The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
THE SEWER TO BE BUILT.
Street and Water Commissioners De
eide to Relieve the Third
District People.

A delegation of twenty-five members o.
the Third District Property Owners Pro
tective Association, headed by Dr. /. N
| q uimby, occupied the lobby at thi.
mornings meeting of the Street
! ! and Water Commissioners The dele
| CATION was present mainly to
ascertain what steps the Board would
take in reference to the extension of the
Sc cond street sewer to tidewater now that
an indictment has been found against the
city authorities for maintaining nuis
ance by allowing these two sewers to re-
main blocked by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company.
A communication was read from Mayor
Cleveland, upon whom the delegation
called last Friday, advising that imme-
diate steps be taken to extend the Second
street sewer, and have the work thereon
accomplished before the hot weather sets
in. The Mayor expressed himself as un-
alterably opposed to the railroad com
pany's scheme TO have the city erect
pumping stations to relieve the condition
of the sewers in question
The Board adopted the following reso-
luton, with several pacifying where
aSeS:-
Whereas. Residents Of the Third district Of
Jersey City have repeatedly called the attention
Second street sewer and the danger TO the
b salth of the inhabitants caused thereby, and
requested that some action be taken whereby re-
lief might be afforded them,
Resolved. That by and with the concurrence of
the Board Of Finance this Board hereby declares
its determine tion to make said Improvement, to
w1t:--the extension OF the present Second sti eat
sewer through Second street extended across
the terminal yard of the P. R. r. Company
to tide water of the Hudson River and the re-
construction of so much and snch part of the
Second street sewer as may be necessary, unless
at or before the time to be appointed for hear
ing parties in relation thereto, remonstrance
shall be presented to this Board, signed by the
owners OF the property liable to more than one
half the assessment therefor; and that the
Chief Engineer be instructed to prepare
and present to this Board for approval proper
plan for snch outlet, which, when SO approved
shall be referred to the Commissioners of AS
sessments, who with the aid and assistance of
the Bureau of Survey, be and are hereby direct
ed to make and report to this Board an estimate
OF the quantity and kind of excavation and fill
ing and amount of work to be done, and of the
materials to be furnished for making and COM
pletion of the said improvement.i
Tie Board confirmed the final assess
ment maps for the three main sewers of
Greenville. Supplementary maps for the
jersey City and Hoboken joint sewer
were filed.
Complaints were received from citizens
on Van Horn street against the manner
in which Contractor Patrick Rehill is
performing the work of re-
paving that thoroughfare. The
complaint sets forth also that
the inspector of the job does not spend
more than one hour per day in that vicin-
ity Another communication was re-
ceived from Mayor Cleveland suggesting
the advisability of appointing an expert
inspector for the Pavonia avenue sewer
job and for all other like Improvements
TO be hereafter made.
A resolution was adopted by the Board
requesting the Clerk of the Commission
ers of Assessments to prepare andt to sub
NIT to the Board map of the lands and
values which the city must acquire in
order to carry out the proposed construc
tion of the two main sewers for the Ber-
gen district. The Board desires to pur-
chase the desired lands rather than con-
demn.
The Street and Sewer Committee re-
ported favorably upon the proposition to
change the grade of Sea View Terrace;
also favorably upon that concerning the
proposed paving and improving of Pacific
avenue, from Communipaw avenue TO
the New York and New Jersey Railroad
Michael Mullery was awarded the con-
tract for the construction of the Ninth
street sewer.