The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-07

ing provisions;
First. The tracks to be allowed to re-
main at the present grade, the road to
be put in proper conditsssn and the said
company to put the road in proper con-
dition from the Hackensack river bridge
to the Morris and Essex Railroad cross
ing, and from Frank Creek bridge to the
pavement on Harrison avenue Har-
rison.
The Board of Freheolders to put the
road from the Morris and Essex Railroad
to Frank Creek Bridge in proper condi-
ton.
also required to pay over to the county
the sum of $4,000, out of which moneys
the Board is to pay for that part or por-
ton of the road repaired by them, all
Of the heretofore named work TO be done
under the supervision of the Committee
on Public and County Roads.
sMfMioNN KELLY.
j. DOSCHER,
Committee.
Jersey CITY, HARRIsoHH AND
JERSEY CITY, n. j., 1894.
To the Honorable the Director at Large
and Members of the Board Of Chosen
Freheolders of the County of Hudsons
Conference.-The Jersey City, Harrison
and Kearny Railway Company has laid
its tracks or the road or highway Lead
ing from the west end of the Hacken-
sack bridge to the boundary line be-
tween the township of Kearny and the
town of Harrison, n. J., at a uniform
BT6QG, anu the Same Is a IGW llClES
above the present condition of the road
way Of said road, and YOU COMMITTEES
having charge of the same nave re-
quested the company to lower the grade
of said track, and we find the expense
of doing such lowering would be about
5000. We believe that in a very short
time your Board will find it necessary
to raise the grade of said oadway at
least as high as the top of the present
track of this company, and we would
rattle contribute toward the expense OF
repairing said road, which we think
YOU Board will necessarily nave to do
In a very short time, and to hat end
we offer the sum of $4,000 towards such
repair, and request the Board of Free
holders to relieve us from lowering the
tracks of the company as requested by
your committee.
DAVfD YOUNG.
General Manager,
Freebooter Ellis moved the report be
received and the recommendation there>
in contained be adopted.
Question being taken on the motion
on yeas and nays there voted as follows:
Yeas-An the members of the Board
present-11.
Observation-Disclosures H~aIladay-1
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
To the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
OoI NCulAillI6S VII ANOIIL
Bridges would respectfully report that
the Jersey City, Harrison and Kearny
Railway Company, in accordance with
Is, 1894. to which it agreed that the
work necessary to be done Hereunder
was 70 be under the supervision of any
committee of this Board charged with
the duty of looking after such work,
has submitted q plan showing the To-
cation Of poles and the necessary over
head obstruction required to loperSte
4 4hatr n r h1r 4hA TnnfhnA EnArrn nc the
overhead electric system over the bridge
and draw of the H~ackensack River
bridge, connecting the e~asterly terminus
of the road or highway leading from
Newark to Jersey City. in the Towns
ship of Kearny, with the western termi-
nus of Newark avenue, in Jersey Cityi
therefore, your committee would re-
s~pectfully approve the plan submitted by
said company and would report in favor
of adopting the following resolution
Resolved, That permission BE- and is
rison and Kearny Railway Company to
erect poles and all necessary STRUCTURES
and overhead construction REQ, fred to
operate their cars on the sad bridge
and draw by the method known as the
overhead electric system.
Respectfully, simon Kelly, NJ. Hem
Freehoider Kelly moved that the re-
| port and resolution be adopted.
Question being taken on the motion
on yeas and nays there voted as follows:
C1o OAO1AANF 0OSSLA1
Ellis, Hanna, Heller. Hennessey, Kelly,
McNally and Director-at-Large Brug-
gemann-9.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Halladay-1.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
From the Committee on Joint BridgesI
To the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and Members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders Of the County OF HuosonE
Gentlemen,-Your Committee on Joint
Bridges would respectfully repor that
the Newark Passenger Railway Com
| pany and the Consolidated Traction Cos
operating the same did petition the Hud-
son County, New Jersey, Board of FreeS
holders and likewise the Board of Free
| holders of Essex County, New Jersey
for permission to
| double track street railway over the
Passa C river bridges anG 0arws at Har-
| rison avenue and the bridge known as
and one-half inches to four feet eight
and One-half inches.
Seeond-To rebuild their double tracks
and strengthen the floor system of both
bridges and draws so as to sustain the
| additional weight ofelectric cars; and
Third-To rect poles and all necessary
structures and overhead construction on
the said bridges and draws required to
operate their cars on the said bridges
and draws by the method known as the
overhead electric system, and your COM
mitteee would further report that said
company submitted plans TO the Joint
committee and said joint committee did
consider said petitions and p~lansanddid
! passa resolution reading as follows:-
Whereas. The Committee on Joint
Bridges of the Boards of Chosen Free
holders of Hudson and Essex counties,
New Jersey, do favor the change OF
guage of the tracks of the Newark, Pas
sengerRailway Co, operated by the Con-
solidated Traction Co. over the Passaic
river bridges and, draws known as the
Harrison avenue and the Clay streret
ridges and rebuild their tracks and
strengthen the bridge floors and draws
of said bridges and erect polesand all
necessary structure to operate their cars
with the overhead electric system in
accordance with plans submitted by
said companies, and do eques the
Boards of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson
and Essex Counties to grant the permits
sion. YOUR committee would report in
favor of adopting the following resolu-
tom
Resolved. That the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson County, New Jer-
sew, in so far as ii has power or author
ity to do so, hereby grants permission
to the Newark Passenger Railway Com
pany and the Consolidated Traction
Company to change the guage of the
double track railways over the Passaic
River bridges and draws. known as
the Harrison avenue n Clay street
bridges, from five feet two and one-half
inches to four feet eight and one-hah
inches. and rebuild their double tracks
and strengthen the floor system of said
bridges and draws so as to sustain the
additional weight of electric cars, and
to erect poles and all necessary Struc-
lures and overhead construction on the
said bridges and draws required to
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