The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-04
I POOR Bin" Is An TX
The Convicted Freebooter
Resigns His Seat in
the Board.
BOULEVARD SIDEWALK COST
Why NJ j. CurIey Got Big Extra
Money-Long Explanation
From Mr.. Harrison.
BOULEVARD COST

iS RSiit lAo lCclSh iiO Ia
was dated January 4, 1898, and read as
follows:-
To the Honorable Board Of Chosen
Freeholders of the County or Hud-
on
Gentlemen-With sincere regret beg
leave to tender my as a
member of your honorable BODY. l de-
Judgement and appreciation OF the
friendliness and unvarying. courtesy
shown me by every member OF the
Board, which have rendered my assoc
Citations with you one of the PLEASANT
est events of my life.
Very truly yours,
PHILIP B1NDERNAGEL.
AS Mr.. Bindernagel will be a guest at
the penitentiary for several months to
come, and therefore unable to attend to
any outside business, his resignation was
accepted without a dissenting vote. 1t
was also received with regret, as Binder
nagel was recognized by his colleagues as
a genial, whole souled fellow, always
ready to keep his end up in the way of
cracking cold bottles done up in blu pa
per. Bindernagel has not attended a
meeting nor performed any official duties
since the Court of Errors and Appeals
affirmed his conviction and sentence for
running the gambling resort in West New
York known as Little Monte Carlo"
Clerk Woolley was directed to notify the,
Council of the Township of Union of the
vacancy existing in the Board and request
tha it be filled as soon as possible.
Freebooter Simon Kelly gave the, Board
a surprise party by attending the meeting
yesterday evening. Simon has not at
tended a meeting in a long time before,
and ne probably thought itincumbent up
on him to riciprocate the courtesy shown
| him nv his colleagues who went out
sleighing on Wednesday night. to inspect
the electric lights on the branch road and
had a champagne supper at his motel IN
Weehawken.
Resolutions were adopted directing Chief
Engineer Edlow w. Harrison TO prepare
an estimate of the cost of the western
Boulevard, and also of the cost OF the
Boulevard extension into Hoboken. Inc
resolution concerning the western Boule-
ward was first introduced and Mr.. Verdon
opposed it on the ground OF economy.
Il am not opposed to public improve
ments at any tine said Mr.. verdor,
financial condition to stand the expense.
The last Board exceeded its approprla-
lions and the county budget for the eur
rent year is $110 in excess of that of last
year. The taxpayers ought to get a
breathing SPELL"
."The resolution does not provide for the
expenditure of any money! remarked Di-
rector McNally. TT merely instructs the
Chief Engineer to make an estimate OF
what the road will cost"
It's ultl1naIo- OBJECT IS the expenditure
of money" replied Mr.. Verdon, land we
will have to pay the engineer extra money
for preparing the estimate even II the
road is not built. I don't approve of it,
Mr.. Verdon's disappointment had no
effect. The resolution concerning the Ho-
boken extension was then taken up.
I'm moving the adoption of this resolu-
tion,'' said Mr.. Riordan, 81 do so consist
emily and without s~elfshness. l do not
think the Chief Engineer will impose on
the county in this matter. am a tax
payer and pay my share of county taxes.
l have no axes to grind and no mud to
sling. l hope that every member of the
4 Board will vote for the resolution"
Mr.. Verdon made some more remarks
about economy, and then voted for the
resolution, because it affects Hoboken and
he comes from that section.
Freebooter Lynch offered a resolution
for the appointment of a committee of
three to ascertain the rates of ferriage
on the West Shore ferry, and to make
inquiry as to how they can be reduced
resolution was adopted, and Lynch, Kelly
and Clements were appointed.
Chief Engineer Harrison submitted this
report of the cost of the sidewalk on the
Boulevard
Contracts for tagging .......... $166, S52 40
Surveyors fees, stakes and
graaes 4, Id 81 81
/ inspectors g 4.lytUU
Advertising and stationery ....... $3.50 IS
Incidental expenditures ......... 104 81
Drafting assessment maps ....... 542 50.
Total ......... SITS, S57 rs
The total length. of the Boulevard
| continues the report, lis 14.1S miles, which
at the average limit of expenditure per
mile of s12,500 gives SIT. 250. The difference
of 1920 will be needed to complete the
maps required on the commission and to
make the tracings to be filed in the office
of the several municipal collectors"
The following bids were received for
the contract to furnish two 25-arc light
dynamos of 1000 candle power-each, with,
accompanying switch board and tive
as follows:-Henry Byrne, IS, 230; A K.
Bonita, S 1880; James S. Keen & Company,
SIS, 497; James S. Keen & Company, 81, 300;
H~yer-Sheehan Motor Company s7,S7S;
Hyer-Sheehan Motor Company, $500;
The Walker Company, $500, The bids
We're referred to the Standing Committee.
The Hudson Electric Light Company
offered to supply light to the Boulevard
| branch for fifty cents per lamp per night
until the Board has it's own plant in
operation. The offer was referred to a
committee consisting of Freeholders
Riordan. Clements and Heiney.
Charles Wagner, a contractor, sprang a
startling surprise on the Board by send
ing a check for 50. 6S, which, he said, had
been paid to him in excess of his con-
tract. The Freeholders looked at each
other, wondering what manner of man
this Wagner must be and a-~suggestion
was made that the check be framed. It
was ordered received and placed in the
| treasury.
4 Chief Engineer harrison sent a long
communication explaining how it was
that M. j.. Curley, who had contract
No. 1 on the Boulevard. had been paid a
large amount in excess of the contract
figures and of the m prepared by
Mr.. Harrison. This is the communica-
tom
Jersey City, Jan. 81, 1898.
To the Committee on County Affairs,
Board of Chosen F~reeholders of
Hudson County, n. tJ.::
Gentlemen-I am Informed by the
chairman of your committee that OBJ
lection was raised at the last meeting
of the Board sto the payInen of the
final estimate made by me in favor of
NJ. j. Curley, for No. /, for
grading. etc, the lower section of the
Branch Road, on the ground that the
total amount of said contract exceed
ed the preliminary estimate made by
me, and also the aggregate of the unit
figures submitted by the contractor or
in his bid. and havesbeen requested
by him to submit a report to the COM
mittee, giving such explanation as
may satisfy any question as to the
correctness of said estimate.
The preliminary surveys. for the
Branch Road on Which the estimates
Charles B.~Brush. and the preliminary
estimates were made by him and
checked by myself, and SO submitted
to the Court. AS all conversant with
the topography along the line Of the
road are aware, IN estimate of APP
proximate quantities was very difficult
to secure. Much of the line was
thickly wooded, where not wooded
there were many abandoned quarry