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

t0AAt.di IToCNeQllSS.t
Regular meeting OF the Board D
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County
held in the Court House on Thursday
mresens 4 ron esll-Direetor Heller
Tseen' ttanaa. Heiney, Kelly. Kenny
h. .saa, R hi1n1npp, and M RSaa Mccomb
Observation-Disclosures Eindernagle, Gro
MN. Eichhorn. Heating and Masfarlan.
Freeholders Bindernagie and Cronir
We're excused from the meeting.
hreeholder Riordan moved that thu
minutes of meeting hid Thursday, D
cenaper ls. 1885, be approved as printed.
Informal meeting the Board held Fri.
aay, December Q. for the purpose Of
John A. Mcrath. County Cpunsel, was
on motion of FreehG older Riordan ap.
proved. and the minutes OF said meeting
oroered printed in the manuel.
PEITTIoN AND COMMUNICATIONS
From John ]. Toffey, Sheriff, present
ments case of the state:
Y. s. McLaren, 1887; case OF liquor
dealers, $685.; services preventing sparr-
ing match. 81 20; services Of wafchman,
pool rooms, $254.05; wagon hire, 50; SER
sang extra talesman, $2ss. 20; serving
fnp eon Of indictments nd etc. s2ss, g; serv-
Freeholder Riordan moved that the
claims be received and referred to the
Counsel of the Board for his opinion as
- Whether the County Collector, under
tne law; has the right to pay the said
claims direct without presenting them to
me Board for auditing.
From McEwan & McEwan, attorneys.
presenting, certificate of saae No. 1898, mo-
tice to redeem and proof of service; GER
and proof of service. was also received
and referred TO Mr.. Norman l.. Rowe, at
torney of the Board.
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
From Edlow w. Harrison:
To the Honorable the Director and Mem
: bers of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Hudson:
Gentiemen:-I have the honor to report
all contracts for work of construction of
the New Public Road, except the electric
light contract, which viii be ready for
acceptance in a very few days.
There now remains to be lone ON the
main line, to cover everything conteqn-
plated by the acts under which the road
has been opened and constructed. only
the planting of trees next spring on
me part of the road not planted, and
the repairs required of the contractors
LOT SIX months on their work. for which
thosand dollars G47,000).
An examination of the accounts in nv
once show that, taking into account re-
tanned percentages held by you, $4s, 523. ~;
paiance TO be paid on electric contract
and for small works outside of contracts
III TO be paid, Sl2,S75; current claims
Plant balance of road with trees, about
5000; and ~crediting the New Public
Hoad account with payments made upon
road, and advances made against dam
for land AM buildings paid into
SoIf5 OF Chaneery as the Ruhl and
New Public Road account is less than
$1,000.
This shows the practical completion OF
the work authorized within the amount
De noted that n work completed COW
Srs considerable more in the way of
1rainage n other construction than
which has been entailed upon US by rea-
son OF unforeseen obligations to owners
on either side, as to flow of water, re-
of new streets opened up since the MAX
ing OF contracts for the road, the result
OF me new activity in real. estate de-
along the line. (
Under the circumstances the office
force unqer my direction should be re-
duced. While gratified at the conmpe-
Of oi'd dis a1 seG w anx d / f negr smn the necessity
have been steadfast and faithful to their
a nd wsaie m the service of the county
sneca aaye contributed very largely to the
eyer, remains only the getting together
OF profiles, estimates and grades Of the
road as built. inshape for filing as re-
three planting and work reuuired Of o
SsoHpracors before NAL acceptance and the
o oaing Of Sever SsFe plans for road to file in
CURED OF me by the act Of 1892 and the
superlnte nqspce OF h Branch Road con-
snginaersns This Tork is mainly technical
assistance Of Engineers Thorne and
e raf., maS. in . event I request shall
EDLOW w. HARRISON,
Freeholder Riordan moved the report
n a6eat on New Public Road
From Edlow W. HARRISON
NJ Jersey City, n. j., Jan. 2, 1896.
70 the honorable the Director and Mem
pers OF the Board of Chosen Free
holds and the public of Hudson county,
N. j.
Gentlemen would respectfully call
curing, proper legislation, this winter.
improving the sidewalks of Hud,
son Boulevard.
It is known to all that the unimproyed
sidewalks became a favorite promenade
1of many thousands of the people of the
county. Complaints daily COME @ this
6 sddnso as to the need Of tagging or other
suppose the act under which the road
mas been constructed, covered the work.
ac Hoping Z, y you board will take some
liz ICflldll, W HOdTS
respectfully, E. w HARRISON.
- Chief Engineer.
~freeholder Riordan moved the report
be referred to the Committee on Legis-
lation. Adopted.
From Thomas F. Noonan, jr., COUNSEL
the Honorable the Director and mem
bers OF the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Hudson.
Ssentlemen-When / last communicated
with you concerning the Branch Road. /
stated that expected that l would
! able to have presented to Judge
me report OF the Commissioners, but as
the Commissioners have not vet been
able TO finally fix the assessments and
awards in all the cases before them, If
VIII pc Impossible TO present the report
as | mad expected and stated as afore-
said; and. as the time for the making
the report is about to expire, I sug-
rest tnat you pass a resolution for an ap-
pfcation for an extension of time within
Wnlc9 TO report. | expect that a report
VIII pc ready this month. | would say
the last meeting of the Conarslissioners.
parties a come forward with
al ancient ard original map, not on filc.
and with decd 70 them. according to
ses mTa l o. propsrsy returned 70 US BY
Trust Co.. as owned by o.he~ parties.
o-cAuss 81 which / have .cmitted the
&c che New Jersey Title Guarantee
aas Trust &C.. for another search
xE:s development may necessitate an
other So Of notices and another meeting
a hearing In the case, which
will delay the report probably about a
month. Very respectfully, Thomas r.
Noonan, j: Resolved, That the counsel ON
the Branch Road apply to Judge Lippln-
which affar f6n Caonnd frr&o.& zE ~