The Jersey City news., 1891-03-13


Freebooter German moved that war
rants be ordered drawn in favor of the
payment of the claims as rep orted cor
rect DY the Committee on Finance and
Audit
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays, there voted as follows
Yeas-Freeholder Coyle, Ellis, German;
Kimmerly, Noonan, PAngsten, Perry and
Tierney-S.
y-Director-strLarge Bruggermann
Il
Absent = Freeholders Hennessey and
Nelsou-2.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
On motion of Freeholder Coyle Com
missioner Kern was invited to take q seat
with the Board.
Freenolder Coyle, Chairman of the Leg
islatiye Committee, reported progress on
the several bills pending befor the Legis-
lature.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Freeholder Coyle moved that the COM
munication received from President
Thurston be taken MP and read.
Adopted.
JERSEY CITY. Feb. es, 1891
Mr.. John Boyd. Clerk of Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson County,
DEAR SIR-Your favor of Goth inst. was
duly received with copy of resolution
adopted by the Board of Chosen Free
holders Of Hudson county at their meet
ing held Thursday, February 10, 1891,
which reads as follows
Resolved, That the Park Commission
ers be requested to communicate TO this
Board the several sites and prices TO be
paid for the proposed parks, in order that
all information on the subject be had be-
fore the award of the bids for boRds are
made"
In reply to this resolution beg to state
that the sites selected to date are as fol-
lows
l. King estate property, now designated
Highwood Park containing about forty
one acres. The Commissioners have en-
tered into contract with the owners,
Messrs. Bonn, Walker and Schultz, to
purchase this property for Sl65, 900. The
price asked for this property July, 1883,
was Sl50, 200. The Commissioners con-
sidered this price too high. and after
fruitless negotiation 10 obtain a lower
figure the Secretary was instructed on
November 16, 1889, 70 notify the owners
that their offer WAS rejected. and the
counsel of the Park Board was instructed
to institute proceedings for the condem-
nation of the property.
On June 81, 1890, Messrs Bond, Walker
and Schultz appeared before the Board
and were granted a hearing. They named
$l65, 600 as the lowest price they would
then take for the property, as the interest
and taxes since July, 1888. was more than
$4,000. Mr.. Bonn stated that his original
offer 10 sell this tract of land to the Com
nlssioners had been Withdrawn and that
he and mis- associates were now willing 10
sell their lands TO the county for SIS. 900,
as that was the amount of money they
could get for their lands from private
parties, who desired 10 purchase their
lands aud erect buildings thereon to be
used for amusement purposes similar to
the exhibitions given at Erastina. Staten
Island, that they mad definite offers in
writing from Aessrs. kilralfy and Others
to lease their lands for SIC, coo year. with
an option of purchasing for S165 600 cash
on the first day of July, 1890; $4,000 on
July l, 1891; $lS5,000 on July l, 1892, aud
that unless the Board would close with
them at once their lands would be sold
or le sed as above stated
MIR Schultz Of Hoboken stated that he
had purchased an Interest in the land
offered recently at the rate of $4,000 TO.
the whole tract. and that he was anxious,
as an investment, TO have the Board re-
iect their offer. as he desired TO accept
the offer OF Messrs. XII alfy and Others.
Mr. Schultz stated further that he was
willing to make an afIldayit at any time
TO the effect that he had paid for his in
terest in the land offered at the rate oi
S150, COO for the whole tract
Mr.. Walker said thai he was anxious ie