The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-07
BRIDGE CONTRACT
Freeholdsrs Awarded It
Thursday Afternoon to
Joseph Cutley.
THE CHESSNEY CASE
Counsel Instructed to Take
Mary From Max
Friedman.


| of Freeholders to order, Thursday after
noon. Although the session, which began
at 4:45 O'clock was not a long one, an
| extraordinary amount of business was
rushed through.
| Bids for the erection of new steel
bridge over the old Pennsylvania Railroad
Cut at Baldwin avenue, Jersey City
| Heights, were received as follows:-
Joseph H. Cutley, s24,7 Post & McCord,
$24,9OO; Berlin Iron Works, $26, ,OO9; f. G.
| Twist, s29,2OO; f. R. Long & Co., $29,600;
| Fagan Iron Works, $33 500; J. E. Budding
ton, $34, 900; Croton Bridge Manufacturing
| Co., $35,S00; M. t. Connolly, $37, 900. On
motion the bids were referred to the
| South Bridge Committee, and the Clerk
directed to return the certified checks of
| all except the three lowest bidders. Later
a question arose as to whether or not the
piers of the new bridge would rest on
railroad property, and it was determined
to ascertain before commencing the work.
| An adjournment for three-quarters of an
| hour was then taken to enable the MEM
| bers to consider the recommendations for
| appointment to their respective offices
made by Register-elect James c. Clarke
and County Clerk-elect Maurice J. Stack.
On reconvening, at 5:45, Director McNal-
| ly announced that Freeholder Ord Dar-
| ling had been appointed chairman of the
| Committee on Court House and Jail in
| place of Freeholder Mark Fallon, deceas-
| ed and that Freeholder William Kelly
had been appointed to fill the vacancy in
| the committee.
A report from Storekeeper P. H. O'Neill
| said that Dry Goods Contractor Ignatius
Noonan had failed to supply the follow
ing goods ordered from him: 1000 yards
blue Hamilton stripes; so pairs navy blue
blankets; 5000 yards unbleached muslin;
| 1900 yards ticking The matter was re-
ferred to the Storehouse Committee,
Freeho1der Keating remarking that it was
| to be hoped that immediate action would
be taken in the matter.
| County Attorney Alex. Young notified
| the Board of two damage suits which had
been commenced against the county. Each
was for $4,000. Robert P. Butterworth
asked that amount for injuries which he
sustained by falling from the Paterson
Plank Road bridge over the Hackensack,
on October IL of last year. Butterworth
claims that the accident was due to the
carelessness of the bridge employees. The
/ other case was that of Henry and Au-
gustin Daley, who say that they sus-
tanned injuries by falling from the new
Pacific avenue bridge over the Morris
Canal in Jersey City on June 9 of last
year. The County Attorney wanted the
employees on the two bridges to furnish
him with the particulars of the accidents,
and they were ordered to do so.
Mr.. Young also reported that Max
Friedman had refused to surrender the
child, Mary Chesney, who had been in
dentured to him some years ago. Fried
man had ignored the notice served on
him by M. J. Conlon and the County
Attorney wanted to know what to do
about the matter. On motion of Free
holder Riordan he was instructed to con-
tinue his efforts to obtain possession of
the child.
Freeholder Dietz of the committee ap-
pointed to see Vice-President David
young, of the Rutherford line to learn
what proportion of the cost of widening
the Paterson Plank Road would be borne
by the, trolley company, reported that
Manager Young, who was favorable to the
Improvement, advised that an approximate
estimate of the cost be made and he
directors of the company. The report
advised the appointment of an engineer to
estimate the cost Of the work, and by
motion of Freeholder Dietz, Ralph D.
Earle was appointed engineer with in
struetions to report on the matter at a
special meeting to be held on April 10.
1t is proposed to widen the road by %
feet from Homestead to the Hudson
Boulevard and to raise the grade over the
meadows.
On motion of Freeholder Keating, four
temporary loan bonds aggregating
s7,S5O.75, were ordered issued payable in
1918, for the final payment in the Pacific
avenue bridge in Jersey City.
|. A resolution offered by Director McNal-
ly and passed unanimously reappointed
County Collector Hugh Dugan for three
years, from June next. The salary was
fixed at IS, 900 and 100000 worth of bonds
must be furnished.
A resolution for the further improve
ment of the Hoboken extension of the
Boulevard was adopted and bids ordered
received at special meeting, to be held
on April 10.
Counsel for Henry Won der Bach, who
was appointed a Freeholder from Gutten-
Berg, a short time ago. under the town
ship representation act, notified the
Board that he would apply to the Court
for a mandamus to compel the seating of
the new representative.
Freeholder Keating stated that the FL
nance Committee and counsel, to whom
the question of the legality of the new
Freeholder's appointment was referred,
will confer on the matter before the next
meeting.
The Boulevard Commissioners. replying
to the Freeholders' request that power be
furnished for additional electric lights to
be placed in front of the Asylum, said
they would be pleased to grant the re-
quest and asked that a committee be
named to confer with them in other mat
tiers of Joint interest. Director McNally
named Freeholders Heating, Riordan,
Scott. Kenny and Clements as such conn
mittee.
The plans for the Improvement Of the
Pasaic River Road in Kearny. which have
already been approved by State Commis-
sioner Of Public Roads H. ]. Budd, were
accepted and the Clerk notified to adver-
tise TOR the improvement Of the road.
On motion of Freellolder Dashe. William