The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-17
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Bavonne's Council Consider the Question
of the County Road Route
The City Council Of Bayonne last even
ing heard with ONT surprise n letter on
the county boulevard question from
| Judge Frank II. kimmerly, Freehclder
! from the Sixth District.
He informed the Council that he had
laDored hard to bring about the change
| OF route demanded by the vast majority
| Of Bayonne residents. While Avenue A
4 has been designated, Freebooter kim
! merly wrote thai the peoples choice OF
Avenue ID would prevail. provided the
Standard Oh Company's three pipe lines
were immediately remover from the lat
ter avenue.
The writer added that the Board of
Chosen Freeholders and the people In
other parts of the county would not con-
sent TO further delay. Freeholder KIM
merry and Judge John A. McGrafh, APP
peared before the City Council and re-
iterated these tatementS Judge Nc
| Grath said he doubted the power of the
Council to grant the oil company rights
in the premises. lie claimed the Free
| holders could not remove the pipes, but
they did not wish them to be under the
road to be built.
lent Alexander promised to vacate the
avenue and waive any rights for damage.
It was agreed to ave the COMMITTEES on
Water. streets and Drainage see the
Standard Oil people with Freeholder
Kimmerly and try to get the pipe lines
removed. Freebooter kimmerly guaran-
teed in that event that the boulevard
would 90 through Avenue b, otherwise
IL will come down Avenue A to a point
below the pipe line. then crossing over to
Avenue b. below Twenty-seventh street,
and running to the river or the avenue
favored BY Bayonne people.
The vexed question of the city future
water supply. now purchased Of Jersey
City. gave the Council another surprise
Copies Of resolutions passed by the Jer
sey City Street n Water Commission
ers demanded an immediate renewal OF
the contract which expired last Noyem
Der by Friday evening, when q conferences
with Bayonne Counciimen Is asked. 10
case OF failure to agree, notice IS given
that Bayonne,s water supply will be cut
OF.
Water, Streets aud Drainage and City
| Attorney Fuller will meet the Jersey
City authorities at the appointed time.
City Attorney Fuller said that the Mont
clair Water Company you'd deliver
water in Bayonne by December l. The
| contract called for it November l, 1890.
Mayor Farr vetoed q resolution asking
for an estimate on n main sewer in Four
teenth street. He said the petition was
two years old, and that the thirty-four
petitioners only represented 500 out OF the
II 1000 feet Of property affected. Mayor
Farr also vetoed a resolution directing
the City Attorney to proceed against
railroads for taking pen streets. Int
| mayor wrote that rs nothing in parti-
| cular was specified, too much power was
| given the City Attorney.
Proposals for sprinklinR Avenue ID,
West Eighth, Cottage and n block on
East T~wenty-flrst streets were rejected
rs too high.
Two petitions against raising the grade
of Centre street over the Jersey Central
and Bergen Neck Railroads were exam
ined. William II. Corbin appeared for
the Bergen Neck Railroad and
offered an agreement to grade the street
to New York Bay ut the eompany's ex-
pense. At the bridge the change asked Is
az feet. The Council did not pass the
grade ordinance last night. but Will in
yestigate further.
Contrary to expectation the tax budget
and salary ordinance were not passed. An
adjourned meeting will be held Tuesday
for this purpose Arrangements were
made to pay interests on on all bonds due
July /. The city will borrow $4,000 at
AZ per cent from the Mechanics Trust
Company. There were no city officials
balloted for, although q motion was made
to 90 into an election for City Treasurer
and was not seconded