The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-26
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Jail. and report the same 10 the Commit
tee on Public Grounds and J il.
Adopted.
BY Freehoider Coyle:-
Resolved, That hereafter Thomas II.
McDounugh, chief index clerk. and CHRIS
tooher Il. Smith. man clerk, be and tney
are hereby directed to hereafter report
for duty 70 the Clerk Of the Board, and
that their bills for services shall be duly
certified 10 by the CLERK Of the Board.
Adopted.
BY F~reeholder Tierney.-
Resolved, That County Superintendent
annOn be requested to place the bridge
across the Haekensack River at tie foot
Of Newark avenue IN a safe and passaDle
condition, at the expense Of the county
and under the supervision Of the Commit
tee on North Bridges.
Adopted.
BY Freeho1der Ellis
Resolved. That hereafter the Wardens
OF the Penitentiary, Aimshouse and the
Doctor In charge Of the Iunatic Asylum
shall receipt for no goods furnished on 70.
QUESTION TO become n charge against the
county: and be it further
Resolved, That all goods intended FOR
use at any Of the Institutions at Snake
Hi shall be delivered to the Storekeeper.
Adopted.
by Freebooter Enis:-
Resolved. That hereafter no goods be
furnished on requisition unless certified
to under oath W the Warden or other
officer 10 charge of the institution where
the goods are TO be used. the said requisi-
ton to be submitted TO the open Board
for such action as they may deem neces-
sary.
Adopted.
BY F~reeholders Nelson and Pnngsten:-
Resolved, That b following named
children be and are hereby indentured 10
the persons set opposite their names:-
Catherine Mclean to Mrs. l.. Allen; Jes-
sic Norton TO Mrs. Miller.
Question being taken on the resolution
Of yeas and nays, there voted as fol-
lows
Ayes-All the members of the Board
present-11.
Absent-Noue.
The Di-ector-at-Large declared the
resolution adopted.
BY Freehoiders Phnesten, Kimmerly
and Director-tt- Large Bruggemann:-
Whereas. In and by a resolution adopted
at a regular meeting OF this Board, held
on the sixth day VI October, A d., 1890. a
committee was appointed TO Investigate
and inquire as 10 what portion or por-
lions. section or sections of Snake Hill
were not owned by or in posses sion OF the
County OF Hsdson, and to ascertain the
owners OF the same u confer with them
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price demanded for said land. ETC., and
Whereas, In aud by tine report OF said
committee, submitted in writing at this
meeting, 1t appears thar the portion Of said
Snake Hill not now owned or possessed
by said county. consists of about twenty
i've and sixtY-two one-hundredths acres
OF laud, owned III part by the estate OF
Abel l. Smith, deceased, and in part By
Horace x. Ihurber. as by said report
now on file in this Board will more ially
appear; and
Whereas, The said Horace K. Thurber
has offered to sell TO tine County of HUDSON
the part or portion Of said lands belong
ing to him consisting OF about nine aud
twenty-eight one-hundredths acres
bounded on the north by the County
Farm, on the south and east by lands Of
said estate of Abel /. Smith, deceased,
aud on the west by the Hackensack
River, for the sum Of forty thousand dol
lars, aud William V. V. Mabon aud john
Van Worst. the of the estate of
Abel !. smith, deceased, have offered 10
sell 20 the County of hudson the part or
portion OF said and belonging TO said
estate, and consisting of two tracts. as
follows, viz
Ons OF said tracts. as shown on a sketc h
attached To said offer, bounded on the
north BY lands of said Horace K. Thur
Der and the County Farm, on the south
and eas5 by the New York and Green
wood Lake Railroad IA other lands Of
said estate, u on the west by the Hack
ensack River, u containing about four
teen acres Of land, for ffty-seven thou
sand dollars.
Aud the other of said tracts as also
shown on said sketch, bounded on the
north by the track last above described,
on the south by said railroad. and on the
west by the HacKensaLk River. tor the
sum OF eight thousand dollars, as by ref
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A. Iissot. their agent, and the sketch
thereunto annexed, and the report of said
committee, will fully appear; and
Whereas, Authority and power to pur-
chase, acquire aud pay for said tracts or
parcels OF land by This Board, have been
conferred, gwen and granted in and b.
AN act Of the Legislature or our State,
entitled IAN act to authorize the
Boards Of Chosen Freeholders in
the respective counties OF this State to
acquire by purchase or condemnation,
lands for public use in such counties, and
to provide for the issue OF bonds to pay
for the same" approved April p, 1885,
now therefore be it
Resolved. That by virtue of the power
and authority conferred aud given In and
by said act. all of said lands are hereby
ordered and agreed to be purchased by
this Board, the same being required and
needed by the County of Hudson and for
It's uses, lOf the purpose OF AIDING tine
same to the County Farm and property
and TO be used for the purpose Of lunatiC
asyiums, almshouses. jalIs. ~workhouses
and such other public buildings as NAV
hereafter be required, aud to furnish use
for the prison and pauper labor Of said
county. and the purposes mentioned In
the first section OF said act, so that said
lands,s when so purchased or acquired,
shall, with the land already owned by
the county form one contiguous and com
pact tract Of land; and be II further
Resolved, That in the Of the
power and authority conferred and
granted in and by said act. and in &C
cordance with the recommendation con-
tanned in said report, the offer of said
Horace X. Thurber as 10 his tract of
land is hereby accepted. and that this
Board hereby agrees to take and purchase
said tract Of land for the sum of forty
Thousand dollars; ana be it further
Resolved. That In further pursuance of
said act and the further Recommendation
contained IN said report, the offer Of said
William V. V. Mabon and John Van
Worst, executors of the estate of Abel /.
Smith, deceased, as to said tract shown