The Jersey City news., 1902-11-07
FREEHOLDERS
WINDING UP
Last Regular Meeting Of the
Old Board Disposes Of
Pending Affairs.
REPORTS ON BRIDGES
Granite Blocks Authorized for
Paterson Plank Road
Bonds for Asy um I'M
provsmeats.

The last regular meeting of the Board
of Freeholders before its sine die ad-
journment ON December ! next, when the
Board of tweaty-six elected last Tuesday
win assume charge of county affairs, was
held yesterday afternoon. and consider
able routine business was transacted.
Director Holmes and Clerk Egln were
authorized to sign the agreement for the
re-planking of the Belleyille bridge over
the Passaic entered into by the joint
counties of Hudson, Essex and Bergen.
Stetler & Co will do the work.
The Committee ON North Bridges re-
ported that the new Paterson Plank
bridge over the Hackensack River had
been completed and accepted by the joint
committee of Hudson and Bergen coun-
ties. conditional on the contractors MAIN
tanning the same and being responsible
for any damage until noon today. Their
report was coneurred in.
Frank G. Hay, in a communication,
requested the Board to direct the contrac-
tor doing the work on the Paterson Plank
Road to blast out sufficient rock to en-
able him to build a retaining wall in
front of his property, at NosA 346 and
BIS. The request was referred to the
Road Committee.
MAY USE GRANITE.
Engineer Leahy notified the Board
that it was impossible fer the contractor
who is improving the eastern section of
the Paterson Plank Road to obtain snf-
fcient trap rock blocks TO assure the
completion of the work this winter. He
recommended that additional time be
granted the contractor and that its
specifications be altered to allow the use
of granite blocks instead, and t''at 53
cents a square yard additional ., paid
for the charge By resolution offered
BIZ Freebooter Fincke the suggested
changes were made.
Tic sane Freeholder offered resolu-
fion directing Engineer Leahy to see
that all obstruct.ons were at once re-
moved from the read. This, it is beiiev-
ed. was intended TO r.fer TO the building
of Koyin Brother, near the foot of the
hill, wE:eh, It is said, enc caches on
county property.
John Beatty was appointed relieving
engineer at the almshouse in place OF
Joseph Ford, resigned.
NEWARK BRIDGE.
The Committee on South Bridges re-
ported having assumed charge of the
Newark Plank road and connecting
bridges in October 20 last. and having,
with the concurrence of the Essex Coun-
ty Bsidge Committee. appointed the fol-
lowing persons TO positions on the Hack
ensaek river bridge at the annual salaries
specified d:-Wisconsin Jackson, Snpprin-
tendent, 1880; Patrick Roberts and
Robert Blawi{t. captains of shifts, $720
each; Michael Kelly, Peter Fallon. James
Sullivan, Joseph Johnson and Daniel
Sullivan. bridgemen, ST20 each. The ac-
tion Of the committee was concurred in.
All the appointees are Hudson County
men. Essex, which will pay iye-eighths
of the total salaries of the employees of
both bridges, will name the men on the
Passaic river bridge.
NEW BOND ISSUE.
= resolution was ADOPTED authorizing
the issue Of So. coo four per cent bonds
10 defray the cost of the improvements
to the Snake Hill Asylum, authorized by
the lasi Legislature.
Just before the meeting adjourned. Mr..
Brands and John Mccullough, repre-
senting the Hoboken Memorial Commit
Tee, made plea for the board to furnish
additional burial accommodations for
veteran soldiers and sailors at the Flower
Hill Cemetery in North Hudson. 1t was
said that the recently purchased plot in
that cemetery centained only room for
twenty graves, and two of these were al
ready flied by dead veterans of the Span
ish war; They urged that the needed
ground could be acquired more cheaply
now than at later date, when it would
be needed. Their request was referred