The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-21
BAYONNE CITY COUNCIL.
A Great Amount of Routine Business Put
Through the Mill.

A Great Amount of Routine Business Put
Through the Mill.
Bayonne's City Council cleared up its
business calendar last evening, after one
and half-hour's session. President
Goddard and Councilman Sanford were
absent. Councilman Meigs was chairman
pro tenn. Outside of routine business not
much was done. There was no particular
attempt at oratorical display and no Conn
mittee of the Whole. Absence of the lat
ter was welcome relief
A majority of property holders inter
ested petitioned for the opening of Zabris-
kie avenue between First and Fourth
streets. They did so once before, in 1894.
This time it was again referred. Michael
Thesis applied for license to keep saloon,
which was referred. Peter Pfifer had
George Taylor's license transferred to
him at No. 211 East Twenty first street,
and was voted back deposit made by
him previously for similar license. Cor
nelius O'Connor got junk license. he
bought some stolen property recently IN
that line, violating an ordinance ana GET
ting himself into trouble. Application
was made by the Tide Water Oil Com
pany for six special officers to be paid by
them. 1t should have went to the Mayor,
and was declared out OF order for that
reason
The grading of West Thirty-six street,
between Avenues A and B. was reported
finished at cost of SS71 Thirty days
extension of time was granted the Com
missioners of Assessments to make a pre-
hninary map and report on Railroad ave-
nue. improvements. Commissioner j.
Herman Mahnken was found ineligible.
He owns property on the line, and Patrick
Monahan was elected Special Commis-
sioner. Street Commissioner Sanford re-
ported having notified all delinquents. on
Avenue d to put their sidewalks in order:
Some have complied with Section 10 OF
the charter governing such cases. A reso-
luton passed to solicit bids for finishing
repairs to sidewalks, expenses to be taxed
against owners benefited.
The final assessment map for opening
Forty-third street was filed; the prelimin-
ary map for West Ninth street improve
second street, between Avenues E and /,
and for building a sewer in West Fifty
seventh street. The usual notice will be
given. Councilman Meigs reported a
dilemma in regard to repairing the
steamer. The Council voted previously
to expend S235 for repairs, that being
Clapp & Jones' proposal. Now they write
q new boiler must be put in, and that
money spent on the old one would be
thrown away, as they claim it is worth
less. Councilman O'Farrell was dele
gated to make an investigation and dis
cover IL the nrm Is trying 10 impose upon
the city After trial the Thompson water
meter was adopted on the Purveyor's adj
vice. Liquor licenses were granted V. j.
Sissor and Andrew Mccarthy.
Counci1men Scotield, Cadmus and
O'Farrell were appointed a special COM
mittee to investigate the delay in build
ing main sewer outlet to Newark in
Bayonne proper. An ordinance relating
to nuisances and garbage passed. 1t au-
thorizes the Mayor and Council to substi-
tute system of garbage carts. Deposits
must be made in tight boxes or barrels
before seven a. M, as follows;-First and
Fourth wards, Mondays and Thursdays;
Second and Third wards, Tuesdays and
Fridays; Fifth ward, Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
When this gets into operation penalties
of $40 for each offence may be imposed for
dumping garbage elsewhere than in
places provided also for permitting nuis-
ances to remain after twenty-four hours
notice Ordinances authorizing the con-
struction of sewers in Forty fifth street
and in Isabella avenue passed. The City
Attorney was instructed to proceed
against the Central Railroad Company to
secure the replacing of a bridge torn
down at Twenty fifth street, and to have
paving stones taken from Twenty-frst
street returned.