The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-17
Judge McGrath Tells Why
Money Should Not Be
Given for the Sol
diers' Memorial.
EXTENSION OF THE PATERSON ROAD
Engineer Brush's Bills Raise a
Lively Skirmish Which
Awakens King Kelly's
Indignation.


yesterday. The session was an unusual
~ long one, ana it was six O'Clock be-
fore an adjournment was declared. h
first business of Importance was the re-
ceiving of bids for the gas and laundry
machines, cooking apparatus and refrig-
orators for the new Lunatic Asylum at
Hill. There We're but two bids,
Frederick verdon's for $ 5000 and Graham
Sinclair's for $9,017. They were referred
to the Committee on New Buildings.
Four bids were received for the laying
of the water pipes for the same institu-
ton. They were as follows: Graham
Sinclair, $1,092. so; M. T. Connolly, not
extended; Thomas Trotter, 1915; Freder-
lex Verdon, not extended. An invitation
from the Pierce j. Fleming Association
to attend their annual picnic at Pohl-
mann's, May 80, was received and it
was voted that the Freeholders attend
in a body. The Fidelity and Casualty
Company reported that the new boiler
adjoining the Court House was in per-
feet order.
John Boyd, clerk of the board, reported
the disbursements on the New County
Road from December /, 1894, to May /,
1895, to lave been $751; 80. Former
disbursements amounted to $1,529, 9S2. 50,
making the total expenditure to date
S 1861, 06S. The report was received, APP
proved and filed.
The board was notified by c.. j. Rooney
hat he had been reappointed clerk of
the Board of Health at a salary of 81, 800
a year. County Superintendent C. P.
Smith called attention to the stone wall
ON the Paterson Plank Road. Between
FRANKLIN and Congress streets there is
a crack twenty feet broad in it. A
little further north the wall is level with
the road There is in all over 400 feet
of it in a dangerous condition. The SUI
| ~perintendent reported the break as dam
gerous, demanding immediate attention.
His communication was referred to the
Committee on County Roads, with an
injunction to attend to it Immediately.
ALMSHOUsE REPORT.
The Almshouse report for April was
as follows:-Inmates remaining from
March. 7Ss; admitted during April, 80;
tot nun NUMBER F.. OF di INMATES, Siy 70. di cost du of
| provisions, s~2,sss.s0: cost of clothing.
1924. IS; cost of miscellaneous articles.
s i;tsi-Si aos sala & s1z4 3 'eo Isl e Dea ia s1ss.t IS;
sale of three horses for $67. so. One of
them only brought $3.50.
Chief Engineer Harrison suggested that
some means be taken immediately to pro-
tect the young trees planted along the
baa habit q e c gests a1 them horses nes h Tber 3
nave been 1922 trees planted to late.
They extend along 8 1i0 of the IA miles
Of the new road, counsellor McGTath
son County Contracting Company to re
cover for work done on the northern end
OF the New county Road had been dis
! relating to the Soldiers Monument ap-
preparation, which he sent to County Col
lector Dugan. In the letter he made
Gordon's demand for the county's share
Of the money. Extracts from the letter
OLD FUSS AND FEATHERS.
80 Fuss and Feathers has put in an
appearance again 1t seems; even so
solemn and sacred a subject as the
, Of the memory of the heroic dead who
defended us in the Great Conflict can
net net, be kept exempt from his antics;
.trif.ng' makes me tired" After stat
ing what the demand made on the
county was the letter continued:-
mere verbal one made by DIR. Leonard J.
Gordon, claiming to be entitled to the
pointed or. authorized to supervise the
erection of a monument of the char
acter Indicated, but failing to present
tax sl oT f%sseis ss,d the same 0n any Sey F1ght h is
simple oral assertion. While the menu-
ment act contains no provision for any
mittee Mentioned, yet the gentleman
claiming to have been chosen to fill the
| position did not, it seems. deem it worth
while even to show how or when he was
chosen or empowered to make such de-
mand. I beg to be pardoned for here
remarkng that the transfer or payment
mitted to be done with such striking
posed in this instance.
counselor alase rii MesGr sif COM tinunea. me mater
THE law clearly. demonstrates the
utter absurdity Of the demand referred
money raised and appropriated by the
county cannot be used, taken or ex-
pended until the erection Of such monu-
m mene sna And aa l believe iSsn It is sel not even eyen
commended in any way that u COM
mencement has taken place.
the demand made with SO much fuss
was not only proper but obligatory upon
you. The 9 s to be paid out or
ment by the methods usually applied in
the expenditure of other county or pub
lie moneys committed to your hands as
| County Collector. namely, on the pre-
sentation to you of a warrant, claim,
order or other, voucher. for something
aors; Gr fnd dniy sign aed or etc in or the au g4aa
and approved by or in behalf Of the
board, committee or persons empowered
or required to supervise or exercise juris-
dictson over the same. The body or
persons whose duty it Is to act as above
indicated, respecting this monument mat
ter. is the committee. of six persons
shown to be provided for in the special
NEW ROAD NEEDED.
On motion of Freebooter Kenny the
hold meetings at Snake Hill. Freebooter
Klumpp introduced q resolution request
l pYg s ths eo a9a r. th g F s1sena the st rater fsr'
ry. Hoboken. There il great need OF
such q road as that section. Of the eoun-
street road to the upper portion of New
York City.
luton introduced BY Freeholder Green.
| He asked that the Clerk present at the
i next meeting q statement Of the amount
Of money paid. or vouchers. warrants
etc. on the loop of the new Public Road
to date. Freebooter Riordan asked:
What does Mr.. Green want the state
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