The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-26

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Bright street from Jersey avenue to
Brunswick street.
Charge Improvement.
Resolved, That $1S5. go be paid to H.. H.
Holmes, being retained percentage on
contract No. 617. for improvement OF
Irving street from Central to Nelson
venues
Charge Improvement.
Resolved. That St29. &c be paid to Pat
rick Ryan, being final payment on con-
tract No. Cos. for improvement OF Cam
bridge avenue from Griffith street TO
Hutton street.
Charge improvement.
Resolved, That 1928 10 be paid to Henry
Byrne, being final on contract No, Cos
for sweeping and cleaning streets and
removing ashes and garbage.
Charge appropriation for cleaning
streets.
Resolved, That S75 be paid to Thomas
Reynolds for twenty-five days services as
inspector on repairing of Warren street
and Montgomery street in November,
1891.
Charge special street account.
Resolved, That $276 be paid to ii. w.
Moser for use of I'VE trucks.
S13S to Daniel Moran for use OF team
cleaning savers.
Charge appropriation for cleaning
sewers, 1S90-91.
Resolved. That s12. OIL be paid to James
p. Hall for sand.
Charge special street account.
Resolved, That $5.193 2S be paid TO
United Gas Improvement Company for
gas used in city lamps in November,
1891.
$3.50 to United Gas Improvement Com
pany for gas nsed in station houses 10
November. 1891
s45 80 to United Gas Improvement Com
pany for gas used in City Hospital in No
vamhnr 1891
Charge appropriation for lamps and
lights, 1890 81.
Whereas, This Board has received pro-
posals from four bidders in response to
advertisements therefor for removing
ashes and garbage and cleaning the
streets of JERSEY City for the year ending
November 80. 1892, and
Whereas, All the bids received for such
work are in excess of the appropr ration
of thirty Thousand dollars made for that
purpose for the present fiscal year, which
appropriation is insufficient for the pur-
pose, and
Whereas, This Board is of opinion hat
lower proposals from responsible bidders
would not follow a reimbursement Of
said work, and
Whereas, This Board is of opinion that
although not the lowest bidder Henry
Byrne is the responsible bidder for SAID
work who offers the terms most advan-
tageous to the city, aud who has a plant
best adapted for the prompt of
said work.
Resolved, That by and with The con-
currence of the Board of Finance the con-
tract for sweeping and cleaning the
streets and removing all dirt, rubbish,
City according to specifications made by
the Chief Engineer and on file with him
be awarded TO Henry Byrne for the whole
of the present fiscal year from the first
day of December. A. D.. 1891, includin g
all work heretofore performed by him
award of the contract for this year at
and after the rates bid by him for the re-
spective works, to wit:
For removing ashes at the rate Of &c.
500 per year; for removing the garba age at
the rate of SIS. 0C0, and for zach m lie of
streets swept n cleaned twenty-five
($25) dollars, and that the Corpor alton
Attorney be directed to draft a con tract
between the city and said Henry Byrne,
provided the Board of Finance shall in
crease said appropriation as hereinafter
requested, but not otherwise; and
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be requested to increase the appropriation
to this Board for the present fiscal year
for cleaning the streets and removing
ashes and garbage therefrom, including
the salary of the Superintendent of
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thereto by the sum of eleven thousand
five hundred dollars under the provisions
of an Act en- titled A Act relating to the
cleaning of streets and removal of ashes
and gar bage in cities of this State, APP
proved March IL, $780," and to apportion
said appropriation when so increased to
meet the exigencies of said contract.
Resolved, That the Superintendent of
Streets and Roads be directed to construct
a proper grade crossing on West Side ave-
nue., as recently accented by the city.
across the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted to Gabriel Mastres to
erect a fruit stand on the sidewalk in
front of 102 Brunswick street. in accord
ance with the rules aud regulations Of
this Board governing such matters.
Resolved. That permission be n is
hereby granted to the following named
persons to erect signs over the sidewalk
in front of the premises designated in ac-
cordance with the rules and regulations
of this Board governing such matters:
Charles Wendt. 100 Beacon avenue
p. S. Surber, IT'S Newark avenue.
Mrs. d. Colgan, 1888 Grand street.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote Oh the call for the aver
and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board.
five in number. :
Nays-None.
Committee on Pumping end Reservoirs
presented the following:
Resolved, That s., S95 be paid to James
Coyle on account OF contract No. 800, for
furnishing and delivering coal at Belle
vile and High Service Pumping Stations.
Charge Water Account.
Resolved, That S1S7 70 be paid to Abra-
ham B. Parsells for horseshoeing, etc.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-An the members Of the Board,
five in number.
Nays-None.
Committee on Assessments and Exten-
sions presented the following:
Resolved, That "a, 92S. IA be paid to r. d.
Wood e. Co., final on contract No. 632 for
furnishing and delivering cast iron water
pipe.
Charge Water Account.
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of Finance the
sums hereinafter mentioned he paid to
the persons named, respectively for SER
vices rendered as Water Registrar and
employees In Water Department for the
month. ending December 81. 1891 am
ounting in the aggregate to $685. 81.
The foregoing were each adopted by
the following vote on the call for the ayes
and nays:
Ayes-All the memper of the Board.
i've in number.
Nays-None.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks presented the following: