The Jersey City news., 1891-08-04
BOARD or cnosEy FREEnOLpERs
Adjourned Meeting. Thursday. Juiy 9,
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held in the Court House on Thursday.
July 10, 1891. at 5.30 p. m.
Prescott at rOil call-freehoideIs Coyle.
Ellis. German. HeHnessev, Kimmerly,
Nelson. Noonan. Perry aud TieraeY-9.
1 Absent : Director-ai-Isarce Brugge-
M ann aud FreehoIder Pdngsten-2.
Ia the absence Of the Dircctor-at- Large,
| Clerk Boyu announced the first order OF
business was 10 elect n DIrector-at-Large
pro teni.
Whereupon Freebooter Coyie moved
that Freeholder John ID. German ne
elected Director-at-Largs pro tenn for the
meeting.
Question being taken on the motion Oh
| yeas and nays, there voted rs TO lows:--
feas-FIeeholders Coyle, Ellis. Hen
Perry and TierBey-8
Il
Absent Directorate Large Brugge-
mann and Freeholder Pfingsten-2
The Clerk announced that FreeholdeI
! Gorman. having received eight votes, he
declared him elected Dfrector-at- Large
pro tenn of the Board
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From Andrew II. Post, Allan Ia Nc
Dermott, Job II. Lippincott aud NJ. Il.
Staples, peIitioning the Board for a
cnange an the line of the propose route
of the new public road between Nelson
avenue aud Wiley street, was on motion
of Freeholder Kimmeriy received and or.
dered flied.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From John A. McGrath, counsel, re
porting on agreement of the Standard
OIL Company, referred to him July 13
lsvls 10 favor OF the Board accepting the
same. which reads as follows:-
! Know all men by these presents, That
the Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey, in consideration OF the wishes of the
Mayor and Council Of the city OF Bayonne,
aud Of the grant by said Mayor and
Council to said company o. its assigns OF
the privilege. OF laying pipe lines under
J, tue streets Oh said city by another route,
aud in further consideration of Que dollar
TO it in hand paid by August NJ. Brugge-
| uIann for ANA in behalf Of the Board OF
| Chosen Freeholders OF Hudson county,
the receipt OF which Is hereby acknovl-
edgen, hereby surrenders and yields NJ
| all its right. title, interest, property aud
possession of, in, to and concerning the
use and privilege TO have and maintain
| its liue of pipes and telegraph
lines in Avenue B OF said city OF
Bayonne from Thirty-sixth street south
erly to the point where said lines now
leave Avenue B-the object of this In
struinent being 10 enable the Board oi
4 CHOSEN Freenoiders OF the County o1
Hud- on to take and use said street Gave
| nue - Tor and as part of the proposed
new county road or boulevard, aud 10 in-
sure and guarantee such use from any
claim by said Standard Oil Company, and
this paper carries with IL 10 said Board oil
Chosen Freelfolders all right OF possession
and interest of said Standard Oil Com
pany OF, in or te said street. II is under
stood, however, that while the surrender
as above stated is TO take effect imme
diately. the said pipes are not TO be re-
CURED to be actually removed from said
street nor the use thereof by said com
pany prohibited until notice in writing is
had of the engineer of said road that re
moval or abandonment of use of said
pipes Is necessary for the use or construc
tion Of said road, which notice must be oi
at least thirty days; and the said notice
it is understood, is not to be given prioI
TO November l. 1891.
In witness whereof said corporation
has hereto affixed its corporate seal, at
| tested by the signature of its proper
officers this 18th day OF July, A. d. 1891.
STANDARD OIL Co. OF NEW JERSEY,
j. H. ALExANEER. V.P.
SEAL
Attest--L. d. CLARKE,
Secretary.
Freeholder Kimmerly moved to receive
and accept the same.
Adopted.
| REPO RTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Committee on Finance and
| Audit:
To the Honorable the Director. at 7 arg,
and Members OF the Board of Chosen
| rreenoiuers or Hudson County:
! GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on FL
nance and Audit, pursuant TO the duty
devolving unDon them to examine into
and estimate the amount Of appropria
tions necessary for county purposes fol
i and al fhaa frxi
money necessary to be raised by tax
alton for said fisical year, and also to re
| commend to this Board the amount o
appropriations to De fixed as limit o.
| expenditures, and the amount TO bs
raised by taxation for tbs fiscal year.com
| mencing December l, 1891, and ending
November 30, 1899, would respectfully
| report that they have examined the en-
tire matter carefully, aud concluded K
recommend to you the following appro
priations and amounts to be raised by
taxation for necessary county purposes
and as a limit OF county expenditures
| and in the following classes aud sub
classes for the fiscal year commencing
December l, 1891. and ending Nogembei
80, 1892:
First-Expenditures for courts TO whici
Is to be added the amount received
from County Courts for fines and costs
neutrality-suspicious. for Jail. In
cluding Court House, Freeholders
office, board of prisoners in jail
dry goods, beds, medicine
repairs to Jail, Court House and Free
holders Office, for coal. water aud gas
for buildings and grounds; also salarie.
OF the gardener, night watchinan, engi
neer at engine room, as well as carpente
employed at Court House and jail. $50.
OO000
Expenditure for County Luna
tic Asylum, for the care and maintenanc,
| of the patients, and repairs to same, S21,
| 000 20, to which is to be added the amount
received from the State for support o.
| lunatics
neutrality-suspicious. for Penitentiary
and the care and keep Of prisoners, ant
/ repairs to same, SIS. 10000.
Fifth-ExpendItures for Aims House
and annex. sos, ,000. co.
Sixth-Expenditures for Smallpox Hos
pitsl, So 0o0 90.
Seyenth-Expenditnr at Snake Hill
/ including store room, salaries of ths
1 keeper thereof and his assistants, as alsS
/ the salaries of mechanics and other per
sons. aud other miscellaneous objects
! S15. 600 90.
Eignth-Support of lunatics at Stat,
| Asylum. S16.0l0 co.
| Ninth-Compens of Director al
| Large aud members, sl4. 10000.
| Tenth-Saiaries OF all officers of the
Board. $le.500 90.
Eleventh--Fees of Coroners, Morgus
Keepers aud Undertakers, S6,00J.00.
Twelfth-ExDenses or elections $50.