The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-27
hoard OF FREEHoLDERs.

CONCEAL Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County,
held in the Court House on Thursday
Present at r~oll-call Director Heller
and F~reeholoasrs Bindernagel, Dietz,
Eiehhorn. Grothi Green, Reineyi Me acsnngg'
Macfaraane. Mentally, Piercy. Riordan
and Rippe-1S.
Absent Frerholders Cronin and Cullen
READING MINUTES.
Freebooter Riordan moved to amend to
strike from the minute the T;t eiai m1 oraeree
and Trust Company for the sum OF sf'4ou;;
f froR1olidi Riordan moved that the
minutes of meeting held Thursday, May
IS, 1885, as amended, be approved.
On motion of Freebooter Riordan the
claim of the New Jersey Title Guarantee
ing CT the hoard held Thursday, May, 16,
for the gym qf s4,4so, Was ynaya rec tbaf 5 war
rant be ordered drawn in favor of the
New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
Company for the sum of $s,oo9t na+,o,
on yeas and nays there voted as folloWs:,
Yeas-All the members of the board
Observation-Disclosures Cronin and Cullen
3.
The Directors declared the motion adj
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS;
From the Jersey City, Harrison and
Nearby Railway Company, asking per
mission Of the Board to allow them to
elevate their tracks over the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad CON-
pany on the old turnpike road in the
Township Of Ke arnsyo1 Tas f RiorSan a rel
ferred to the Committee on Public ana
County Roads.
From A. A: Rich, attorney, In reference
to claim of John Berkery for work on the
reservoir, was received and referred to
Committee on Storehouse and In
cidentals.
Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains,
reporting hiatt the of patients
confined there from Hudson County at
~presentdate to be 102. The same was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From J. P. Noonan:
bers Of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of hudson:
G~entlemen-I would respectfully report
that q claim of the. Hoboken Evening
News for advertising for. proposals for
the planting of trees on the New Pupllc
Road, amounting TO the sum OF $52, was
paid by mistake the second time; the first
time. November Is, 1894, and the second
time, February 2, 1895. ! have received q
check from the Evening News for said
amount to reimburse the county and have
turned it over to the County Collector,
and his. receipt for the same is hereto
Very. respectfully,
J. p. NOONAN,
Assistant Clerk.
Jersey City, n. J., June 3, 1895.
Received from John T. Noonan, check
of fifty-two dollars in payment of bill for
advertising proposals for trees which was
paid to The Evening News in duplicate.
Yours respectfully,
HUGH DUGAN.
County Collector.
Paid twice; once in February, 1895, and
once in November. 1894.
The same was ordered filed .
FromJ ohm P. Noonan:
Monthly reports of Warden Grimes, OF
the Penitentiary; George, w. King Medi,
cal superintendent of the Asylum, and
Robert Ryan, Warden of the Almshouse.
for month of May, 1895, was received and
Finn C.. ]. Rooney, Clerk;
Board OF Health anad Vital Statistics,
reporting on articles required to pc 1uf-
nished to the nwe hospital for contagious
diseases, was received and. on motion OF
Freebooter Heating, referred to the Di-
rector Of the Board in conjunction with
the Board of Health, with power to rur-
By Director Heller:
To The Honorable Board of Chosen Free
GentlemenI respectfully desire to call
your attention to a subject in my opinion
requiring prompt and adequate action.
On May 4, 1879, 81 pcklllOu d. Pr
scented TO the board by the Jersey City,
Hoboken and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany asking for the privilege to locate
its tracks in Hudson county and to use
thereon Gas well as horses) ~electris or
chemical motors or grip cables as pro-
Polling 1--WE of cars, and to erect poles,
necessary for the purposes of said rail-
way, as by reference to petition would
fully appear.
W%hereupon the Board of Freeholders
did grant the right to said railway com
pany to use the Paterson plankroad for
its line. The board also gave authority
to use the motive power set forth in
petition (exclusive of steam).
Also to maintain poles, wires and other
necessary appurtenances for operating
road (and for no other purpose).
All unde conditions and subject to re-
stricticns to be agreed upon in a con-
tract presented and entered into between
the Board and railway company May y,
This contract. in consideration Of the
permission consent prlyilsges aad au-
1. To keep and maintain in a good state
of repair due portions of Paterson Plank
road used for tracks Of company. except
bridge, unless used so as to be at all
times convenient and safe for public
travel.
3. To use no steam on road.
4. TO keep 16 feet between inside rails
s 10 hold Hudson County free from all
dll " ia % VI ~ SO
jured by railway company, motors, etc;
The resolution of permission Of the
Board required proper and reasonable ia,
~cilities for crossing, entering on and
leaving tracks. also a final map to be
Such. gentlemen, are the conventions,
agreements and promises of the Jersey
city, Hoboken and Rutherford Railway
Company in consideration of the exceed
ingly valuable powers and privileges con-
ferred upon 1t without cost: a franchise
Of immense and growing value.
How has this company carried out ITS
pledges toathe people of our county,?
1t has persistently, impudently and de-
family set at defiance the requirements
of its agreement. A universal cry has
gone forth from the people of this and
adjoining counties against its injustice
and rapacity in recklessly obstructing
the only avenue of communication open
to the people for business or pleasure, q
road over which al immense volume Of
commerce and general traffic is annually
compelled to go. !.
The road is practically impossible and
Is a menace to trade and travel. even to
life itself. There has never been any
| payment as required by contract. The
requirement of sixteen feet to be kept
| clear between inside rails has never been
attempted to be fulfilled. No attmpt has
been made to provide proper facilities
for which crossing. entering on or leav-
ing tracks, as can be testified to by n
| person who has ever gone over the road
In a wheeled vehicle. In e. word; the
| Your counsel has tried In every way to
| brig . the attention Of the traction COM
! pany thee constant violations of their
E-anreefnent. r1t 81 silence