The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-11
ASKING FOR MORE BIDS.
Another Delay in the New
Police Building.

Curiosity was written upon the coun :
tenance of many in the lobby this morn
ing when Clerk Bouten, of the Street and
Water Board, called for bids for the con-
tract of erecting the new Police Head
quarters and First Precinct Station
House. This, in large measure, was due
to the fact that the Board of Finance had
refused TO concur in the resolution passed
two weeks ago awarding the contract to
Joseph ii. Cutley, who made lump bid
after other contractors had bid for seper-
ate portions of the work. The contrac-
tors who got left cried Unfair" Hence
the Finance Boards action.
The clerk announced this morning that
separate bids would first be received, then
the lump bids. but.none were to be opened
till all were received.
One bid was Immediately handed in
for the mason work. This could not be
received alone. There was but one bid
also for the carpenters work. Several
contractors including Cutley and Means,
were ready to hand in lump bids
Mr.. Van Kueren moved that the bids
be handed back and new ones be read
vertised for for another week. At this
point another bid for the mason work
was handed in. Mr.. Dugan seconded Mr..
Van Keuren's motion, which was finally
carried.
The Warren Foundry and Machine
Company were awarded the contract for
furnishing 500 lengths of six inch cast
iron water pipe, at $26.70 per ton. The
other bidders were:-R. ID. Wood & Co.,
S29.40; McNeill Pipe Foundry Company,
s27.70; John Fox, S27.35, and Thomas J.
McKenna, S28.75.
ABOUT THE WATER.
Water Inspector Leake reported on the
condition of Jersey City's drinking water.
Little or no coal tar finds it's way therein
from the Citizens Gas Works since the
inspector went before the Grand Jury.
There was some oil found upon the sur
face. The citizens OF Bloomfield We're
about to erect a sewer with the outlet
into the Second River, but were awaiting
the decision of the Passaic case. Recently
there have been taken from the river
whence the supply of drinking water is
obtained, twelve drowned dogs, four
chickens, two bags of cats and number
of dead geese. A citizen remarks that
the water only needs boiling to make
good soup.
The Chief Engineer, in report submit
ted, recommended the completion of the
Academy street improvements, which
were started in 1871, and were completed,
with the exception of about $50 feet at
the Point Rocks. SO as to enable the COM
missioners to collect the $75 900 of assess
ments for said improvements which the
property owners have refused to pay until
the point is cut away and the improve
ments entirely finished. He recommend
ed the abandonment of that section of
the Old Road, which has been utilized by
those traversing Academy street in that
vicinity. The matter was referred to the
Street and Water Commissioners, with
instructions to act in conjunction with
Corporation Attorney Edwards.
A NEW STAND PIPE.
The engineer was instructed to prepare
an estimate for the cost of new stand
pipe for high service and present the
same at the next meeting of the Board.
There were no objections filed against
the following proposed improvements:--
The Pavonia avenue brick sewer; the
24inch brick sewer on Sussex strre6,
from Green to Hudson streets; Grove
street, repaving and resetting of curb
stones, flag stones, ETC., from Grand
street to Newark avenue; Van Horn
street. from Communipaw avenue to the
New York Railroad.
A petition, signed by James T. Watson
and others, was presented, asking the
Board to appoint John B. Cotton in
spector of the proposed Van Horn street
improvements and referred to the Street
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