The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-20
CHEAPER FERRIAGB.
Freeholders Make Resolutions
Thanksgiving Pre-
paration-

When the Board of F~reehoders con-
vened yesterday afternoon a notice was
received from City Clerk McDermott that
pointed Frederick A. Verdon to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Free
holder Cullen. Verdon is one of the Free
holders elected in Eoboken. A resolution
by Director McNally fixes Sheriff Heller's
compensation at 2J cents a day for each
prisoner n the County Jail, and authoriz-
ing him to employ the necessary shelp,
was adopted.
Warden Grimes reported that during
the month Of October there We're 80 en-
pioyes in the Penitentiary and 255 pris-
oners. Their maintenance cost s4.2S2. 70,
an average of 16. 10 AS.
Freebooter KiumDp. of the Cheaper Fer
rage Committee, submitted this preamble
resolution:-
Whereas, The Committee of this Board
appointed to ascertain and report what
would be a fair and proper rate of fer
rage to be charged upon the various fer
RES touching the county of Hudson, duly
hled their report; and
Whereas, This Board by resolution did
direct that notice be sent to each ferry
affected by said report that this
Board would hear remonstrafceS against
of the resolution recommended by said
committee Thursday, October l, 1895, at
two o'clock in the afternoon, and it APP
peartng that the Clerk of this Board pur-
suant to aid resolution, mailed a copy
of said resolution TO each ferry company
in. the county of Hudson which might be
affected by the adoption of said resolution;
and ;
Whereas, In pursuance of said notice
the Board met, and the hearing thereof
was from time ito time adjourned to this
date, and the West Shore ompany hay-
ing appeared and no reasonable objection
having been made against a reduction in
the rates of ferr1age on the ferries of said
p to three cents for each person
on I00I atr0VR fha ago nf nm VIC q -. 49,
fore
Resolved, That this Board, pursuant to
tne statute in such case made and pro-
vided, fixes the rate to be taken as fol
1cws:-For West Shore Ferry az Wee
hawken, every person on foot above the
age OF ten years, three cents; under ten
years, two cents All other rates to be
the same as heretofore; and be it further
resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
send written notice of the adoption of
this resolution together with a copy there
OF to the manager of said company.
A motion made by Freebooter Kelly to
lay the preamble and resolution on the
table was lost, and they we're adopted.
~Freeholder Dietzs offered a resolution
that property owners on the Boulevard
who have driveways leading into their
grounds be required to pave them with
good substantial pavement. The resolu-
ton was adopted and granite blocks were
decided upon as the proper pavement.
Arrangements We're made for giving the
inmates Of the Institution at Snake Hin
q Thanksgiving feast. The prisoners in
the p~enitentiary will fare the best. They
will ave $50 pounds Of chicken, rs pounds
of turkey, 100 pounds Of mince meat, 3 bar
rels of apples and one box of cranberries.
The paupers in the ~almshouse viii nave
I 900 pounds o{ chicken, $50 pounds of tur-
key, two barrels Of apples and a box of
cranberries, but not mince meat. The
~lunatics will be provided with 600 pounds
of chicken, rs pounds of turkey, a barrel
of apples and a box of cranbtrries. They
will not have any mince meat either. The
Board will meet again next Wednesday.