The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-08

steam boilers on Snake Hill at one point. nam e.
ly. the penitentiary. This would be a great i'm
provement on the present system and a large
saving to the tax payers.
Eleventh. Public roads and bridges would
like to call your attention to the fact that there
Is no map of the Paterson plank road in eXis-
tence ct present and PROBABLY no map has ever
been made, the only record OF the laws of the
road is contained in the old deeds of the turn
pike company. A great portion OF the road Is
not fenced III and there are no Indications on
the ground for determining its true boundary
line. In the built up portions there are no
doubt many cases where property owners are
encroaching on the lines. 1t frequently hac-
pens that the exact and true locations OF the
road lines, and also location of grades. culverts,
water courses, bridges. ETC., are needed, and on
all such occasions the want of an accurate map
is very much felt. The cost Of making such a
map containing the Information will be about
$1,000.
Twelfth. The present condition of the county
roads in charge Sof your Board is very fair. l
would recommend, however. q liberal allowance
I )r the maintenance during the ensuing year.
The bridges also in charge of your Board are in
ton of the smoothing iron and burden
pieces of the Harrison avenue bridge.
over the Passaic between Hudson and Essex
counties which will require to be rebuilt, also
the same repairs are required on the bridge over
the Hackensack River at Secauc IS, between
Hudson and Bergen counties, the cost of which
will be about. So, 900; but / would recommend
the usual liowance for repairs for bridges, cul-
verts, etc. Ali of which l respectfully submit
tor your consideration.
JAMES F. CANNON.
THE NEW ASYLUM.
Freeholders Ellis, Tierney aud Nelson,
constituting the proper committee, le-
ported hat the plans and specifications
for the erection of the new County Luna
tic Asylum were reafv. The committee
recommended that all proposals n bids
be accompanied by a certified check for
81 600 as a guarantee of gnod faith. Thu
committee also recommended that all the
work be let in one contract, also hat the
plans and specifications be placed on view
in the Freeholders office for fourteen
days. -
By resolution of the Committee on New
Public Buildings it was decided to adver-
tise tor proposals and bids for the cree
ton OF tha asylum to ne submitted at
the meeting of the Board on Thursday,
August 4.
CLAIMS AND TRANSFERS..
After a big batch of claims had been
read. among which was a claim of over
s., 200 for Jailer DAVIS. Freeholder Nelson
wanted to know IL the jail claims were
ler Investigated by the commit, e..
Freebooter Coyle, for the committee, re-
Piled that they were.
On resolution of Freebooter Kimmerly
Hugh Dugan was rsappointei County
Collector at a salary of a. 500 per annum
for w years, and required TO give q boud
in the sum OF $500. 900. This resolution
was offered to overcome q techniea ity in
the former appointment of Mr.. Dugan.
The resolution was adopted.
The rules were suspended to allow the
reading of a resolution of the Finance
Committee, which provided that 81, 900 be
transferred from the election expense nc
count to the incideut'l account; 81. 900
from the election expenses account to the
Snake Hill store room count: 81, 500
from the account of repairs to pavilion to
the Aims House account; 5000 from the
election election expenses account to the
Aims House and annex account; 81, 500
from the new closet account to the
County Lunatic Asylum account, SAL, 40
from the addit DUAL cost of new stone
crusher to the Pepitentiary account; $500
from the painting and plumbing account
10 the Jail and Court House count, and
$1,000 from repairs TO witness room ac-
count to the Jail and Court House ac-
count. The resolution was adopted By a
unanimous vote.
A communication was received from
the County Board for the Equalization OF
Taxes asking the authority of the Board
to expend a sum not to exceed $50 for
coach hire III visiting the different por-
lions of the county and arrive at values.
On motion of Freebooter Nelson the re-
quest was granted,