The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-26
Commissioners Ask the Free
holders for $4,000
Appropriation.
WILL SPRINKLE THE ROAD
Plans and Specifications for
Sidewalks In the Loop
Adopted.

The object of the adjourned meeting u
the Board of Fr~eeholders, held last even
ing, was to receive a report from the
special committee appointed to investl-
gate the masonry and iron work OF the
yiaducts constructed in connection with
the new branch of the Boulevard. The
committee merely reported progress, not
having completed its Investigation.
A communication from the township OF
Kearny asking the Board to take immedl-
ate action on the construction of the
proposed western branch of the Boulevard
was read. Freeholders Sargent and Dash
earnestly urged their fellow members to
go ahead with the work. Both said that
the law Of 1897 gives the Board authority
to build, and that there was no reason
why the work should be delayed. They
said that if the county was to be kept in
tact, something should be done for the
people of the western district of kearny.
Freebooter Dash, in conclusion, added
that the Is, 900 population should receive
some consideration for the large amount
of taxes they paid. The matter was
referred to the County Road Committee.
A notice was received from the Boule-
ward Commissioners that they will as
sumo the work of lighting and sprinkling
the Weehawken Branch Road, as re-
quested by the Board, but having no app
preparation for that purpose they will not
assume the responsibility. The Commits
sioners requested. owing to the insuffi-
cheney of the appropriation to put in
proper condition the Boulevard for the
current year, that the Board appropriate
to the Commissioners the sum of $50, 600.
This cum ;c tn ha rafCad nv the iSSne of
registered bonds, to be sold at not less
than par and to bear interest at the rate
of four per cent. A resolution to this
effect and providing that a sufficient
amount be inserted in the next tax levy
to pay the interest, was referred to the
Committee on Finance and the counsel
of the Board.
Chief Engineer Harrison submitted
plans n specifications for the laying of
sidewalks on the Weehawken Branch
road. They were adopted and the clerk
was directed to advertise for proposals
for said work, and to have printed 100
copies of the above plans and specihca-
tons.
An extension ow two weeks time, to
date from the first of June. was given
to the Palisade Construction Company.
This will allow the company to complete
the construction of the Weehawken
Branch Road. Providing the work has
not been finished within the allotted time,
the full penalty according to the terms of
the contract will be imposed.
Freebooter Richardson moved to take
from the table the resolution offered by
him at the last meeting. which declared
vacant all the positions in the engineering
department except the Chief Engineer
and assistant and counsel from May 81,
and dismissing the three latter on the
first of June. This was met with deter
mined opposition. 1t was rejected by a
vote of twenty-five to two.
Freebooter Richardson Immediately Of
fered another resolution to the same eff
feet as the former. This was tabled. He
again came to the front with another
resolution, dismissing Chief Engineer
Harrison, Assistant Ralph Earle and
Counsel Thomas M. Noonan, from July 30.
This was also tabled. Mr.. Richardson
said he was induced to take this action
by the refusal of the Chief Engineer to
furnish the Commissioner appointed by
the Court plans for the sidewalks of the
Boulevard, obliging them to have the
work done at a cost of 5000.
Freholder Kelly said this was the first
he had heard of the matter. If the Com
missioners had notified the Board, he said,
the latter Board would have compelled the
Engineer to furnish what hey required.
Freholder Richardson said he wanted
the county to get rid ola lot of men who
did nothing but draw their salaries. and
he introduced still another resolution di-
recting Chief Engineer Harrison, his as
sistant and the counsel, to present at the
mex meeting a complete report of the
work done on the Weehawken Branch
Road. This was ruled out of order.
A committee of the Hoboken Good
Association, consisting of Messrs.
Hexamer, Mehl, Rohlf and Schultz, had
a conference with the Board of Free
holders before the meeting yesterday
evening in relation to the delay on the
Hoboken extension viaduct. The COM
mittee was accompanied by Judge Abel I.
Smith and he did the talking.
Counsellor Griffin explained hat the
negotiations with the railroad companies
in regard to the payment of the cost of
the viaduct caused the delay. That mat
ter being settled, the work will now be
forward as rapidly as possible.
That was satisfactory to the committee.