The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-22
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERs.
Regular Meeting. Wednesday, May Is,
1891.

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Regular annual or stated meeting of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders OF Hudson
county, held In the Court House on We'd
nesday, May 10, 1891.
Present at roll call-Director-at Large
Br~uggemann aud Freeholders Ooyle. Ellis,
German, Hennessey, Noonan, Perry and
Tierney-S.
Observation-Disclosures Kimmerly, Nelson
and Phngsteu-3.
Freebooter Nelson was excused.
READING MINUTES
Freebooter German moved that the
minutes Of the meeting nelt May Z, 1891,
be approved as printed on :
Adopted.
The Director-at- Large dec. ed the first
order of business was the election of Clerk
to the Board.
Freebooter German offered the follow
ing resolutiou;-
Resolved, That John Boyd be and is
hereby elected or appointed as Clerk of
this Board for a term of three years from
this date, and his salary is hereby fixed
at tie sum of three thousand dollars
$4,000 per mum. PAYABLE in equal
monthly installments by warrants drawn
on the County Collector and signed by
the Director at Large and CLERK of the
Board.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays, there voted as fol-
lows:-
Yeas -Director-at-Large Bruggemanu
aud Freeholders Covle. Ellis, German,
Hennessey, Noonan, Perry aud Tier
ney-S.
A&ent-Freeholders Kimmerly, Nelson
and Phngsten-3.
The Direct or-at-Large declared John
Boyd elected Clerk of the Board for the
term of three years.
John Boyd then took the oath of office,
oh IN In feFapaA 70 him nv FhA frnnfn or
Large Of the Board.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From g. A. Seide;-
HoBoKBN, May 10, 1891.
To the Honorable the Large
and members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders OF the County of Hudson:-
GENTLEMEN-Your Board is most re-
spectfully invited 10 witness the parade
and attend the ceremonies on the occasion
OF the unwilling OF the Evening News
Volunteer Firemen's Monument, May 30,
1891, at two ?. NJ.
Most respectfully.
G. A. SEIDE,
OF the Committee
Freebooter CoYle moved the commune
cation be received, the invitation accepted
and the Board attend in a body.
Adopted.
torneys, on behalf OF the Clark
Thread works in an action OF tort for the
sun OF SEA, 600.
Freebooter Coyle moved that the sum-
mons be referred to the Committe on
Judiciary and Counsel Of the Board.
Adopted.
From Albert Day, in refere nee to the OBJ
struction of the water course on Bergen
wood avenue and Second street, in the
township OF Union.
Freebooter Tierney moved the COM
munication be referred to the Committee
on North Bridges and County Superin-
Iendent.
Adopted.
Freeholder Phngsten appeared and took
his seat.
From Committee on Printing and Sta
tlonery, reporting on acquisitions for sta
tIonery for offices otSurrogate and Sheriff
for the following named amounts:-FoT
requisition for ~Surrogate's Office, S213; for
requisltion for Sheriif's Office. S247.
~Freeholder Hennessey moved that the
Committee ON Printing be authorized to
purchase same at price named.
Questions being taken on the motion
on yeas and nays, there voted as fol
lows
Yeas-Freeholders Coyle, Ellis, Cor
man, Hennessey, Noonan, Perry, Pfngsten
and-Tierney-s.
Nay-Director at : Large Bruggemann
Il.
Absent-Freeholders Kimmerly and
Nelson-2.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo.
ton adopted.
From Committee on Penftentiary, re-
porting on requisition referred to them al
meeting of Board held May z, 1891.
Freeholder Noonan moved that the re-
QUESTION be referred TO the Committee or
Penitentiary with power to purchase same
at a cost of $50.
Question being taken on the motion
on yeas and nays. there voted as fol
lows
Yeas-Al the member of the Board
rasent-9
Observation-Disclosures Kimmerly and
Nelson-2.
The Director-at. Large declared the mo-
tion adopted.
From James +. Cannon, County Super.
intendent:-
To the Honorable the Drector7at-Larg'