The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-08

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The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
RESOLUTIONS.
By Freebooter kelly
Whereas, The Committee on North
Bridges of the Board of Chosen Free
holders Of Hudson County did, az
ths mee: ! 1881 e. a report O0h IN fa ns5a
Of the agreement presented by
the Jersey City, Harrison & Kearny
Railway Company, dated May lS. lssS,
mission given by the said board to said
company. dated March 2, 1888. which per-
mission was given to the Jersey City,
Harrison & Kearny Railway Company to
locate, construct, operate and maintain
a double track railway over the highway
bridge over the Hackensack River and
thereof, connecting Newark avenue IN
Jersey city with the township of Kearny
by motive power, provided that no en-,
gine moving on it's rails and propelled
by steam shall ever be used on said
bridge; and,
Whereas, Said committee lid also re-
port that said company had submitted
a plan or map showing the location of
the double tracks of its railway over the
| said bridge; and,
Whereas, Such committee did respect
fully report in favor of accepting the
agreement presented by the company
and of filing the maj submitted, which
report was received and adopted; be it
Resolved, d the Board of Chosen
/ It IcciAOidSIS U I1uQSOl NOQAty y OEi-
sey, do accept such agreement and
order the same signed by the proper Of
ficers of the county, if it De necessary
SO to do DO; and and that the h sal said p map P may De
Freeholder Kelly moved to adopt the
| resolution.
Question being taken on the resolution
| on yeas and nays there voted as follows.
Yeas-Frehholders Cronin. Doscher, Ell
| lis, Gallagher, Hanna, Heller. Hennessey
Kelly, McNally and Director at Large
| Bruggemann-10.
Nay-Freeholder Swartz-1.
Observation-Disclosures Halladay-1.
The Director at Large declared the res
olution adopted.
Resolved, That William Burke be and
is hereby appointed carpenter at the
| County InstitntIons, Snake Hill, for the
term of one year ard until a successor
Board.
The compensation to be paid thereof is
hereby fixed at the rate OF $3.50 per day
for each day SO employed, which is to
be paid in monthly installments by the
County Collector, ON warrants to be
drawn on him by further order of this
Board to be signed by the Director al
Large and Clerk thereof.
such appointment however is made
| and is to be accepted by the appointee
upon these conditions and not other
wise:-
That the appointee is to be paid the
rate of compensation allowed only for
such time and service as shall be actu-
ally spent in and actively devoted to
the work and duty of said appointment
and position, and no more.
For any neglect Of or absence there,
hereby directed to be made proportioned
to such neglect or absence.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays there voted as fol-
lows
Yeas-All the members of the Board
present-l1.
Absent-Freheolder Halladay-1.
The Director at Large declared the
resolution adopted.
BY Freeholders Ellis and Doscher:
Whereas, The Jersey City, Harrison
and Kearny Railway asked permission
in so far as the Board Of Chosen Free
holders lave power or authority to. give
such permission, to locate a double track
railway over the public road or high
way leading from Newark to. Jersey
City, from the West end of Hackensack
Bridge westerly along the said road
through the township of Kearny to the
in the town of Harrison, Hudson Coun-
ty, N. j., such racks to be located on
the sides of the present roadway OF
such roadway as now constructed, and
placed at Such distance apart as to al
low teams too pass without interference
at the centre of such road as will APP
pear by the resolution OF this Board
of March 2, 1893, and by the agreement
of said company dated March 16, 1888;
and,
Whereas, 1t has been deemed advisable
to locate the double tracks in the centre
of such road or highway between Frank
creek and the division line between the
township of Kearny and the toWn OF
Harrison; be it
son and Kearny Railway on said high
way are authorized between Frank creek
and the division line between the town
ship of Kearny and the town of Har-
riSop tn Law thor 6nrh1h frn ok railway in
thee entire of said highway, and erect
poles and overhead construction neees-
sary to operate their cars with the over
head electric system.
Freebooter Ellis moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Question being taken on the motion
Yeas Freeholders Cronin, Doscher,
Ellis, Hanna, Heller, Hennessey, Kelly,
McNally and Director-at-Large Brugge-
mann-9.
Nays FreeholderS Gallagher and
Absent-Freeholder Halliday.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo
ton adopted.
BY Freebooter ElliS:-
Resolved, That the Committee on Pub
lie and County Roads be and are hereby
| authorized and directed to have a map
prepared of the Passaic River road, in
the township of Kearny, Hudson County
in compliance with an act of the Legis-
lature adopted. See laws 1891 and the
supplements thereto duOpleQ 1851.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays, there voted as fol-
lows
Yeas-All the MEMBER of the Board
preSent-l1.
The Director at Large declared the
motion adopted.
BY Freebooter Ellis
Resolved, Thai the Committee on Pub
lie ain County Road are hereby au-
thorized and directed to prepare the
necessary specifications for the carting
and spreading of stone on the Newark
and New York Turnpike doad from the
Morris and Essex Railroad to Frank
Creek, and the Clerk of the Board be
directed to advertise in the official papers
for proposals and bids for same.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays there voted as fol-
lows
Yeas-An the members of the Board
preSent-11.
Observation-Disclosures H~alladay-1.
The Director at Large declared the
resolution adopted.
BY Freebooter Ellis
Resolved, That a warrant be and is
hereby ordered drawn in favor of Her
man Kreitler, supervising architect on
new Lunatic Asylum for the sum of
81, 500; said sum is paid for services on
contract No. l and in compliance with an
order of Hon. Job H Lippincott, Judge
Circuit Court.
Question being k on the resolution
on yeas and nays there voted as fol-
ows:-
Yeas-All the member of the Board
present-11
Observation-Disclosures Halladay-1.
The Director at Large declared the
resolution adopted.
on motion of Freebooter Ellis the
Board took a recess subject to the call