The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-02
BOULEVARD REPAIRS
ConVicts Not to Be Employed
by the Board Of
FreeholdeIs.
RUTHERFORD RAILWAY WORK.
AppropriatiDg Piers for Its Bridge
Paterson Plank Roads
Condition.
RUTHERFORD RAILWAY WORK,


rgshe Board of Fr,seholders spent a great
deal of time last night talking to the
galleries over a resolution introduced by
Mi. Stuhr to employ convict labor on the
Boulevard. Mr.. Stuhr himself talked on
the subject for an hour, not continuously,
but at intervals when he got the chance.
He supported the resolution on the
ground of economy.
Freebooter Mentally voiced the senti-
ratsnts Of the opposition by asking if the
advocates of the scheme desired to EN-
ploy convict labor for the purpose of de-
priving honest men of work and driving
them to the poorhouse. AT the end of the
discussion the resolution was laid on the
table by a vote of 13 to A.
AT the opening of the meeting Free
holder Bindernagle submitted a communi-
cation from the Good Roads Association
of Hoboken urging the speedy completion
Of the Boulevard loop t Hobken- The
communication was signed by A. P. Hex
amer, president. and Robert Roelher, sec
reeary.
Igreeholder Eichaorn moved that the
communication be spread in full on the
minute
IT move we now ADJOURN said Free
holder Bindernagle.
'Wha do we want to adjourn for?"
asked Freebooter lPiercy in surprise.
sfNever mind" said Mr.. Bindernagle,
Il withdraw the motion. I see my coli
league is here"
Freebooter Lynch said that the commu-
nication was a personal letter to Free
holder B~indernagls, but the latter said
it was addressed to him as a member of
the Board, and 1t was ordered spread in
full ON the minutes Mr.. Bindernagle say
ing that he wanted the matter attended
to as Mr.. Hexamer is one of the greatest
drivers in Hudson county.
a communication was received from
John L. Helm, president of the New Jer-
sey Electric Railroad Company, apologize
ing for having used the retaining wall at
he Paterson Plank Road and Third
street, for a foundation for the company2S
bridge without permission. He said he
was under the impression that permits
SIGN had been obtained and that the
company had built the bridge at great ex-
pense in order to avoid the possibility of
any accident at the Erie and West Shore
Railroad crossings. The communication
C1o ClC1lCo W liz 0tdtlOlilS
Mary Hurley, a seamstress at the
A~l.nShouSe, resigned and was appointed
cook at the same institution at a salary
Of $500. This is an increase. The County
Board Of Elections requested that the
New York and New Jersey Telephone
Company be asked to put a telephone in
the office of the Board, to be used from
February 20 to April 20. and from Septem-
Der 20 to November 20. subsequently a
resolution was adopted permitting the
Telephone Company to establish q pay.
station in the corridor Of the Court House
ana the company will generously permit
the Board of Elections to use it free of
cost whenever they want to.
a communication was received from
County Superintendent G. p. Smith con-
corning the condition of the New Jersey
Electric Company's road, of which he
complained some time ago.. The company
has made arrangements to put the road
been awarded and work will be begun at
once. Specifications for the contracts for
sprtnkling ard keeping the Boulevard in
repair for the year ending. December i.
1897, were submitted and adopted. Free
holder Stuhr said that something ought
to be done about the Boulevard, as it is
getting in a very bad condition, especial
" at the street crossings. After some dis
cusssion it was decided to ask the au-
thorities of the cities and towns through
which the Boulevard runs to keep the
approaches to the road on an even grade
and in as good condition as possible. The
Consolidated Traction Company will also
be asked to look after its tracks at New
ark avenue, C-ommunipaw avenue and
Montgomery street in order and at even
grade with the Boulevard.
Freebooter StuhrT introduced his reso-
luton to employ convict labor on the
Boulevard. Freeholder Clements moved
to lay 1t OF the table and a long discus
sion followed. Objection was made that
a motion to table was not debatable, but
Director Green permitted each Freebooter
to have his say under the pretext of ex-
planning his vote. Freebooter Stuhr adj
violated the measure on the ground
of economy and that it would
give the convicts something to
do. 1t was den nstrated, on the other
hand that the co1victs hav plenty of
work now getting stone out of the quar-
ries, and that if they were put to work
on the Boulevard they could not work
more than three Hours a day. Most of
the time would be spent in getting from
Snake Hill and back again. Freebooter
Mentally strongly objected to the en-
ploynnent of convict labor to deprive
honest men Of work and force them to
the poorhouse. The scheme was defeated
by a large majority.
no further entertainments on the part
of the Jersey City, Hoboken and Ruther-
ford Railroad Company will be permitted
on the Paterson Plank Road and the
Hackensack bridge. Hereafter all re-
pairs and improvements must be made
under the supervision of the Board.
The Board decided to meet hereafter
at four instead of seven p. M.
Bids for sprinkling the Boulevard and
keeping 1t in repair were ordered adver-
tiS5d.