The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-25
BIDS FOR STREET CLEANING. "a
Contractor Byrnes Puts in the Lowest
Figures.

Contractor Byrnes Puts in the Lowest
Figures.
AT the meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners this morning
sealed proposals for several important
contracts were opened and read, the most
important of which was for cleaning the
streets and removing the garbage there
rom for the ensuing year.
Henry Byrnes, the present contractor,
was the lowest bidder There are $50
miles of streets to be cleaned Several of
the most important thoroughfares are to
be swept once a week; others every two
weeks, and some of the less important
ones once " month.
Van Keuren & Son made another at
tempt to secure the contract. Their bid
was $25 per mile for street sweeping; re-
moving garbage, $1,000; removing ashes,
$1S, GOO
Joseph H. O'Mealia's bid was S2S per
mile for street sweeping, $1,000 for remov-
ing garbage and $4,000 for removing
ashes.
Henry Byrne's bid was $25 per mile for
street sweeping, "a, 900 for removing gar
bage and S17, 900 for removing ashes
THE CHARLES STREET SEWER.
Michael Mullery was the lowest of four
bidders for the contract for constructing
the Charles street 24-inch brick sewer.
The other bidders were Michael Curley,
E. H. Hilsen and Charles O'Neill.
The proposals were handed in with
figures for the construction of the sewer
at so much per foot; rock excavation SO
much per square foot; concrete, SO much
per pound, etc. Mr.. Van Keuren who
was attempting to keep run of the fig
ures. contemptuously dashed his paper to
the floor. When asked by a reporter
what disturbed his usual equanimfty, he
replied:-"Oh, nothing; only Pm tired of
this rock excavation, one cent per foot
and so on.'
Mullery's figures foot up 81, 1885, 90.
For the improvement of Willow Court,
O'Donnell 6 Ormsley were the lowest
$2,693 so. Their competitors were Thomas
Harrington, Thomas Donohue, Dennis
Byrnes and Michael Curley.
The Central Railroad Company asked
permission of the Board to be allowed to
raise and pave Was ington street from
its property to that of the Lehigh Rail-
road Company at it's own expense. The
matter was referred to the Street Com
mittee with power.
MINOR APPLICATIONS.
An application was received and read
asking permission to lay an eight inch
sewer through the estate of r. H. Nc
Cloud. Referred to committee with
power.
Another application from certain prop
erty holders was read. asking that the
street running parallel with Newark ave-
nue., between it and Cottage street ON the
Hill, be put in proper condition and be
named Herbert place. Referred to Street
Committee.
The attention of the Board was called
to the condition of the Monmouth street
sewer in the vicinity of the intersection of
First street. the water escapes and backs
up in the residents back yards: the peti-
tioners also asked that Railroad avenue
III that section be put in proper condition.
CONTRACTOR CURLEY's COMPLAINT.
Michael Curley complained that he was
seriously impeded in his work of con-
strcting the Summit avenue sewer by the
traffic over the North Hudson Railway.
The passing cars caved in the sides of the
excavation to such an extent that he
could make but little headway and would
not be able to fulfill his contract unless
something was done about it.
Mr.. Van Keuren said that Curley knew
all this before the contract was awarded,
and should therefore be held responsible
for the faithful execution.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
The Board adjourned to meet next
Wednesday to settle the matter of ap-
proving the order to pay Contractor
Byrnes $1,000 for street cleaning. Mr..
Van Keuren objected to the payment be-
cause of an insufficient sum left in the
appropriation for street cleaning pur-
poses,