The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-05
PACIFIC AVENUE BRIDGE |
Freeholders Take Steps to
Have it Finished at Once
Routine Proceedings

The Board of Freeholders held it's regu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday evening.
Owing to the accumulation of business,
which had to be disposed of by the COM
mittees, it was six O'Clock before Director
sMcNally raped and Clerk Egan called
the roll. All but three answered to their
names.
The New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company sent in a request for per-
mission to lay conduits for its wires in the
sack bridge. The company promised, if
the required permission was granted, to
remove all it's poles from the road. A
resolution was adopted granting the re-
quest on condition that the telephone COM
pany assume all responsibility for dam
age suits which result from its work.
Messrs. Dosher, Richardson and w. Kelly
voted against the resolution.
Complaint was received from number
nuisance caused by a broken sewer Great
ing a stagnant pond at the foot of the hill.
The matter had been referred to the
County Board of Health and by that
Board referred to the Board of Free
holders. 1t was finally referred to the
Road Committee in conjunction with the
counsel
The South Bridge Committee reported
having made aconditional agreement with
w G. Triest the contractor of the bridge
over the Morris Canal, at Pacific. avenue,
by which he will proceed with the work
at once, and the committee will subse-
quently investigate and report on his
claim for an extra allowance for the in
crease in the price of steel during the
time the work was delayed pending SET
tlement of the grade question. The ac-
ton of the committee was concurred IN
The communication from the State
Board of Children's Guardians in regard
at7, I1x.1r, rxTaC "a
ferred to the Committee on Almshouse
and the counsel of the Board.
Counsellor Griffin notified the Board OF
the Supreme Courts decision in the SUIT
of Michael Gilhooly, veteran OF the
Civil War; who was dismissed as super
intendent of the Newark Turnpike Bridge
over the Hackensack River last *Decem-
Der, and stated that this decision applies
mandamus against the Board
A resolution signed by Freebooter
Tremble one of the absentees. stated
that no goods had been received in eX-
cess of contracts, but some would be re-'
ouired before the close of the year, and
authorizen the storekeeper to receive all
such necessary goods. Freebooter Rior-
dan thought this resolution did more
than lower the object intended. Freehol-
der Darling asked if the committees was
not authorized to purchase What extra
supplies may be needed.
Director McNally explained that the re-
solution was only intended to apply to
non-persshable goods on contract The
quantities stipulated in the original sup-
ply lists had already been exceeded and
the storekeeper wanted the Board to pass
a resolution authorizing him to accept adj
ditional supplies. The motion was nnally
laid over for consideration at the next
meeting.
BY the adoption of resolution offered
BY Freeholder Riordan, Judgment claims
amounting to S. 70S.55 were ordered paid
and the County Collector directed to is
sue temporary loan bonds to provide fer
them.
On motion of Freeholder Scott, the
clerk was directed to prepare a monthly
statement of the balances left in each
item of appropriations and the amount
of the claims on file in the office of the
Board to date. A resolution by Free
holder Darling was adopted allowing all
county employees except mechanics ten.
days vacation, the time of the same to
be fixed by their respective wardens.
Al resolution by Freeholder Keating.
unanimously adopted. directed the several
wardens to communicate with the Coun-
ty Superintendent when repairs are re-
ouired, and authorizing that official, in
conjunction with the committee in. charge
of the particular institution. to make such
repairs without notice from the Board.