The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-13
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It's Green Goods
Dispatches.
The December term of the courts opened
this morning with the usual attendance
of lawyers. The customary contribution
of flowers was made by the court attend
ants. The most elaborate floral piece was
presented to Judge Nevius Il was in the
form of a cornucopia and was made up
of chrysanthemums and roses. The piece
1 was contributed by Sergeant-at- Arms
court. Big bunehes of flowers were pre-
sented to Justice Lippincott and Judge
/ Blair While waiting for the Grand Jury
the LIST of causes was called in the Su-
preme and Circuit Courts and dates mark
/ jury into the court room at 1915 and
i in which he said:
THE last Grand Jury made some pres
ertments which it is proper for the Court
to briefly look at. Copies of these pres
entments will be sent to you for your
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to the condition of the bridge over the
street and Kearny avenue, in the Town
ship of Kearny.
s.gThat Grand Jury stated that they had
examined into the matter at considerable
/ length calling Witnesses experts and
1 others. and ii had reached the conclusion
4 that 4hesbridge was in an Unsafe and till-
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were unable to fix the responsibility for
its condition and recommended that steps
be taken to remedy the thing complained
| of. The Court has caused to be forward
! ed to the authorities of the Township of
4 Kearny and to the Board Of Chosen Free
/ holders of the County of Hudson copies
of that presertment
! But there is also this reflection upon
i this presentment.-It is alleged that this
bridge is a part of a public road which
was opened and laid out before the rail-
road track was constructed across it, or
under it, rather, and therefore, under the
/ statutes of this State, it is alleged that
! the duty of repairs and maintenance OF
! that bridge in a safe condition for pub
i lie travel has been cast upon the rail-
4 road company, and that 1t becomes the
duty of the railroad company to keep
i it in a safe condition for public travel;
l whether that responsibility has been as
sumed by the public authorities or not
the Court is not now able to say, but
/ all of the facts should be placed before
i you. and then YOU can place the respon-
i sibility where it belongs. The public are
i entitled to this relief, and because the
last Grand Jury had not time to fix the
responsibility it will be your duty to
| take up this matter and pursue it to a
final conclusion.
4 another presentment by the last
| Grand Jury was in relation to pool
rooms boxing tournaments, etc. said te
exist and be carried on in the town OF
Harrison, that that Grand Jury had in
vestigated the matter carefully and had
not found sufficient evidence of the ex-
istence Of such practices for some time
sufficient to warrant it in finding an III
i dictment The Court refers to this be
cause Of this presentment. If there had
been no presentment perhaps this Court
i would not now call your attention to II
4 but would have left it to be dealt with
i in the ordinary manner of dealing with
such violations Of the law.
aThere may be no question that such
= nlaees have now ceased to exist in thai
=. townshipi; that is, for a few weeks past
or perhaps a little donger, but early lasl
summer there existed indications in some
norton of the county that there was 10 be
:. an attempted revival of the unlawful
business Of pool selling. book making and
q other forms of gambling on the events
Of horse races, an offense which by The
Legislature had been prohibited under