The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-17
NO GUILLoTINE TODAY.
The Street and Water Commissions
Peaceful Session.

PeaceIul SeSslOns
The meeting which the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners held this
morning was very disappointing one for
the large lobby of expectant place seekers
which was present.
The Board did not get out their guillo-
tine at all and the business it transacted
was simply of q routine nature In TACT
SO uninteresting was it that one disguised
citizen much the worse for liquor pro,
tested so vigorously that it was found
necessary to eject him by force.
The Commissioners first sat as Board
of Adjudication to consider objections TO
contemplated improvements. None were
ordered in Baldwin avenue, from Newark
avenue to High street; in Eighth street,
between Monmouth and BrunsWlck
streets; in Griffith street, between Central
and Summit avenues; and Mercer sureet,
between Grove and Barrow streets
Sewers were ordered to be built in sum
init avenue, between St, Paurs and New
ark avenues, and in Zabriskie street, be-
tween Central and Summit avenues.
The Commissioners then met as
Street and Water Board. Complaint was
made that some persons from New YORK
have opened the sewer and tapped the
water main in order to make connections
ginia avenue. AS the New Workers nave
not taken out the license required by the
Board for such work, the complainant,
who is himself a licensed plumber.
prayed that the matter be inquired into.
The Committee on Streets and sewers
will give the prayer its consideration.
Several property owners along the line
of the new sewer in Zabriskie street asked
that Charles Follner be appointed in.
spector of the sewer, as he owns some OF
the property affected, and for that reason,
the committee think, will look after the
work better than an outsider
Architect Rudolph Sailer reported thal
he had notified the contractor ON the
school house on Halliday street to hurry
up with his work so that the school can
be opened in September, but Mr.. Kelly
the contractor, has refused to expedite
the work The matter was referred tc
the appropriate committee.
The improvement of Baldwin avenue
between Newark avenue and High street
was accepted, and Michael Curley was
awarded the contract for the Third street
| improvement. Patrick Ryan Sc
cured the contract for the I'M
| provement of Beacon avenue, be
! tween Oakland and Palisade avenues
and the new sewer in Summit avenue, be
tween st. Pauls and Newark avenues
will be built by Michael Curley. Th'
was given to Charles O'Niel.
The assessments for the following i'm
| provements were accepted and ordered K
| be sent to the City Collect
| or's office for ollection:-Griffith street
| between Palisade and Central avenues
| Mercer street, between Grove and Bar
row streets; Poplar street, between Cen
| tral and Summit avenues; the Halliday
street sewer; Lincoln street, from Milton
| to Summit avenue; Chestnut avenue
\ from Newark avenue to the pennsylvania
| Railroad cut.
| The Committee on Streets was ordered
| to advertise for the paving with Belgian
| blocks of Grove street, from Grand stree
to the Hoboken city line. This improve
ment, Commissioner Dugan ex
| planned, was greatly needed ant
| a petition to have it made
| has been on file in the office of the Boart
| during eighteen months. The same com
! mittee will advertise for proposals to paw,
| Monticello avenue between Belmont anc
| Fairview avenues.
| The office hours of the Water Depart
ment were fixed at from eight a. m. t.
| five d. m., and the Streets and Sewer
| Committee were directed to Civ
notice through the daily paper
| to all property owners to keel
| the curbs and pavements il
| front of their property in repair and III
| to established grade If they fail to do 81
| the city will make the necessary repairs
| and hold the property for the payment o
| the same.
The Board then adjourned to Wednes
/ day morning.