Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-27

Barry, Cowell, Dockry, Gray, Lyon, Ropes, Schanck
Tenney and Woodward-10.
Negatiye-None
| BY Councilman Cowell:
| Resolved, That under and in pursuance ofthe act
entitled I" An act to reYise and amend the charter
OF the city of Elizabeth" approved March 4, 1868
and the supplements thereto the Committee on
Streets and Highways are hereby authorized and
directed in behalf of tho City Council of the city OF
Elizabeth, to treat with the owner owners of the
land and real estate necessary to be taken and ap
propriated for the purpose of laying out and open.
ing street to be called Grier avenue, from the
road leading from the Edgar turnpike road near the
residence of Jacob Gohring to Williamson street.
to Bayway as the City Council of the city of Eliza
beth have determined to lay out and open the said
street and to take and appropriate the land and real
estate necessary therefor, by an ordinance duly
passed by the said City Council and approved by
the Mayor July a. 1869, and that the said Commit.
tee report to the City Council whether said land and
real estate be purchased for the purpose aforo-
aid, and upon what terms.
Which was adopted
By the same:
Resolved, That David W. Bonnell be appointed
Inspector, on the curbing and guttering of South
street. from Williamson street to the Elizabeth
creek, at the usual compensation, while engaged on
duty.
Which was adopted.
By Councilman Ropes:
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be di-
rected to advertise for proposals to pave First
street, from Broadway to Livingston street, where
the same has not already been paved.
Which was adopted.
By the same:
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be d.
rected to advertise for proposals to flag the side
walks on Marshall street, between Second and Third
streets.
Which was adopted.
ESTIMATES FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The Street Commissioner presented sealed pro-
poSals from persons hereinafter named for the fol-
lowing improvements, viz:
From Michael Doyle, Hotaling & Shears Pat
rick Donohue and John Neal, to flag Broad street,
from Grove street to Williamson street. which were
opened, read and referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
John Neal, to grade curb and flag Monroe avenue,
from Meadow street to Port avenue, which were
opened, read and referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
From John p. Posi-, Michael Doyle and John
Neal, to grade and curb Adams avenue, from Mead
ow street to Mary street, which were opened,
read and referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways
From Hotang n Shears, Tarrelly 4 Howe, John
Neal, Francis Magic and John Heimmel, to regu-
late, grade, curb and gutter South street, from
Williamson street to the creek which were opened,
read and referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways.
The sealed proposals from Michael Doyle, Pat
rick Donahue, Hotaling & Shears and John Neal,
to grade, curb and flag Meadow street, from Mag
posals from Michael Doyle, Francis Magic, Patrick
Donohue and John Neal to pave Jefferson avenue,
from Port avenue to North avenue, were received
and laid on the table.
Councilman Woodward moved that Council ad-
journ to Wednesday evening next.
Which was carried.
Whereupon President Wiley declared Council
adjourned to Wednesday evening, twenty eighth
instant, at halt past seven O'Clock.
j. SEIPLE Clerk.