The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
Want COUNTY BRIDGES
Traction rompany's Letter to
Freeholders.

John v. Bacot of the New Jersey
Trap Rock Co. notified the Board of Free
holders at a meeting held yesterday
that he had withdrawn the liens
filed with the board two weeks ago
against the Hudson Contracting Com
pany. The Consolidated Traction Com
pany asked permission to remove back
eighteen inches the westerly gate over
the West Newark avenue bridge, to en-
able the company to place a steel plate
there for the railway tracks. The re-
quest was referred TO the proper com
Annie Killdua, an attendant at the
Lunatlc Asylum, resigned her position,
and, on motion of Freebooter Hen
the vacancy for one year at a salary
of $500.
WANT THE BRIDGES.
The board accepted an Invitation to
Ellis Association at Pohlmann's Hall
on August Is, and will so in a body. The
Consolidated Traction Company sent a
communication to the board which read
as follows
The Consolidation Traction Company respect
fully request your honorable Board to grant
IL PERMISSION to operate its street railways
over the bridge known as the Clay street
bridge, and the bridge known as the Harrison
avenue bridge, both of which cross the Passaic
River, by the overhead electric system.
A similar application will be presented to
Jle Board OF FreeholderS of the County of
Essex. The authority to operate their street
railways by the overhead electric system in
this case is conferred upon the company with
out the formation of traction companies for
the construction and operation of street rail-
Mays and TO, TO regulate the same. Approved
with your honorable Board upon this Whole
matter.
Respectfully submitted,
e. f. G.. YOUNG.
The communication was referred to
the Joint Committee on Bridges which
Bridge Committees. the two bridges IL
question being jointly owned by both
counties.
DR.: George w. King, superintendent of
follows-NInlber of il1nates, male, 1|s:
female. T.. employees. 30; total, $50. the
cost Of maintenance was "a, 009. "a; the av-
eragc cost was ST., is $40.
WARDEN T:YAN'S REPORT.
Warden Robert Ryan of the Aims
House, reported the number of inmates
157; female adults, 1893; female minors.
1i2; employees, 20; total, 73. The cost Of
maintenance was $4,209.64 the average
cost was $5.66 AT.
that many of his constituents had com
planned to him hat the Freeholders
had done nothing in regard to the con.
struction to the North Hudson loop of
Bergen County line along the Palisades
to Weehawken. He wanted to know
what the FreehOlderS Intended to do
with the loop, and how soon work would
be commenced.
Director Bruggeman said that many
persons had spoken to him also about
the loop and that the delay had been
caused because of the backwardness of
the property owners in giving the right
of way for the loop. The whole matter
was referred to the Boulevard Commit
tee, with a view to having the loop
pushed as rapidly as possible.
GRAND JURY'S LETTER.
A letter from a committee of the
Grand Jury was read, which set forth
that Inspector O'Grady was handicapped
in his work on the Boulevard because
two of his sons and forman for Contrac-
tors Henry and Mckinney. The Grand
Jury Committee suggested that some
change be made to remedy this. 1t is
rather a significant fact that the piece
of work Director B-ruggemann and
Clerk Boyd complained of was done un>
der the supervision of Inspector O'Grady
and he made no complaint.
The Committee on South Bridges was
empowered to rebuild the culvert ct
Forest and York streets, at a cost not
to exceed $3.50. The board ordered paid
to the Delaware Construction Company
81. 500, the final payment for the construc-
ton of the West Newark avenue iron
bridge over the Hackensack. The work
was completed three months ago. The
board adjourned to meet next Thurs
day.