The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-26

ac) and all other expenses EXCEPT thost
Immediately conGectel with the registry.
As to these latter tue law Is not rs explicit
rs il might be After providing FOR ths
expenses Of the clerks aud the cost OF
booths and polling places, IL provides as
foliows:-"The services rendered aud ex
penses incurred by any Other officer VI
person in carrying n the provisions OF
this act, and not herein provided for, shall
be regarded as election expenses and be
paid n betrayed by the respective
couaties and municipalities In the same
manner as other election services and ex.
penses are nov paid for and discharged. -
Inc question hen Is. how were other cleo
tIon services aud expenses paid at the time
Of the passage of the acknowledgement
cipal election expenses were paid for by
the municipalities and county election ex-
penses BY the counties; bus the registry
OF voters throughout the couuty-a
new feature In our aiection LAWS made
applicable to both county and municipal
elections. and as 1t applies 70 both, IL
would seem that a c should conf tribute
TO the expense. 1t would be %unreasons-
bic to hold that. simply because the
county election preceded the municipal
election in point Of time. it should bear
the cost OF the registry. The reverse
might nave happened. The substantial
inquiry lie, for whose benefit was the reg
lstry mHdef AS IL was made for the equal
benefit of both county and municipalIty y,
] think tnat, Ia the absence Of any clear
Indication 70 the contrary, the burden
should rest equally on both.
The registry made at this November
election will be resorted to by the NUM-
cipalit,es next spring.
Some question may be raised as to
where the cost of what Is known AS the re-
vision OF the said registry shall fall. IL
may be claimed that the county should
bear more than one hal Of the item OF
expense. do not herein desire to be IN
derstood as giving final advice as to that.
1 may, with more light at hand. change
or modify the view which should be taken
ia that regard.
Respectfully yours.
JOHN A. MCGRATH,
Counsel. &c.
Freebooter Noonan moved this report
be received and ordered printed Ia foil in
the minutes and referred TO the Commit
tee on Elections.
Adopted.
From john A. McGrath, counsel, re-
porting correct the contract between
Joseph w. Stage aud the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders OF Hudson and Ber-
gen counties for repairs to east pier OF
the drawbridge on the Paterson plank
road. ana his approval Of the same.
Freebooter Ellis moved the report of
the counsel be received aud the contract
approved and the Director-at-Larse sign
SAID contract on behalf of this Board, aud
the clerk be instructed to attest the seal
OF the Board to said contract.
Adopted.
REPORTS or STANDING COMMITTEES.
Report OF the Committee On Finance
and Audit
To the Honorable the Director-at.Large
and Members OF the Board of Chosen
~Freehnlders Of Hudson County,
GENTLEMEN;-Your Committee OF
Finance and Audit would respectfully re-
port the following claims Of the different
committees correct as reported by your
Committee on Finance and Audit, viz
Claims Committee on Aims House:-
Theo. Smith & Bro. ............... 1901 81
Cnas. S. 20 v
L. & g. ScDober. ...a 1856 x
Cnas. s. furst. 5o5 q
Shas- Is huooiphy i. ...'.s.""-..... ~ =,
mas ;. rurss 20 y
Mayor and Alderman. Jersey City,. 1872 o.
Claims Committee on Public aud Coun-
ty Roads:-
john Fnlly... S232 q
Henry Byrnss. i,Os5 q
1heo. Smith & bro......-...-............ 2l j.
Claims Committee on Bridges:-
Frank Cross $780,. ...........-.... $40 o
A. Z. sanford ............ .......... g3 Il
Thomas O,Connor o
Charles biVney.."ss.....s"........... TOO q
Claims Committee on Lunatic Asy
lum;-
F. & G.. schober.. ........-... Se65 q
Chas- ). Furst.......t......... .......... Z 81
Claims Committee on Penitentiary;-
F. & G.. schooer.............""-...,..S $40 =
Michael smith-.-......- .."........---. 1l3 Z
o .
Henry Mo"rtensen..... ............. 100 u
Claims Committee on Smallpox Hos.
pital:-
F. & G. Schober........ ........-...... S. s.
Claims Committee on Public Grounds
Court House and Jail
Virgins & Abel IS O
Mayor and Aldermen, Jersey City........ % O
Henry Haniy ............... .......-.. 10 o
CEas- ;. 70 "
Theo. Smith & sol S
Bernard hcOInness ..-.--.. --..---..... 70 "
Thee. Smith & 60 0
Claims Committee on Finance and
Audit
George j. Brackner .........."..... =. $3.50 3
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn on the County Collector anC
signed by the Director-at-Large and Clerl
of the Board in payment OF the different
claims us reported correct ny your Com
mittee on Finance and Audit. Respect
fully, JOHN ID. GoRMAN.
w. j. TIERNEY,
NJ. J.. COYLE,
o. II. PERRY,
ID. NJ. NOoNAN,
Committee on Finance.
Freebooter German moved the report o
the Committee on Finance and Audit bt
recaived and the resolution thereto at