The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20

COUNTY BONDS, 1922.
Pacific Avenue Bridge Debt
Bought by the Provident
Savings Bank.
BOULEVARD RACING KICKS
One Freebooter Resigns and
the Eloquence of Another
Is Clicked Off.

TIL promptness with which Director
Clayton called the Board of Freehoiders
TO order. yesterday afternoon. was sur
prising, so surprising in fact that Clerk
sMoolley called the roll three minutes be-
fore a sufficient number of members TO
make a quorum responded.
The hrst business was the reception OF
bids for the Pacific avenue bridge bonds.
The issue is $26.000 of four per cent. goid
bonds of $1,000 each. The first bonds VIII
mature in 1900, and on each year there
after until the debt is wiped out.
Seven bids were received. The Proyl-
dent institution for Savings was the
highes bidder at lOs. % and got the prize.
s. A. Rean of Chicago sent in two bias,
one on August 2 at 1919. and the other
on August Is at 103. AS no certified
check accompanied them, the bids We're
not considered. All the bidders haa rep
rr~sentatives at the meeting and as soon
as the contract was awarded they de-
manded the return of their certiled
checks. The checks were returned on
motion of Freebooter Riordan ana re-
ceipts taken for them.
Charlie w. Jobes. an electric light trim
mer. resigned and later on Samuel y.
Holmes. a constituent of Freebooter
zumbusch, wa appointed to I'LL the va
cancv. A communication was received
from the Good Roads Association thank
ing the Beard for the Hoboken extension
of the Boulevard.
An application of Court Ashley. Order OIL
Foresters. for permission to hold bicycle
races on the Boulevard, was refused AZ
Ter some discussion. Objection was made
that when the road Is used for races peo-
nle VIII, are not interested in the races
are deprived of its use.
a communication was received from the
Town Council of Gutenberg complaining
that the lights on the Boulevard in Wee
hawken are frequently conspicuous be
cause they are not lighted. The COM
plant was referred.
Freebooter Eichhorn, who has been ap-
pointed postmaster of West Hoboken,
sent In his resignation. Freebooter Percy
moved That it be accepted with thanks.
Freeholder Klein suggested that the
thanks might Just as well be omitted and
they were. The resignation was accepted.
A commJnication was received from E
A. Asmas.s protesting against permitting
any racing on the Boulevard. The Jer-
sey city Electric Light Company notified
the Board that it now has lines running
parallel with the county's lines, and of
fering in case of a. break down to fur
nish the necessary power TO keep the
lamns liShted.
Freebooter Green complained that the
Newark turn pike road is in very bad con-
dition.rs
Freebooter Piercy's proposed bombshell
about the weeds on the Boulevard side
walk proved to be a flash in the pan
Mr.. Piercy was just about to deliver an
Grafton on the weeds when Freebooter
Clements informed him that Contractor
Nolan had already been instructed to
remove them.
A communication was received from
Chief Engineer Harrison, stating that the
arrangements for the viaduct over the
railroad tracks for the Hoboken extension
of the Boulevard had not been completed.
The Hoboken Land and improvement
Company and the West Shore Railroad
Company have expressed a willingness 10
contribute s15, zoo each toward the cost of
constructing the iaduet. Freeholder
Riordan considered that amount Very
small, and after some discussion the mat
ter was referred to the committee.
Warden Grimes of the Penitentiary re-
ported 1856 males and % females in that
institution during the month of July and
were maintained at a total cost OF
$4.26s.0 90: average cost, 1924.
Warden King of the Asylum reported
5G7 inmates 81 employees, total cost,
sc. 1896: average cost. s12.69.
Warden Ryan of the Alrnshouse report
ed T25 inmates. "a employees; total cost,
s., 71s.52; average cost, sI.71K.