The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
HUGH DUGAN;

County Collector.
F~reeholder Riordan moved the report
From A. J. Manning. storekeeder, re-
QUESTION for supplies for the Asylum,
Asylum with power to purchase same.
From Edlow w. Harrison; ,oo-
To the Honorable Director and Members
of the board of Chosen Freeholders
of the County of Hudson:
New Public Road would respectfully re-
port they have examined into the ques-
ton of removing the house of George
open the New Public Road for the full
width and for which moving an award
was made by the Commissioners of Con-
demnation on section 6 of the New Pub
lie Road. and recommend the adoption
of the following preamble ana resoiu,
ton:
domination on section 6 of the New Pub
Of February. 1898. file in the Clerks x
once Of Il sc COUNTY plnSrass rep rin aTafS5ng
iss9s) dollars as full compensation to
George Smith. ct AL. for the taking of a
portion of lot 5. block 2,193, Union Town
s4S7 of said award of damages being for
the removal of the house upon said lot
about thirty feet back to clear, the line
OF Inc NEW GuLllC INOdAy ~ - ~
payment for the and taken: and
Whereas. The Board of Chosen Free
holders did on the 23d day. of March,
1893, order a warrant drawn Tor payneht
of said award; and
Whereas. 1t was subsequently shown
that said George Smith was of unsound
ness. and was then an inmate of an asy,
lum for the care of the insane; the said
dayment was made in accordance with
law. on the second day of Nav, 1894. into
tho Ca11rf of Cb2ncArv of New Jersey.
Whereas. The said George Smith, we
are informed and believe IS still insane the
wife of said Smith. who is a tenant of
said building. is not possessed. of the
means to procure the legal action nee,
and amply the same towards the remosal
of said building. though she has made
earnest efforts to secure said means and
ing removed: and
JERSEY CITY, July 2. 1895.
To the Honorable the Director and Men,
bers of the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers of the County of Hudson:
GENTLEMEN-On Saturday, June %,
the tug boat Mary Laughlin having in
tiw two seows loaded with stone and
OF the Hackensack River Draw Bridge,
breaking it and rendering it almost use
less. The attention of the Committe.e
has been CALLED to 1t and the bridge is
now being repaired.
Respectfully submitted.
G. r. SMITH.
Co. Supt.
Freeholder McNallv moved the report
be received and referred to the Commit
tee on North Bridges.
Adopted:
Freebooter Riordan moved that the
rules be suspended for the purpose of
introducing a resolution.
Adonted.
BY Freebooter Riordan:
Resolved, That the sum of $1,000 be and
is hereby transferred from the ninth
item of appropriations, known as COM
pensation- for Director and member Of
the Board, to the seventh item of appro-
priation, known as expenditures at
Snake Hill store room and inciden-
tails.
etaoin shrdul shrdl emf shrdlu etaoinnm
Whereas. This Board are advised by
Counsel that the cost and expense to
which the County would be subjected in
order to compel the removal of said build
ing by the legal method which would
seem to be necessary, would exceed the
actual cost Of said removal besides en-
may result in serious complications or a
most expensive character; and
Whereas. The Chief Engineer has se-
cured estimates from responsible builders