The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-20
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COM
MlSHIoNERS.

day, September 12. 1892. at 10 O'clock
A. NJ,
Pie,ent-All the members of the Board,
in number.
Reading of the minutes of regular
meeting held ON Tuesday. September 9.
and adjourned meeting, September 8.
1892. Was dispensed with, and On motion,
We're approved MS engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS N COM
MUNICATIONS.
From Ciaus Iielje leu ana others, for the
improvements of brunswick street. be-
tween Fourth aud Teuth streets.
From James Shunahan aud Others, for
permission TO pave York street, between
Monmouth aud Brunswick streets.
Three l3) petitions too signs. etc.
Received and referred TO the Committee
on Streets. Sewers and Lighting.
From David Young
REQUESTING permission to construct a
avenue 20 the northerly boundary of the
cemetery.
From Joha Mehl. Jr.
Requesting permission to construct gu
Sin pipe sewer from his property 10 COLI
meet with main sewer in Summit avenue.
From Henry w. Bishop.
Requesting permission to construct q
12-in pipe In Bishop street to con-
meet with eve in Grand street.
From q. d. McKelgey, General Super
intendent N. Y. S. aud W. r. R. Co.
Requesting permission TO construct a
10-in pipe sewer in West Side avenue from
their shops ana to connec with sewer in
st. Pauls venue
Received aud referred to the Committee
on Streets, Sewers and Lighting with
power.
From the Citizens Street Improvement
Association.
Petition for the opening of Seventeenth
street from Jersey avenue to Hoboken
avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets, Sewers and Lighting and Cor
poration Counsel.
From Hugh H. A. Breen, requesting
extension of water pipe in Garfield aud
Fulton avenues.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessment u Extensions.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor The Mayor:
JERSEY CITY. September 6, 1892.
The Honor BILE the Buard of Street aud
Water Commissioners:
GENTLFMEN:-Tne resolution of your
Board, passed August 80, 1892. ordering
paid 81, 1856 81. payroll for Engineering
Bureau for April. A. D., 1892, is returned
without my approval as to the following
items:
Q. G. s%tringham. Surveyor, sl95.
Peter Cassidy, Chairman, $50.
Messrs. StriIgnam and Cassidy are
convicted election officers.
Stringham mas served his sentence and
Cassidy Is now serving the sentence i'm
posed upon him. IL Is my intention TO
sign no warrants paying money to city
employees who have been convicted for
irregularities as election officers.
Very respectfully,
PETER +. WANsER,
Mayor.
Received and laid over one week under
the rules.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. g., 1892.
The Honorable the Boaad of Street and
Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN The resolution If your
Board passed August %, 1892, appointing
certain employees at the Bellevilie Pump
ing Station IS disapproved as to the fol-
lowing items: Michael Cassidy, coal
passer," Michael Cassidy is q convicted
election officer and it is my intention TO
neither sanction the employment of or
sign n pay warrant for any such Grim
inal.
Very respectfully,
PETER F. WANsER,
Received and laid over for one week
under the rules.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed BY said
Board at its meeting September 8, 1892,
and was approved Ivy the Mayor Septem-
Der 8, 1892.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs In The following resolu-
tions adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, TO wit:
l. Awarding contract to Patrick Ryan
for the Improvement OF Ogden avenue
from Congress street to its northerly ter
minus.
q w.,.JI.- ...A H.
dow for the Improvement OF Sherman
avenue from fulton to Griffith streets.
8. Authorizing the Improvement of
Seventeenth street from Henderson street
to Jersey avenue.
A. To a advertise for proposals for the
erection of six 6) return tubular boilers
at Bel.eville.
5. Authorizing the construction of sew
ers in Magnolia aud Baldwin avenues as
follows: A 10 inch vitriaed pipe 10
Magnolia avenue from Il point about 100
feet from Chestnut avenue to Baldwin
avenue; in Baldwin avenue, from Mag
nolia avenue to Pavonia avenue, a "a inch
brick oval sewer connecting with the
sewer now being built In Pavonia avenue:
andalso a W in Magnolia aven lie, com
mencipg at the Pennsylvania Railroad
C~ompanv'S property aild running easterly
about 800 feet. a IL Inch vitriied pipe
sewer: thence to Baldwin avenue an Is
inch oval brick sewer.
6. Awarding contract to Ed Ward O'Dop-
nell for trimming coal at Belleville at 90
cents per cross ton.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby coucurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners March 81, 1892, to
wit:
Ordering paid the following pay roll
"Belleville ana High Service" for month
OF February. 1899. aggresatiug 81, S70. 03.
The above resolution was approved Sep
TENDER s, 1872, by his Honor tue Mayor,
with the exception of the following items:
Item No. 8. Thomas Coliigan, engineer,
$18 So.
Item No. 1s George Wood, hremen,
1924.
Item No. "a James Burns. coal passer,
$50.
l EN- No. So. P. J. Kennedy. fremen,
SOS.
Item No. Al. NJ. Cassidy, coal passer,
$5S 81.
Item No. 45. James L. Dean. general
workman, $32. "a.
Item No. So. w. Sweetingham, general
workman, 1913
Resolved, That the Beard of Finance
hereby concurs incthe following resolu
tion adopted by the Board or Street ana
Water Commissioners. August 10. 1892.
to wit:
Ordering paid payroll for Belleville and
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