The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-04
ROW OYER THE LOOP
Some Freeholders Object to
Paying the Salaries OF
Engineer and In
spectors.
ROLLER APPROPRIATION TRANSFERRED
Law Prevents the Willing Free
holders From Rebuilding
Pacific Avenue Bridge.

The Board of Freeholders hurried
through their business yesterday evening
in order TO get away from the impending
storm.
A communication was received from
David Kay giving notice that the respec-
tive owners of the steamboat Newark
ard the schooner Josephine expected 10
he paid for damage done to their YES
sells on May Il, 1895, by running into one
of the bridges over the Passaic Hiver.
They claim that the bridge tenders were
responsible for the accident. The damage
10 the Newark amounted to Sl642.to ana
to the Josephine, $160.ll. Mr.. Kay VII sue
unless the claims are paid at once Inc
communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Bridges.
A report was made by the Committee
on Bridges in reference to the proposed
new bridge over the Morris Canal al
Pacific avenue. Under the law the city
must pay for the approaches and abut-
ments and the county for the bridge IT
self. The Board of Street and Water
Commissioners requested the Board Of
Finance TO appropriate $4,000 for the APP
proaehes and abutments. The Board of
Finance refused and consequently the
work will be delayed. The Freeholders
are willing TO pay the entire expense II
the law will permit them tic do it, and the
matter was referred to the counsel of
the Board for an opinion on that point.
Last year an appropriation of $500 was
made to purchase a steam roller for use
on the Boulevard. AS the Boulevard is
being taken care of under contract there
is no necessity for buying the steam
roller, and a resolution was adopted
transferring the $500 to the general ac-
count from which the contractors are
paid.
Freebooter Groth offered a resolution
that owners of property on the line of
the Boulevard who desire to make sewer.
water or gas connections be notified TO
make application at once because the
contractors who ara TO lay the sidewalks
are almost ready to begin work, and all
connections should be made before the
sidewalks are put down. The resolution
was adopted.
Freehoider Heiney called the attention
of the Board to the fact that Paterson
avenue is in a very bad and dangerous
condition and should be looked after at
once. A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the proper committee to have II re-
paired
Freebooter Green raised a row oyersa
resolution 10 pay the salaries of the engi-
neer and inspectors on the Boulevard loop.
The engineer had a claim Of 5000 and the
salary of each inspector is $3.50 a day.
MIR. Green said that under the contract
the work was to have been completed
on July /, and it should have been COM
pleted at that time. He was Of the opin-
purpose II enabling the engineer and in
spectors 10 keep their jobs and draw their
salariesrs Freebooter Heating, mildly at
FIRST but -afterward in a more aggressive
manner, when Freebooter Green repeated
his i~nsinuation. explained that the delay
was unavoidable. 1t was caused by legal.
Of the houses could not be removed. Be-
sides there was a heavy grade on a part
Of the loop and it was necessary to build
q sewer to carry off the water which was
washing away the road.
Freeholder Klumpp suggested the APP
pointment of a committee to ascertain
why the contract was not complete at
the time fixed
You ought to know all about 1t your
self" remarked Freebooter Heating.
You are a member of hat committee
and if you had attended to your duties
you would know
Freeholder Klumpp said the chairman
should have made reports to the Board.
Il don't think the Improvement would
ever be finished if it was left to you. You
are a member of the committee and you
never showed any interest in the work.
After some further argument the kiekers
were sat pom and the salaries ordered
paid,
A communication was received from
Charles Singer, clerk of Union Township,
asking for more money to bury paupers.
The request was referred to the proper
committee.
Mary Hogan, a seamstress at Snake
I'm. resigned; and Mrs. Mary Farley was
appointed in her stead.
Warden Ryan of the Almshouse re-
ported that during August the institution
contained SIS boarders and Is employees,
and they were all supported al an ex-
pense Of ~s5.5aS.sS. That was an average
of $T.99 for each.
The committee on cheaper ferriage was
authorized to notify the ferry companies
over which the Board claims to have
9ur sdiction. that a hearing will be given
IN the Court House on October /. at two
=. NJ. and if they have anything to saw
why ferriage rates should not be reduced
they must send somebody there at that
time to say it. Tn only ferry COMPANIES
affected are the West Shore and the
Bergen Point ferries.
Permission was granted to the Arcanum
Mheelmen TO have their road races on
the boulevard on the 10Th inst.
Freeholder Eiehhorn's asked about
superintendent Coyle's report and was
informed that it was not due unff1 the
next meeting. which will be held on oc--