The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-17

to the Newark and New York Causewey
road bridge, lately required by this Board
under ACT Of 1855. SO. 900.
Twenty Observation-Disclosures on new Lunatic
Asylum bonds, $4,000
wenty-seveuth-For maintenance, re-
pairs TO public highways and including
expenses. estimated 10000.
twenty y-eighth-For expenditure for
erection OF Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment, 5000.
Twenty ninth.-For expenditure OF
1 permanent Improvement consisting OF the
| following, $35, $780,
First.-For painting Court House.
sl.400.
Second. For painting and plumbing at
Freeh0lders' Office, $500.
Third.-Repairs to witness room in
| Jail, and for alterations necessary to di-
vide sexes therein, 81, ,000
Fourth. For rebuilding water closets
| for use at Court House and offices, and
the removal Of water closets from the
| Hall of Records. 81, 500
Fifth.-For new tin roof and cutters for
the County Jail, $3.50
Sixth-For furnishing the Hall OF
Records aud to make the necessary re-
| pairs and alterations. In the County
| Clerks, Sheriff's, Registers and Surro-
gates Office and fitting up Office for
| Court stenograpner, $4,000.
For repair to Pavilious, 81. 500.
Seventh. For building two additional
stories on the Penitentiary. $500.
| Eighth.-For additional cost Of a new
stone crusher for Penitentiary, 80 900
Ninth the purpose OF supplying
an adequate supply OF water 70 the Aims
/ House, 81, 900
Tenth.-For replacing the Newark and
auseway Road Bridge, $3.50.
Eleventh. the erection and COM
pletion Of a steam draw on Harrison ave-
| nue. bridge, 81 500.
Twelfth. For new water closets
| throughout the building at the lunatic
asylum and alterations TO the same,
/ Il 500
Making a total for permanent improve
ments as above stated the sum Of $35. $50.
Thirteenth.-For payment Of temporary
| loan borrowed from public high ways. act
| OF Legislature of Is 80. IS, Oc0
Making total appropriation OF S734,-
400.
1t will be observed that we have In
creased by the sum OF 100000 the ap-
| preparation for the expenditure Of our
| county courts. In explanation OF this ac-
| tton on our part IL may be stated that the
items chargeable to this appropriation
| are in every case made necessary by legis-
| lative euactments. As the county grows
in population the volume of judicial
business annually transacted also in-
creases, and the aggregate Of these items
is being constantly augmented
In this way and owing to these causes
1t becomes imperative to enlarge this ap-
preparation. The Board has no further
control over IL then TO see that 1t Is re-
served for and applied to the purposes for
which 1t Is made. Every claim that is
allowed against It Is allowed
under and by virtue of an ex-
press statutory provision and in pay
ment of such claims the Board has little
or discretion
Unlike many other appropriations
which are ex pended by the order or upon
| the initiative Of the Board and for the dis
| bursements 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 s.. 10000 over last year. Hereto
| fore it was necessary during the fiscal
| year to transfer sums of money TO that
/ account to make good the deficiency In
said appropriations OF former years for
| the reasons that the amounts appro-
| priated were insufficient to pay for the
| care and keep OF prisoners confined in the
| County Jail. as well as the payment of
\ salaries of employees together with
amount necessary u pay for fuel. gas
| and water as well as repairs to said build
ings.
crease our appropriation On account of
| the increased number of prisoners con-
| fined in jail who are increasing at ratio
| equal TX not more to the additional ap-
| propriation asked for.
The appropriation for the Almshouse is
| increased $50. 600 over that of last year.
| Said increase is necessitated by the in
| creased number of paupers who are sent
| or committed daily to the Almshouse.
| Under recent act of the Legislature
| your Board is compelled to keep the
sexes apart. which causes an additional
expe enditure of money. Past experience
has taught us the appropriations made in
| former years were insufficient TO provide
| for the cost and keep of the paupers
under the control of this Board.
| The appropriation for the compensation
| of Large, S7000 90, and MEM
bers of the Board. is increased 5000 over
| that of last year, made necessary By act
| of the Legislature of 1891, increasing the
| number OF members to twelve, said al
ditional member to be elected in 1892.
| The appropriation for fees of coroners
and morgue keepers and undertakers is
| increased 81, 600. The increase is neces-
| sary to pay for the recovery aud
burial of unknown dead, as well as
| the fees of coroners' inquests. and for the
| burial OF honorable discharged soldiers
| who may die In destitute circumstances,
| all of which claims are statutary. and the
| Board has no alternative but to pay the
| same. The appropriations for expenses
| of elections is increased $4,000 over that
| of last year under the laws of 1891. The
| OF ETeelOlQeES ID CUillpclleu 10 pay
much of the expenses of elections which
was heretofore paid by the cities and
towns throughout the county. The num-
| her of polling places is increased, which,
| together with the increased number of
| election officers, as well as the rent of the
| polling places, compels your Board to in
crease the appropriation. The appropri-
alton for stationery and indexing Is in
creased s., 900, said increase is based upon
the large number of new books required
| by the Registrar, each book costs the sum
| of $50, which together with the indexing
| of same under the Lusk system necessi-
| tates tine increase in this appropriation.
The appropriation to the Park Commis-
| sioners is increased $4,000 over that OF
last year. Under the several laws relat-
ing thereto your Board has no alternative
but 10 place In the tax levy whatever sum
sald commissioners may require as fixed
by law. We therefore are not responsible
for the increase in said appropriation.
The appropriation for the payment of
interest on county bonds is increased
| IS, ,075 over the appropriation Of last year.
Said increase is neeessitated by the pay
ment OF interest on the new public road
bonds under act of Legislature on that
subject.
The appropriation for permanent i'm
provements is decreased from that of last
year g.. .575.
1--WE have appropriated the sum of
S, coo 10 pay the temporary loan of 5000
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