The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-16
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

When Director Bruggemann called the
roll Freeholders German and Perry
failed to answer to their names. Free
holder German was busy on the Jersey
City tax assessment. Freeholder Perry's
mother is very low and that is the reason
he was not present.
The Committee on Finance, which had
been delegated to ascertain as to Just
what money the hoard needed, was pre-
pared to report. The committee, which
consisted OF Freeholders Ellis, Noouan,
Tierney. Kimmerly. Hennessey and
Pfngsten have been at work on the re-
port for some time. AS a result of their
labors the table given above was pre-
sented last night. Commenting on it,
the committee said:-
1t will be observed that we have increased the
appropriation for the Almshouse the sum of
$1,000 over that OF last year, said increase is
necessitated by the increased number of pau
pers. The appropriation for the Smallpox Hos
pital is increased $500 over that of last year
The appropriation for salaries of the Director
at-Large and members of the Board is increased
$500 over that of last year. said increase is made
necessary by act of Legislature increasing the
number of members of the Board to 49,
We have increased the appropriation for
coroners. morgue keepers and underrakers
$4,000 over that OF last year. the increased num-
ber of unknown dead, as well as the in
creased number of honorably discharged
soldiers compells US to increase the appropria-
tions.
Increase
incidental expenses of miscellaneous character
is required. The appropriation for the paw
ment of interest on new Public Road bonds
is increased ST. 90 over that of last year This
increase is made necessary to meet and pay the
interest on the increased number of bonds to be
issued for the construction Of the New Public
Road.
Your committee have ordered placed in the
tax levy the sum of 81. 500 to pay the interest on
$l00. Coz worth of bridge bonds. Your commit
tee would also state that they have ordered
rn1n In n laryrr
$780, said amount to be placed yearly in a
fund created for the redemption of said bridge
bonds.
Your committee would also report that they
have placed in the tax levy the sum of So 500
of the Snake. Hill purchase bonds,
be placed yearly in the tax levy for the re-
demption Of said bonds. Your committee beg
leave to state that they are compelled to in
Asylum bonds in the sum Of $500,
for the reason that they are
compelled to pay higher rate Of interest on the
a total increase in the appropriation. as hereto
fore shown, of $4,000
REDUCTIONS.
We have decreased the appro priation for the
PenItentiary upon the recommendations of the
Penitentary Committee $1,000.
Upon the recommendation of the Committee
on Printing, Stationery and advertising the ap-
preparation has been reduced for printing and
advertising, $500; for stationery and indexlng,
$500.
We have reduced the interest on county
bonds from that of last year S3 $40.
APPROPRIATIONS OMITTED.
Among the items of appropriations omitted
from the coming fiscal year is that for monu-
ment for the soldiers and sailors of the late
war, said amount being appropriated In the tax
levy of the present fiscal year, and now in the
custody of the County Collector. We have de-
cided to omit from the tax levy the appropria-
tion for Parks or Park Commissioners as said
act authorizing the appropriation of monies for
parks, etc, has been declared unconstitutional
We have also decreased the appropriation for
bridges 5000. Owing to the increased faciiiti es
at the Luuatic Asylum at Snake Hill we have
recommended reduction of $1,000 for the sup
port of lunatics at the State sylum.s
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.
In conclusion, we call the attention of your
Honorable Board to the fact, that while the
number of inmates increase daily at
the Aims House as well as the number
of patients cared for at the County Lunatic Asy-
lun together with he number of prisoners con-
fined in the Penitentary, well as the me-
cnanics and all other persons employed at the
county institutions at Snake Hill, have increased
pro ratio. vet the cost and expenses of said
Institutions are $1,000 less to the
county than the cost of the same institutions
were ten years ago Before closing our report
the Board were there improvements of such
magnitude as the erection and construction of
new iron bridge costing 100000, the erection of
new Lunatic Asylum at Snake Hill
costing S2Oo, ,0t0 and the purchase of lands con-
demned by the Commits toner's of Condemnation
for the construction of the new public road, as
well as the construction Of portion
er 100000 in any one year, making Q