The Jersey City news., 1899-05-16
TO DISMISS ENGINEERS.
Freeholder Richardson
Thinks They Are an IN
necessary Expense.

At the meeting of the Freeholders yester-
day Freeholder Richardson offered reso-
luton providing that all positions in the
Engineering Department of the Boulevard,
Freeholder Richardson offered a resolu-
tion providing that all positions in the En-
neering Department of the Boulevard,
excepting those of Ralph Earle, Assistant
Engineer, and Thomas M. Noonan, At
torney, be declared vacant, that Chief
Engineer Edlow Harrison, Assistant En-
gineer Earle and Attorney Noonan make
to the Board a detailed report of the con-
dition of their respective departments,
and that on and after June the services
of said officers be dispensed with.
Freeholder Keating offered as an amend
ment that the resolution be tabled, and
as an amendment it was put by the Di-
rector.
Freeholder Kenny thought it was not
yet time for dispensing with the services
Of Engineer and counsel.
Freeholder Richardson said:-"This en-
gineering business has been going on for
long time at great expense, the branch
road has already cost s15, 900 and yet il
seems little or nothing has been done on
it. Every little while the engineer app
plies to the Board for something to be
done and always at an expense of s5,0OO
never less. This has been going on too
long and should now be stopped
Freeholder Dash was opposed to the
resolution. He said:-"It is necessary to
have engineers to confer with and I do
not want to turn them down, the road
should be finished first before their SER
vices are dispensed WITH
Freeholder Heating said he fully agreed
with Freeholder Richardson in his desire
to have the work properly done and dis
pense with all unnecessary expense, but
it is requisite to have competent men 10
do the work. He might be willing to vote
for the resolution later, but thought the
work better go on under the same men
until finished, which he was informed
would be about June 13.
Freeholder Simon Kelly refuted the idea
of the work being finished at so early a
date. From the information he had re-
ceived it will not be completed before the
middle of July or first of August
Freeholder Richardson added that the
engineers had been receiving immense
sums of money for their services, which
should now be dispensed with If needed
they being kept regularly employed
Freeholder Scott said that as long as
the work is continued there are likely to
be litigations and it will be necessary to
have an attorney to look after the inter-
ests of the county. He advised that the
resolution be tabled, which was done by a
vote of IS to 4.
A motion by Freeholder Simon Kelly
that special committee of five be ap-
pointed by the Director to investigate the
masonry and iron work of the Hoboken
viaduct was adopted and Freeholder
Simon Kelly. Kenny, Dash, Clements and
Keating were appointed the committee. to
report at the next meeting.
A resolution by Freeholder Simon Kelly
was adopted directing the Chief Engineer
to prepare plans and specifications for the
laying of sidewalks on the Hoboken ex-
tension of the Boulevard. that said work
may be proceeded with at once
A resolution was adopted providing that
the hours of duty of the Storekeeper be 4
from A. NJ to P NJ, with the excep-
tion of Sundays and legal holidays.
The board adjourned to Thursday, May
Is at p. M.