The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-12
CARING FOR THE STREETS
The Commissioners Very Busy---
Batches Of Improvement Bids.

The Street and Water Board held a
long session this morning and transacted
considerable business.
There were no remonstrances against
the fling of the final assessment map for
the construction of sewer in Pine street;
nor against that for the extension of the
Second street sewer to tide water. A
Mr. Smith, owner of property between
Newark avenue and Monmouth street,
showed up too late TO make objection.
Petitions received from George A. Var
lex and others praying for the improve
ment of Belmont avenue, from Monticello
avenue, west to point 700 feet west of
Bergen avenue, and from George Clifford
praying for the Improvement of Emory
street, between Bergen and Monticello
avenues, were each favorably reported
upon by the committee on Streets and
Sewers.
FrancisW Mitchell and Keaeny,
of Herbert Place. by communication.
called the attention of the Board to the
i'll condition of The sewer in Herbert
Place, and offered to flag and curb d
portion of the sidewalk at their own ex
pense if the city would put the sewer in
proper condition.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Charles Moran and Henry Prigge asked
to have their names stricken from the Pc
titiOn handed in March 3 in reference to
the Germania avenue improvement. Mr..
Van Keuren objected, as the petition had
been already acted upon. The matter
was referred to the Corporation Counsel
Property owners along The line of the
proposed Bleecker street improvement
asked for the appointment of P. a. Tiede-
mann as inspector. Referred 10 commit
tee
Thomas Harrington, the lowest bidder
on the proposed paving and improvement
of Grove street, from Newark avenue to
Grand street, asked to withdraw his bid.
The bids were received eight months ago,
but the contract has not yet been award
ed, owing to some technical points which
have not vet been settled. Mr.. Harring-
ton informed the Board that at the time
he bid he had quantity of material on
hand which has since increased in value.
The communication was referred TO the
proper committee.
Permit Clerk F. d. Woodcack reported
that the receipts for issuing permits
amounted to $l7, 1858. As during the year,
and that amount had been deposited with
the City Treasurer.
A communication was received from
Clerk C. j. Rooney of the Board of Health
accompanied by report of Inspector Al
len relative to the urgent need of sewer
in St. Paul's avenue, from Central avenue
to Oakland avenue. The avenue is sewer
ed from Summit to Central avenues, and
from Oakland to Palisade avenues, leav-
ing out the blocks mentioned above The
report sets forth that the cellars Of the
houses Nos. 102 and 104, on the north side
OF ST. Paul's avenue, were found flooded
foul and stagnant water, and that
some half a dozen privy vaults
on the same side of the street were full
and oYerfowed after every heavy rain.
Public School No. 8, crowded with the
children of that section, was in the inn
mediate neighborhood. A petition, cir
culated for the purpose of petitioning the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers, could not procure sufficient sigma
lures because the property owners on the
south side of the street availed them
selves of the use of private sewer owned
by the Erie Railroad Company.
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
THE NORTH HUDSON 81
This same committee reported that per-
mission had been granted the North Hud-
son County Elevated Railway Company
to continue its work of erecting its struct-
ure from Laidlaw avenue to Hoboken
avenue, a cessation of which was ordered
last week, the company having verbally
agreed to take out the old cement line
and put in a new iron pipe and repair
whatever city property is damaged. The
company also agreed to pay the salary of
inspector for this work. The contract has
not yet been signed, but is now in the
hands of the printer.
Dennis Byrne was awarded the contract
for improving Clifton place and Westcott
avenue, and "a, 900 was ordered paid Con-
tractor Cutley ON the Police Headquarters
building contract.
BIDS IN THREE PATCHES.
A swarm of contractors was present
when bids for the proposed improvements
of Bright street, Bleecker street and Lin
den avenue were called
Michael Mullery, Michael Curley,
Thomas Harrington, III. H. Holmes,
O'Donnell & Ormsby, P. J. Condor, Will
liam Kramer, Thomas Cavanagh, Charles
O'Neill and Henry & McGibney, ten in
all. bid on the Bright street improve
ment.
On the Blocker street improvement,
Henry & McGilney, Thomas Cavanagh,
Michael Mullery, Patrick O'Neill, Will
lam Kramer and o. O'Donnell & Ormsby.
Only four bids were put in for the Lin
den avenue improvement, those of II. II.
Holmes, Louis Stevens, Patrick j. Con-
don and Michael Curley. Condor is said
to be the lowest bidder on this improve
ment.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Chief Engineer to have all obstruc-
tions removed from Corcoran street in
GreenviIle, and survey and stake out the
lines of this thoroughfare. 1t is said this
is an effort to have removed recently
constructed house which extends nearly
across the street in question.
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