The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29

The appropriations which show an In
crease over last year are:--Clean1nG sew
ers and receiving basins, rsoonsfr uction
Of sewers. lamps ana lights and salaries
FOR A PUBLIC BATH
The $4,000 asked for. for tue mainten-
ance of a public bath was tackled on this
morning at the suggestion OF Commits
sioner Dugan. II the money Is appropri-
sfed for this purpose the bath viii BE-
located at the foot OF Eighth street. The
appropriations viii undoubtedly be con-
siderably reduced by the Board OF II
nance.
A petition was received from Thomas
Brennan and others asking tor more
lamps in the West Bergen section OF the
city.
Bids were invited for the improvement
Of Kensington avenue, from Bergen ave
nue., no feet west Nine were recelvea-
Contractor John Nolan's bid was low.
Three of the bids were handed IN amer
two had been opened and the Board de-
cided that no bids would be received fnAs
were not in the hands Of the Clark before
others were opened. A bid from Francis
Hall was withdrawn.
THOSE DOUBLE Tracks
The Commissioners are. for soEe unex-
platned reason. refraining from taxing
any definite action on the ordinances
recently presented for the relief OF the
North Hudson County Railway 70 lay
double tracks on Grove street. betWeen
Tenth and Twelfth Streets and the
lay conduits in certain streets IN the
lower section of the city. but still ordi-
nsnces come In and are referred 1or m
veetigation-
MORE GRADE CROSSINGS.
This morning an ordinance was pre-
fathered by Commissioner Cook. giving
to the Erie Railway Company privilege
20 lay double tracks across Pavonia ave-
nue. between Provost and Earnum
streets at grade across Ninth street, b.
tween Barnum and Provost streets.
across Provost street between Ninth and
Tenth streets, and across Tenth street.
between Henderson and Provost Streets
sThe ordinance simply allows the rail-
way company TO move its tracks 70 tno
west a little" explained Commissioners
Cook AT the present time the railway
company Is utilizing Pavonia avenue -
stock and drill YARD. and many COM
plants have been made recently by truck
men and expressmen to the blocKades
that occur Traffic across this street has
stopped at times for half an hour or more
The ordinance If passed viii prevent this
intolerabIe nuisance and give the COM
pany about thirty feet more room Tor
tracks between Provost street and the
tunnel"
The ordinance viii undoubtedly meet
with considerable opposition. as il is
thought that Provost street. will be closed
up.
The contract for the Improvements OF
North street, between Central and Dur
nam avenues, was awarded 20 kooert
Clarkson.
Several complaints were received
against the ,deplorable condition OK
Emory street. Contractor Clsrkson. who
made the improvement, was ordered 70
put It in a good condition before lr
viii be accepted as completed. DR.. O,Cai-
lahsn complained TO the Board that Con-
tractor Burns, who is repairing the Pa
yonia avenue sewer, had dumped
quantity Of garbage on his property with
oat his permission The complaint was
referred for investigation
Old claims Of 1855, amounting to 500
were ordered paid and the Board ad~
journed until next Monday morning