The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-22
BOARD oFsrREEr AND WATER COM
MIssIoNERs.
oFFIcIAL

Adjourned regular meeting Of the
Board of Street aud Water Commission
ers, held on Friday, June 10, 1891, at sight
O'Clock p. m
Present-Alf the members of the Board,
five in number.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND conf
M~UNIcATIONS.
From the New York, Lake Erle and
Western Railroad Company
Requesting permission TO lay racks on
Tenth and Provost streets
Received and referred 10 the Corpora
ton Counsel TO draft an ordinance.
From Committee of Bayonne Council:-
In relation 10 contract for water sup
pile 70 city Of Bayonne.
II. Barnes. rendering tn city for uses
rs a public street Lots 16 and 60. Block
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets. sewers III
Lighting reported in favor of the vacation
Of portion If Van Horn street.
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The COMMITTEES IN Streets. Sewers and
Lighting presented the folio wing
Whereas. On the sixth day of April.
1891. application was made TO this Board
by the jersey City Terminal Railway
Company for the vacation OF Van Horn
EAA Z AC-AA 80 9~AASE
to the dividing line extended between
Lots Is and Is, in Block $50, and
Whereas. On the 25sh day of MAY, 1891,
this Board met n heard and considered
all objections to said proposed vacation
that were presented in writing and other
wise; and
Whereas. This Board has determined
that said objections are not sufficient;
therefore
Resolved. That said Van Horn street
from Grand street soutnwesterly 10 the
dividing line extended between Lots IS
aud 10. ia Block 39. being a distance of
about 800 feet, be and the same is hereby
declared vacated.
Commissioner Madden moved TO table.
Motion lost.
The resolution was then adopted by the
following vots on the call for the ayes and
nays:-
Ayes-President Soners aud Commits
sloners Dugau amp zoe.
Nays-Comnissioners Madden and
Cook.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That the appropriation of five
hundred dollars heretofore made by the
Board of Finance to the Honorable the
Board Of Aldermen for the purpose of
publishing ordinances in book form, and
which said appropriation was by law
ordered to be transferred to this Board be,
with the concurrence of the Board OF
Finance ordered transferred TO the &c
count OF Public Buildings and Grounds
Of this Board.
Where's, In the appropriations hereto
fore made 10 this Board by the Board OF
Finance for printing and stationery II
was not foreseen that the daty of publish
ing ordinances woul deEolve on tais
Board, and
Whereas. The appropriation rs made is
Inadequate 10 make provision TO the ex-
tent or $500 for the extra expense attend
ant on said committees By reason of the
change in form OF government under
which this Board Is now acting.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
be directed TO forward n copy Of all ordi-
nances when introduced TO the Corpora
tIou Counsel TO the end that he may suz-
gest to the Board or TO the appropriate
committee thereof any changes In form
or substance for IA protection Of the In
terests OF the city.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes and
nays
Ayes-All the members OF the Board.
BY Commissioner Dugan:-
An ordinance TO authorize the North
Hudson County Railroad Company TO
substitute a double track OF steel rails ia
the place OF its present single track
through Grove street. from Tenth u
Twelfth streets.
Received and referred TO the Committee
on Laws and Ordinances.
Tie Board on motion adjourned
GEO. !. BoUToS,
Clerk.