The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01

PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Iwenry.sevent LOT new school house and chap
To- Sidewalk rail and stoo p in fro y Of building on
irg water closets at Court Aou se SO; rhipsietn' for
as% window sash and oasi1gs for Hall or Records
touse and aali of records md r%urniturs for 5ame
SOlO; thirty second ror new pump for Jail and
windows. TO ihirtyfodrth, For repairs 20 JJaii
so00; Thirty-fiftn, For water tank on roof Of Jail,
Thirty si1th-For new bridge to connect the
Jail Will, the coure hoxss si,WO Thirty-seventh-
at penitenffary and for erectin ayq new sters be.
tween the penitent airy and almshtuse, 400
Fortieth-For gas pipe anu machine for nav build.
ing for contagious disease 600 Forty -hrst-l .aytng
contagious disease. 1915 Fortv-secondMFor fur
nishing hospital for contagious disease, 1900
Forlv Third : Fsr a new and enIlrgei. water main
$40, 100
The appropriations are based upon the actual
needs of the county as exhibited from year TO year.
The needs nf the county are 1ncteasing-eonvicts,
paupers and lunaEcs are incresng Win our
population, and the accommodatols for these
classes in our community must be continually on
the surictest economy, ami the Board. under no cir
cumstancss, can exceed them. No extrava gances
appropriations are hxed by law, and this Commit.
tee can neithe- Increase nor diminish them. This
port Of ianatics in n State Asylum, eompensasio su Of
director at-Large and msm1ers Of the B lard, fees
burial Of honorably discharged soldiers ana
sailors who died in destitute circum stances,
Guided 10 an increase { s1a,t00 in tie
approori ation Tor court expenses over that OF last
hnss and costs r. caiSed are added to this appro,
r~riation. thus further inere n, Il Yet, We are
additioas the e appropriation viii be hardly sum.
cient to meet the expen SEES OF the coming fiscal
y meade r apr the 4 n9 courts W wers insnfieisapt pt and trsns.
fers OF moneys had to be made from other &C.
counts heretofore to pay the current expenses of
the counts.
our appropriation for public, grounds, Court
year. Said increase is mex essary TO comply with
the increased demands OF the expenss s of the
ber Of prisoners coafnsd n the County Jill.
The appropriation for ths Isunatic Asylum at
Said increase is made necessary by the Increased
number of ~lunatics COMMITTED to the asylum. Our
sio.OOi over that OF last year. After careful
examination by the COMMITTEES Of Almshouse they
Of the Legislature the Board is compelled to separ-
ali the other paupers, together with the Increased
number OF paul ers. necessitaies the In crease.
Your on Finance aid Audit therefore
recommend the increase for said institution. The
appropriated for the sMsllp.x Hospital TSI Is : in !.
number Of patients cared for annually.
The appropriation for the support Of county
luuafics 1t the State Assipm is Increased $1,000
over that of last year.. Said increase ia made nee
i issaax 50 nav pSs IN i1f thu sss It s ste Innate fts4 as y ra9 county
The appropriation made by this BoaId for the
$3.50 over last year. said increase is made for the
express purpose of enabling that Board 10 finish
hospital for contagious diseases now in course of
erection at Snake Hill. Said appropriation is
made and based on the estimates given to this
Board by the Bourd OF Health and Vital stats
tics.
bers, secretary and counsel OF the County Board
of EQUALIZATION OF Taxes is increased $500 over that
of last year. Said increase IL made necessary to
enforce the law In the proper assessment Of the
county taxes.
debt of the county falling due In the year is in
creased $1,000 over that of last year. Said increase
in the Ascal year 1894
The APPROPRIATION for the payment of interest
fast o Vear. said increase aaessif L Sxe S''' S I'd est the 'n ndyiea !
Of the County Collector who declares It to be an
bonded deb6 Of the county falling due In the fiscal,
The appropriation for bridges is increased 1000
the amount of needed repairs that will be neces
We know that thi. appTopriatisn does not entirely
fuidn the expectation OF the public. who expect
TO be constructed at county expense. but economy
aud strict necessity must be subseryed in dealing
bridges over railroads., canals and other placss in
the county has become a question OF Importance
order that In all cases where the streets and roads
are not geteral publ Q thoroughfares. the expense
town or township in which such bridge is erected
otherwise the expense Of such erection win not be
born equally between the different cities, towns
aud townships in the county.
The appropriation known as principal on new
public road bonds is increased 1000 over that of
last wear said increase IL made to create a sink
Ing fund for the redemption OF now public road
bonds at maturity
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
The appropriation for permanent improvements
is increased 1908 over that of last year Said in
crease is caused for the following named purposes.
for the children in the Almshouse said school
will be aho used for a chapel The present school
accommodations are Inadequate for school pur
loses, and the increased number Of paupers com
pels the board to mt up tho present school as a
ward for q certain class of paupers now in the
Aim shouse second For the repairs to sidewalk
lar cement and fixing up tbs ONCE of Sheriff snd
otGer Oil es in the curt House, so as 10 Afford
proper accommodation to the Officers OF the
county Four .h-For repairs to jan and Court
rooms and for needed improvements in said build
ing.
Fieth-For furnishing the hospital for contagi
Gus dis eases and putting wafer main and gas lipe
&C. in same; also for finishing and furnish ng new
building for ne Ward III at PenitenJiary and new
building for the Warden at Penitentiary and
main to supply the diffe rent Institutions ct Snake
Hill with water. a the ureyen} supply is not SUM
citn fol- the wants of the tnsiitutio 4. together
with the several items OF I'm pr o. ements hereto
fore mentioned making a total Oh IS us in She In.
crease Of permanent improvements Your commit
tee would call attention OF your honorabls cody
to the fact tuat during the last session OF the
addition al expense on The county, notably the
suIa les OF OF the court stenographera, salsries
Of clerk TO grand jury AMI tother. fees IL conpac
The Legislative committee to keep a watchful ete
on tus bills presented to the coming legislature
that Q fleets In anywise $50 hnaaoes OF the country
Before closing We &c not Gesm A ana'ss 70 call