The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-25
FIRST BOULEVARD SOD
Director Bruggeman Turns
1t In Bayonne Amid
Ringing Cheers.
A VAST PUBLIC BENEFIT.
1t Can Be Completed for a MillioH
If Benefits are Assessed-Now
for Work.

The Board of Freeholders held a meet
ing this morning. The members
awarded the contract for constructing the
bridge over the Central Railroad to the
Wallis Iron Works, the contract price
being $4,000
The contract for the construction Of
the Boulevard in Section No. l was
awarded to the Hudson County Con.
structing Company for $21, ,I40.
Another resolution was adopted, di,
recting Counsel to the Board TO prepare
all bonds and papers necessary for this
fulfilling of the contracts. A resolution
to appoint five inspectors on the road was
laid over until the next meeting, and tha
Board adjourned.
THE FIRST SOD.
After the Board adjourned the members
and some invited friends entered coaches
that had been waiting IN front of the
Court House and drove to Meiggs avenue
and Third street, Bayonne. Among those
who occupied coaches besides the Board
were Cniof Engineer Harrison, Con-
tractor Patrick Rehili, Thomas Jacobs,
Gustav Pf1ngsten, Norman L. Rowe, aud
Clerks John Boyd and John p. Naonan.
After pleasant drive the party halted
on Third street. Contractor Rehill was
prepared for the occasion and his men
had arranged for the turning of the first
sod In the construction of the new county
boulevard The honor of driving the
nrst space was conferred upon Director
Bruggemanu, and when invited to do so
ne thrust the spade in the soil with the
vim of practical farmer and up came
| the first evidence of the actual corstruc-
| tlon OF the new boulevard.
Dennis NoonRn, Chairman of the Com.
| mittee on New County Road, looked ex-
cited when he saw this substantial evi.
dence of his work of four years, and toss
| ing his hat in the air he shouted, "Three
| cheers for the New Boulevard" aud all
present shouted hurrah with vim.
Director Bruggemann was next called
| upon for speech and in few appropriate
| remarks he recited the history of the en-
| terprtse. He referred to the efforts of
| the people in Hudson county for
| twenty-five years to build boulevard
and how each movement in that direction
| was defeated until the act passed the
| Legislature providing for the construction
| of the present enterprise. Director Brug-
gemann complimented the Freeholders
| for the work they have done. He also
| made tattering remarks concerning the
| Counsel of the Board who successfully
COuGeSteu all llIlgdIiOn uOGll bn6 court OF
| last resort decided that the road should be
built,
A VAST WORK.
TO build this ROAD the Director said
| $1,000. 900 had been appropriated by the
| Legislature. He believed the work could
| be completed with that sum il the Courts
| sustained the FreehoIders in assessing for
benefits. Should the Courts decide against
| assessing property for benefits, it would
| cost the county S140 900 more. The Di-
| rector said that the road would be four
teen miles long and would reach from the
| Kill Won Kull to Bergen county. To
| build it three bridges must be constructed
| over the New Jersey Central and the Penn
| syfvania Railways, and over the Morris
| Canal.
| Two hundred houses must be removed
| on the route aud rocks in many places
blasted. The director. when he referred
to the route surveyed paid high compli-
ment to Chief Engineer Harrison for the
route he had submitted to the Freehold
ers, saying it was the best and cheapest
that could have been chosen.
When the ceremonies were finished the
Freehoders and their friends adjourned
to McDonald's where refreshments were
| Sarvnd