The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-08
The AXE IN Use:
Freeholders Lop OFF the
Head Of County
Veterinarian.
BRIDGE BUILDING SLOW
Suggestions for Road I'm
provements Made at the
Board Meeting.

Snake Hill institutions and hereafter
have all baking done under the super
vision of one man at the almshouse.
/ Heretofore each institution had its own
baker and did its own baking.
Patrick Hayes was appointed baker by
the Committee on County Institutions
and his appointment was confirmed by
! the Board.
! One more official head was topped off
yesterday. Romeo T. Churchill Of Sc
caucus, who has held the position of
county veterinarian for over fifteen years,
was dismissed and the position abolished.
When bids for supplies for the current
year were received at previous meeting
those for 1900 pairs of mems brogans
were rejected because q sample OF
quality inferior to what was wanted had
/ been shown bidders Proposals were re-
advertised for but only two were re-
ceived yesterday One from William H.
Quinn was for $1.3o a pair, while the
other from Samuel c, Smith offered to
/ furnish the brogans for 931s cents pair.
Freeholders Moran and Caparn were ap-
pointed tellers by Director Holmes and
five minutes recess declared On recon-
vening the contract was awarded to
! Smith.
A communication from Fleishman & Co.
| stated that they would supply yeast to
/ the county institutions at 30 cents a
pound-the price it has been furnished at
| for years. On motion of Freeholder
! Kuper, the offer was accepted.
When Director Holmes name was calied
] to vote on this motion he said
LAS it devolves on me to look over plils
after they are passed. without intending
/ any reflection on any member OF TINS
board, I would sooner be excused from
voting on this or similar matters. II
vote in favor of measure am pouno py
that act, and would prefer not to vote at
ALL
AS presiding officer with veto power
you are not bound TO vote except III caSe
/ VI d ie' eApiaineu eouAi0s''oi
communication from tne ne" olA
[,oaro " le oAues $500. i.as.' f,st=, s.s
/ William Z. Nelson, Oh Jersey Slty, asheu
if any action had been taken IN the mat
ter Of increasing the water supply a.
/ Snake Hill for use IN case OF nre. Inc
communication stated tnat the olliereht
companies noidihg rishs n .he coun.s
buildings tnere were maklhs INJURIES -
l
ene eoilliiil.ee On oouii'y
Ihomas r Aariaice, 'ne ens ii.sei
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pany. contractor Suliey nav - ioAi,se
to push anead as rapioiy 90 possipie' ~.
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Mr. Aorlaiice ssao 'ia' - 49,
Inat sooSo Mortn ~ T4sA his Iasi 'sa renort and
tha eontracfor was entitled to a payment
" os 80 oa,,+ of maj amount
ro,,r+5 nngar,s receint for s1445S re-
i ao;,,oa -, I,ireotor IJoln,as from fhe State
4 le,onntrolier for the SUPPORT of patients iii
~ cnaLa Hil insane asvlum for the
4 onarter ending December 81 last, was or
J dered filed.
i communication from the county at
tornev notified the Board that the suit
of the Merchants Express and Transpor-
tation Company against the counties of
Essex and Hudson for damages to a boat
/ that was struck by the draw of the Jack
lson street bridge over the Passaic, had
resulted in a victory for the joint coun-
1 ties. He said that tie suit was an inn
portant one, not only because of the large
amount involved, but because if it had
been lost it would have necessitated the
remodeling of not only the jackson street
county
The recommendation Of the last Board
of Freeholders that the strip of the
Paterson Plank Road in HoDoken and the
Newark Turnpike from Jersey City te
Harrison, be paved with oblong granite
blocks laid on a. concrete foundation, was
referred to the Committee on Public and
County Roads.
The section Of the Paterson Planl
Road it is suggested to improve in this
manner is 1900 feet long by "a feet wide
and it is estimated the work would cos
! about $4,000. The Newark Turnpike i.