The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-06

OF PETITIONS AND COMMUN
1CAT1ONS.
From William Dohrinann and Others
requesting that Third street between
Henderson and Grove streets be repnved.
From Western Union Telegraph Com
pany requesting permission to rebuild u
| portion vi It's line.
From the j. G. Printing Company re-
questipg permission to construct a vault
under he sidewalk in front OF their prem-
ises IN York street.
Six 10y petitions for signs, etc.
Received aud referred to the Committee
on Streets, Sewers and Lighting.
From Jonn NJ. Jones re questing per-
mission to construct q private sewer on
| Sip avenue.
Received aud referred to the Committee
on Streets, Sewers and Lighting with
power.
From Dodge & Co. and others request
lug extension OF water main on West Side
avenue.
From john O'Donohue requesting
extension Of water pipe in Van Cieef
street.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessment ami Extensions,
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
From the Board oil Fiuance:
Submitting resolution passed by said
Board ut its meeting October 30, 1891, and
was approved by the Mayor October Fl,
1891.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tion adopted by the Street and Water
Commissioners, to WITT
Ordering paid the following pay rolls:
Repairing water pipe. September, 1881,
s. ,055.
Beileville aud High Service. September
1891, $5,173.9 81.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu.
ton adopted by the hoard Of Street and
Water Commissioners, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claims:
John Beaver, $50. so; e. B. Brush, $50;
Jere Curtis, $65. 10; Robert Donshea. $2S,
SIS. sss; James Carlin. $is7.27. $3.50 80,
$1B6 As. S102 IS, S12e.67 /. S94. OF; P. j. Con
don, S451 80, 1896 IS. 5000. ~. S337.1 Is, 1923 80
1905 so. S295t5o; $500 go, 1894 35; Dye Coun.
%terfeit Detector. ~; I. Falion. ~ rs; H
Gerber, S24 so; f. L.. Herrick, $25; j. p.
j HAll; &. VI s A.; l. d Heller SO T. sr.' s sSS'
S99s 90, 1874 SO. Sl53 30. $l43 40. $l3s.70,
500. 40, $a65. AZ, Si7. %, 1921. "A. $15S. Is; r.
e. Msrtiu, 1852. IA, $50 40, S1T8.75, 1872. 80,
$l25. S254. IS, sos, $4l.57. $l4. 10. $69. q; J.
j. Mu.llgan, $l2; joan Mullins, SIS. so.
$50; II. 3. Mcknight. sas; B McAnally,
500, 1893; National Meter Co. $ls9 80. 1896.
1896. $50. 1896. $3.50; N. j. Car Spring and
| Runher Co. $16.25; O'Brien 81 Keflt,
$3.50. "a; John Small, SAT rs; Steele s. Con-
diet, t4g.25; Theo. Smith & Bro, 1851 81,
$3.50; J. Sc~hellenberger. GAL So. $40. IA, s5s.-
sl5. IS. 40. 81. SIS: Henry Wilkens, SIS
Received ana ordered flied.
REPORTS OF H CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificate
in favor OF
Thos. Kelly. $4,000. on account of CON
| tract No. 6l3.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
From the same officer:
JERSEY CITY, Oct. &c, 1891.
To the Honorable the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN-Iu company with Com
missioner. Madden l male an inspection
of engine houses Nos. 2. 8, 5 ami 6 to ex
anime into and make a report upon the
repairs necessary to be made at each
building.
No. Q engine house, situate in Morris
street, needs q new hay and feed shed. u
plasterin9 whicn now covers it In spots
| only, new sliding doors, and also some
wainscoting done; the total expense OF
which will be about $3.50.
| No. 8 Engine house in Mercer street.
needs new flooring In the rear part OF the
building, u platform from the rear door to
the yard and make the stalls six inches
wider; the expense will be abont $50.
No. 5 Engine house in Sixth street; the
floor requires patching, new floor beams;
Uio TOOL neeuS repairing auu patutiuR;
the clustering In the rear room (where
there is any and wooden ceiling put on:
the rear wall must be pointed up. the
lower floor ought TO be painted M y ma
nure pit made; the expense will be about
$500.
No. 8 Engine house on Provost street is
in a d~eplorabie condition. 1t requires
new plumbing, new roof on the main
building aud extensions; the roof on the
extension ought TO be raised: part of the
wall on the north side must be tnksn
down and rebuilt; the chimney must be
rebuilt; the walls which are exposed on
the north ana east sides must be pointed
| up; new glass put in, old glass reset; new
hay and feed house built. a manure pit
built, floors repaired, painting and kalso-
miuing doue. new cellar stairs, cutting
out wall and putting in door, half glass:
sliding doors u in and the entrance
made higher; the expen BE will be about
1850.
All the work mentioned Ia necessary to
be done and ought to be lone at once be-
fore cold weather sets in. They are not
fit for men to live In in their present con-
dition.
Very respectfully.
W. W. RUGGLEs,
Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered fled.
PRESENTATION OF LAIMs
The following claims we're presented
- supply Stfl.to, pllV5 OIL.
sos Sc IS; John Regan. STA; Thomas
kilrny, So; Thomas HARRINGTON, $40. 20,
SAT-. rs. S475 So $47l 80. $471 90. S46y 95.
s46S. s4es So. 1899 IS, $sOl 4S; John Herman,
$l4i. 73, S139. 52, s8s. %, SIS So. $50. IS; z. j..
Condor, S473 SO, $a7a SO. $472. so. $472 SO.
St72 so, $472 so. S472 so. s472 50 aud 1906;
Patrick McGovern, SCI; Frank McDer-
mott, SOS. 30, S26; Ma ional Meter Com
pany. Sl5S; IL. R. Worthington. $l52;
john Mccarthy, $408. 70. $408. AZ, $780,;
Phillip e. Martin. $40 SO, $24 so; also pay
rolls commissioners and clerks, 81. 1G6 CD,
Water Registrar, etc., So, 06S. 81; General
Superintendent, etc. 1889 10; labore.s ON
meter. s54S. 80; Reassessors, $225; Engi-
neering Bure u, Si,47l.6 SO, all October,
1891. Paved streets, August. $492. so,
September. $2.029. SO.
Received and referred to their appro-
| pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee On Streets, sewers and
Lighting reported on claims of:
Albert Dliz. SIC. so: Patrick Kane, $40;
Michael Reeve. 81; P. ID. Hill, $40; Pat
| Horan. $40; Patrick r. Byrnes, S32. IS;
Michael Kilieen, $40; James Mcdonald,
$26. 50: Jersey City Supply Company,
| Col IN. Rnhert Muirhaad &320 ~. Miehpal