The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-20
ON THE COUNTY ROAD.
Some Practical Steps
Taken by the Free
holders.
TITLES TO BE SEARCHED.
Clerk Boyd Grows Sarcastic Over
Counsel McGrath's PEN
manship.

The Freeholders were to have met
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, but
when the hands on the big clock in Clerk
Boyd's office pointed to three. the Demo-
cratic members were still in caucus digest
ing some fatherly advice given them an
hour previously by County Clerk Nc
Laughlin, who seemed greatly Interested
in the proceedings. That the digestive
organs of three of the Democratic mem-
bers were out of order made itself appar-
ent by the unusually long caucus. 1t was
four o'clock when the Freeholders filed
into their new meeting room. Freehold
ers Phngsten, Nelson and Perry were
not present, but this did not affect the
proposed action of the other members.
The object of the caucus showed itself
When Counsel McGrath presented COM
munication stating that it was impos-
sibie longer to postpone action in the
Comfy Road matter; that it was neces-
sary to appoint counsel to the County
Road Commissioners to look after
the transactions which will have
to be made with two Thousand
property owners during the presentation
OF the condemnation proceedings. Coun-
sci McGrath's communication was hur-
riedly written and as result Clerk Boyd
experienced considerable trouble in read
ing it. Having stun bled through the
long epistle, he remarked in a tone loud
enough for the Freeholders to hear, THAT
thing looks like the map of Ireland
turned upside down, and doubt if any
one can read it, even the Counsellor HIM
self"
Its English" interposed Counsellor
T,G - n xs,r, c
that language can read that communica-
tion easily"
A lively little storm threatened to dis
turb the meeting, but Director-at-Large
Bruggemann raped the disputants TO
order and put stop to further wrangling.
The Freehulders then settled down to
business.
APPOINTING COUNSEL.
A resolution appointing Corporation
Counsel William d. Edwards. Leon Alb
bett, Jr., ana Ex-Judge A. @. GarreJson.
counsel TO the County Road Commi ssion-
ers at salary of S25 per day each, said
amount to be paid for active service only,
was adopted A similar resolution ap-
pointed Henry A. Goede and Joseph x.
Knapp, son of Judge Knapp, assistants TO
the counsellors named. at salary of SO
each per day.
Norman l.. Rowe was made assistant
counsel to the Board OF Freeholders, at q
SdldEy VI Yl.oUV pcr ySdI. AAc 5uAhiy
which was to have accompanied this
Office was $1,000, but three members
kicked over the traces in caucus and the
difference was split.
The New Jersey Title, Guarantee and
Trust Company was directed to fur
nish to the Board an abstract OF titles
of all the property to be taken for county
road purposes.
Mary Joice was indentured to J. Murphy
and the Board adjourned to meet next
Thursday evening at half-past seven.
1t was expected that Engineer Harrison
would present report to the Board yes
terday concerning the grade of the road
from end to end, but he was unable to do
so. Mr.. Harrison was present, however.
aud behind closed doors explained to the
Freeholders new complications which
were arising in Bayonne and other parts
of the county concerning the grade A
report will probably be submitted next
Thursday evening.