The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-25

said that after it had decided to reject the
proposition of the company, the commit
tee made a proposition to the railroad
company which In brief was that the COM
pany should bear all the expense entailed
by the proposed change of grade at Ave-
nue. A. The company refused to accept
this proposition.
The Board decided by a unanimous
vote to accept the report of the commit
tee and Counsel to the Board were
directed to continne their efforts to obtain
a adecision in the courts. The Freeholders
believe in throwing the responsibility of
possible expense to the county in this
proposed change of grade on the courts.
wOLFsoN AND FURsT AGAIN.
The Board once more sat down on
Moses Wolfson Cor Charles S. Furst) very
hard. Wolfson is a brother.in-law of
Furst, and the contract for drv goods sup
plies this year was given to Wolfson, who
was employed in Furst's store as a
clerk. Andrew j. Manning, storekeeper
at Snake Hill wrote the Board to the
eff 1t that he had ordered from Wolfsou
300 yards of cheviot which the: contractor
needed at the asylum: On motion of
Freeholder Ellis, Wolfson Cor Furst)
was given five days to furnish the
goods and deliver them to Snake Hill. If
the goods are not delivered then the
Asylum Committee will buy them in open
IldFh6b huu 10 bu0 CAUld SOSU
the contractor.
Storekeeper Manning also complained
that Woifson (or Furst) had on January
delivered at the storehouse 100 blue bed
spreads that had been ordered in the
proper way. The articles were vastly
psrSF tpaesa for to by w Woson sample ae aso
on that date delivered 900 yards Of wide
~. b. muslin, instead of properly fill
ing an order for 800 yards of narrow "U.
B." muslin. 1t was noticed that in
each case Wolfson (or FursD had
erred on the side that gave him
the greatest profit and the Board unani-
sp eads and the waste muslin which had
not been ordered be returned imme-
diately to Wolfson.
The Board provided Engineer Harris
sons office with another typewriting
machine and received dozen requisit-
ions for supplies from different depart
ments. All excepting the one for station
cry were granted, but that Was referred
to the proper committee.
THE PUBLIC PARKS DECISION.
Judge McGrath reported that he had
been unable TO procure copy of the de-
cision in the park suits. The Legislative
Committee was instructed to endeavor
to have bill passed to authorize
bonds to the amount of 100000
to be issued, the money to be used in the
construction OF bridge across the Hack
ersack. at the foot OF West Newark ave-
rue. The bonds are to bear five per cent.
interest and to run twenty years.
The committee was directed to secure
legislation that will permit the County to
sell stone quarried at Snake Hill.
Another important bill the Legislative
Committee was directed to try and have
become law, was one to prevent the
Poormaster from sending indescrim-
fnately to the Aims House any
persons he pleases to send there. The
OBJECT of this bill is to guard against
diseased people becoming inmates of the
A ms House.
The Legislative Committee will also
try to have passed a supplement-
to the County Road Act which
will compel municipal and township
authorities to give the Board of Free
holders ten days notice when such au-
thorities want to eXcavate the road for
sewer or other connections, or for any
purpose whatever,
The Board of Health requested the
Board of Freeholders to increase the
salary of Clerk Rooney from $1,000 TO ST.
500 a year. and to reappolnt
jams Lynch Assistant Clerk
at. salary of 81 200 a
year, an increase of $500. The Board re-
ferred the matter to the proper commit
tee.
James ]. Murphy wrote letter to the
Board in which he calmly requested it to
appoint him one of the attorneys to the
new County Road.