The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-28
THE NEW POLICE STATION
CULTEY GETS THE CONTRA CT WITH
ALUMP BID.
His Figure Was $32, ,9s5, While the sepa
rate Bids would Have Run the Cost
Up to Over $4,000.

Up to Over $3.50
Joseph H. Cutley was awarded the
contract for building the new Police
Headquarters by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners at this mornings
meeting. Mr.. Cutley's bid to complete
the entire work of the proposed new
structure was s329S5, nearly 5000 less
than the bid upon which the Commits
sioners had previously awarded the con-
tract, but which was not concurred in by
the Board OF Finance.
The entire cost of building and furnish
ing the structure must come inside of
S35, 600, SO as to allow $4,000 for the pro-
posed new station house in the Sixth
district with other items.
After paying the architects fee of two
and a half per cent. a balance will remain
of nearly 81, 900 for furnishing, etc. F. G.
Mean, Mr.. Cutley's only competitor for
the erection of the entire building, bid
$33, ,294.
Prior to the opening of these bids
sealed proposals for separate perfor-
mances of the work were also opened.
According to the separate bids the
building would cost S35, ,416.
The lobby swarmed with contractors
who bid lively for the contracts for the
following proposed street improve
mentS:--
Neptune avenue, from Garfield to Ocean
avenue, six bids. 1t is limited that
O'Donnell g. Ormsby are the lowest
bidders, their figures being 81, 1924. so.
For Van Horn street, from Johnston
avenue to Maple street. ten bids.
Joseph Cutley will probably secure the
contract
For Washington street, from Grand to
Montgomery.
For Green street, from Essex to Grand
street.
For Union street. from Ocean to Airing
ton avenue.
These bids were itemized, and the totals
are not yet figured up. They will remain
in the hands of the proper committee till
next week before being reported upon
No objections were heard from the pro-
perty owners to the advertised prelimi-
nary plans for improving Essex street,
Cook street, and Chestnut avenue.
A petition for a new sewer for the
Greenville section was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Sewers, and
afterward favorably reported on by that
committee.
A complaint from Lafayette citizens
concerning the explosion of sewer in
that section on Friday last was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Sewers
in conjunction with Corporation Counsel
Edwards.
communication from the Board of
Aldermen was received in reference to
the resolution passed at it's meeting of
October %, requesting the Mayor and the
various city departments not to coun-
tenance any effort in the direction of
awarding the water supply contract to
Mr. Bartlett.
Chief Engineer Ruggles reported the
plans for new sewers in the Bergen dis
trict, which were received and filed.
Chemist George w. Phillips reported an
analysis of the matter from the Jersey
City intake. He found it little s'yel-
low" literally and metaphorically.
A portion OF the resolution passed by
the Board on February IS concerning the
rates of assessment for PassRic water, for
the erection of new buildings, to wit:--
"For every 1,000 bricks, the sum of 10
cents; for every barrel of lime, 5 cents;
for every barrel of cement, 8 cents" " was
rescnded and the following resolution
passed.
Resolved, That hereafter the charge for use of
Passaic water for new buildings on and after the
list of November, 1885, shall be assessed from the
day of taking out the tap for said building, and
in case old tap is on the premises, water to be
assessed from date of the common cement of new
building.
The Street and Sewer Committee were
instructed to advertise for bids to furni sh
500 lengths of cast iron water pipe.
After directing Clerk Bouton to re-
quest the committee appointed by the
Board of Education to act in conjunction
with the Streetand Water Commissioners
in the matter of selecting sites for the
proposed new school buildings in the
Fourth and Fifth districts to again meet
them at the Office Of the Street and Water
Commissioners, Thursday morning next,
at ten o'clock to continue the search, the
BoaId adjourned.