The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-21
LEnIGH VALLEYS STREETS
The City Vacates Them, but the
Currie Heirs Nay Make Trouble
---New Grants Asked.

The Street and Water Board met this
morning and decided to grant the petition
Of the Jersey City, Newark q Western
Railway Company for the city to vacate
the Ocean avenue extension in considera-
ton Of extensive improvements to be
made to other streets in the vicinity At
the expense Of the company. All the
land owners interested have dedicated
the necessary laud TO the city for the car
rying out of the railways promised I'M
provement. and owners Of abutting prop
erty have assented to the application.
The Board declared IN the resolution
adopted that greater safety to property
and persons would thus be ssecured. and
the interests Of the city promoted by the
changes.
The extension Of Otean avenue, from
Fifty-second street to Fifty-third street,
was declared vacated, and Avenue G
opened from its present terminus at
flfty-second street northwardly TO the
north line OF Fifty-third street. The
company will be obliged to file within ten
days an agreement in writing with the
clerk Of the Board, with the Mayor and
the Board Of Aldermen, agreeing within
twelve months from this date to grade
and pave with Belgian block pavement
Avenue G from Fifty-second street TO
Fifty-third street at the company'seex-
pense. TO which term Of twelve months
may be added, however, any period dur
ing which the railway company may be
prevented from doing the work by litiga-
tion. The company will be allowed 70
use the paving blocks and curb stones
now ipsthe vacated extension OF Ocean
avenue. The work is to be done under
the supervision Of Chief Engineer Rug
giles.
The following grades are established in
the resolution The elevation OF Avenue
| Z, on its centre line at the south curb
line of Fifty-third street must be twenty
| six aud three-Jenth feet in the Jersey City
system OF levels; on its centre line at the
north curb line of Fifty-second street 1t
must be twenty-five and iive-tenth feet In
/ the system Of levels.
| The resolutions which are to form the
contract contain this further provlsion:-
That the railroad bridge of said company shall
he elevated 70 leave clearance OF AT
least thirteen feet in height above the centre Of
sad avenue as graded aad shall span the entire
| cept on curb lines
NEw STREETS.
| II was further resolved that the dedica-
| tions offered by the company and by other
| property owners by their petition present
| ed simultaneously with that OF the rail-
way company, and any other dedications
| by the owners of any of the streets or ave-
nues declared opened, be accepted, adopt
/ ed ana opened 10 the public.
A representative of the Curries who ex-
amineu the resolutions after the ADJOURN
| ment Of the Board was asked IL he found
| them in accordance with the agreement
between the interested property owners
and Mr., Reon Barnes. He hesitatingiy
1 lIansEered: There are some slight changes
/ believe / can't ten exactly wnere.'
| and he hastily left the room.
NEW CONCESSIONS ASKED.
Before the Board adjourned, Commits
| sioner Dugan handed over 10 the clerk
the following petition, which was read py
| the clerk and referred TO the Committee
on Streets.
| Your petitioners. the Jersey City and West
ern Railroad Company and the Morris Canal &
Banking Company, corporations Of New Jersey.
and the Lehgn Valley R r. Co., lessee Of the
Morris CanaL resp sctfnIly p5titiou your Hon
/ orabie Board TO vaeate all the public and
easement and right Of way, II any, In Canal
\ avenue, being a strip Of land on the southeast
side OF the Morris Canal running from Cayau
\ Creek southerly distance Of thirty. one hum
dred and enty-flve feet, more or less TO its
/ southwesterly terminus the said Canal ave
nue. is laid out and shown on the map entitled
| ''Map Of that portion Of Jersey Cily formerly
4 known as Greenville,N published BY n. q.
/ Yreeland. Chief Engineer and Surveyor OF Jer-
| sey City. 1881. Your petitioners show that they
are the owners Of all the land fronting on 10th
| sides Of said street
| j. c., n. & WR R. Co.
REoS BARNES, President.
Morris Canal and Banking Company,
| The Lehigh Valley K R, Co.,
By Collins & Corbin, Attorney.
Dated April i, 1891.
The Board accepted the Bright street
1 improvement as complete, and after pass
/ ing batch of claims adjourned until to-
morrow evening at eight o'clock