The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-06
Cash FOR THE Big ROAD.
Half a Million More Bonds
to Be Sold by the Free
holders = Grass
mans New Post.

Lucky Hobokeni Last night another
fat plum fell into her lap. Ex-MaYor
Grassman was appointed custodian, of
all the buildings that the county
will acquire from condemnation pro-
ceedings in obtaining a right of way for
the Boulevard. The salary was fixed at
$5 per day, and the work will be done
under the direction of Chief Engineer
Harrison.
When the Board of Freeholders met
last night the absentees were Messrs.
German, Kimmerly aud Perry. A report
from Engineer Harrison was read show
ing that sections 2, 8 and OF the County
Road were in such a condition that within
few days final reports would pc nleo
containing the awards OF the Commis-
siopers OF Condemn alton. The report set
forth that when these awards were made
a large number of buildings would be-
come the property of the county and
they should be placed under the super
vision of a competent man TO coliect the
rents and prevent them from being in
jured or looted. Concerning this report
Judge McGrath volunteered the informa-
tiOn that the awards for Section / had
been already made and that the awards
for Sections 2. 8 and would probaly De
made withing week. The reporb con.
tanning these awards will be printed and
bound.
People" said the Judge, shave criti-
cised the Board for employing SO many
lawyers and said that they were being
paid, but were doing no work. Men VINO
know the vast amount OF work entailed
by these reports do not say so. the critt-
cisms only come from persons not prop
erly informed. 1t is certainly very neces-
sary for some one to be appointed to take
care of the houses the county will acquire
Some one should be authorized to invent
ory them and their contents to prevent
the loss of fixtures. valuable mantels and
the like"
Later in the session Freeholder Coyle
offered the resolution appointin G ex-
Mayor Grassman.
MR.. NELSON'S OBJECTIONS.
Freeholder Nelson objected because
there was no time fixed when the Office
should expire. He said, further. that 40
time was fixed when the buildings
would become the property of the
county, and it might be two months
vet before this happened. The resolution
did snot require the custodian to IN
ventory all the properly and it should.
cease to exist when all the buildings
should be sold. He had no objection to
the appointment being made, but did
object to not having the duties defined.
"The Chief Engineer will attend to
that" answered Freeholder Coyle.
advice that the appointment should be
made Immediately. Freaholder Coyle OBJ
iected to any interference by others than
members of the Board in this manner
''There seems to be great deal OF Wrang-
ling between the employees" said ne,
looking at Judge McGrath, ''apd the
members and am tired of it. If counsel
has got the interest of the county at
stake he can notify the engineer when TO
put the custodian TO work"
Freeholder Ellis said he believed the
Board had been very lax in its duties.
A man should have been appointed to
inventory the property, when the Com
missioners of Condemnation visited the
buildings to ascertain their values. He
believed man should be appointed and
should at once begin to inventory.
II have always been under the impress
sion that the experts were appointed Tor
this very purpose" exclaimed Freeholder
Nelson IF these experts. whose evi
dence is to be used in Courts, did not
make these notes, OF what use were the
experts"
Freenolder Coyle amended his resolu-
tion to have the appointments take effect
Immediately and it was then adopted.
FreeLolder Nelson voted no.
HALF A MILLION MORE.
Freebooter Ellis offered this resolu-
tom
Resolved, That in order to provide necessary
moneys to meet and pay the costs, charges, ex-
penses and obligations arising, and to De met
and paid by this Board and the county under
and by virtue Of and to provide for the purposes
specified in the acts hereinafter mentioned.
this Board hereby orders and directs that there
be issued under and by virtue of the act enti-
tied ''An act to authorize the Boards OF Chosen
Freeholders of any of the several counties OF
this State to lay out, open and construct. I'M
prove and maintain public road therein, ap-
proved April z, 1888, and the several acts supple
mentary thereto" county bonds to the amount
Of fry0 1frnd
sand dollars C$5Oe, ,000), said bonds to be five
hundred in number and to be in the sum of one
thousand dollars (S1.o0O each, to run and be
due and payable thirty years from the date
thereof and to bear date OF the day OF actual
issue thereof same to bear interest at and after
the rate of four and one half per centum per
annum payable semi annually which interest
as we'll as the principal of said bonds to be paid
at the office of the county collector such bonds
shall be registered or coupon bonds and shall be
exchangeable as provided for in said acts,
and the same shall be sold for the
highest price which can be obtained there |
for upon bids duly advertised for or otherwise;
The sale, issue and item of and for the issue OF |
such bonds as well as the matter of advertising
for the sale thereof, if that be deemed neces-
sary by the committee. are hereby committed
to the charge Of the Committee on Finance and
Audit of this Board lwith the County Collector),
who are hereby clothed with full power to do
everything necessary and requisite to be done in
for as aforesaid; provided hoWeUer. that |
before any sale of such bonds or any portion or
number thereof shall be valid and binding, the
same or the proposition made therefor shall be
first approved by this Board by resolution
thereof, The bonds to be sold in lots OF $4,000
and upwards and said bonds to be delivered
within thirty days from the date of the accept
ance.
The resolution was adopted unanim-
ously.
A notice was sent the Board that the
lease tor the rooms occupied for County
Road purposes in the Fuller building
would expire May unless renewed.
Engineer Harrison notified the board |
that he would no longer require the serv- |
ices of a draughtsman, unless IL might |
be for three OF four days a month. The |
Freeholders adopted q resolution dis
missing L. Y. Brown, the draughtsman |
employed by Mr.. harrison. upon this |
notification.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Judge McGrath reported that the pro- |
ceedings to fix the tax valuations of the |
Clark Thread Company and three other |
companies in KearDy would begin at ten |
O'Clock Wednesday next before WASH |
ington B. Williams.
A special committee, appointed last |
Septemb ber, was directed to expend $500 |
Immediately in building an extension to |
the Smallpox hospital at Snake Hill. and |
Freeholder Nelson offered resolution to |
advertise for 1000 tons of coal. which was |
adopted. 1t was also decided to adver-
tise for oil.
Freeholder Ellis asked Judge McGratn |
il 1t was not the duty of the Board of |