The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-09

,~,lnrles O'Brie:, So: James Pnili-t-r.
$40 S0,also 3ay rcli paved streets. $2.3l5.f5.
Octoner. 1891. as correct.
The report WAS ACCEPTED.
JERSEY CITY, Dc. 8, 1891.
To the Honorable the Board OF 5 rect aud
Water Commissioners of Jersey City:
Your Committee IN Streets n Sew
ers, to whom was referred. November l6.
1891, tile remonstrance of Henry Klein
against the confirmation of final assess
ment map.for improvement of Woodward
street respectfully recommend that said
fiual map be adiudicated on aud corrected
rs follows:
Assessors No. 81, from sl3J 10 to si25 IL:
assessors No. 6S, from 5000 90 to S26; AS
SCISSORS No. 80. from $l20 to $3.50; assessors
No. 81. from $3.50 to 1924, aad on thirteen
OBJ petitions for signs, ETC.. favorable.
The report WAS accepted.
The COMMITTEES on Pumping and Reser-
voirs reported certificate of che Chief En-
gineer in favor Of James Coyle, &c. $40 on
account of contract No. $40 aud or claims
OF rheo Smith & Brother, 1881 81, 1916: Jer-
sew City Supply Company: s4G1 10, s459 "a.
1859. 02, Si3. 81; .Tohn A. VIII, SIG Is; Pat
rick Connolly, 1854 20, $432, is, Sl10.47, 1890;
A. Da,z, $40, also pay roll, Believille ana
High Service, 81. 932 81, November. 1891,
as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and EX-
teuSiOnS TepOrItQ CeTblllChbe VI ". Il0ulf-
Jr., Water Registrar, IN favor OF FOx u
Drummond S4,42O 40. on account of Con-
tract No. 443. II on Chains OF Jersey
CITY Supply COMPANY. $3.50. S40S, $40,
81. IA; p. + Martin Sl09 "a. $S+. S7l.66
S7l. 10, S57.74; United Gas Improvement
Company sl5. S5.S5; A DATE 1924 so, SAL.
sS5, 81 s42. 50 gel, sl4. slo+, 500 30,
$40, $3.50, s12; f. P Woodcock S5S s..
$50; Michael j. Geifir $52. 35, S42. SO.
s3S 45. $21. 25; C. Healy s25; VI. }. O'Mara
S66 &c. as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks n Parks reported on claims OF
James Palmer. Attorney of Weldon Es
tate. SIS, SIS; Warren & Nugent S2cS.33
=. f. Martin $3.50, 500; Estate Thomas
f Bray $500; Patrick O'Connor $415.
sSI1 80, 1915, 1915. $3.50, as correct
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Printing and Sta
tionery reported on claims of Jersey City
News s44. $40, $3S, S36, George T.. Bouton
$3.50. as correct.
The report was accepted.
At this stage Commissions Cook APP
peared aud took his seat.
MOTIONS y RESOLUTIONS.
Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Lighting presented the following:
Resolved. That the grade map for that
portion OF Columbia venue between
Lincoln aud Zabriskie streets. as sub
mitted this day by the Chief Engineer,
be aud is hereby adopted and confirmed.
Whereas, This Board met on the 10Th
day Of November, 1891, to hear, consider
aud a~djudicate upon objections which
should be presented against the final as
sessmeut map and report for the i'm
provemenJ of Woodward street from
Grand to Canal street; and
Whereas, This Board has considered
each aud all objections presented at such
meeting and nav adjudicated upon the
same and have determined that neither
all nor any of them are sufficient; there
fore
Resolved. That said assessment map
and report as filed by the Commissioners
of Assessment on the fifth day of Octo-
Der, 1891, aud adjudicated upon ana cor
rected by this Board on the third day Of
December, 1891, be aud the same are
hereby confirmed aud that the clerk be
directed to file the same with the City
Collector for collection.
Resolved. That the work under Con-
tract No. 6lS for the construction of sewer
In Ocean avenue, from Sea View avenue
to a point o 100 feet south of Gates
avenue, and in Gates avenu from Ocean
to Garfield avenues, by Michael Mullery,
contractor, be and the same Is hereby ac-
cepted as completed and that the cost and
expense of the said improvement together
WIFI All maps, SPECIFICATIONS anu Obner
data pertaining to the same be u the
same are hereby referred to the Commits
sioners of Assessment and the Chief En-
gineer, he being a discreet surveyor not
interested in said improvement for pro-
cedure according to law.
Resolved, That the work under Con-
tract No. 621 for the Improvement of
Vroom street, from Summit avenue to
Gray street, by Michael Curley, c~ontrac-
tor. be ami the same is hereby accepted MS
completed and that cost and expense of
the said Improvement together with all
maps. specifications and other data per-
tanning TO the same be and are
hereby referred to the Commissioners of
Assessment II the Chief Engineer, he
being a discreet surveyor not interested
in said improvement for procedure ac-
cording to law.
Whereas, The National Docks Railway
Company has presented an application to
this Board dated November q, 1891. Tor
cave to cross the Brown place Sc wer, and
has therein offered aud agreed In cast the
application Is granted to construct for the
supper of their tracks, and to maintain
bridges or arches over the sewer having
an elevation OF not less than eleven feet
in the clear above the o wn of the sewer,
resting upon stone abutments or founda-
lions to be constructed OF each side of
the sewer twenty feet apart, and SO con-
tructed that excavation may at any time
be made by the city between the abut-
ments aud foundations To the full depth
or the sewer, sue structure TO be made
in accordance with the plans approved by
the City Engineer and annexed 10 the
applic ition. aud the sewer not to be ill.,
jured by the company, aud IL injured to
De forthwith restored.
Resolved, That the said appli.
cation be ante upon the plans
and terms offered n agreed to by the
which are hereby accepted and
approved. provided, however, that ia case
a street shall hereafter he opened upon
said strip or fifty feet owned by the city
under said railroad then said company
shall, when requested by the city author
tiles move back said abutments to the
side lines of the street, and construct
their railroad across said strip in accor-
dance with law, aud In such n manner
to leave a clearance OF at least twelve
feet above the top OF said sewer.
Resolved, That one improvement GER
tificate foe $500 be drawn in favor of
Michael Curley, final for work done and
material furnished on account OF contract
No. 627 for improvement of Vroom street
from Summit avenue to Gray street.
Resolved, That one improvement GER
tidcate for 81. 900 be drawn in favor of
II. j. Clarksou for work lone and mater
ials furnished on account of contract No.
go for Improvement of North street,
Central to Durham venues
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid TO the persons named
for services rendered as fore
men and laborers on paved streets month
ending October 81. 1891, amounting IN the
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