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unelr RREPoRTs Of '' oFFTcERs.
From County superintenaSS ab oS SMITH 5aa5
To the Honorable Directors and Members
t asnt iIana6y 2f hgds 1naer instructions
from the Honorable Director, | have ex-
amined the bridge on Summit Avenue,
cut, and find the Bridge consists of an
old fashioned wh.pple truss, at present
resting on timber foundation, and braeed
with two wooden ~treStles in centre. Ihe
vibration is evidently caused, by the iron
having worn away the tlmber, making
the foundation uneven and the loosening
There has been wooden wedges worked
under the edge of trusses from time TO
s ssms' WhlSa o The k sflag sae IS. s ais out Of
level, and, were 1T not for the temporary
r~trestle, 1 do no think it would stand at
all.
The bridge. from all appearances, was
never designed for the place, and, If it
was, It has been shored up and patched
more than a temporary ~trestle. In fact
the whole bridge is in a very shaky con-
dition. -saae
Respectfully
County Superintendent.
The same was received and referred to
The Committee N South Bridges and
The ofticiai bond Of Audrey 4 sio M W. Mag
Ssoeiyeed' approved, and ordered Med.
From A. J.. Manning, Storekeeper, re-
QUESTION supplies for the Penitentlary
ZEE From ON John 4. McGrath. County coun-
To the Honorable Director and Members
of the Board of Chosen Freeholders or
the County of Hudson
munieation of Martin Finck, Esq, CLERK
of the Board of Finance and Taxation OF
Jersey City, presented TO your BoaTo
at its last meeting ana referred nt fnr 70 IN 6ne
communication seems to US to present
some most extraordinary features. II
Will be observed that the commun1ca-
tion comes from the Clerk of such Board
of Finance and Taxation without IN any
wise indicating that it has been a4thor5
or BY any other authorized Board or auee
thority Of the said city. Inc clerk OF
this Board himself appears to pc the
munication, and by it he seems to as
| sumo the authority to lay down for US a
law of the most mandatory character.
as if he were a tribunal constituted for
the purpose, of which We are al pound
to take cognizanee. respecting the elee-
ton matters referred t9 b, h e With N oot the
| makes upon the county in this communi-
' Sas-o ala are 1 made for 's sbhrou gils its SO B saosa
| of Finance.o 1t is in no wise shown or
intimated by Mr. iFanek what ACTON t TIE e
| have taken to authorize this communities
ton. nor is it made to appear that the
| city's legal. advisers have in any way
structures which Mr.. FInck has taken
upon himself to. present to your Board g.
The manner IN When Claims :, o. y, c "a
| ton are to be made is pointed out py sec
| ton ffty-four of the ballot reform law OF
1890 which reads a., fo IasH ma exnanses
incurred by the county and munactpai
clerks in carrying out the provisions OF
ana s asTi s6edps 10 50 ind RsiaHia pfa as : Herein in
| before provided. shall be borne and de-
| frayed by the respective counties and
| other county and municipal expenses are
| borne and betrayed; but all bills MADE
or incurred by any COUNT or municipai
fhis act ! shall be- itemiaed. ana before be.
ing paid shall be verified by the oath OF
the claimant and audited and approved
by the county or municppai clerk as cor
This section of the law. it is but proper
to say at this time, jersey CITY mas
| No verified claims. Of the character re
auired by this section has ever been pre-
sented to the county by or on behalf n ct
| desiring to stand On technicalities, but
being willing to pay all OF the election
her to pay in each year since the pas
sage Of the law mentioned. paid over to
Jersey City. ON. the indefinite memoir
were presented on its behalf. such part
of the expenses as seem to be legal and
proper TO pay under the circumstances
of the obligations which she seemed. to
be legally bound to discharge. and has
railways been ready ana Wiling, W
4 standing public reports to the contrary,
to promptly discharge the Obligations re
ferred to. # the county has. in any wise
failed to bear her full share. of the ex-
penses mentioned IA matter, by the, way,
which the county by no means admits
it was owing to. the fact that the
memoranda or statements of the elec-
| ton expenses presented on behalf of said
city were SO indefinite as that the
not. shown, as It Should be.
The undersigned might. take occasion
to refer to many other things pertinent
to these claims at this time, but refrain
from doing so for the present. To the
end THAT any unseemly and perhaps ex-
pensive contests between the city and
county regarding these election Expenses
premises. the undersigned are disposed
TO recommend and hereby do recommend
to your Honorable Bpsrd that thew be
authorized TO confer with Jersey City's
Board of Finance in reference to the
same In accordance with the informat.on
contained in the communication OF Mr..
Finck, above referred TO.
Respectfully submitted.
HUGH DUGAN,. County Collector.
JOHN "A. MeGRATH, Counsel.
JTfsey tEGsty, n e Feb. Il 1875.
To the E9n Sa ale ths ee p rSeien f Frae Me9a-
ers OF the County of Hudson:
GentlemenASince the last meeting of
your Board, in response. to q communica-
ZION 7 sent. pursuant to the directions
| contained In the preamble and resolu-
lions of Freebooter Bindernagle regard
ms. the, erection OF gates, &c. at certain
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