The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

Clerk, to wits. w. Anness, Stewart J.
Dickinson, William Murray and Coleman
q X oss.
Resolved, That By aud with the con-
currence Of the Board of Finance, the re.
port Of the Committee on Streets and
Sewers upo the application Ia writing OF
Charles ID. Ridgway aud others. present
ed to this Board on the 10Th dav of April,
1891, for tue improvement Of kensinRtou
avenue from Bergen avanue to a point
40 feet west thereof, be and the same is
hereby accepted by this Board. which
hereby declares its determination 10 make
said Improvement unless at or before the
time hereafter TO be appointed for hearing
parties in relation thereto, a remon-
strancy shall be presented to this Board
signed by the owners of property liable
TO more than one half tue assessment
therefor. aud that the Commissioners of
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
OF the Bureau of Survey. be aud are here
by directed to make 4 report to this
Board, an estimate Of the qua nifty aud
amount of work to be done and of the
materials to be furnished for the making
and completion OF the said Improvement.
and that upon the filing of such report
the Clerk Of the Board shall sdver tise
for proposals for doing such work and
furnishing such materials in manner and
for the length Of time required by law.
The foregoing were each adopted BIZ
the following vote on the call for the ayes
and Nays
Ayes-President somers and Commits
sio ners Dugan ana Van Keuren.
Nays-None.
On motion of Commissioner Dugan.
the Board took a recess for five minutes.
On reassembling all the members of the
Board were present.
The Committee on Streets and Savers
presented the following
Whereas, The Jersey City. Newa TX and
Western Railway Company presented
among other things. for the vacations,
extensions and opening of streets and
avenues hereinafter recited and Offering
in case their said petition was granted to
do certain grading and paving as herein
after specified, and all the owners of the
land within said streets sought to be
opened have dedicated the same and all
the abutting owners on the streets to be
vacated have assented to this application,
and a hearing having been mad and
Mango j. Currie having appeared before
this Board and having been heard in be-
nalf of himself aud the trustees and de-
visees of the estate Of james Currie. de-
ceased, n William ]. Bumstead having
been heard on behalf of Susan NJ. Vree-
land, and Reuben Simpson. Stephen b.
Vreeland and Henry Lembeck aud others
having appeared in person; and
Whereas, 1t appears that greater safety
to persons and property would be secured
and the interests Of the city would be
promoted by the said changes hereinafter
mentioned u by the elevation Of the
railroad OF the said company as herein
after set forth, therefore
Resolved. And it is hereby ordered that
the folio wing changes be and the same
hereby are made, TO witt
The extension of Ocean avenue, So
called, from Fifty-5econd street to Fifty
third street is vacated.
Avenue G Is hereby opened from its
present terminus at Fffty-second street
nOrthwardly to the north line of Fifty
third street In conformity to a map ac-
companying and filed with said petition.
The foregoing changes are made upon
this express condition, That the Jersey
City, Newark aud Western Railway Com
pany shall within ten days from this date
nile with the clerk OF this Board an agree
ment, ia writing, with the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City, agreeing on the
part OF said company that within twelve
months from this date they will grade and
pave with Belgian block pavement Ave-
nue. G.. from Fifty-second street to Fifty
third street at their own cost and expense
and without cost 10 the city or other pro-
perty owners. to which term of twelve
months shall be added, however, any
period during which said railway COM
pany may De prevented from doing the
work by litigation, and said company may
in doing such paving use the paving
blocks aud curbstone5 now in the extern
sion of Ocean avenue above vacated; said
work shall be done under the direction
of the Chief Engineer OF the City aud to
his satisfaction, Il the following grades
are established, to which said company
conform in doing such work. The
elevation of Avenue G on its centre line
10 the South curb line Of ~FIfty-third
street shall be twenty-six and three
tenths feet, in the Jersey City system OF
levels; the elevation of Avenue Q on its
centre line at the North curb line of Fifty
second street shall be twenty-five and
five-tenths feet, in the Jersey system Of
levels. These grades are more fully
shown and Will appear by reference to
the map on file in the Office of this Board, |
entitled, profile aud Mar Of Change of
Grade OF Avenue and ID, between Fifty |
second street and Fiftv-third street,
Jersey City, February 16, 1891, w. w.
Ruggles. Chief Engineer" Said contract
shall contain this further provision, that
the railroad bridge of said company
over aud across Avenue c shall be
elevated so as to leave a clear
ance of at least thirteen feet in
graded and shall sDan the entire width of
said avenue without any supports in the
same except on the curb-line.
Resolved further, That the dedications
offered by the Jersey City, Newark and
Western Railway Company, by their Pc
tition and by other property owners by
their petition presented simultaneously
herewith, and other dedications By the
owners of any OF the streets or avenues
hereby opened be and the same hereby
are accepted by the city, and the said
streets aud avenues so dedicated by them
are hereby adopted n opened to public
use.
Resolved further, That these resolu-
tions when accepted by the Jersey City.
Newark and Western Railway Company
(such acceptance to be signified by the
Hing OF the agreement above mentioned)
are to constitute a contract b6tween the
Jersey City. Newark and Western Rail-
way Co. of the one part, and the Mayor
and Aldermen OF Jersey City Of the
other.
Whereas, the Jersey City, Newark and
Western Railway Co. presented its pc
uLion to his Board praying among other
things for the vacations. extensions and
penings of streets and avenues herein
after recitsd, and offering, in case their
said petition was granted, to do certain
grading as hereinafter specified, aud all
the owners of the land within said streets
sought TO be opened have dedicated tae
same, and ali the abutting owners on the
streets to be vacated ave scented to
this application aud a hearing having
been had, and Murgo j. Currie having
appealed before his Board and having
been heard en- behalf OF himself and the
trustees and devisees OF the estate Of
James Currie, deceased. and William q.
Qurrafat having haan haar6 On hahalF NJ