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

priation for PenItentiary is decreased
81 900 from last year The Committee
on Bridges. 5000; the Committee on
Roads. 81 900. and the Lnnatic Asy-
lum. 81 800 less than last year. Those
are four OF the most important commit
tees under the control Of the Board. IL
is unnecessary to state that the strictest
care and economy were exercised by the
mem bers OF the above named committees
during the previous fiscal year.
The appropriation for store room Is
decreased $500 less than last year. Said
appropriation has been carefully expend-
ed during the present fiscal year by the
Committee on County Institutions. and
therefore recommend the above named
reduction. Your committee would re-
spectfully state that strict care and econ
omy must be used In order that the ap-
propriations recommended be sufficient
70 pay the expenditures OF the coming
fiscal year.
We therefore recommend that the ap-
preparations for the fiscal year 1891 and
1s92 be fixed as limit at s78i, 400.
We also recommend that the sum of
S74. AGO be raised by taxation, to be ap-
portioned by the Board Of Commissioners
of Appeals Ia cases Of taxation. and for
eQualizing assessments for taxes In the
County OF Hudson among the different
cities. towns and townships in the couu-
ty, and we herewith submit proper reso-
AbtAouo III TUG u4dtttEs
Jxo d. GoRsIAN,
w. J. TIERNEY,
ID. NJ. NooSAN,
w. II. ELLIS,
+. III. KIMMERLY.
NJ. HENNEssEY.
o. III. PERRY.
THE BOULEVARD ROUTE.
Judge McGrath, as Counsel to the
Board. reported that the Standard OH
Company's surrender Of its right OF way
through Avenue b, for its pipe line, was
not an absolute release, but that 1t met all
the requirements OF the Board for the
construction OF the new county road, and
he recommended its acceptance. The
resolution TO accept the offer Of the COM
pany was thereupon unanimously
adopted. This meaus. of course. that the
County Road will 90 through Avenue Il
instead of Avenue A.
A petition FROM Andrew J. Post. Allan
l.. McDermott. Job II. Lppincott and
Max K. Staples. to have the route of the
County road. proposed By Richard Will
liams, from Newark avenue TO Wiley
street adopted, was carried without an
opposing vote. This will make a curve,
horseshoe in shape. but win open Van
Reipen. Magnolia and Pavonia avenues
ana half dozen others.
1t was decided also to change the line
on Meigs avenue, between Sixth street
and Seventh street and Avenue A. be-
tween Thirty-sixth street and Thirty
seventh street.
A resolution was adopted givlHg Clerk
John Boyd vacation Of one month. He
has not had one in four years.
WHY HE VOTED FOR SNAKE HILL.
A remark from Freeholder Tierney
caused Freeholder Nelson 10 explain why
he voted to purchase Snake Hill. MIR.
Nelson said he did not do so until he was
assured that it would be the best way to
get the matter before the courts. Free
holder Ellis said be was in favor of the
purchase of Snake Hill yet, and declared
that the company who are operating
stone crusher there are making $40
day. He did not think the price settled
on too great.
Freehoder Noonan said he also was in
favor yet OF the purchase. and he believed
that before the year expired there would
be more than one stone crusher at the
Hill
Freeholder Pfngsten took part in the
informal explanations, and said:-.I be-
lieve | was the first man to advocate this
purchase, and / suggested and helped
mould the legislation which enabled the
purchase 10 be made" He understood
that Judge Knapp had withheld the ap-
pointment of the asylum architect until a
decision was reached in the Snake Hill
case. He believed that in liking price
the Freeholders acted for the best interest
of the county.
Freeholder Coyle said he had not seen
the official opinion and therefore had
nothing TO say.