The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-11
PUBLIC MATTERS.
The Sixth District Improvement
Association After Things with
a Stick.

The Sixth District Improvement Asso
citation met in the Detwiller Building, on
Ocean and Danforth avenues, last night.
question Of a new sewer for the Wood
lawn district being called up, Mr.. Sklff
spoke in favor of having it empty into
the creek, and Mr.. Bouton thought
it would be better to nave 1t
empty into the bay. The Associa-
ton took no action either way. Two
communications were read from the
Commissioners of Assessment and they
promised to meet a committee from the
association on June 16 at ten A. NJ. in the
City Hall in regard to the Greenville as
sessment, and Messrs. Lembeck, Simp-
son, Oliver, Baldwin, Morrell, Skif, M.
Schultz, Jr.. Greer. Rhombeck and Wake
man were appointed. The Committee on
Gas for the WoodIawn section reported
that the gas desired to know
how many residents would use the gas
before they laid the mains. Mr.. Simpson
thought this question was a peculiar one
for the company to ask, as no one could
tell how many would use the gas until
mains were laid.
A motion was carried urging upon the
company the advisability of laying W
mains ON each side of Ocean avenue I'M
der the side walks.
"A motion was carried that 1t was the
sense of the association that under no
circumstances should Ocean avenue ever
be torn up again for the laying of any
ind of mains. In the consideration OF
this motion Messrs. Lembeck II Slmp-
son urged upon the association that as
Ocean avenue was in first-class condition
now, it should be kept SO.
The committee on Linden avenue inn
proveInent reported that owing to the re-
monstrance of some of the property
owners, the project of paving Linden
avenue had been nipped in the bud. MI.
Simpson wanted to know if a party who
signs for an improvement could remon-
strate against the improvement. Mr..
Bouton, clerk to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, informed Mr..
Simpson hat a party could petition for
III improvement and then demonstrate
against it. Elk Mayor Oliver said his
long experience in public affairs inclined
him TO the same view.
Mr.. Bouton said ne wanted to make
some remarks in a whisper SO it could
not reach the ears of the reporters pre-
sent. He said one half of the money de-
rived from saloon licenses was appro-
priated for school buildings. Other
improvement associations had been
active in securing new schools for their
localities, but the Woodlawn section was
destitute of school advantages.
A new school building was needed. Mr..
Harvey also spoke in favor of the new
school. Messrs. Bouton, M. Schultz,
Skiff, Oliver and Simpson were appointed
a committee to see the Board of Educa-
tion. Mr.. Lembeck thought a site should
be chosen so there could be no d~issension
about the matter. Mr.. Bouton suggested
that Dwight street and Claremont avenue
should be the site, and it was chosen by
the meeting.
Mr.. Lembeck stated that the Lahigh
Valley Railroad intended to have Thomp-
son avenue vacated for about two hum
bred feet where Garfield avenue joins it.
He suggested that a committee be APP
pointed to see Mr.. G. Vreeland and Mr..
Currie in regard TO putting a new street
through their land TO Bayonne, so that
Garfield avenue and the Bergen Point
Plank road would not be cut off. Mr..
Lembeck and ex-Mayor Oliver were APP
pointed.
Mr.. Harvey called attention to the fact
that the man hole of the sewer on Linden
avenue wal one foot above the street and
on q very dark night was very dangerous
TO people driving there. The matter was
referred to the Committee on Linden ave-
nue. Improvement.