The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-06

the bonds were. of course, referred Tor the
committee to act on.
The Board then devoted some attention
TO routine business. JOS j.. brown re-
siSned his position as attendant at the
Aims House. II was accepted, and j.,
Walsh was appointed in his stead at an
annual salary of $3.50.
w H Latourette was appointed side
walk inspector at a daily salary of $3.50,
vice C. }. Rorke, resigned
A complaint was received from Coun-
age had been done to the Schuetzen Park
by a defective sewer on the Boulepard-
Unless the county paid up, he Mr.
Young, would at at once ss, g sue. ~ eo,n,,aint
was 4 instifable one. The receiving
basins on the Boulevard at the piace fe-
ferred 10 could rot carry off the water;
that the damage arose from natural
water course, and the county ought not
TO pay any money TO the owners of the
Freeholders Clements, McComb and Dietz
be a committee with power to consult
with counsel and the SchuetZen Park,
and spend whatever money was heces-
sary
Freeholders Verdon and Hanna vigor-
ously opposed such power being given TO
three men. All the same though the
motion was passed. and the three Free
holders licked their lips at the soft thing
given TO them. They will also arrange
4 complaint from George Dorm and Priz--
r.,
of the Boulevard and which have been
damaged by overflow from the Boule-
ward.
Clerk d. Davis, of the township of
Kearny wrote to the Board that the
township Council had endorsed the reso-
luton approving of the immediate con-
struction of the Western Boulevard.
The Consolidated Traction Company
sent $500 for one years use of the bridge
over the Hackensack on the turnpike
road to Newark The sum paid up to
Warden Grimes of the Penitentiary re-
ported that the average cost of the pris-
oners in his care was 14l2 cents per day
per man.
Freehoider Reardon said that the coun-
sci of Weehawken were anxious to have
the county road extended to Hoboken at
that the extension should be at grade,
and not by viaduct The question was
referred to the Roads Committee
While on the subject of the Boulevard,
Freeholder Green thought it would be a
good thing to have another Boulevard in
spection. This time it is to be the west
ern route, and the usual junketing excur-
sion will take place to the sorrow of some
poor devil of contractor.
Freeholder Zumbusch of the South
Bridge Committee, reported that new
Lafayette, and it should be built at once
The County Board of Health and Vital
Statistics came in next for shaking up
on the odorous subject of the manure
Freenolder Verdon wanted to know what
the Board had done towards stopping
the nuisance in the shape of smells.
Like the ancient town of Cologne there
are thirty-six separate and distinct
stenches waited across from the n.ea-
doWs.
What good is that County Board of
Health anyway" asked F'reeholder Yer
don. Why should we be taxed at the
rate of $500 to maintain that Board
which proves itself to be absolutely use
less? We ought to have it abolished
When an opportunity presents itself for
them to do something they do nothing
Freeholder Hanna Joined his colleague
in denouncing the Board of Health which
ore Freeholder said was a musuem of
venerable fossils.
Freebooter Eichhorn raised the question
of fixing the blame in the matter of the
sidewalks and manholes on the Paterson
Plank rod These sidewalks and man
holes, it appears, have become tired of
being above the ground and have slipped
away below grade. The soft snap
committee, Messrs. Clements, Diefz and
McComb, will attend to this matter, too
A few other things were rushed through
and the Board adjourned.