The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-08
BOARD OF FINANCE.

- hNV.poV tht tS~uiaA oIuHE. VI Duslue3Se was
The g nGltion OF sewers IN the Thru ~aistricr- Dr.I.
beard tntake trnuaediate action.
Mr; kenny presented the following resolution.
kesoived, Tat the board OF strest and water
with the ommittee o. Inc whole - this bosra ana
q committes OF citizens, 70 c3ufer with unieiais or
ers o. the thi.d DISCREET;
o, Iessssi 4; .S III, 9SSi /. l4Scb H sng y Viz n1ra ThoMe &C E:
name1 rs the committee Corepresent the citizens at
AZ. gustavs Blau was gr lnted the floor, and in ne-
half OF the Bergen Improvement Association urged
half Il JerseS Guy. tSe iera re Iroc e. dd3 N.Y. ! ley ~ p (
The city OF NewarS 70 restrain. the authorities o. Pas
On motion G; Mr. Allen the matter was referred to
o4iss, =. n instruct uns ~ ir.o.
tt,IIi,s II xt laectnE OF The board.
Tas segal-r oraerv u bus moss was then resumed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND c~oMACNIoA-
I%agyita.ion rom Court Jersey City. a. 9. r. y az
j B'yle assoc. ,tion to attend blil, ID cember 10.
""tn OF above Nvcrer cniyed and acccpeed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Glenn Of c5.l us q corb.n OF ss5.l0, tax cost in
i iosd 3, s .tsi iO y; s'' coI Es; asy ~ s gu Ala ssg ieaes p
ios city collector; OF American DISTRICT Telegraph
1855 Of William aorr,ii q $685., ice. November,
asso; Keseiyel ana rs.erred 20 tue committees on
C.alm o 4. {. Accartsn q $3.50. taking aelrnowl-
OFFICIAL coMmuSIcATroSs
roquesiing tsansier q s565 from account Of salaries
% accountof claims or 1sss-s9.
oo;nmniiicatlon from pol e commisslonars reia-
oY see 20 = paSo nna raf loq red y pr 81 ca,o@,spee n moi s se;
The Following resolutions were received rom tine
BOARD Of street and water commissioners and re-
Serred TO he eonmittec on concurreng resolutions:
1. 0rdtrins ualo claim OF James Iumulty OF gao.
&. Fhree resolutions orderingpAt i'd certain claims.
.. fixing salary OF Thomas Iroster, as super.nten-
iient OF pipe lay lag, at u ,oc0 a year.
4 Awarsing GSntracs y Henry Gyrnes tor removal
dionths.
mont I; er ssd Dais sno fesloTiPs P over ws;s Aas s3ns-
november, 1855. 81, 1913 so; labor on meters, Noveln-
see Dsers s'S &C. VII & B% 5sll Taitsp Novs an1 ssi 1855 sf.ozi u.
assessment an, Extens anticipating water gates.
s Ssps. E;oven aSsss $50 Yss5, '0' $3.50 Bs'aif rea.sess Sgss
g Soy q Ssr 1ss lsSo /, ~ spS g: r. LAYING Teses y,ps,
meadows. November. 1885, SO; and the fo.iowing
Isa sod,r,ng r eRsr w ~ unpaid nssa' agr, th ssl b9s ssi. Of !, w ORR
oyer w water pipe, april, 1ssp. s IIgsss grepair.n NC
wRte Ry plpe. nay sad 1885, Ss5es ss VIZ 90 ss ssSs sasss o g; 'a ~. ssf
pipe, May, 1889. s225 q; Blowing oil MIGRANTS, May,
pSig,n.o oS vel r Waser s, wa' Ma gs'9 ISL. a s,os; asSsii, M;
Water gates. june. ls5sa, si 81 biow.n ssG I'll aydranss.
isss. ss sSS'' sSSa' repairing 0Ser WAFER pipe' June
Resolution from board Of street and water COM
missloners, noil ying board o. appointment OF Acam
j, Ditlnar 10 superinJend erection of new police head
aq The eisy ei eom esoSlssd r spo eeds tSe r nseei Of the
city treasury from NOV. IT To Dec, 2, 1859, Doth days
included, TO be s16i,77S os. Received and ordered
tt ca.
Resolution from sinking fund commissioners, Or
dcrlng G. 5. Westerveltp paid IS for bond vaiie bLoK
purchased by him. Received aud referred to the
committee on finance.
REPORTS on STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on concurrent resolutions reported,
recommending the adoption OF the Following reseiu-
lions:
/. Awarding contract to Joseph q. Cut;ey, for the
erecs4on 9, new police headquarters ana list pre-
2. ,Fsxing salary of Thomas Trotter, as superin-
tendent of pip5 laying. at 1880 per annum.
Z. a warning contract TO Henry BVfnpS. for re.
nova, of ashes and garbage and cleaning the streets
4. Orderlng paid the following pay-rolls: Pump.
ing and rsServoirs--kepafrs on meadows. NoSenl-
water pipe. November, 1853, 81 ,S2a 81: reassessine,
Novemner. 1888, $500 repairing over pipe. Noyem-
1885,, 1927 80. P9mDnga and servoirssm5ellevil lie and
high s 3 y &c Neys = ,h lsso, saesa q; Asses
1889, St57 80; repairing water PIPE, November. 1886.
inc ayes and nays having been called upon each of
the above resolutions, tne reDort was received and
The committee on concurrent resolutions also
presented the following report, which YVES ordered
@1d on the table;
i. me Der. 1aard of Finance OF Jersey City:
Gent nlen-Your cculo ,ittee on concurrent resolu-
,leIs, TO whom was REFEREES a resolution adorvsd
gidlnG for the construction or 1ns4n sewers on the.
~ W. +. oS Ne sipsG p an lsafr 9ssne, s,ii = q con9 s n @ sRpssea Seeo.S Se
ion Il hereunso annexed, Respectfully report as
fhey ha7o examined into the whole matter, III con
tsncelon with The caiet engineer and the corporation
sit-.Sst, ~ .?Il1se ~ lHPAN HS u t1b itgGi .tiiu
4nginoeslng urobtcms involved are embodIe1
soisra,ly in thts report, as there are no open streets
wen Stsl' ths N II sSaE Pian 4 sns and maif tbe Ponh msyfr IA
i.aiiroad, on the north through winch II Is Ieasihie
y ssern s9ope q Bergen Hiii between thess points.
s ssss lt q g. eity Ct f Tssr a a. P ie 6 man Il qgd eas sas q RI ssm-
, tsag ;.:ov Tho ap p css s,a a. n ,n4 qg ns thn ,a y m e isa Sna &c
Tiled, An act e cnabis cities to 20 build IL
main sewers in certain districts and
pose.N THIS act provides that when IN a city any
nsighborhocd Of SAID city lacks sewers tor the
hsaith o. Il iahahissn's @1hhus reof, and there are no
2n b a streets e. Though Z alv Y ss1,, + Is ne feasible IeI and Cd,
i s ,,g9n nIe sSs tSs e d 70 ay tidew cssr :, th hf az i sOai IL Be
. hM'ut Of fOf s sew so1'q t. aAg iag e out ami ii 'e een ronSsaael
main sewer or sewers sum lent for tie
md lying pwitaiH such neighburaood. The at Pre-
hall c orr i5s IN al RESPECTS With lie procseainas
slescrlbed BY law IN the city Tor the conjunction q
hereof, exceptso far as mouiied Nv the act.
,a 4 as 1 lea san:ht 70 yTpe1ses III ne az ssry'1 lor r. - cone me
) ruction Of the sewcrtn tbe sane manner as lands
r Ts asso y ais tor ps sos s sSsni mssd &c St fos the assessnent
nt shs property benefited by the sewers IN the same
uh # u u the city. ribs exclamation 1a1 ofths a purp Of
u the act is made necessary because an opinion
XII aordlnary nowcTs are cdnferrei By tie act
I'D I'd Tint he sn cost , q shc sewe rs, WI ,Iy b. lnna BY , Z gen zen
nary main, sewer Improvement, in that lands must
be aCqUirei Wherein TO ccnSlruct inc same. rr a
part of the 6lstApc e, instead OF constructing The
I..ne through opsa streets.
Since the opinion OF tAa supreme cours in the so
called Kelogg case. TO will assessment for a main
sewer can BE- level upon a lot of the line OF such
f1sin sewer unit. q L.tsral 10 built, unless So. d man
ever c2sres OF the surface Drainage iron The lot.
9he western slop5 OF Bergen Hill, in some resuecfs
Tue most desirable ortfcn or our eli y. has stood stall
for many years while improvements have mulIiplieu
IN The eastern SLOPE; there IS at present compare
city fails TO receive the large revouua by way OF
taxstion which the building up ofthts section would
bring INTO The city treasury. The cause OF this stag
nation is no secrci; it 10 known and recognized BY
Is simply the lack of sewerage. In 5eesc times peop G
" fl not hire houses unless the same are properly
severed. This innd is now claimed for. Immediate
age by the tncreas ing demands OF a growing city; the
consls isn't with the rights OF taxpayers generally.
There Is no difficulty In draining. this. whole sec
t,oh into thu Hac!sensackR River, as West Side Avenue
Is everywhere mere than "a, iest above low water
scour T u Application pr ssss pr rs.nns 70, I tt two
as to the nortneriy, one; This sewer VII
run from West side Ayenus throuSh Sip
River, d d stance OF about 5000 feet. From West
side Avenue to the edge OF the meadow a 81 irch
orics sewer will be built. emptying into TWO 3C-inch
iron pipes. Supported on pilLnss, the Iron pipes VIII
nther be EXTENDED at once to the RIVER, oras favored
oy the engineering department. into = tldot creek
about 1,5c0 teos cost Of the river; IN other event tho
right OF way Or the whole distances TO The river VIII
so obtained. This sewer VIII Grain an area or abgus
SIG acres. whereof tnree-quartcrs ie upland anu tho
Eiancs salt meadow this aroa Is bounded ca
he .aorth by LoEan Avenue and tbs
bennaS.vania Railroad; on the e&ss by Tonneie an1
a6aho avenues and ths divtaing line of the wstst.
thei between Bergen and Weslsde avenues twhicl;
averages about 800 Icet west OF Bergen AveEuel,