The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-09
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMITS
SlONERS.
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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMITS
slONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. held on Mon
day. May 4. 1891, at 10 O'Clock n M.
Present-All the members OF the Board
g in number).
Reading Of the minutes of the organiza-
ton meeting, held April "a, 1891, was dis
pensed with, and were approved as en-
crossed by the following vote, on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members OF the Board 70
in numberl
PRESERVATION OF PETITIONS AND CON
MUNICATIoNS.
From VIM. A. Sharp and others, for the
improvement of North street. from Gen.
trail to Durham Avenues.
Wm. II. Cummings and others. for the
construction of n main ewe in West side
Avenue, from % feet south of the south
side OF Williams Avenue to the Hacken-
sack River.
Chauncey Holt and others. for man
sewer in Oxford Avenue. from West Side
Avenue to the Hackeuseck River.
The Town Clerk of West Hoooken, IN
relation TO condition of Paterson Avenue.
Kerey, Shea and others, petitioning
Board to clean private sewer in Pavonia
Avenue. between Monmouth and Bruins
wick Streets.
4. ID. Witherell. requesting permission
to pave Church Street, between Bergen
and Tuers Avenues.
Eight petitions for permits to erect
signs, two for awnings. one for hitching
post, one for a BARRIERS pole.
Received and referredt to the Committee
on Streets, Sewers IN Lighting.
From John Haesloop, in relation to
failure of contractors to replace paving on
Pacific Avenue.
John Guilfoyle, for permission TO ex-
tend private sewer in Clerk Street.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets. Sewers and Lighting with
power.
From w. w. Edwards, requesting ex-
tension OF water pipe on BramhaH Ave-
nue..
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From the New York Standard Watch
Co, requesting information in matter OF
tapping main.
on Assessments and Extension and Chief
Engineer.
OFFICIAL CONCENTRATIONS.
From the Clerk OF the Board
JERSEY CITY. May 4, 1891.
To the Honorable Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners
COMMUNICATIVE Commissioners Of As
sessmeut filed with me on April z7sh,
1891, final map and report for improve
mrnt of Emory street and preliminary
sketch for improvement or Fifteenth
street.
Yours, etc,
GEORGE I. BoUToN, Clerk.
Received and oruered filed.
From C.. Healy, Jr, Registrar, submit
ting certificate ia favor of Fox & Drum
mond, $2.OS4.22 or account OF contract
No. 443.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments aud Extensions.
From William Heller, Water Assessor,
submitting annual report.
Received and ordered filed.
From Thomas w. Leake, Inspector,
submitting report of inspection OF Passaic
water.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board Of Finance:-
Transmitting resolutions passed by
laid Board at It's meeting held April ED,
and approved by the Mayor April "a. 1891,
to witt
Resolved, That the amount of bonds to
be given by the Assistant Chief Engineer
to assume the faithful performance of his
official duties, be and is hereby fixed at
$1,000
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, TO wit:-Authoriz-
ing the Improvement of Kensington ave-
nue. from Bergen avenue to a point about
40 feet west thereof.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted By the Board OF Street aDdWater
Commissioners, to Notwithstanding the
advertisement for proposals for the cree
ton of a fire proof vault to cost not ex-
ceediug s., GOO.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tions Adopted by the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners TO wit:-Awarding
contract to James Coyle for about 10000
tons of coal at 81 60 per ton.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners, to witt
Ordering paid the following pay
rolls
Taxing out rock, 1902, January. Labor
on meters, S460. Repairs at High Service,
$469.50. Laying water pipe, 5000 so.
Belleville and High Service, s5,34S 81.
Repairing water pipe, s1,33S.50. taxing
out rock, S237.50. Repairing over water
pine, $3.50. so, all March, 1891.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. TO witt: Authoriz-
ing the opening of Lienan Place from
Booraem street 10 Prospect street, and
awarding damages for the same as fol-
lows
Unknown block 70S, No. O., 81,
Unknown block 703. No 10, $40.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board Of Street and
Water to wit: Authorizing the opening
of Nesbitt street from Reservoir avenue
to Boornem street. and awarding damages
for anne as folloWs:-
Unknown block 70s, No. 4 Booraem
street, 81. 600.
Unknown block 7Os, No. 5 Reservoir
avenue. SO.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tion, adopted by the Board of Street aud
Water Commissioners, TO wit:-Ordering
paid 800 TO Michael Kelly for services as