The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-17
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMITS
SlONERS.
OFFICIAL

Regular meetlng or the Board OF SJreeJ
and Water Commissioners held on Mon
day, October 10. 1891, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Present-All the members of the Board,
five In number.
Reading of The minutes of regular
meeting held October 5 was dispensed
with, and on emotion were approved as
enRrossed.
PETITIONS AND coMMUNIcATIoNs.
From Hugh Coyle and others request
ing permission to pave Brunswick street
from Montgomery to York streets.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on streets, Sewers ana Lighting.
From the Bergen Improvement Asso-
citation requesting Board to have by
drants blown off.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Assessments and Extensions.
Two ~ petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets, Sewers and Lighting.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
Tr nsmitting resolution passed October
6, 1891.
Resolved, That the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners be reques ted to re-
port to this Board through the Chief Eu-
gineer at its next regular meeting, Tues
day, October 20, 1891, the probable cost OF
dredging the river bed for u distance of
200 feet above and a like distance below
the intake of the City Water Works at
Beileville and to properly cleanse the said
intake.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Pumping and Reservoirs.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. October 6, 1891. and approved by
the Mayor. October Z, 1891.
Whereas, The appropriation for the
present fiscal year for cleaning sewers
and receiving basins, amounting to $12,-
DOC, has already been exhausted in the
prosecution Of said work; and
Whereas, Thu Board of Street and
Water Commissioner have requested
this Board to make an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the purpose aforesaid, be it
Resolved, That the sum of 5000 be
added to the present appropriation for
cleaning sewers aud receiving basins for
the present fiscal year, and that the Com
mittee on Finance BE- authorized to bor-
row said sum on temporary loan bonds at
not exceeding five per cent. per annum,
and that the repayment of the same be
provided for in the tax levy mex here
aft er to be made.
Received ~ ordered fled.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by
said Board at Its meeting October 6. 1891,
and approved by the Mayor October Z,
1891.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, to wit
Ordering paid the following claims.-
Dennis Byrnes, $40. $3.50: James Coyle,
500, $500; I. J. Condor, 1924; Hugh Du-
gan. $50. "a. $140. II, SS2 98. $37. 90: w. w.
Farricr, $14. $40. "a: M. Farley, $3.50; J. Z.
supply Company. $3.50 so, 1868. 1922. IA,
Maloney. S201. 20, N. J. Car Spring aud
Rubber Company, SO 80; Noonen and
Mcguire, $31 As, 50 10; James F. Somers,
$243; United Gas Improvement Company,
$3.50, $l85 so. $3.45. $40. so; John A. Viii.
SILL so. Vanderbeek d Sons. $6S. "a;
Washburn Brothers anf Company, SIS. 40;
II. r. Worthington. 49, 30.
Received and ordered filed.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting October 3. 1891, and
approved by the Mayor October Z, 1891.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following re-
Street and Water Commissioners October
8, 1891, to wit
/. Ordering paid the following claim
incurred in 1885 for repair to streets in
excess Of appropriations TO be paid ont of
contingentfu fund, Board of Finance 1S9O-91.
John w. Sherry, s64.
Received and ordered filed.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting October q, 1891. and
approved by the Mayor October Z, 1891.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners October 8, 1891, to
wit
/. Ordering paid the following pay
roll:
Repairing water gates, $500, September.
1891.
Received AMI ordered filed.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed bv said
Board ut its meeting, October 6. 1891, and
approved by the Mayor October Z, 1891.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tion adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners September 20. 1891.
to wit:
1. Authorizing the Improvement of
Ninth street, from Monmouth to Bruins
wick streets.
2. Authorizing the Improvement of
Eleventh street, from Jersey avenue to
Coles street.
Received and ordered filed.
From the same Board:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting. October 8. 1891, and
approved by the Mayor October Z, 1891:
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurS In the following reSOlu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners August IL, 1891, to
wit:
/. Authorizing the purchase of lots 18,
10, 90, 81, % and 25, block 929, Zabriskie
street and Columbia avenue, at u cost not
exceeding $4,000, for public school site
purpose.
Received and ordered fled.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor Of
Michael curley, 50, Tse. 50, final on con-
tract No. Col,
II. i. Holmes, s7f1.l5. fnal on contract
No. 6I9.
Michael! curlsy, 81 800, on account OF
contract No. 627.
Received and referred 10 the Committee
on Streets. Sewers and Ligntlng.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
The following claims were presented
j. C. Supply Co., $998 81, $40. IS, $21. 80,
SIS; Thomas OsNeill, $72; p. e. Martin,
S253. IA, Michael ORourke, 1873; James p.
Hall, $l36. 05; $70.70. $27. AS; BARLEY
Coyle, $3.50; E. O'Donuell, 1922 IS.
1921. 80, 1891. 30, 1891 80; Pat O'Conuor,
1915, 1875. 1915; Thomas Fallon. $44. rs;
United Gas Improvement Co., $,2l6. 10,
$lS7 so, $50 65. $22 20, $fh. IS. 40, s.. SIS:
Hudson Co. Electric Co., $685.. IS; Joan
Small, SAL. IS; John Nolan, $40. rs. $3.50. 10;
]. j. Mulligan, Sl2. John j. Lillis, S72;
j. O.. News, $12. 25; Steel 81 Condict,
$40. %; Frank S,nyth, 500; p. j. Condor,
$3.50. s422. $3.50. $3.50. 1894 IS; Evening
Journal Association, SIS 20, $26. sea. $II IS;
50. so. $23. 40; National Meter Co. $3.50. 2f9'