The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-26
Absent-Freeholders Ellis and Tierney


By Freebooter Hennessey:
Whereas, A bill Of James Murrer for
f1fty-six dollars for carriages used by the
County Board for the Equalization of
Taxes. &C., on July ID. IA, 10 and 16. was
ordered paid on December 8, 1891, and
Whereas. The Director-at.Large under
date of December 4, 1891. Informed the
Board in writing that he declined to sign
a warrant Ia payment of said claim be-
cause of alleged irregularity in contract
ing the same, and
Whereas, The circumstances connected
with the said claim have since been salts
factorily explained,
Resolved, That the Director.at Large be
and Is hereby authorized and requested
to sign a warrant therefor.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays, there voted as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Freeholders Coyle, Hennessey.
Kimmerty, Nelson. Noonan and PfnRsten
IS.
Nays-Freeholders German and Perry
3.
Observation-Disclosures Ellis and Tisrney
3.
The Director-at-Larg declared the
resolution adopted.
By Freeholder Noonan:
Resolved, That the following named
children be and are hereby indentured to
the following named persons: Margaret
ATAA w hOhA 1p "
Mrs. A. M. Bruggenann. Thos. Brasil to
Martin Burger.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays. there voted as follows
Yeas-An the members of the Board
presents
Observation-Disclosures Ellis and Tierney
q.
The Director at Large declared the
resolution adopted.
BY Freebooter Noonan:
Whereas, In and by an act of the Legis-
latule of this State. en- titled, IAN act to
of any Of the several counties of this
State to construct and reconstruct
bridges over and across naviaable rivers
and streams therein, in certain cases,
and providing for the regulation there
Of" approved March IS, 1892, it is provid-
ed, That whenever, in any county Of this
State. airy draw or other bridge of such
county under the operation and control
Of the Roard of Chosen Freeholders
thereof. extending or stretching over and
across any navigable river or stream In
such county shall be in a state Of dilapt-
dalton or decay aud such Board shall
deem the reconstruction OF the same or
the construction OF a new bridge to taKe
the place of such bridge In UGH state OF
dilapidation or decay a public necessity.
and shall SO declare at q regular meeting,
BY resolution adopted. by an affirmative
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members of such Board. then and in that
case such Board may by resolution to be
adopted IN like manner order and pro-
vide for and proceed with the construc-
ton and reconstruction Of such
bridge. with the draw, ETC., and all the
entire cost shall not exceed the sum lin
tied, etc:. and
Whereas, the bridge commonly called
a drawbrtdge, which now extends and
stretches over and across the Hackensack
Rivera navigable stream in this county
at or near the foot of Newark yer in
Jersey City on the road or street which
leads from said avenue In Jersey City
along and over the cause way or cause
ways lately acquired by this Board, by
virtue Of the act or law heretofore passed
on that subject In the year 1888, unto,
upon. and which connects with Harrison
avenue In the town of Harrison in said
county, Is In q state of dilapidation and
decay. and the construction of a new
bridge to take the place of such bridge in
such state of delapidation and decay is a
public necessity; and, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Board, after due ex-
animation into ana consideration of the
subject, hereby makes declaration OF the
fact that 1t deems the construction of a
new bridge to take the place OF such
bridge SO dilapidated and in a
state of decay as aforesaid a pub
lie necessity, and upon that grOuEd
and for that reason and the
other reasons above recited and others
which may be enumerated it Is hereby
ordered and directed that immediate steps
and proceedings shall be and hereby Is
ordered to be taken In accordance with
the provisions of the act first above men,
toned for and towards the construction
Of such new bridge. and the committee
now having charge Of the said old and di-
Implicated bridge are hereby authorized
and directed to report to this Board, as
early as practicable, what course and
plan appear to be most, expedient and
prudent to follow, to secure the construc.
tion Of such new bridge, without any un-
necessary delay, and to that end they are
hereby authorized to have rough prelim-
mary surveys and sOundiugs made and
presented with their report, SO as to afford
u distinct and definite idea or estimate of
work may be requisite in the construction
of such proposed new bridge.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays there voted as folio VS.:
Yeas-Al the members of the Board
presents.
Observation-Disclosures Ellis and Tierney
"a,
The Director-atrLarge declared the
resolution adopted.
Freebooter Coyle moved that when the
Board adjourns it adjourn to meet Thurs
day, April %. 1892. at 2 p. m.
Adopted.
The Board then on motion OF Freeholder
PhngsJen adjourned.
The Dlrector-at-Large declared the
Board adjourned to meet Thursday. April
JOHN BOYD,
Clerk.