The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-24
BOARD OF -FREEHoLDERs.


OFFICIAL
Adjourned meeting of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of Hudson. County. held in the Court House
on Tuesday, May q, 1884, at -four P. NJ. Present at
roll boIders d9onia: r ELL. gsl BIraSsgemaaa ann and Ha ETes-
Heennessey. Kelly, McNalIy and swartz-s Absent
ers Doscher and Halliday were excused from the
meeting. Petitions and atoms. From
Large and members Of the Board OF Chosen Free,
holders Of the County of Observation-Disclosures
county jail in and for the county Of Hudson. TO
which office you heretofore appointed me and re
lieve me from further responsibility in the prem
ises aud cancel and discharge my bond, and obige
Freebooter Ellis moved the communication be re
ceived and placed on file and the resignation ac-
yeas and nays, there voted as foIlows-Yeas-Al
the members of the Board present, 10. Absent
Freeholders Doscher and Halladay, 2 The Director
at Large declared the motion adopted From Jonn
j. Tofrey, She riff
Director at Large and members of the Board Of
the Board Of Dhosen treeholders of the County of
Hudson:-6entlemen-Under a recent act of the
Legislature, the custody, rule. keeping aad charge
signed. as Sheriff Of the county of Hudson. and s
will be necessary that arrangement should be made
confined in tee tal and those to be eonanea therein.
The power to provide for this keeping and mainten-
following proposition IS submitted 70 your Board
SO that there may Pc no delay IN the Keep
and yietual each prisoner or person confined in the
Jail for the sum or thirty GEMS per day. In addt-
LlOu 10 Keeping anu NlcluailuS the pFlSOAeFS, TURN
keys and watchmen; also cause tie be performed
such work about the Court House grounds and build
by your board. tine compensation for this service to
be included in the charge Of thirty cents per day
s spe sa Z PRISONER aS @c SoHN 9 ). T6FFfY. s sSarh r.
Freehofder Heller moved the communication be
Groun DIS, Court House and jail. Adopted.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS,
House and jail: Virgins & Abel. s2 s.. N; Jersey
City supply Company. IA q; Lyons & Zeigler, u ";
Claims eonamiltee on public roads, Patrick Byrnes.
s16S.63 John Sneehan. SIS CO.; Peter Hayes, $500: B.
SIS SSH iS; TSmi. BAKER. SIS 10, thomas V Weberly, ISL s.;
4. Murray ss4i Joseph Donohue, $500, Henry
stationery: New Jersey Stats Zeitung, $50 IS; New
I TeGs g,a Stats 9 zettq 4ss 6 SIS IS; Joh g5, Me S,sims $50 So@ 80;
mittee on Judiciary: American District Telegraph Co,
81 49; F. D. Linn & Co, s25; Gustaye A Boyer. s2t
sl91 16; James q. Morgan, S1Si 50.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From John A. MeGrath. county counsel, reporting
on the form of contracs with the New York and New
Jer4ey Telephone CO. be correct as to form, &c.
Freebooter Hennessey moved the report be re
eeived approved and placed cd file. Adopted. Re
Public Road 10 the Honorable the Director at
Lar5e and members of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Hadson-Gentlemen your
Committee on New Public Road to whom were re
ferred the plans and specifications of the new bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad. would respectfully
report, recommending the adoption of the plans and
specifications. Said plans show a three span bridge
abond for the faithful performance of the contract
for the erection and construction of said bridge in
We'll as a certified check for the sum Of sl,2O to
cover any or all expenses incurred IN ease the sue
cessfui bidder may wishto withdraw his bid or pro
posal. Messrs. Ellis. Hennessey, Gallagher McNal-
~, Cronin. Swartz. Hanna, Keller and Kelly.
and the recommendations therein contained be
adopted: Question being taken on the molten on
yeas and nays there voted as follows: Yeas-Al the
members Of the board present-lo;, Ahsent-FIee-
holders D9sehesr and Halliday, 2 The Director az
Committee on Public Grounds, Court House aud
jail; To the ns t HonRo GaEd 81 the 6eod Director Srest at Large oe and
County Of Hudson: Gentlemen-Your Committee on
pneii lef Sroan fhe n U9@rs ho ane b ana fo 9ai H. 70 ers @aSm
and construction of an iron railing to be placed on
P ias ' sHp az ave sns Ws Would I'd r res sSqaIiig p report th 3a
they have carefully examined all the proposals and
and that the cut accompanying the bid
of Vim. j. Schwenk is, in the estimation of your
mend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the contract for the erection and
awarded to VIM ] scnwenk for the sum of s1e5 per
linea1 loot. VIM Heller, Frnnk McNally, Dennis Gal
OF the committee and the resolution thereto at
tached. Question being taken GU the motion on
| holders Croniu, Ellis, Gallagher, Hanna, Heller,
Kelly, McNally and Director at Large Bruggemann-
Observation-Disclosures Doscher and Halladay-2. The
Director-at-Large declared the motion adopted.
From the Committee on Finance and Audft:-To the
Honorable the Director at Large and Members of the
Board o. Chosen Freeholders for the County Of
Observation-Disclosures Committee on Finance
and -uuit would respectfully report
the adoption of the following,
Resolved, That warrants be and are hereby order
drawn on the County Collector, and signed by the
Director ct LSrge and CLERK OF the Board IN payment
Committee on Finance and Audit, viz-Messrs. Ell
lis cI Sf0aie co asnlsf; se oh NN New PaDi aeq ko asdnnssssy;
Gaede $3.50. 40, $50: New Jersey Title Guarantee and
| received and warrants ordered drawn in favor Of
the payment of said claims. Question being taken
1oxya-Ya9S. all the members of the board present
10. Absent. Freeholders Doscher and Halladay-2.
F Reso Rltsorof 5 laf FTee asoiisss 'nf a aHs0n and aad0ptSse Ne.
Nally: Reso,vsd, That the County sugertn-
and Specifications for the construction Of an iron
bridge to connect the joil with the Court House and
report same to this board as soon as practicable.
| Adopted. BY Freeholders Heller and McNally:
as W saifef' sas sS See nes aeeepted By By his RGeet boa gdsi and Et s5e
Sheriff of the county has taken and assumed charge
and control of the jail surrendered by such jailer
in his said resignation, in accordance with the re
cent acts Of the Legislature Of this state in relation
| said Sherif be and he is hereby recognized as the
jaiier in the charge and control, Of such jail in &C,
cordance with the provisions of the laws aforesaid
and such other laws as may be applicable in such
| House and Jail of this board are hereby ordered to
make such temporary arrangements TO meet the
and proper; and such committee are, further in
structed to make report to this board on the sub
that such other and further arrangements may be
made as shall be requisite and necessary in the
nrarniCa4 q aE
Question being taken on the resolution on yeas
and nays there voted as follows: Yeas-An the
members of the board present-l0. AtsenJ-Free
holders Doscher and Halliday, = The Director at
LargeSdeclared the resolution adopted. Freebooter
| Ellis moved that when the board adiourns it ad-
tourn to meet Thursday. May 81, l6@ I 4 P. NJ.
| Adopted. BY Freebooter Ellis: Resolved shat the
%s sp,sgss on f9 55s p piae y the seNSs new sab Tei Road of the he p S9s
is hereby awarded to James E. Murray for the sum
OF s225 per foot. as per his proposal and bid, he be-
ing the lowest bidder. and the Counsel OF the board
be and is hereby authorized to prepare all the neees.
sary papers, &c, Tor the eohsumhiatfoh OF SAID con
tract.
nays there voted as foil ows; Yeas-An the mem
hers OF the board-l0. Observation-Disclosures Doscher
and Halladay-2. The Director at-Large declared
| the resolution adopted. BY FreeholderS Ellis aad
| Kelly: Whereas, the property owners along the line
OF Hoboken, TO the Hackensack river bridge, have at
various times sought for formatio II lative to the
building lines on said roa1 and whereas no grade
or curb lines or maps ,or monuments showing the
| extent OF said Paterson plank road can lie found;
| therefore resolved that the inmitt on public
| and county roads be ana are hereby authorized and
directed tohaye made a survey and map of said
ROAD. showing the locaties3 same with the grade
exceeding SOC. said svrvey3and nlapto be completed
| as soon as practicable YfI0afI eto
Question being taken on the resolution on yeas
and nays there voted as ~fol;ows:-Yeas-Al the
members of the Board present-l2 A~bsent-Free
holders Dosher and Haliaday-2. The Director at
Large declared the resolution adopted. On motion
of Freennlder Ells the Board took q recess. subjeet
10 the call OF the chair. After recess present at roll
~ cor at Large Eru ssemann and Freeholders
| Cronin, Ills, Galla3ner, Hanua. Heller, kenuesseN,
Kelly, Nc. ysily aud swdrtz-lu Observation-Disclosures
Ellis the Board adjourned. The Director at Large
/ declared the Board adjourned to meet Thursday,
May ST 1874, at 4P II. JOHN BOYD, Clerk.