The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-31
COUNTY ROAD WORK
Freeholders Wrang1e Over
Legal Tangles = Con-
struction Sections
and Cost.

The new County Road Is one of those
improvements which, because OF its ex-
tensiyeness, is destined to give real estate
a big boom in the county In which it is to
be constructed. No improvement, which
carries with it such inducements to draw
a wealthy class Of people Into commu-
nifty, has ever been attended with any
thing but beneficial effect on real
estate. The new road, which is now oc-
cupying so much of the attention OF the
Freeholders in this county, is bound to
have good effect here. Its construction
is being attended with an enormous ex-
penditure of monev, but there seems to be
an explanation for every dollar spent.
Yesterday afternoon there was an ad-
journed meeting of the Board OF Free
holders. AS at every meeting for the past
six months, County Road matters were
first and foremost In connection with 1t
Yesterday, however. Norman l.. Rowe,
Assistant Counsel of the Board, was given
pretty severe hauling over the Goals.
His WORST usage came from Freeholder
Nelson, who seems to be endeavoring to
make big fuss before retiring into pri-
vate life.
THE ROAST BEGUN.
The little "roast" was given start
when Clerk Boyd announced that Eliza
beth Hill, Conrad Pfngstein. Sarah D.
Walker, John McKenna, Antonio Porde-
bard, the North Hudson Driving Park
Association, J. Nathan and others had
filed appeals from awards made to them.
On top of this report, came verbal one
from Counsel McGrath, who announced
that, besides the cases read by the CLERK,
118 additional appeals had been filed in
the County Clerks office.
"These appeals are piling up" he said
in conclusion, land the Lord only knows
when We will get through with them"
This is q pretty condition of affairs"
began Freeholder Ellis. II see only one
way out of this dilemma and that is by
directing our Counsel to prepare by next
Thursday, a list Of all the lawyers who
are connected with the county and sub
NIT it to us, I would also add that our
Counsel, il he deems it necessary. secure
special counsel TO take up these cases. l
say, let him get able, trustworthy lawyers
to defend these suits against the County.
do not think that it Is right to saddle
the whole responsibility of this affair
upon one man. Why not have the law
yers who are engaged on the various sec
tions brought in, and let our Counsel have
all the assistance that he requiresw
1.-The necessity of special counsel sug-
gests ITSELF" interrupted Freeholder
Nelson, but at the same time DO not
see why we do not get our Assistant
Counsel TO do some work for the salary he
is drawing"
81 Intended to include Mr.. Rowe in the
list suggested" continued Freeholder
Ellis. 1--WE have lots of lawyers i'll our
employ, and | say let US give our Counsel
the power to say whom he wants to help
him, aud il Mr.. Rowe is not a proper aud
fit person TO help him, would favor re-
moving him from our service. We have
three special lawyers on the six sections.
Let our Counsel recommend whom he
.sRaats, and those taa does not -Rant. Lat us
remove"
sit is good time for such speeches"
interposed Mr.. Nelson. ut is near cleo
showing before the dear people, you
know"
II have been before the public before,
and have rot been found wanting; you
have been before the public and found
OUT that you were not wanted" retorted
MIR. Ellis. II have never said anything
in this Board that I did not follow up
with my vote. am not a trimmer, anu
I have never yet found it necessary to
trim for effect"
MR.. ROWE ENDORSED.
sit is hardly right to attack my as
sistant, Mr.. Rowe, at this time," said
Counsel McGrath. 81 can say that Mr..
Rowe earns every dollar he gets. and |
can assure You all that ne Is doing and
to do number of things in connection
with the County Road and he d i'd them
cheerfuliy and well. And fur ther, | can
say that he is all the time attending to
cases of the county which are brought to
his attention by various members OF this
Board"
Mr.. Rowe was dropped. and business
relating more closely to the County
Road taken up.
STANDARD OIL IN THE Way
The Standard Oil Company's pipes in
Bayonne obstruct the construction OF the
new road. Under u contract made with
the Board, the company agreed to either
the pipes or discontinue the use
of them. The time has now arrived fer
action, and the Freeholders demand the
fulfillment of the agreement. The pipes
will in all probability be removed.
Chief Engineer Harrison filed with the
Board preliminary estimates OF the prob
able cost Of constructing the new road
from the Newark & New York Railroad
to the northerly line of the county. Mr..
Harrison reported that the distance was
about 45, ,3S9 feet, or eight aud six-tenths
miles. He suggested that the work be
divided into four sections.
Section No. is to extend from the New
ark and New York Railroad to Newark
Avenue. He said i1 would cost about
S44, 794, requiring bond of S22, 800. and a
certified check of deposit Of $1,I25 on all
bids received.
Section will extend from Newark''Ave-
nue. to the Paterson Plank road. The
cost is estimated at s4S, ,664, with bond
of S24, 500, and check for S1,225.
Section No. 3, extends from the Pater-
son Plank road to Second street in the
Town of Union, and will cost $50, 151. re-
quiring bond of $2S,000 and check Of
81, 400.
Section Eo4 extends from Second street
to the northerly line OF the county. Con-
structiou in this part of the county will
cost $64, ,4SS A bond of $32, 900, will be re-
quired and check of ST. 600.
The suggestions OF the engineer. except
as relating to the paving of cutters aud
setting curb were adopted. Bills will be
advertised for, next week. That part of
the County Road which lies between
Fifty-seventh street, Bayonne, and the
Newark and New YORK Railroad, will be
built by the Hudson Construction Com
pany. The contract was awarded to that
Company at its figures, which were $780,
7O0.50.
ADVANTAGE will be taken of the act
passed by the last Legislature to make
branch roads TO connect with the new
County Road. The act was passed, 1t is
said, principally in the interest of King
Kelly of Weehawken, who wanted the
road to go through certain section of his
domain The County Road Committee
will decide upon the course OF the branch
road and the condemnation proceedings
will be begun. The new branch Will not
cost more than $40, 900.
COUNTY ROAD EXPENDITURES.
In accordance with the directions of