The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-13

t0ficial Proceedings.)
Adjourned meeting Ct rs Board aoi OF
held In the Court House on Saturday,
December /, 1884.
Present at roll call-Difector at Large
-Bruggemann and Freeholders Ellis, Gal
lagher, Hanna, Heller, Hennessey, Kelly
and McNally-S.
Absent-Freeholders cronin, Doscher.
Hallad4y and SwartzA.
On motion of Freebooter Heller the
minutes of meetings held November ], s,
Il, IS, 70. 81 and 80 were approved as print
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From e. W. Harrison:-
To the Honorable the Director at Large
and Members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
Gentlemen-I herewith present for your
approval and adoption grade map of the
ty Public Road with Weehawken, ~. j.
Also a draft, ready for the printer, of
form of proposals and specifications, in
GLIDING estimate of quantities for grad,
ing, regulating n improving the said
branch road and also building cuiverts
and sewers, laying drain pipes, building
catch basins and all other work neces-
sary to dispose of the surface water. 4
Respectfully submitted,
e.. w. HARRISON,
Chief Engineer.
To the Honorable the Director at Large
and member of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
Gentlemen-I have the honor to report
hat there has been granted to the Board
of Chosen Freeholders, by proper deed,
in form approved by your counsel, and
for q mere nomina consideration, lands
lying within the lines of the proposed
Branch road. connecting the h amson
Hudson County, M j., as adopted by
your Board. and filed in the orfice OF
your Clerk, covering a length along .sald
road and for the full width throughout
of L 1926 feet, and there lies within the
lines of said branch road, as filed, and
for the full width thereof, streets, roads
to public use. covering a further length
of 1868 feet, making a total length OF
said Branch road, granted for a mere
nominal consideration, or already dedl-
said Branch road of 6,4s4 lineal feet.
Said Branch road has a total length
between the termini of 23,549 feet, two
thirds of which Is Il, 699. "a feet. There
has therefore been secured a surplus
length over the amount required by law
of 1886 feet.
The following schedule gives the desig-
nation of the lands granted for a nomie
nal consideration, and the length OF
each PARCEL
Camp pand Duer CHighwood).. 1850
Cossit Estate and west Shore &
Ontario Terminal Co.~.......... 81
West Shore Shore 4 :, ontar rio TerminaI CO GO. 2'20S
oAhO * q
West Shore & Ontario Terminal Co. 1,l96
Woodcliffe ar & Improvement Co. 2,4Sl
Overlook Land Co. (Opdykel.. -. SSl
Bullsferry Land Co. Gkingsiand &
North Hudson Land Co.. 1870
Henry Nungesser.. >. !. ITS
Lands already laid out and dedicated
to public use for the fun width
Highwood Dedicated Road. !. -. 1,150
Eldorado Property Dedicated Road. 900
TWenty-third Street and Bellevue
avenue, Gutenberg. so
Hudson avenue, Gutenberg. -. 90
Franklin avenue, Gutenberg. :. 81,
Hermann avenue, Gutenberg. 49,. 30
Bergenline avenue..S -. ...... IL
The lands thus secured include-with
a very small exceptional the frontage
along the edge of the Palisades, north
OF Weehawken Bluff, in Hudson coun-
ty, and guarantee to the pupblc forever
one of the finest and most diversified
outlook in the world, and a right of way
for a driveway which annot be eAcelled
in desirable features elsewhere.
OF the remaining 1855 feet, about $500
feet requires only the widening of present
roads, and about 1000 feet more is COW
cred by grants for a nominal considera-
ton for a portion of the required width,
HAVING " JilOIG alAdn GsDuV I0CI
to be condemned for the full width, only
a small portion of which lies on the bluffs
edge.
TO Mr.. Charles B.. Brush, C. E., to
whom was delegated the duty of making
the survey of this line, is due the ma
jor part of the credit for securing the
result. He has voluntarily devoted time
and the most untiring energy and per-
severance to the task of securing the
grants of these lands for the past eigh-
teen months. and his knowledge of the
locality, and the plans for its develop
ment nave been of incalculable value.
Respectfully submitted,
E. W. HARRISON,
Chief Engineer.
Freebooter Ellis moved the communi-
cation be received and printed in full
in the minutes.
Adopted.
From John A.. McGrath, County Coun-
sci, presenting a report of James F.
Minturn, special attorney in reference
to deeds of property connected with the
F~reeholder Ellis moved the report be
received and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
From the Committee on Finance and
Resolved, That warrants be and are
hereby ordered drawn on the County
Large and Clerk of the Board in pay
ment of the following claims as reported
correct by the Committee on Finance
W. II. Ellis, M. Hennesey, F. McNally.
William Heller, Committee.
Claims Committee on A~lmshouse:-
month of November, sl,Ol4s7.
Claims Committee on Smallpox Hos
b. ". Ravens. s66 es
Margaret Clarke..... !. - . 20 90
Claims Committee on Storehouse and
~Incidentals:
Michael G,oreoran.- s72 90 9