The Jersey City news., 1891-08-04
THE JERSEY cry NEWS TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 1891.

ngtinst the cnunfy. $4,000.
rwentieth-For payment Of bonded
/ debt falilng due IN tue year, $50 900
TwentT-firsf-for payment OF sinking
fund bonds. nader act. cnanging date Of
/ fiscal year. sh1d creating Sticking Fund
Commissioners. Laws 1874. $4,000
Twenty-secoed-for paffncut Of inter-
est on county bonds. Sl1S.65J.
Twenty third-To meet interest on New
County Road bonds. under act Of Legis-
tnre Of l5sS, Sl7.000
1wenty-fourth--For principal New
County Road bon Is, q, 600
Twenty expenses rebuilding,
maintenance and repairs to bridges and
culverts, including salaries OF employees
/ on bridges, also estimated cost OF repairs
TO the Newark and New York Causewny
/ rOa bridge lately acquired by this Board
under act OF 1888, $4,000.
Twenty-six on new Lunatic
| Asylum bonds, $4,000.
Twety-seveuth-For maintenance. re-
pairs to public highways. aud including
expenses estimated, $1,000
| Iwenty-eiRhth-For expenditures for
erection of soldiers and sailors monu
ment, laws 1889, 5000.
Twenty-niguth-For expenditure of
permanent imnrovement. consisting OF
the following. SS5, $50, viz
/ l. For painting Court House. 81, 200.
g For painting ana plumbing a. Free
holders office, $500.
3. Repairs 10 witness room in Jail, aud
| for alterations necessary to divide Sc xes
therein, 81 900.
4 For rebuilding water closets for use
at Court House and Offices, and the re =
moval of water closets from the Hall Of
Records, $1,000
s. For new tin roof and cutters for the
/ County Jail, $3.50
9. For furnishing the Hall of Records,
and to make the necessary repairs and nj
| terations in the County Clerks, Sheriff s,
Registers aud Surrogate's office, aud fit
ling up office for Court Stenographer.
| Sf3, 600.
T. For repairs to Pavilions. 81. 500. and
for building two additional stories on the
| Penitenliary, $500
g. For additional cost of a new stone
crusher for the Penitentiary. So 900.
9. For the purpose of supplying an ade-
qnate supply Of water to the Almhouse
10. For replanking the Newark and
| Causeway Road Bridge, 81, 500
ii. For the erection and completion of a
steam draw on Harrison avenue bridge,
| $1,000
II, For new water closets throughout
| the building at the Lunatic Asylum. and
| alterations on same, s., 500
Making total for permanent improve
ments as above stated the sum of SIS, $50.
Thirteenth-For payment OF temporary
| loan borrowed from public highways. act
/ Ol Legislature OF 1851,
Making u total appropriation of S734, :
400.
Ii will be observed that we have in
| creased by the sum of $4,000 the aDpro-
priation for the expenditure OF our Coun-
| ~ Courts. In explanation of this action
on our part, it may be stated that the
items cnargeable TO this appropriation,
| are in every case made necessary by legis-
lative enactments as the county grows in
| population. the volume of judicial busi-
ness annually translated also increases,
| and the aggregate of these items is being
| constantly argumented.
In this way, and owing to these causes,
| it becomes imperative to enlarge this ap-
preparation. The Board has no further
control over it than to see that it is re-
served for and applied to the purposes for
which It Is made Every claim that is
allowed against it is allowed under and
by virtue OF an express statutory provis-
ion, and in payment of such claims the
| Board has little or no discretion.
Unlike many other appropriations,
which are expended by the order or upon
the initiative OF the Board, and for the
disbursements of which we are thereby
specially responsible, this appropriation
is expended, not by any act OF ours, but
| by operation of law. Our appropriation
for JAIL Court House and grounds Is in
creased 81 600 over that of last year, here
tofore iG was necessary during the fiscal
! year. 10 tF1ubIcT BuLuS OIL money 10 LQdL
account, to make good the deficiency in
said appropriations OF former years, for
the reasons that the amounts appropriat-
ed were insufficient TO pay for the care
and keep of prisoners confined in the
County Jail, as we'll as the payment of
salaries of employees. together with
amount necessary to pay for fuel. gas aud
water as we'll as repairs TO said build
Jugs
We are therefore necessitated to in
creass our appropriation on account of
the increased number of prisoners con-
fiped in jail, who are increasing ut ratio
equal. il not more, to the additional ap-
propriRtion asked for.
The appropriation for the Almshouse is
I increased 5000 over that of last year;
said increase is necessitated by the in
creased number of pauDers WHO are sent
or committed daily to the Almshouse.
| Under q recent act of the Legislature,
your Board is compelled to keep the
sexes apart, which causes an additional
expenditure of money. Past experience
has taught us the appropriation made in
former years was Insufficient to provide
for the care and keep OF paupers under
the control of this Board.
The appropriation for the eompensa-
tion of the Director-at-Large and MEM
bers OF the Board Is increased 500 over
that of last year, made necessary by act
of the Legislature of 1891 increasing The
numBef OF mem Oers TO II, Sdld duultiOual
member to be elected April, 1892.
The appropriation for fees OF coroners,
morgue keepers and undertakes is in-
creased 81. 900. The increase is necessary
to pay for the recovery and burial of un-
known dead, as well as the fees OF coro-
ners' inqaests, and for the burial of
honorably discharged soldiers vino may
die in destitute circumstances, all of
which claims are statutory, and the
Board has no alternative but to paw the
same.
The appropriation for expenses of cleo
tions is increased slo,O over that OF last
year.
Under the laws of 1891 the Board of
Freeholders is compelled 10 pay much of
the expenses of elections, which was
heretofore paid by the cities and towns
throughout the county. The number of
polling places is increased, which. TO-
gether with the increased number of
election officers as well as the rent of
polling places. compels your Board TO in
crease the appropriation.
Your Committee woulu most respect
fully call the attention of your Honorable
/ Board To the fact that ii the case OF the
Park Commissioners VS.. The Directorate
Large now pending before the Supreme
Court is decided in favor of the stand
taken by the Director-at-large of Your
Henoraple Board, the sum OF S55. 900 90.
together with the sum OF SIS, 600 90, Ey-
propriated for said Park Commissioners
for fiscal years 1S90-9i and '92, will revert
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