The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-28

80 a tWO aIilifcQ 0ilQ SlNly-
TIRES, and that the number Of votes cast
Tor The said bridge was Is, 942) eight thou
sane e pine hundred and forty-two. IT. will
legal Voters spo If the ea COUNTY in 81 HSaso 81 snS
q said Bridge. ' and t ins S0 the proSi'
We're not complied with. A large major
lly or the ballots were cast just as they
were printed without the words For
or Against appearing thereon. These
ballots $50 far as the bridge IS concerned
must be taken as. blank ballots for the
reason that where a statute provides that
pear on the ballot, no ballot without one
or the other upon 1t can be taken OF
counted as a vote for or against the
bridge. 1t is my opinion that your Board
cannot legally take any action towards
the construction of said bridge under
the circumstances.
ion, a resolution may be passed authoriz-
ing a reception OF bids for the construc-
ton Of said bridge, which resolution
should BY some citizen be certioraried
to Supreme Court for adjudication.
Respectfully submitted.
of the attorney be received and printed
In full in the minutes.
Adopted.
From Thos. F. Noonan, Jr.. COUNSEL
To the Honorable the Director and Mem
bers of the Board Of Chosen Freehold
efS Oh the county OF duGsOn-@
Gentlemen-Herewith / present 10 you
the deed of Patrick NJ. Weldon to your
Board to authorize you to drain the sur
face waters from the Hudson Boulevard
perty, within the side lines of Violet
street, West Hoboken, as the said street
is shown on the official map of West Ho-
boken, to an ancient water course in the
rear of his property. The consideration
for this deed of easement OF sewerage
is two hundred dollars, as previously
a greed - har wGar Unl1r 0nrarrjffaa on1
said Weldon.
Very respectfully,
THOS. F. NOONAN, JR.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the on Lunatic Asy-
To the Honorable the Director and Mem
bers of the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers of the County of Hudson
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Lunatic
Asylum, to whom were referred the pro-
posals and bids received for furnishing
iren beds and mattresses would respect
fully report recommending that the con-
tract be awarded to John Mullins for the
sum of 81. 1913, he being the lowest bidder.
Therefore
Resolved, That the contract for fur
nishing three hundred iron bed
by awarded to John Mullins for the sum
of $l,5lS, he being the lowest bid
der and the attorneys to the Board is
hereby directed to prepare adj the nee
essary papers, etc, for the consumma-
ton of said contract.
Respectfully,
EMIL ROTH,
WIN. GREEN,
FRED Ripe,
Committee.
Freebooter Groth moved to adopt the
report and resolution thereto attached.
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nays there voted as fol-
lows
Yeas-AI the members of the Board
preSent-16.
Absent-Freeholders Bindernagle, Cron-
IN. Nchhorn, Heating and Macfarlane
The Director declared the resolution
adopted.
II From the Committee on Finance
TO the Honorable the Director and Mem
Der of the Board of Chosen FreehoIders
OF the County of HudSon:
Gentlemen:=In obedience to the duties
deyolyed upon your Committee on Finnce
the County Collector and Clerk Of your
Board for the fiscal year 1894 and 1895,
" M ayafn11 TespeetTplly rep 90 that they have
pendftures incurred during said iscal
year.
The County Collector had on hand De
6 nj eg- ! 1884, sl7O, as. 80; that, added to
3, 1872 SS5. Is, collected by the County Col
of 1868 ,351.0 .
cal year, as shown by the vouchers ex-
amined. amounts in the sum of 81, 313. 793. 20
Whach leaves a balonce in the hangs of
1895. of s24S. 557.76.
And your Committee report as the re
suit of their Habor they find as follows:A
anas t colle sfoGu and th in e as5aIl e e vd the
Board, covering expenditures relating
hereto, were carefully, examined, with
ne 3n; ou q er ;, and book entries apper-
the gratifying result was found at the
1inlsh that these two accounts agreed ex-
actly, not one cent difference or descrep-
ancy appearing therein.
me entire accounts, receipts and dis
bursements of the County Collector.
MWnicn your committee investigated and.
lar, extend. of course, far beyond those
IN Which the Clerk has concern.
- me ne COUNTY Collector is the officer
out of disbursements according
the various methods provided, of ali
county tax and county moneys
ance of this officer can be had When we
the fact that he disbursed, with
OUT the silghtest apparent error or mis-
the sum of 81, 1872. sS5.75.
your committee feel justified in en-
oracing this opportunity to express their
dered by allthe officers of this Board, and
congratulate, particularly the people of
Hudson County, on having such an able,
oAu COLStitiltCQS COLLECTOR as
Nj. Hugh Dugan. We also highly recon-
mend the clerk, Mr.. John Boyd, and the
assistant clerk. Mr.. John Noonan. Of this
for their courteousness, fidelity
ana perseverance, in the performance of
their work. They have changed and i'm
proved the system Of bookkeeping of the
perfect. Respectfully submitted,
JOS. A. Riordan, f. McNally. William
Hanna, Conrad Dietz, Francis Piercy.
Chas. Klein, Frederick Ripe, Emil
Grcth, William Green, Committee on Fl
Freeholder Riordan moved the report
fuli in the minutes.
Adopted.
From the Committee on North Bridges:
Members OF the Board OF Chosen Free
holders OF the County of Hudson:-
Gentlemen-Ycur Commsstee on North
would respectfully report thar
they have sold old lumber taken from
ne Paterson Flanlzroad bridge, for which
they received the sum Of $59.i3; for sale
af old iron taken from Bridge street
bridge, IS; for sale of old ircn taken from
Clay street bridge, So, and turned same
to the County Collector, whose re-
is hereto attached.
=. McMally. NJ. J. Kenny, Jos. A. Rior-
IAN, William A. Hanna, Committee
Jersey City. January 3. 1896.
Received from Freeholder McNallv
6fty-nine dollars and thirteen cents for
sale of old lumber from Paterson ave-
hue bridge.
HUGH DUGAN,
County Collector.
Jersey City, January 2. 1896.
Received froel Freeholder McNally Ave
dollars for sale of old iron from Bridge
street. bridge. and three dollars for sale
Of old iron from Clay street bridge.
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