The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
STREETS And SEWERS.
Also School Sites and the
Tarry Passaic Under
Discussion.

Before the Street and Water Com mis-
missioners met this morning as Board,
the Street Committee met and declared
property owners along Summit avenue
against the rate of assessments invalid
ana number of then not in accordance
with facts. When the Board met the
final assessment map was confirmed.
Some little argument took place respect
ing the eighth objection, which urged
that the Ravonia Horse Car Company
should be made to bear q portion of the
burden, as its tracks extenned along q
certain portion. But it was urged by the
committee that the company had taken
up it's tracks.
Petitions were received from Mr..
Schultz, Sr., for the repairing of a por-
tion OF Linden avenue IN the vicinity of
Old Bergen Road, and for the putting in
of two receiving basins in the same
thoroughfare.
William G. Bumsted notified the Com
missiOners that he was not satisfied with
the award of 81, $50 which the Commis-
sioners of Assessments had allowed him
for property condemned in the acQuisi-
tion of land for the Sip avenue sewer and
that he would carry The matter into the
courts. The communication was referred
to the Street Committee and the Corpora
ton Counsel.
A communication was also received
Emily G. Carpenter, OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, asking
why the Commissioners had taken no
action upon the request of that body to
remedy the stoppage of The flow of water
from the fountain at the junction of
Montgomery street and Newark ave-
nue.. She was aware that the
| water had not been shut off at the in5ui-
CATION OF the Commissioners. but she
didn't think the expense of opening the
street to get at the defective pipes should
be borne by the Union. The "a after was
referred to the Street Committee.
SCHOOL PLANS.
Corporation Counsel Edwards notified
the Commissioners that ground for the
school site at Romaine street and Payo-
MIA avenue had been purchased, and the
building of the new school could be
commenced at once. The purchase OF
the Virginia avenue sites would
he effected within a few days. The plans
for the first building will be on exhibi.
ton at the Boards rooms next Thursday
and the members of the Board of Educa-
tion were extended an invitation to be
present to offer suggestions.
NTHE TARRY PASSAIC.
Inspector Leake made another report
upon the condition of the Passaic water
supply. 1t was in but little better condi
tion than wnen he made his preceding re-
port. He had found much coal tar and
oil, but many of the factory proprietors
along the river had walled up and ce
mented the closets.
The refuge from the Standard Oil Com
pany turned the water black in some
places. The second river was in horri
BILE condition, and If the Orange Common
Council passed a certain ordinance now
before that body allowing sewage te
empty in that river, the effects would bt
| more horrible. He had found a bae
labelled "A. Smith, Newark in the
river containing six cats and two dog:
in bad state of decomposition.
r. ID. Wood & Co., OF Philadelphia, wa.
the lowest firm among four bidders fol
| furnishing 600 length OF 6-inch cas-
iron water pipe, and 200 lengths O.
8-inch pipe of the same material
| Certain lands on Bogert avenue
belonging to Mrs. Van Reiper's were de
clared vacated, and the final assessmen
| map for the Improvement of Herber
place confirmed. Thomas Cavanagh wa
awarded the contract for the construction
of the Sip avenue sewer, and Mlchae
| Curley the contract for the construction
| of the Duncan avenue sewer.
| The Commissioners decided to ask tn,
| Board of Finance for an appropriation o
| 50, 500 to pay Street Cleaning Contractor
| Henry Byrne for the cleaning of one hun
| dred addition al miles of streets at $25 pc
| mile. Mr.. Byrne's contract for the thre
| months of the fiscal year having expired