The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-03
NO SIDEWALKS YET
Freellolders Reject All Bids
for the Boulevard
Pavement.
{ JOURNALS" LIES REFUTED.
Light Business Wagons May Use
the Big Road Up to
Three O'clock.

II was seven o'clock yesterday evening
when the Board Of F'reeholders started in
to do business. They had spent about
three hours in caucus wrangling over the
Boulevard Sidewalk matter. IN cOmpiianee
with the general and urgent public de-
mand to have the contract awarded and
the improvements begun as speedily as
possible, Director Heller made a vigorous
fight to have the matter disposed OF yester-
day. There was a snfficient number OF
Freeholders, however. who had been en-
ticed away by the allurements of Kosrno-
crete or some other patent pavement, to
outvote him. and it was decided to reject
all the bids for tagging and readvertise
The feature Of the meeting was a via-
orous denunciation of the Journal f4r
its repeated and malicious libels on the
Board n connection with the new bridge
our a particle of evidence to support its al
lsgaficns has been charging The Bridge
COMMITTEES and the Board with prospec-
tive jobbery and fraud.
The committee presented long report
giving all the facts concerning the prog
ress made thus far in the construction
OF the new bridge and showing conclusive
false s s'S7'S
Freebooter Riordan said that as a ss1era-
Der Of the Board and Chairman Of the
Joint Bridge Committee, he publicly re-
qguested that the managers Of the~.s1sven-
1gof lng JouTnafs q t, present any evidence or
If there is sctener or johber in the
Board. Z. .he SAD, .Iet Us. md Rim If they.
of honor, they should retraet their I'M
The. committees report was ordered
aolders lMcConb and Piercy voting against
# Tne committee has decided to have
me bridge At Jackson street instead ofs
span 2i0 feet shorter. and DE corresponds
ing saving Of expense.
Superintendent Smith reported that the
Pacific avenue bridge over the Morris
Canal Is in a dangerous condition. 1T iii
truss bridge. constructed principally ofS
auated design, unfit to meet safely the
demands of the public. One cast pron post
IS broken There are 50 many defects that
the Superintendent believes it impossible
to repair it and recommends a new bridge
The Lafayette Citizens Association, who
had the bridge examined. sent IN a. peti-
rion for new bridge and suggested that.
it be so feet wide. the full width of the
street. Director Heller said that the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners are
having approaches prepared. The Brsdge
Committee was instructed to include IN
their estimate of expenses the cost Of a
now bridge.
work on the boulevard loop, complained
that he Is unable to proceed with the work
on account Of the obstruetions. The build
rarvea esa5 he IS grrsst zersd
C. TIedenan. Of Nc. los Durham avenue.
requested the Board to send him by mail
a permit to drive his business wagon on
the Boulevard. He holds that as he is a.
taxpayer and helped to pay for the road
on it. The communication was fled j.
H. Sellert sent a letter. Informing the
Board that lot Of gas Is being wasted
jail. There is a waste. he said, of from
200 to 400 feet every 1000 feet which passes
through the meter. He represents the
American Gas Saving Company and offers
to put in an automatic machine which
wild prevent aid that waste. He VIII put
the machine in @ and keep + s. n repair pa ,s' tor
tective Association sent q communication
endorsing Freeholder Heiney's amendment
to the Boulevard rules, which viii permit
fare Later on the amendment was adopt
ed, and hereafter business wagons carry
ing not more than five hundred pounds
weight on each wheel will pe allowed ON
the road up to 8 P. M.
The thanks of the Business Mems Cy-
cling Club was sent to the Board for keep
ing trucks of the Boulevard Al request
was received from the County Board of
ELECTORS that their compensation be
on Elections.
The Good Roads Association Of TIud-
son County asked that signs be placed
the different ferries. The request viii
tion made the remarkable complaint that
Boulevard are too jealous in doing their
work. They springled 50 much that they
make the road dangerous. 1t is suggested
that the road be sprinkled beore seven
A. NJ, between II 80 A. NJ and 1:30 P. NJ
and aften eleven P. NJ.
The Finance Committee was requested
to meet on Monday and Tuesday of next
week to- fix the appropriation for next
year. a resolution was adopted Grant
ing a vacation Of ten davs to all the
count ye1nployes. Kate Fitzpatrick was
appointed an attendant at the lunatic asy-
1urn instead of Bridget O'Brien who re-
fused the place. The salary is $500
year.