The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-07
PACIFIC BRIDGE.
Contractors Tell Freeholders
Work will be Resumed
Next Week.
PATERSON PLANK ROAD BAD
Numerous Complaints of De-
plorable Thoroughfares
Received by Board.

lance in the proceedings Of INT oo"t
<Freehogders yesterday afternoon. put {
4 large number of individual interests Wer'
enhanced by the pressing of a large mum
Der of claims
The following bids were received Tor ms
construction of a new bridge over ths
Pennsylvania Railroad cut at BALDWIN
avenue, each being accompanied by notlef
from the County Collector of his recelp'
from the respective bidders of a certinee
check of the amount of $4,000 as a guar
antes of good intention to accept ans
carry out the contract:-Dean & Wester-
brook Bridge Company, s31, 800; T. R. Long
& Co. S29. $3.50; p. E. B~uddington, New
Haven. $s2, 300; Berlin Iron Bridge Com
pany. s32, 0o0; Palisade Construction Com
pany. sS1, 500; Pagan Iron Works, $4,000;
M. T. Connolly Construction Company,
Sso.5Oo; Toledo Bridge Company, $S2,900;
YOUNGSTOWN Bridge Company, Ss0,l5O;
wrought Iron Bridge Company, $4,000:
The bids were referred to the Committee
on South Bridges. and with the exception
Of those accompanying the three lowest
bids the certified checks were ordered re-
turned.
A remonstrance from property owners
on the Paterson Plank Road and Brown
ing place against the construction Of a
proposed sewer IN that locality as being
4 a nuisance and detrimental to the health
of the families residing there, was re-
ferred to the Committee on County
Roads.
A communication received from w. C.
Triest, contractor for building the new
bridge over the Morris Canal at Pacific
avenue, reported that the work had been
delayed on account of the nen-arrival of
stone but on July 10 the stone laying
would be commenced and the steel having
arrived the work on that will be com-
menced by the Goth inst.
Robert W. Hunter, engineer, reported
that the work or the Pacific avenue bridge
will now be pushed forward with all pos
sible dispatch; that the contractor was
not to blame for any delay of the work,
that being solely ~chargeable to the nom
arrival of material.
Chief Engineer Harrison reported thai
the work Of curbing and tagging the side
walks of the Hoboken extension of the
Weehawken Branch roadsw was practically
completed. only requiringfa few finishing
touches, such as raising cusbs sunk in a
few places; that the contract does not
cover curbing and tagging between the
railroad and steps of the yiaduct, and
suggests that a fence be erected from the
enc OF the Viaduct to the ROAD in question,
ana sidewalk at that point be ,curbed and
paved, the cost of which viii be SIS, 900,
and for an iron fence $1,000 mdre, or $500
Tor a wooden fence. He had been in
formed by Counselor Noonan that the new
law proposed will very likely contain a
provision requiring the H6boken Land
ana improvement Company to pay dam
ages, and requested that a resolution to
that effect be framedsby thefBoard.
From President Fox of the New Jersey
state Board of Childrenss Guardians was
received q copy of the act organizing said
society and notice that all wards of the
county are now in charge of that Board.
Inc communication was referred to the
Aims HOUSE Committee and Counsel of
the Board.
COMMUNICATION from s., v. Ofeng
Brotners called attention to the bad con-
ultlon q Ihe Paterson Plank Road, the
surtac9 being OUT of order andsthe retain
ing walls falling down.
w9eeIer & Co. attorneys for Vim
BrothsrSs by communication, declared
Inat the vdaducT constructed IN connection
wlth the new Hoboken extension of the
Hranch Road was Illegally built, and in
J~urlous}to their property on Park avenue,
and requesting; that it be removed as an
obstruction to their property. 1t was re-
ferred TO counsel.
The special committee appointed to in
spect the River Road and other adjacent
roads in Kearny and report the condition
OF the same, reported that the roads were
VIII LII II DAG c0ndItlOn and required
m-acadamizing. and that Kearny Town
snip desires the county to pay half the
cost This report was accompanied by a
map, profile and estimate of the cost Of
the work.
Freebooter Riordan stated that the
counsel of the Board had requested that
me report be referred to him, that he may
xani9 info the matter and ascertain
now The cyst is to be paid, as there is a
state act relating to this Of which the
county might take advantage and receive
DAEK Uaar hAlF III $500
was referred TO the counsel and Commit
tee on County Road.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
Lnat as 1.-THE bridge over the Hackensack
River al the Paterson Plank Road was
IN q Bad condition and the Freeholders
81 lnls county had requested the Bergen
LounLN fseenolders to assist in properly
repairing said bridge and they having
tailed to do so, the Committee on North
BRIDGES were instructed in order to pre-
aslt a charge upon the peorHe in person
ana property TO proceed to close the
bridge to public traffic, keeping open the
draw for the Accommodation Of passing
In view sof the fact that THE New Jer-
sey state Board of Children Guardians
mas madefatpplacafion 10 the Board of Free
noiaers Tor the custody of a number of
cniiuren IRON the Almshouse. for whom
It has places of indenture, a list Of which
was presented, a resolution was adopted
LEVIN the State Board tos take said
children, F1ut as no application has been
made for them in the usual manner and
no investigation of said places or the
suitability Of the persons to have such
cnliaren the ~indentures will bel subject to
reyQkation II deemed advisa BILE within
The following preamble andsresolution
We're adopted by the Board of&Freehold-
Whereas, It has pleased Diglne Provi-
q5nee W remove from among Fus William
heller late Sheriff Of his eor,ntys
tion as Sheriff, served as a naember and