The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-01
NOT COUNTESS De oAsTELLANE.
Freeholders Asked to rndentul

EreehOIdefS to EndentuFe
Anna GOuld-County Business.
The Board of Freeholders held a short
meeting yesterday afternoon. With the ex-
ception of one or two incidents, the meeting
was devoid of interest. The principal one,
and one which caused quite some laughter,
occurred when Clerk Boy read a resolution
indenturing several children at the Aims
house. Mr.. Boyd read, "And be it resolved,
that the following named children be and
are hereby indentured: Anna Could
Whats thata' asked one of the reporters,
interrupted the clerk.
The Freeholders began to smile and Direc-
tor Heller FASTENED to remark, "I1l take her
myself" An examination showed that the
girls name was Anna Golde, and not Gould,
and the interest in her welfare subsided.
Assistant Counsel N. L. Rowe notified the
Board that he had prepared the papers in
the contract awarded to B. F. Ryan, to
paint and oil the floors of the new asylum at
a lexpense of sl,325. An invitation to at
tmd the exhibition of chrysanthemums and
other flowers, to be given in West Hoboken
Casino on November 6, z and s, by the North
Hudson Florists Club, was received and til g
Board will attend in a body.
Freebooter Riordan offered a resolution
authorizing the County Collector to borrow
s72, S66.31 in anticipation Of back taxes still
due the county, and that the Board issue
temporary loan bonds, payable in six
months, at four per cent. The resolution
was adopted. the four Republican memb ers
voting against it. Several amounts we re
transferred from one account to another.
Freebooter Klumpp asked that the Coun-
sci be requested to give an opinion as to
what extent the Board is responsible for
damage lone to new graded streets by the
new County road. He cited Angelique
street, West Hoboken. as an example, the
grade of which will nave to be changed.
Counsel McGrath replied that the law pro-
vided that where anybody was injured by
the change OF grade, damages for such IN
jury must be made by the commissioners
who condemned the land. The commission
ers who condemned the n in question are
now out of office. and if complaint was not
made to them it is too late now. They may,
however, bring suit against the county.
That is the only thing to be dom now. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the coun-
sci to give a written opinion for submission
to the officials of West Hoboken.
n ieooiutlOH VIC WOlh oouO oA
Section 5 Of the new County road, from
Newark avenue to Paterson avenue, was
adopted. Freeholders Eichorn, Klump, Ne
Comb and Piercy voting in the negative
This is the section that was inspected on
Thursday last, and which was fully described
in The Jersey City News on the day fol
lowing. The usual amoun of five per cent
of the amount of the contract will be re-
tanned by the Board from the amount due
the contractors.
Freebooter Heating offered a resolution
authorizing the Chief Engineer and the
COMMITTEES on New Public Road to prepare
rules and regulations to govern traffic on
the road. Freebooter Percy objected. say
ing that it was a public road and asking
what rules were required. Counsel Nc
Grath asked that a clause be added to the
resolution empowering the committee to Sc
lect and recommend a suitable name for the
road, said name not to exceed two words
This was agreed to.
The payrolls for the county intitutionsf for
the month of October were passed as follows
Pe%nltentiary, 81, 699. 62; Almshouse, 81. 123. 81
Lunatic Asylum, $1,420.S *, and Storehouse,
s447.47. The Board then adjourned.