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and M1cf@rlsne-E Tia director declared
ing named claims of the sidewalks, Hud-
son boulevard. be ordered paid. viz.
Evening News. $3.50; George W. Brem-
4eTs go n SIS; w. A. Gallagher. $3.50;
observer, $3.50 and $40; Hudson County
Despatch, S12; The Reporter. 500 80: Jersey
ely News, $3.50 and $50. IS; Kearny Rec
ord, Sl0-2O; Chronicle. $7.20 S11.Z; N. J.
Staats Zeitungs $50; Jacob Du Rois.
S5s0s5es; Charles A. Meyer, Jr., 1853 and
QUESTION being taken on the resolution
on yeas and nay there voted as follonss
Yeas-FreehoIders Deitz, Eichhorn-
Groth, Green. Hanna, Heiney. Kelly.
Klein, McNally. Riordan, Rippe and Df-
E Keafinv. H ki,5pan urG Nays II FsFesshOlders
Observation-Disclosures B~indenagel. Cronfn.
Cullen, Kelly and MacfarianeA The
Director declared the resolution adopted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
From Special Committee on New Bridge
Jersey city. Oct. !, 1896.
10 the Honorable the Director and Mem
bers Of the Board Of Chosen Freehold
ers Of the County Of Hudson
Gentlemen-Your Special New Bridge
committee respectfully report that they.
IN conjunction with z similar Committee
from the Board Of Chosen Freeholders OF
Essex county, met at the Office at the
Bridge street bridge. Newark. on Septem-
her 4 last. when the duly appointed Fsn-
gtneers, Messrs. Mccain and Owens. sub
mites plans and specifications for the
new prsdGe TO be erected over and across
the Passaic River from the foot Of South
fourts street in the Town OF Harrison.
70 the foot Of Jackson street, IN the city
o. Newark The same were received and
unanimously approved Of by the Joint
Connmittee-by resolutions copy of the
plans and specifications accompanying
sTha Toint coun;+4aa
OF Their respective Boards. have adyer-
t1sed for and received bids for all work.
as per the plans and specifications. on
the afternoon Of the S0th ult., at the Town
Han, Harrison.
The bids being received and the same
duly canyassed, the result was found to
be as follows, to wit:
F. c. O'Reilly. steel. sSs,sl0.o; F. c.
G. OReilly, paving, $40; Millard e
Lahey, steel, $4,000; F.. H Reddie, SUBJ
strtct., S64,00 Pagan Iron Works. sub.
struets Sli59N: Voolfolk & SiHery. sub.
struet., $10327.96; Holmes & Cogan. Ab.
struct., $1,000; Boston Bridge Work.. ;
steel $4,000; Edgemoor Bridge Work3.
steel 1880; ~ T. Connolly, sub. struct..
Sll5,egO; Delaware Construction Co.. sub.
struct, S65.S00; P. S. Ross, sub struet-.
S74250; A. 6. Sparks. sub, struct., 6S,762:
SANFORD & Stillman Co., sub. struct..
S6l,s75; Barber Asphalt Co, paving,
$7,760.S0 M. T. Connolly. steel. SCI SIG.
- 49, = 1L(Elt Gf9HLVt L4AE
Youngstown Bridge, Co. steel. slO0.s00.
The lowest bidders for the different
work being as follows. to wit. The Pagan
Iron Works. on the steel work. SIS, 49,:
Messrs. Sanford & Stillman Co, on the
substructure, SCI, 1850; The Barber As
phalt Co. on The pavement, E,6s0.60. To-
tai, $147, S29.S0.
Respectfully submitted.
Joseph A Riordan, Z. MeNally, Con.
Diets, VIM. Hanna, NJ. J. Kenny.
Freebooter Riordan moved that the re-
port OF the committee be received and APP
proved and the plans and specifications
hereto presented be adopted.
ueston being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays there voted as folie vs.
ent-16. Observation-Disclosures BznS3rAagel.
Cronin. Cullen. Kelly and Nzcfarlaaez5.
The Director declared the motion adopted.
By FFeeholder Riordan:-
Whereas, It is shown by the report OF
the Special New Bridge GomnfStee that
the Pagan IFen Works are this lowest
bidder for the steel work on the new
bridge about to be constructed ever and
across the Passaic River. from the foot Of
South Fourth street in the town OF H4r-
rason to the foot of Jackson street in the
city of Newark, their bid being seventy
eight thousand one hundred and ninety
four dollars ($7S. 194); and
Whereas, The Sanford & Stillrnan Co.
being the lowest bidder for the snb-
structure for said bridge, their DID being
sixty-oEe thousand nine hundred and
seyenty-five dollars 1861. S75}: and
Whereas, The Barber Asphalt Paving
Co. bing the lowest bidder for the paw
irg'i asphalt pavement for said bridge.
their bid being seven thousand six hun
bred and sixty S0-1oQ dollars, being at the
rate Of $3.50 per square yard; therefore be
1t
Resolved. That the contracts for the
building of said bridge be and the same
are hereby awarded as follows. to witt
To the Pagan Iron Works, for the steel
work, fer the sum Of seventy-eight tfous-
and one hundred and ninety-four dollars
G7S. 1919; and to the
Sanford & Stiflman Co., for the sub
one thousand nine hundred and evenly
five dollars (s6l.97o), andsto the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co. for the
pavement, for the sum 0faseven thousand
six hundred and sixty 80-10o dollars. and
that the counsel of this Board be ordered
to draw the same, with the necessary
bonds, and to make all the necessary ar
rangements for the contamination of said
be instructed to forward a copy OF
these preambles and resolutions TO the
Beard Of Chosen FreeholderS OF Essex
County. with a request for their concur
renee therein; and be ii further
Resolved. That the director and the
clerk Of his Board. be and are hereby
directed to sign on the part Of this Board
the contracts hereby awarded. and that
the seal OF this Board be affixed thereto
and the contracts in all other respects
executed in the usual manner.
This resolution, however. is not to be-
Gene operative and the contracts are NOT
to be signed until the Board Of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Essex passes
q similar resolution and the town Of Har-
risOn and the city OF Newark by proper
resolution or in such other method as may
be proper. make award of contracts for
the approaches, to the end that all con-
tracts for the complete structure. includ-
ing approaches. may be signed at the
same time.
Question being taken on the report ON
yeas and nays, there voted as follows
Yeas-All the members Of the Board
preSent-16. Observation-Disclosures Binder
nageI, Cronin, Cullen. Kelly and Macfar-
Lanes. the director declared the report
adopted.
BY Freebooter Dietz=
Resolved, That permission be and Is
hereby granted to ]. H. Meyerdeck 10
lower the curb and pave the entrance to
his place of business on the Hudson Bon
I4vard, and uAdcr the supervision Of the
Superintendent Of Hudson Boulevard.
Question being taken on the resolution
yeas and nays, there voted as f0lioWS-
Yeas-Freehoidsrs De;sz. Eichhorn, Groth.
Green, Hanna. Heiney, Kenny. Heating.
Klumpp. Klein. McNally. Piercy. Riordan.
Ripe and Director Heller-15. Nay-Free-
holder MeComb-i Observation-Disclosures
BindernageI. Cronin. Cullen, Kelly and
Macfarlane-5. The director declared the
resolution adopted.
BY Director Heller:-
Whereas. This Board heretofore adopt
ed plans and specifications for the erec~
ton Of a bridge on Pacific avenue over
the Morris Canal; and
Whereas. According to an act of the
LEGISLATURE Of New Jersey. passed since