The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
BUSY FREEHOLDERS
Accept Ball Invitations and
GroW1 Over a New
Boiler.
MORE MONEY FOR THE BOULEVARD
Freebooter Klumpp's Nightmare
About the Ferries-Routine
Matters.
MORE MONEY FOR THE BOULEVARD

The first communication read BY Clerk
John Boyd at the meeting of the Board
of Freeholders yesterday afternoon were
of a very pleasant character. One was
an invitation to attend the stag of the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Association
on Saturday night. The next urgently
requested the presence of the Freehold
ers at the stag of the James J. Fox
Association in Hoboken on Monday night
Both invitations were accepted without
a dissenting voice. William R. Cook of
Mlorristown. who used to be prominent
in politics here, notified the Board that
he had begun suit against the county.
for $bS55.6S for supplies which have been
furnished but not paid for. Charles
Guterl, who wants to move a house from
one side of the Boulevard to the other
was granted permission to use 125 feet
of the Boulevard for that purpose.
Amelia Hartman was awarde $500 for
some of her property which was taken
for the Boulevard loop. She has not been
paid because there is some sort of a
cloud on her title to the property. She
filed an indemnity bond yesterday and
asked that the money be landed over.
Plans and specifications for the new
sewer in West Hoboken. which it is pro-
posed to construct for some distance
along the Boulevard, were submitted and
were referred TO the Committee on the
Hudson Boulevard. Director Heller re-
ported that he had. received from the
State a check for $3.50 for the nam
Ienance of State patients in the County
Asylum. Chief Engineer Harrison sent
a communication reminding the Board
that it is time to advertise now for pro-
posalS for furnishing and planting the
So trees sha Which NH If are IRE yet ed,, to be De planted
Warden Grimes reported that the body
of Michael Murphy, the convict who
committed suicide last November by
River, had been found by Adolph VIII
heimina some distance above the Della
ware, Laekawanna and Western Railroad
bridge. The body was brought to Pot
ter's Field and buried.
The proceedings, which had been some
what monotonous up TO this time, We're
enlivened when it was proposed to pay
a bill of $3.50 for a boiler at the County
Jaii; Breenolder Percy, who had been
tunfty to say something, jumped up and
demanded to know why such an enor-
nous amount of money should be paid
for a second hand boiler. He was as
sured that the boiler was nearly new
and in first class condition. If it had
never been used before it could not have
been purchased for double the amount
The bill was ordered paid. Freeholder
Eichnorn rose 10 a question of informal
drigan $3.50 for services as Inspector on
the Boulevard was brought up. The
Freeholder wanted to know VINO ap-
pointed Londrigan. Freebooter Heating
said that the Democratic member app
vThen the Democratic members ought
to pay him. exclaimed Freeholder Elch-
so they WILL answered Freebooter
Heating, 'ff this Board does not. You
There were only twelve votes in the
affirmative and Director Heller declared
the motion to pay the bill lost.
Tho anal contract was a " T6Pd 10
James Coyle at 50 a ton. Freebooter
Klumpp's nightmare about the right OF
brought up again. The Freebooter. as
usual, wanted to know when. Oh. when,
the counsel would submit his opinion.
Ex-Judge Noonan said the matter re-
CURED some time for consideration.
There is no doubt" he said. of the
Boards right to FIX a rate OF ferriagee
between States is a different matter.
The interstate law must be
taken into considerations"
Mr.. Klumpp said there was something
secret in the matter. Judge Noonan
had told him that he would not prepare
an opinion unless he was appointed ECU
was willing to appoint him in order 70
get that opinion. Freebooter Kelly said
now to fix ferfiage and the subject was
dropped. At the suggestion of Free
holder Green the Legislative Committee
was directed to try and get legislation
for the Improvement of Passaic avenue
in Harrison. The Clerk was authorized
to advertise for bids for $4,000 bonds,
the balance of the issue authorized for
the construction CT the Boulevard loop.
George W. Thorne, Jr.. an a~ssistantSin
Engineer Harrison's office, and W. Is.
Gallagher, a type writer. were dismissed.
There is no more work for them 70 do.
Warden Grimes reported that during
the month of January there were 2G
prisoners in the penitentiary and "a en-
ployes. The total cost of maintenance
was $4.373.26, and average cost SA.4o. In
were maintained at a total cost of
S6.4N. 80, and average cost of $16.0S 7-1e.
The almshonse report showed 721 paup-
ers and % employees maintained for
S5.Sa9.e 90, an average of s7.S6 Clio.