The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-05
COUNTY ROAD SETTLED
Freeholders Find Pools of Water
on the Boulevard--M Meeting
of the Board.

The Board of Freeholders inspected
the New County Roa yesterday and
everything was found in good condi-
ton. The F~reeholders were accompan-
led by Chief Engineer Ruggles, and the
first section inspected was the one ex-
tending from Montgomery street to the
Newark and New York Railroad cut.
This section was found to be in a fair
macadam is in need of more rolling.
The road here has settled in some places
and pools of water have formed in the
depressions.
This, however, is no fault of the con-
tractors but the Freeholders will see
that the places where the road has set
tied are filled in and properly rolled.
The bridge over the Newark and New
York Railroad cut was found to be sew
erai inches above the grade of the road
and the grade at the approach to the
bridge will have to be raised so as to
bring it on a level with the bridge. Out
side of these defects the Freeholders
had 10 fault to find with the section.
The portion of the road north of New
ark avenue to Second street, Union Hill
ives next inspected. The work on this
section is progressing rapidly. The pay
ing is up to the standard. The Free
holders found that from Second street
to the race track, 2 IL inch stone has
been laid. and / IL inch stone to Lewis
street. The Talford pavement is being
laid properly and the work pleased the
Ffeeholders.
A PLEASANT DUTY.
The board enjoyed a dinner at Union
Hill after which the members returned
meeting was held. The Warden of the
Snake Hill P~enitentiary reported that
during the month of September, 272
prisoners, 2 employees were d in Do that b in i
averaged S12.05 SIS per prisoner. The
Warden of the Aims House reported
$50 inmates, 20 employees in his insti-
tuition at a cost of s4,112.59, an average
OF s5,s5 81 per inmate
Mr.. David Young. of the Jersey City
and Harrison Railroad Company. sent g
communication to the board in which he
said that the differences. in the grade
Of the tracks and the road. caused by
raising the grade of the road, could
easily be overcome by the aecep5ance o.
pany prefers to raise the street grade
as the tracks are on the proper grade,
The company offered the Freeholders
$4,000 to change the grade, and the otfel
thought at first $1,000 would be required
TO change the grade, but that he later
discovered that the work could be done
ELECTRIC ROAD EXTENSION.
William Burke was appointed carpenter
at Snake Fill at $3.50 per day, and per.
mission was granted to the Consoiidatee
Fraction Company and the Newark Pas
senaer Railway Company TO relay its
tracks on the Harrison road at Clay
street bridge and to put in new flooring
so that the bridge will be able to stand
the heavy electric cars, the agreement
being that the railroads pay the cost OF
The Improvement.
Mr.. Ellis, on behalf of the Road Com
mittee, offered q resolution allowing the
Jersey City and Harrison and Kearny
Railroad to place its tracks in the centre
of the streets. The tracks at present are
close to the sidewalk, and the store
keepers complain that they are unablt
to leave their vehicles in the street. Thu
resolution. was adopted. A resolution
ordering the paymen of the County Roa(
claims of the Pennsylvania and United
Railroad of New Jersey of $500 and s42
was passed.
1t was decided to equip the admins
tration building at Snake Hill with eiec
trio lights at a cost of $500.