The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-29
Permits issued each month and amount

The reports were received and nled:
The Board ordered paid the salaries OF
the city officials under its jurisdiction,
and then passed number of claims of q
routine nature.
by request of Alderman Prigge the fol-
lowing ordinance was taken from the
table and adopted
SECTION /, That whenever any excavation for
any purpose shall be made in any sidewalk, the
excavation shall be covered with planks of suff-
cient strength to permit the safe passage of peo-
pie, and whenever the excavation Includes the
whole or major part of the sidewalk in addition
to excavation for cellar, a hand-rail shall be
placed on the side of such planking as guard
to protect people passing any such excavation or
cellar and any person making such excavation
and failing to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance shall suffer penalty OF not exceed
ing twenty dollars.
SEC. q That it shall not be lawful to construct
any leader or drain pipe for purposes OF conduct
ing rain water in any other manner than by con-
meeting the same with a drain pipe or sewer
beneath the surface of the ground, and IN case
no drain pipe or sewer can be constructed then
such water may be carried through u pipe the
upper part of which shall be level with the sur
face OF the, sidewalk with decline sufficient to
empty into the gutter. 1t shall not be lawful to
construct or continue in use any gutter or con-
quit for rain water that will spill the water from
any elevation down upon the street or sidewalk,
or from the building upon the sidewalk. 1t shall
not be lawful to construct or continue any gutter
or conduit attached to any awning or similar
structure, unless said gutter or conduit is
described. That any owner or agent of any
building. who shall fail to comply with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, shall suffer a penalty
of not exceeding twenty dollars for every
offence and further penalty of not exceed
ing five dollars for every day the same shall
be continued after the first conviction.
The same gentleman also moved the
adoption of this ordinance, and his mo-
ton prevailed
SECTION ]. That the owner, occupant or lessee
of every vacant plot or lot of ground fronting
keep the sidewalk or space intended for a side
walk fronting said property, free and clear OF
all weeds or other similar growth.
SEC q That it is hereby made the duty of the
officers of the Police Department to notify such
owner occupant or lessee of any violation of
this ordinance, and any failure 70 comply with
its provisions after notice by any police officer,
either verbal or written, shall subject such
owner occupant or lessee to a penalty of five
dollars for every failure to comply with the
provisions herein named.
Alderman Keogh, who had been very
quiet during the meeting, got in his work
by introducing resolution that the
Street and Water Commissioners be re-
quested to pave and improve small
strip of land on Tonnele avenue, between
Newark avenue and the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The resolution was adopted
Ii was then followed by one requesting
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
change the name of Marion station to
s.Tonnele avenue station The resolu-
ton set forth that many people believe
that Marion is not in Jersey City and that
this error causes trouble in the delivery
or the mails. The resolution was adopted.
A CHEAP RIDE WANTED.
Alderman O'Rourke wants to ride on
the street cars from Bulls Ferry to Ber-
gen point for five cents, and he offered a
resolution that transfer ticket system
be demanded OF the street car companies.
He suggested a conference with President
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and Bergen lines, and President John H
Bonn, OF the North Hudson County road.
The Alderman said that if such confer
ence did not result favorably, the Legis