The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-07
F%REEH0LDERS' D0INGS.
Electric Light, Shade Trees and Tel
ford Pavement for the
County Road.

there were but two bids n one was de-
clared informal, aud for some unknown
reason the Board refused to accept the
other which was presented by tue New
York Lubricating Oil Company. This
company ha brought suit, through Trap
hagen & Beekman, against the countV,
and will. on next Monday. ask that the
Board of Freeholders be certioraried TO
show cause why the Board did not award
the contract to the New York Lubrlca-
ting Oil Company.
Ine bic received last night were as fol-
lows: The Jersey City Supply Company,
Robert Davis %concern), oil S343; DC
Werder, 1926. 80: Standard Oil Com pany,
crude. $3.50; machine oil, s234.25. All bids
were referred to a committee.
The Trenton Metallic Manufacturing
Company was awarded the CONTRACT for
constructing cases for books for the Reg
ister's office. The contract is for 81, 700.
The Freeholders refused to interfere in
the n~eighborly fight now in progress be-
tween Mrs. Hornung and the Meierdier-
eek Brewing Company of New Durham.
Mrs. Hornung complains that the brew
ers empty hot water into a creek that
passes through her lands and she wants
the creek closed, claiming it to be a nuis-
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Chief Engineer Harrison submitted the
AGLhll9 VI LAO 4oho " Al 4 tLS INV
County Road and the Snake Hill institu-
lions by electricity. He proposes to place
the plant at Snake Hill. Mr.. Harrison
consulted John e. Seely, an expert, as TO
the cost OF the light, n he said that the
first cost would be about S135, 0O0, and the
annual COST SIG. 1865 or S15.66 per lamp
each night. The Board decided, after
hearing Mr.. Harrison, to advertise for
proposals for constructing the electric
plant, and also for grading the new
County Road. Bids must be in by half
past seven O'Clock on April q.
Judge McGrath informed the Board
that it had a perfect right to ratify the
action of the Hudson n Essex Joint
Committee in awarding Sanford & Still
man the contract for constr acting a
smoothing iron on the Passaic Bridge at
a cost of s., 200. The Board acted on this
opinion and confirmed the act of the COM
mittee.
SNAKE HILL REPORTS.
Warden Grimes reported that there are
in the Penilentiary l55 prisoners and Is
employees. The total cost last month was
So, 676 81.
Warden Ryan of the Aims House re-
employees. The cost during March WAS
Sc, 9l4. 06, and the average cost was
50. rs 81.
The asylum, according to SuDerintend-
ent King, has 36I inmates. In March the
cost was SIS, 1875. Us, and the average COST
was SAIL.
Clerk Boyd informed the Board that
the Postal Telegraph Company had paid
the County $500 for the use of bridges to
string wires over the rivers. The County
had endeavored for a long time TO collect
the honey Judge McGrath Notified the
Board that none of the appeals from
the awards of the County Road Commits
sioners OF Condemnation would be tried
during this term of Court. He suggested
that ex-Judge GARRISON and Norman L..
Rowe be given charge OF Che cases. The
Board adopted the suggestion, and then
Freebooter Ellis offered "A motion that the
services OF w. d. Edwards, Leon ALBEIT,
Jr., and Joseph M. Knapp, special coun
sci to the Board, be discontinued. The
motion prevailed. Ex-Judge Garrett son
and Henry Gaede will be retained. The
Board adopted a resolution to pave the
new County Road with Telford pavement
aud to plant shade trees along 1t.
A resolution was adopted to issue $685.
600 of 4 1-2 per cent registered bonds to
the Dime Savings Institution of Plain
field at S102.13 {. The Board then adj
journed.
Transfers.
Charles g. Bowser to Frederick Klein for
$735, lot "a, Block B.
@. William Wenner to Frederick Klein for
81 lis, lots II and Is, Block lS, easterly side OF
Jackson avenue,
Henry ]. Gordon to Charles Kelbsl for 1900,
lot q, Block q, south side of Danielson street,
North Bergen.
Charles H. Aschoff, Guardian, to John w.
Boyle for S132, northerly half of lot IL and the
whole of lots 10, and Il, on easterly side OF Hack
ensack turnpike.
Katrina StoetiI to John W, Boyle for So, 0i2,
her right and title in above described property.
John w. Newman to George Fl. Gale for 81,
lot at Avenue E and Fifty fifth street, Bayonne.
Robert Muir, John and Elizabeth Muir to A.
G.. Weissienborn for $500, lot 9. Block ZIG.
Harry Hilliard to Charles Taylor Pomerov for
SLIGO, land and premises at Passaic street and
Reynolds avenue.
Mortgages.
Eliza Mcguire to the Lincoln Building and
Loan Association on lot PA, Block 189, north Side
of Nunda avenue, for S2,S00.
Albert E. Weissienborn to The North Hudson
County Building and Loan Association on lot 6,
Block 716, Reservoir avenue, for 81 900.
Albert E. Weissienborn to North Hudson
Co unity Building and Loan Association on above
piece of property, additional mortgage for
$500.
Gilbert 7. Gale to The Provident Institution
for Savings on lot at Avenue e and FIfty-ifth
street, for 5000.
Charles Kelbel to The Town of Union Building
and Loan Association on lot 4, Block a, Daily
town road, for 81 $50.
Gertrude Reich to William G. Farr on north
side of Avenue F. 80 feet east Of East Twenty
third street, for $4,000.
Thomas Herbert to George Sttllwell ON lot at
East Fifteenth street and Avenue D. for $3.50.
William Gulder, jr., to August Buttentaun on
lot in Union place, for $1,000.
E. Pomeroy to Harry billiard on lot at PasSaic
and Reynolds avenues, for So, 633.33.
lease.
Albert Wagner to Louis H. Thiele, No. 29
First street, Hoboken, for five years at a yearly
rental of S438.