The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-12
Freeholders Order 5000, 900
Worth Issued to Pay
for the Sites.
TROUBLE NOT ALL OVER.
Fears That County Collector
Dugan May Refuse
to Sign.
How the Money Will be Applied
as Soon as 1t Is
Forthcoming.


By vote Of six to four the Board of
Freeholders last night accepted the pro-
posals for 5000, 900 Of the Park bonds OF
this amount $4,000 is bought by the
State School Trustees, and $12O, 900 by the
Vanderbilt estate.
When the question was brought up
Freeholder Tierney vigorously denounced
the Park question. He said it was unfair
to Jersey City to add the burden to the
city's debt. Mr.. Tierney thought that
81 100000 appropriated for county road,
the $4,000 for an asylum. and the sos, 900
for the purchase of Snake Hill was debt
enough to incur In one year. He did not
believe that Jersey City, which pays
sixty-six per cent OF the county's ex-
penses could stand any more indebted
ness. Therefore he thought the Park
bonds should not be issued.
Freeholder COyle also declared himself
an opponent to the parks, aud said the
county should not be put to the expense
Of buying parks. He claimed that the
parks were only to be purchased for the
benefit of ''real estate sharks"
Freebooter Pfngsten made his usual
speech against the breathing spots. and
the resolution to award the bonds was
again read at the request OF a Freeholder.
1t was as follows:-
Resolved that the two bids on propos-
ais for park bonds heretofore presented
TO this Board, one from j. J. Toppy, late
State treasurer, and the other from
Ashbel Green, he, aud the same are h ere
by accepted on the terms ana conditions
In said bids named, and the bonds therein
bid for are hereby awarded to
said bidders for the prices and
terms mentioned, same TO be
oaA afrw Il IL, all L.,
accordance with the law RELAXING to pub
lie parks passed in the year 1885, and the
supplement thereto, and in compliance
with the resolution heretofore passed by
this Board relating thereto.
The vote was then taken with this re-
sult:-
Yeas-Messrs. German, Hennessey.
Perry, Kimmerly, Ellis and Noonan-
six.
Nays-Messrs Pfingsten, Tierney, Coyle
nd Director BruggemaD-four.
The resolution was declared adopted
and the Board adjourned.
MIR. DUGAN's POLISHED COURTESY.
II is feared that there will be more
trouble before the bonds are issued. In
order that the bonds shall be valid, 1t is
necessary for County Collector Hugh
Dugan to affix his signature to them.
MIR DuRan a few weeks ago, however,
declared that be would not sign the
bonds under any consideration.
reporter of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
called upon Mr. Dugan this morning to
see If he was as firm as ever in this deter
niination.
''Will you sign the Park bondss" asked
the reporter.
ITS none of your business" replied
Mr.. Dugan.
do you know that the bonds were or
dered issued by the Freeholders at their
meeting last EVENING"
YES" he replied.
'What do you propose to do concern
ing themg"
II tell you once more, it's none of your
id business. i have nothing more TO
say"
WILL COMPLETE THE PURCHASE.
l called upon Mr.. Thurston this morn
ing to ascertain what would be the next
step on the part of the Park Commission
ers.
General Heppenheimer, one of the Park
Commissioners, was In Mr.. Thurston's
Office at the time, and took part in the
conversation with reference to the parks.
Il anticipate," said Mr.. Thurston,
''that it Will require at least two weeks to
print the bonds. As soon as the money
Is In the hands of Mr. Henry Lembeck,
our treasurer. the commissioners will at
once proceed to secure the deeds and
titles TO the various properties selected
AS to which park we shall commence
first 10 improve for the accommodation of
the public. that is difficult TO deter
mine"
why, Highwood Park" interrupted
General Heppenheimer, SIS already open
to the public. We have only TO erect a
fence to keep people from falling over the
bluff. aud a few other minor improve
ments. to make Highwood Park fully
available. tits beautiful park"
LAS to the other Sites" resumed Mr..
Thurstou, I'VE cannot say when they will
be thrown open to the public. 1t is more
than probable that in the cases of the
Smith tract Ito be known as Carteret
Park and the Bay Side tract in Bayonne
the Commissioners may be obliged TO
condemn. Property owners are already
asking immense prices for land which it
Is necessary to obtain.
81 think 1t more than likely that what
Is at present called the Harrison site. but
which is to be known as Bella Vista
Park, becauses it must not be confounded
with site which may be selected in Har-
rison or Kearney, will receive the first
finishing touches. But, of course, all
work of improvement Of the various sites
must be done in sections, and it is yet too
eariy to express opinions as TO when any
Of the sites will be completed as park"