The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-21
THEY GET THE PLUMS.
Lucky Bidders for the New County
Boulevard Telegraph and
Telephone Companies
Must Pay.

The Board of Freeholders met last
night aud received proposals TO construct
the New Boulevard from the Newark and
New York Rail road to the Bergen county
line. The bidding was lively. and En-
gineer Harrison and his assistant, Mr..
Thorne. were given plenty of work to
ascertain who the lucky bidders were.
THE LUCKY BIDDERS.
Chief Engineer Harrison and his assis-
tants worked out the question of who the
lucky bidders are. and this morning he
furnished the following figures to make
comparison with those of the figures
furnished by the Chief Engineer
FIRST DIyrsIoN:-
From Newark and New York Railroad TO CEN
tire of Newark avenue:-
Chief Engineers Estimate. .......... S262l4 90
Hudson County ContractingCompany 1850 90
Dennls byphe. 25,974 80
SECOND DIVISION
From centre of Newark avenue to the centre
of the Paterson Plank Road
Chief Engineers estimate. e.......... S28, ,744 90
Hudson County Contracting Com
pauy. 3,S09 90
Cnrley & Pennell ......... 2l'34 90
Thomas Cayannagh. h............. 22S40 Oh
THIRD DIvIsroN:-
From centre of Paterson Plank Road to
centre of Second street Town of Union
Chief Engineers estimate. .........S 35,460 90
HUDSON County Contracting Company 30,576 90
Curley & Pennell. ell..-................ 292SO 90
Peter Tuohy...... ...................... 46,6S6 90
FOURTH DlvIsIoN:-
From centre of Second street, Town of Union.
to northerly boundary line of Hudson County
Chief Engineers estimate. ...-.... -. $50, 1853 90
Hudson County Contracting Company 27Ol5 90
Curley & Pennell ..................... "a, 170 90
Recently the Board directed the Clerk
to ascertain how many telegraph and
telephone wires crossed the Hackensack
River aud were attached TO the bridge.
The Clerk learned that the New York &
New Jersey Telephone Company
had fitty-Jwo wires there the
Postal Telegraph Company twen-
ry-six wires and. until 1856, the
Western Union Company had eleven
wires. The county has always been sup
posed to receive $40 a year for the privilege
OF attaching wires to the bridge. but the
cash has not come in. According to the
report of Assistant Clerk Noonau.. the
New YorK and New Jersey Telephone
Company owes 2,470. The Postal Tele-
graph Company had paid for the ysaivilege
until January "a, 1894, $500. The Western
Union removed its eleven wires to the
Pennsylvania bridge in 1886, but at that
time the company owed the county $500.
The Freeholders will adopt measures to
collect tue sum due the county. The
Telephone Company has for long time
endeavored to have the Freeholders adopt
improved telephone service. but this will
never be dcne by the present Board until
the complny pays the county what it
owes.
Clerk Boyd notified the Board that the
New York Lubricating Company had
certioraried the awarding OF the oil con-
tract to the Supreme Court. The case
will come up during the June term.
Judge McGrath informed the members
that it was probable that one of the cases
OF appeal from the awards of the Commits
sioners of Condemnation for the new
Boulevard would be tried before next
fall.
A report containing list of the build
ings acquired by the county by condem
nation proceedings on behalf of the
Boulevard was read. The Board adopted
a resolution to advertise these buildings
for sale at as early date as possible
The Trenton Metallic Company was
awarded the contract to place in the Office
of the Surrogate iron cases for books. The
price bid WAS So, 700.
The Board ordered drawn warrant for
sc, 800, tho third payment of Contractor
Michael Kelleher for the work done on
the new asylum.