The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-18
Frontage of the First Sec
tion- Employees and Sal
aries-MoVing
Ahead.
CR0WDING DEAD PAUPERS.
Contracts Not Yet Awarded for
County supplies-Township
Taxes,

institution for the coming year were not
awarded at last nights meeting of the
Board of Freeholders as it was Thought
they would be. The Freeholders have
not been able to agree on several items.
but hope to do SO by next Monday after
noon at four o'clock when the last meet
ing of the fiscal year will be held.
At the meeting last night considerable
business was transacted. Freeholder
German, Perry and Pfngsten were ao-
sent. Paul I. HUH petiuioned that his
bid for ice be returned to him as be had
learned that the Freeholder would not
accept manufactur ed ice which he had
calculated to furnished. The petition was
granted.
A communication was received from
the Township of Kearny asking the Board
to grade and macadamize Passaio avenue.
Inc Communication was referred to the
Committee on County Roads
THANKSGIVING FARE.
Warden Ryan of the Aims House sent
in the following estimate of what he
wanted for Thanksgiving for those under
his care:-1,000 pounds of chicken, 100
pounds of turkey, IL barrels of apples, Q
boxes OF cranberries, "a bun ches of celery,
6 barrels Of cabbage. The estimate was
referred to the Aims House Committee.
COUNTY ROAD FACTS.
Chief Engineer Harrison, In compile
ance with the resolution passed at the
last meeting. of the Board, requesting
hi IN to furnish the Board with the num-
be OF feet frontage on the New County
road, reported that between the Kill Won
Kull and Twenuy-second street, Bayonne,
there Were 1926 feet; Twenty-second
street to Fifty-seventh street, 20,9 800 feet,
and Ftfty-seventh street to Morris Canal,
3.150 feet. The information was ordered
flied.
Chief Engineer Harrison also, in COM
pliance with the request of the Board,
stated the number of employees on
the County road. By resolution OF
July "a. 1890, George w. Thorn was
appointed assistant engineer at a salary
of $500 per annum; John II. Cable,
chief clerk, on September 4, 81, 800 per
annum; 7. Y. Brown, draughtsman, Oc-
| tober 16, 1890. 500 per month: Henry w.
Gibbs. messenger, December 8, 1890, $50
per month; Winifred A. Gallagher, type
writer. November 19, $50 per month; Em-
met Smith, n. D. Worteudyke, T. H.
Earle, James Moylan. Charles B. Brush,
Thomas ID. .McCarm and Alois Tivy were
appointed surveyors on September 4,
| 1891, and George Bremaer. Thomas Mur-
ply and James Hyland were appointed
asslstaIifts TO % BsI tIsSy.
| The Information waS ordered filed.
| Freenolder Noonan offered resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Chief
Engineer, TO prepare preliminary esti4
| mates for the letting of contracts for
grading, ETC., that portion of the New
| Public road covered by Condemnation,
| Sections 8 and 4. extending from the
Newark, and New York Railroad to New
| ark avenue.
KEARNY TAXES,
! Judge McGrath reported that in the re-
| cent decision of the Supreme Court in
| the Kearny tax suits, the Board Of Free
| holders was nor contaminated an tha
| Board was in no way party to the suit.
| Mr.. McGrath wanted it understood that
| he, as counsel to the Board of Freehold
ers, was not interested in the matter at
all.
| FreehoIder Coyle wanted 10 knew If all
the cities and townships had paid their
tax yet. Freeholder Ellis said the County
| Collector had told him that nearly all the
cities and townships were slightly in ar.
rears but they would soon be paid up.
A STATIONERY FIGHT.
| Mr.. McGrath also reported that he had
been served with notices,in several cases
which were to be heard as.h the coming
| term of court, among which was the suit
brought by the JORDAN Stationery Cnu-
pany. Mr.. McGrath suggested that In.
| this case it would be well, perhaps, for
| the Board to effect settlement.
This suggestion brought FreeholdeI
| Ellis to his feet.
| II do not agree with the counsel" Mr..
| Ellis said. "This claim of the stationery
company was contracted, If it was con-
| tracted at oil. by previous Board. This
/ Board has nothing at all to do with it. [
believe that the counsel should defend
the suit TO the best of his ability, and
| think the county will come out ahead as
| IL generally does in cases of this kind. A
| couple of such decisions will teach people
to be more careful how they deal with
| the Board of Freeholders.H
4 McfTTpfh a6 hotf Va
| contract for a bridge across the Hacken-
| sack River, which had been so long de-
layed, had at last been signed by the
Wallis Iron Works.
County Collector Dugan was authorized
| to borrow $4,000.
! Resolutions were adopted dismissHfA&
| Michael Higgins, an engineer of the
| crusher at SnaBe Hill, and #
| Michael WelshdA the I
salary of $500 IN : ''s
hospital. 2' & 4 e
/ tionsin which V .= III S y. E
ing ground fof n n ,
rapidly filing rs M # X, # 81
from all parts = v Is !. s|, H' 4
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| was resolved # g !. y, 81 ~ = It.:7;
den Of the AIL0 ~ I' = 4 lf.t .t 4
from each of thN1,1fs. Il. I'1 q / 8
| record of all the 4 4 II 8 |s #
over all money to 4t S. . az f
Freeholders NoonV e III & y 4 s
| favorably of the resW 4 ', ,i, #
ADOPTED. and copy OF q.
be sent to the CoroI,% %1 s. |'| "a Is
keepers of the county.
Freeholder Kelly said that t
| Weenawken's pauper dead ever weS
Snake Hill. His fourishing town pro-
| vided $22 for decent burial.
The Board adjourned to meet on Mon
day afternoon at four.
Blow, blow, blow That disagreeable catarrh
can be cured by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
constitutional remedy
DEATHS
CARPENTER-At No. $40 West Side avenus on
November IT, 1892, Ella NJ wife of Alonzo r
Carpenter and daughter Of Jacob and the late
Relatives and friends respectfully fnvi ted to
| attend the funeral from the house, No, $50 West
Side avenue, on sunday, Noyem Der ~ at half past
two o clock T. M.
DIXoN.-On Wednesday, November 16. 1892
Michael Dixon. bt loved husband of Mary
Dixon, in the thirty fourth year of his age.
Relatives and friends OF the family, also the
William Barry Association. respectfully in =
ytted TO attend the funeral on Saturday, November
10, at nine O'CLOCK A NJ. from his late residence,
No sol Henderson street; thence to st, Micnaelg
X. c. Church. where high mass of requiem Will
be offered for the happy repose Of his SOUL
IINDERTAKER HENRY " PIAGET HAS RE
~ moved his establishment to No. b44 Jersey