The Jersey City news., 1903-05-08
ROAD TO NE EWARk
Hudson Freeholders Resolve
to Cooperate With Those
Of Essex in Improv-
ing the Plank Road.


the Hudson Freeholders, in accordance
with the provisions of the amendment
TO the State road act. passed March
g. 1908, adopted the resolution setting
forth the necessity for the Improvement
of the Newark Plank road along its en-
tire length and declaring its intention
of making such Improvement in con-
junction with Essex County.
James w. Leahy was appointed engi-
neer to represent Hudson on said im-
proyement and his compensation fixed
at FIVE percent of the cost. He was
directed, in conjunction with the en-
gineer of Essex County, to prepare plans
and specifications for the work, to be
certified to the State Commission of
Public Roads for approval Or rejection.
The resolution stated that in the
opinion of the members Of the Board,
the character Of the soil and the traffic
over the road was such that it was
necessary to pave the road with a block
pavement, and the engineers We're direct
ed to sprepare the specifications for the
work so that bids could be received for
either granite or trap rock specification
blocks.
1t also stated that after the States
share of the cost of the improvement had
been paid that the remainder should be
paid in the proportions, Essex five
eighths. Hudson tllree-eighths, as fixed
by Vice-G Chancellor Stevenson at the time
the road was turned over to the joint
counties.
A resolution stating that the present
bridge over the Hackensack on the line
Of the Newark Plank road was in di-
lapidated and decaying condition, and
declaring the necessity for a new bridge
at that place, was also adopted, and
Engineer LeahE, in conjunction with the
engineer of Essex, was directed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for the
same and report the same to the Board
at its next meeting.
This resolution also provided for the
payment of the cost in the same proper
tions as the road, after the amount to
be paid by the trolley company using the
bridge had been deducted from the total
cost.
BY the provisions Of resolution in
troduced subsequently, by Freeholder
William Pairson, of Jersey City, the en-
gineer was directed to include IN the
specifications a clause to the effect that
the work should be done by union labor,
recognized by the central labor bodies
of Hudson and Essex Counties, and pre-
ference given to residents Of those two
counties whenever possible. The Essex
IsreehoIders were requested to concur in
this resolution.
The compensation Of the engineer was
fixed at five per cent. Of the cost Of the
work, and, with the Essex engineer, he
was directed to confer with the trolley
|soficials respecting the plan Of construc-
ton of the bridge, 50 that there would
be no future disagreements between the
parties paying the cost Of the new strac-
ture.
Ex-Freehelder Frederick w Daske, Of
Kearney, was named as Hudson's en-;
gineer in charge Of the reconstruction
Of the draw Of the Bridge street bridge
and ether repairs that are to be made to
that structure. He is to receive 2 " pei
cent. of the cost of the work and was
directed, in conjunction with the Esses
engineer, to prepare plans and speci6-
cations for the same;