The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-28
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COM,
MIsSIONERS.
ToFFIcIAL P-nocEEDISesl

Adjourned regular meeting Of the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers held on Tuesday, February oath, 1891,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Present-President Somers and Com
misioners Dugau and a keuren.
Absent-None.
On motion Of COMMISSIONS Dugan the
rules were suspended and privilege OF the
floor accorded TO Mr.. L. J. Gordon. who
addressed the board in matter of alarming
increase Of typhoid fever IN city limits,
the probable cause of same M suggest
ing q remedy.
On motion of Commissioner Dugan the
Board took a recess OF ten minutes.
On reassembling all the members Of the
Board were present.
On motion Of Commissioner Van Keu-
rem the order Of business was suspended
TO Rule II.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Commissioner Dugau:-
Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor
AMI President Gordon of the Board Of
Health be requested to act with this
Board as a Committee Of the Whole to
wait on the Governor of the State In the
matter Of the already great and rapidly
increasing amount of filth diseases In this
city, to the end that prope remedies
may be speedily applied.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-President Somers and Commits
sioners Dugan and Van Keuren.
Nays-None.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
Resolved, That the sewer inspector and
the assistant sewer inspector and all men
employed under him cleaning sewers and
basins in this city be and are hereby sus-
pended from this date u until further
orders from the Committee on Streets and
Sewers.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays:-
Ayes-President Somers and Commits
sioners Dugan and a keuren.
Nays-None.
Commissioners Dugan moved that when
this Board adjourus il will be TO meet on
Thursday. February 20, 1891, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Carried.
On motion of Commissioner Van
Keuren business was suspended under
Rule IL and Rule 10 was taken up.
PENIN OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for building School No. %.
corner Of Pavonia and Romano avenues
Mason work as per specifications, six (6l
in number. were presented as follows
han a. Sons, S21.I73; Joseph H.. Cutley,
$26,9s7: Michal Gavin, SGT, 500; Edwards
Bros, SO, 3S7; Thomas Kelly, $500.
Carpenter work as per specifications,
five % in number, We're presented as fol
lows. 1.-THE bid OF Warren & Mahoney
was thrown out as informally
John Herman, $3.50; Jacob Dubois
$685.; Edward and John Kelly, SIC, 7S5
Joseph Jewkes. 1885, $50
Plumbing, gas fitting and steam heat
ing work as Der specifications, two ~ IL
number. were presented as follows
Charles A Crossley. s6,47s; Phillip E
Martin, S6,129.
srba ,vl,nIa work cou1lata two (l IN
number. were presented as follows
Edwards Bros. S47,S37; Edward ant
Jonn Kelly, $4S.150.
Proposals for building Public Schoo
No. "a. on Virginia ayenue:-
Mason work as per specifications, six 10
in number, were presented as follows:-
Michael Brennan. $1,000; William
Robertson 81 Son, $21. $50.
Michael Gavin, $4,000; Edwards Bros.
$40, 4S7 90 Thomas Kelly, s19.0Sa.0o, AM
Michael kelleher, SIS. $4,000.
Carpenter work as per specification
five % in number were presented as fol
lows
Warren & Mahoney, sl5.597. 90; William
II. & Frederick w. Caoe, S14.924O 90
JACOB Du Bots, s14, 337. 90; Edward Il JonI
Kelly, Sl3.355- 90. q Joseph JewKes
Sl0.gy0.0O.
Plumbing. gas fitting and steam heat
ing work as per specifications, TWO e
in number were presented as fnliows:-
Charles A. Crossley. $4,000, an
Philip E. Martin. S5,315.00.
The whole work complete, fou % ii
number were presented as follows
Michael Brennan. $4,000 90: Edward s
John Kelly, $3j,375.00. Edwards Bros.
S35,177O 90, aud William Robertson s. son
S4l. 5000.
Received and referred to the COMMITTEE,
on Public Blu ldings and Docks.
On motion OF Commissioner VA
Keursn the Board adjourned.
GEORGE L. BOUTES,