Board to carry out,
shall be carried to completion as speedily
as may be rendered possible"
There was not dissenting voice in the
passage of the resolution. Freeholders
Perry and German were not present.
COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAIsEMENT.
The second resolutions on the same
Resolved, That a proper petition for
the appointment of the necessary commits
sioners TO examine into. appraise, &c,
the land, real estate and other property
to be taken for the said proposed new
public road OF the county, and the damage
which may be done to the
owners thereof. is hereby orderep
to be forwlth prepared and
presented TO a Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF this State in accordance with
the provisions of the statute in such case
made and provided; and be 1t further
s.Resolved, That the Chief Engineer of
the new public road have the line OF the
road staKsd out upon the ground for the
information of the Commissioners In con-
demnation and the public, and prepare
estimates, plans ana SpeclucablonS Tor Ine
opening and construction of the road in
all its parts, and report thereon to this
Board as early as practicable"
A copy of the final map will be placed
on file In the Registers office IN about
three weeks.
The Freeholders are anxious to have
the WORK begun, and, with a view to hay-
ing IL completed as soon as possible, the
WORK VIII be given out in sectional con-
tracts.
TO APPEAL IN THESNAKE HILL CASE.
The opinion of the Supreme Court in
relation 10 the Snake Hill purchase case
was received and ordered filed with
out comment subsequently a res
olution was presented by Free
holder Phngsten directing the
counsel to appeal from the decision of the
supreme court. The Freebooter stated
that he has learned several important
facts in the case which will undoubtedly
cause the decision of the supreme court
10 be set aside. What the facts are he re-
fused to disclose. The resolution was
unanimously adopted. however, and the
Board viii make another attempt to pur-
chase the property.
A resolution from the committee Of
the whole directed the County Superin-
tendent 70 notify all persons or cerpor-
ations owing and maintaining bridges
in the county to have them repaired and
kept in good order. The resolution re-
suits from a statsment made ns to the
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