The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
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Adopted.
F~reeholder Heating moved that tn,
ness nearu Aade s its regular order Of bust
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
FROM Bernard LYNCH
10 hereby tender my resignation a
hudson Boulevard.
~freeholder Heating moved the resig
hd Fron, DC accepted adopted.
summons and declaration on contract o.
lleh claim Hudson County Contractint
60, ct al, defendants.
Adopted. ens Doafu
From Horation H. Otway, in reference
70 az award Of s2s made to Marie Var
Sleef by the Commissioners on the New
PUBLIC Road 0 section 6, parcel 1,sG2.
On motion of Freeholder Heating the
communication was received and referred
to the Committee on New Public ROAD
and Counsel Of the Board.
From Bernard Carroll. in reference te
lands taken by the Commissioners of Con.
demnation on the New Public Road, par
Gel No. l,s4S, section 6, notifying the
same he would institute proceedings in
ejectment.
Freebooter Heating moved the communi-
cation be received and referred to the
sci of the Board, Adopted.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From Norman L. Rowe, Attorney OF
Boara, report on cases OF Union Foundry
featuring Co. and Theo. F.. Morris.
From Norman L. Rowe, Attorney
Report on notice of redemption of prop
erey on S~ecaucus road, ETC., was re-
ceived and ordered fled.
From Norman L. Rowe, Attorney:
To the Honorable the Director and Mem
bers of theBoardofChcsen Freeholders
Of the County, of Hudson
Electric Construction Company, pre-
scented to the Board for payment and
amounting to 1929 / nave carefully
Investigated and am of the opinion tina;
by virtue of sad bill or any part of ii. Ii
will be remembered that the four items
in said bill, viz:-
For legal and professional services and
expenses in matter of contract for cleo
troic light plant awarded April, 1894, as
foIows:-
Vreedenburg and Garretson, fees and ex-
penses, S44S. 80; H. C. Davis, services and
expenses. s72D.1f: Barton and Brown, SER
wees and expenses, aS2.1 10; Incidental ex-
penses, Sl23.@; making a total of $1,423. 50.
This comprises the expense of litigation
commenced by the company in the SUI
preme Court to set aside the award of a
contract made by this Board, and I can
not see how they can hold the county re-
sponsfble for any item of said expenses.
| therefore advise that said bill be re-
turned to them. Respectfully submitted,
Norman Z. Rowe, Attorney Of Board.
FNreeholder Riordan moved the report be
received and the action of the attorney
be cOncurred therein. ~
Adopted.
From Norman L. Rowe,
Report IN suit of Nolmes & Coogar
against the Hudson County CONTRACTING
Company was received and ordered filed,
From Norman L. Rowe. Attorney
Powder Company, ordered filed.
From Norman I. Rowe, attorney
Freeholders of the Counties of Hudson
! F@rssholasr Riordan moyed the report
From Norman L. Rowe, Attorney
Report on notice of the firm Of Con-
nell, Hiscock & qnderhdll ordered fled.
From Norman L. Rowe. rne
Natice Of a lien claim Of the Buckeye
was received and ordered filed.
From Thomas F. Noonan. COUNSEL
bers Of the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers Of the County of Hudson
Gentlemeu--In compliance with your
resolution sailing for my opinion, in
to remove, or cause to be removed. the
several large heaps of manure at the
south side Of the turnpike road leading
manure heaps you therein say are a pub
lie nuisance and detrimental and dam
gerous to the health of the community
at large, and if you lave no power in the
premises. then who has jurisdiction in the
matter, J. have the honor to counsel YOU
as follows, viz. IF o called for my
oplnlon only as to our power in the
in a few words, by saying that I know of
no law giving YOU any jurisdiction over
this matter. Blu as the question of said
my opinion generally as to who has
jurisdiction over this matter. my answer
Is necessarily bread; and. in my answer,
resolution that the manure heaps in
question are as you describe them, a
public nuisance. AT the outset. l may
owe said nuisance way i i in the aas eourt Of
chancery. at the suit OF the Kearney
Township Board of Health, the County
Board B Of fri Health a. 1,a tne af5t0 ngs,;, G lss \ e raj
specially damaged by, said nuisance. to
abase said nuisance by injunction.
And each OF said Boards
a way to . remove
and abate said nuisance at the expense of
the owner of the lands wherein 1t is main
tanned within whose limits it isl or of the
fling any bill in Chancery therefor. The
Court of General Quarter Sessions of
this county also has jurisdiction over and
to abate said nuisance, upon Indictment
the Grand Jury, and trial and convic-
ton by said court and a petit jury.
The opinion might end here, with the
above bare statement of a conclusion,
but as your resolution seems to seek gen.
eral ard detailed information I submit
the same.
The General Health Act of March 81.
1887, say section 10. that there shall be
q local Board of Health in every town
ship in this State: that said Boards of
Health (section 12) shall have power to
rass ordinances and make rules and regu-
in regard to the public health
within their several jurisdictions, for the
following purposes
To define and declare what shall consti-
nuisances in all public or private
places;
To regulate, control and prohibit the
or Strengthening of all kinds of
animals; the accumulation of offal and
all deeaying or vegetable substances; to
and remove any offensive~matter
abate any nuisance In any place. public
or private, and to cause the removal of
fhe same at the expense of the owner.
10 saws they shall. within their
respective jurisdictions. examine into all
which. in their euinion. are in
furious to the health Of the inhabitants
therein, and shall cause the same to be
removed and abated. Section II SAYS where
such mnisa4eas shall be found on private
sad Board shall cause notice
to Ne given to the owner to remove