The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-06
BOARD OF -FREEHOLDERs.
oFFIcIAI. pROCEEpINGs.

Regular meeting of the Board of Chosen Free
hoidggvs Of Hudson fnon { County 3saIt PRESENT pTea m '6 at G roptca noISe
rec tor-atLarge Bruggenanna and Freeholders Cronln.
tan k Gnllas SnN,a nSn and swartnHil. AosentNFree.
holder DoscherN1. Freeholler Hennessey moved
snnroyed rs printed in the manual. Adodted. Petit
tfons and communications: From Herman kreitier;
architect-In compliance with a resolution adopted
April 5. 1894, directing me to report on me saaets
and sanitary condition of the building known as
Hall af Records" beg leaee TO submit the toio"-
after having made a careful examination. OF the
building. as well as the plans and specifications on
file. in accordance with which the same was erect
ed. find that the building is safe and strong the
only defect in construction noticeable being that
the anchors at ends of iron beams forming ceiiing
over second story are not quilt IN me y, waas' ow VIII
to top of beams. Inc iron columns and Orders are
all all 81 dl psSSpeFp ea and a an.p esce stIeafsn strong dns s and a n1pr
in there has been apositfve waste or material, tne
safely sustain a load of 2i5 lbs. to the square foot, in
addition to weight of floor arches forming eeiiing,
half Of the above mentioned amount would be sui,
ticient. The ceiling beams over second story VIII
whers no ,oad at all is intended to be carried. All
these noors and ceiling beams could have been
greeS as now arranged, and still be of ample
Strength to sustain any load reasonably expected to
he placed thereon. AS to the sanitary condition of
the building, 1 find that the soil and waste pipes
from plumbers iixtuiei in stairs. hall Of basement men
holders meeting room are trapped and properly
NE waste pipe from the waste basins in surro-
gates office and Registrars office are trapped. but
carried to level of second story floor and there shut
off. The want of proper vent connections and the
are serious defects that should be duly remedied. l
also find an entire lack of tiues, or shafts. for the
aappearing above the roof, hence the only way for
removing the air from the several rooms isby means
summer, but inadequate and objectionai in cold
weather. RespeesfulA submitted, Il Kreitler, Ar
ceived and ordered on file. Adopted. From New
York and New Jersey Telephone Company: Brook
tors -at-Large and members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders Of the County OF Hudson.
GENTIEMEN-On May 5 we sent you a check and
voucher for SLIGO. The. voucher has not vet been
returned saa { q to = this ahr, On 6ste All Kind dSi, sign y same e, and let et,r US
II. S. Snow, Treasurer; Freebooter Ellis moved that
t teie . Company that no sucn check was ever re.
celved by the Board. Adopted; From Edward 7.
supplies was received. and on motion OF Freebooter
Cronin. referred to the on Public
WinieId. Prosecutor of Pleas, requirition for law
books, was received and referred and referred to the
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims Committee e. on ns countay pstitationsm "a y
Healy. q, s$s5 90 e g; H Tea q. ar ( sss5 20 s 6 HE ss Y,
Grounds:.C; Hearty. s2ss 80; I. S; Farley, sa5 So
t~Io casi@s cls1ms f 5 Fisidsr. sss7. brllBs nsss Mar sss-
turing turing c 9 81 P E1s, y; Ks Ssws. K Iss9 pyen lS,;So' S ssara ay.
jersey city y Printing Company. 10. Claims Commit
tee on Judiciary: George J. Brackner, 35: A. j. voik,
so 10: Jane E. jackson, s.. Claims Committee on
County Bridges: Citizens Gas Light Company,
7.S2. Reports of officers: From A. j. Manning,
Storekeeper, requis tion for hardware supplies for
the gas house, was received. and on motion of
Freebooter Heller referred to the Committee on
Store house and Incidentals. From George W..
King. Medicai superintendent:
Hudson Go; Lunatic, Asylum, Jersey City. June 6,
members OF the Board OF Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Hudson:-Gentlemen-For the month of
NAV 1 have turned over to the County Collector the
sum og 1898 for the board of patients at this institu-
ton. The names of the patients. as well as the
County Collectors receipt for the same you will
pleese find enclose. Very respectfully, George w.
King. Medical Superintendent. Received from DR..
&. ". King two hundred and eighiy-eight dollars.
Louis scnail, IL months $40; Anne Fleming. "a
months, si92. Total Ssss. Hugh Dugan, County Col
iector. Freeholder Hennessey moved the report be
received and printed in fnllin the minutes. Adopted.
MonthlXsreports OF the Wardens OF the Almshouse
the Asylum for the month Of May. 1894. were received
and ordered filed. From John Grimes. warden:
Hudson County Penitentiary June 1894. TO the
Honorable the Director at Large and Members OF
the Board Of Chosen Freeholderso OF the County of
Gentlemen-The following amount Of money was
received BY me during the month Of May,