The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
BOULEVA REFORM
Commission Bill Passes the
Assembly by a Vote
of AZ to T.
ELECTIVE BODY OF THREE
To Go Into Office Next December
and 10 Have Full Control
Of the Road.
ELECTIVE BODY OF THREE
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TRENTON, March %, 1S9S.-The bill
providing for a commission to takecharge
of the Hudson County Boulevard occu-
pied a considerable portion of the Houses
attention last evening. 1t first made its
appearance when petitions, memorials.
etc. was the order of the day. Mr..
Gledhill sent to the desk a petition from
a committee of the Hudson County Good
Roads Association. 1t prayed that the
bill be SO amended that the commission
should be appointed by the Court or the
Governor; that the salary Of the commits
sioners be reduced from 1880 to $500, and
he extra compensation to the secretary
be abolished. An elective commission,
the petition declared, would be q positive
detrirlent to the county.
1T would be nanifestly improper in a
communication OF this Kind the petition
goes on to say, Ito enter into any ex-
tended argument upon the details of this
question, as the members of your honor
able body will no doubt perform this
duty ably and satisfactorily.
Are there any names signed to the
petition?" asked Mr.. Carroll.
.Udo F. Rallker, w. f. Cogan, A. P.
HeXanler.' replied the Clerk.
"Humph." calculated Mr.. Carroll as he
sat down.
Subsequently the measure came up on
mai passage and was advocated by Mr..
Murphy. He said that the Hudson Coun-
ty Boulevard was the finest road in the
State and was being so shamefully me-
elected by the Board of Freeholders.
which now had control of 1t, that ii was
slowly but surely going TO ruin. He had
heard the petition from the Good Roads
Association read. The Governor he had
heard said that he was opposed to inter-
fering in municipal affairs by making
such appointments as the petition would
ave. The people could be trusted and
to them should be left the selection OF
the commissioners. Neither did the Court
want to make the appointment, as it
interfered with their judicial business.
The people of Hudson county wanted the
bill passed and the House should listen
to their request
Mr.. Gledhiil simply remarked that this
was the bill referred to in the petition
of the Hudson County Good Roads As
ISOLATION.
Nj. Hall remarked that the petition did
not come from the Good Roads Associa-
ton, but from : small section in Hobo
ken. There was no further debate and
the bill passed by a vote Of AZ to I
This is the text OF the BILL
l. In any county in this State whore
any road has been, or shall hereafter be,
built under the provisions of the above
entitled act, or any act supplementary
thereto or a~mendatory thereof, there snail
be elected at large in such county three
commissioners, to be known as "boule-
ward commissioners of the county of
" (inserling in said title the name
Of such county,, who shall hold office
for the term of three years, from the
first Monday in December next after
their election, and until the election and
qualification Of their successors; before
entering upon the duties of their said
office, they shall severaliy take an oath
to We'll md truly perform the duties
of said office to the best of their skill
and ability; and snail give a bono TO
such county, conditioned for the faithful
performance of their duties. the amount
whereof snail be fixed and the same ar-
proved by the Court of Common Pleas
within such county, which bond and oath
of Office shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of such county.
2. All the duties which by said act. or
any supplement thereto, devoive on any
Board of Chosen Freeholders of any such
county, touching the maintenance, light
ing. repair or control of such road, snall
hereafter deyolve exclusively upon such
commissioners, when elected, and ali
permits to open such road, disturb the
surface thereof, or to lay sewers. drains,
water, gas, or other pipes therein. shall
be granted: all ordinances for the regu-
lation and use of said road shall be pass
ed by such commissioners, and not by
the Board Of Chosen Freeholders.
8. That when any road constructed, or
to be constructed, under the above en-
titled act, or any act supplementary
thereto or a~mendatory thereof. is COM
pleted, at the election to be held for
members of the General Assembly Of this
State next succeeding the Gate Of this act,
in counties where there is conlpiet-
ed a road under said act, and next sue
ceeding the completion of such road In
counties which at this time have no road
so constructed, such commissioners shall
be elected, and the proceedings touching
the nomination and election of such COM
missioners shall conform in all respects
go = e - In ~ "a z.d ntharff1T
members of the General Assembly of this
State; they shall be voted for on the
same ticket, and the clerk of said county
shall, on the qualification of such COIN
missioners. give to each a certificate Of
his election and qualification: and until
the first election and qualification of such
commissioners, the Board OF CHOSEN Free
holders in such county or counties shall
control, maintain and repair Saen ro2d
or roads as heretofore.
A. On or before the first day of July.
in each year. such commissioners snall
make a requisition. in wrlting, on the
Board Of Chosen Freeholders of such
county, for the moneys necessary to en-
able said commissioners to carry out the
purpose of this act; and such board snaii
cause he same to be raised ana coliect-
ed in the same manner as. money for
other county purposes are raised and coll
lected. and the moneys thus raised snail
remain a fund in the hands of the Coun-
ty Collector, 70 be used FOR sucn PURPOSES
OlIlf lllA " III x ~ ~
ed by the president of such commission
and the secretary thereof, and the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of IN Such coun-
ty shall lave no control over snch fund.
5. That said commissioners snail meet
for organization on the first Monday in
December next. succeeding the date OF
their said election, and elect from their
number a president and a secretary, who,
in addition to the duties herein pre-
scribed. shall perform the duties usually
performed by such officers; and the said
commissioners shall each receive as full
CONDENSATION for all services to be per
formed under the provisions Of this act,
annum. to be paid by the County Col
lector of such county in equal quarterly
installments out of the moneys appro-
prjated to the use of such commissioners
for the maintenance. lighting and repair
of such road; and the president and secre-
tary thereof shall, by virtue of their e
eral positions. be entitled to receive as
additional compensation the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars each; sald
president and secretary shall be subject
to removal at any time BY a majority
vote Of said commissioners.
6. Said commissioners SNAIL be entitled
TO the use and possession of all property
taining. lighting and repairing such road
and shall nave full power TO employ such
agents. servants and employees as they
may deem necessary for the proper per-
formance of the work to be done under
this act. and may fix the compensation
which compensation shall likewise be paid
out Of the fund appropriated as aforesaid;
provided. however, that during the first
year in office of said commissioners.
where the Board of Chosen Freeholders
Of any such county has. or hereafter shall
have. appropriated a sum for the main