The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-02
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COM
MISSlONERS.
ToFFIcIAL PROCEEDINGS. /

Board of Street and Water commissions
ers held on Thursday, January 28, 1892, at
10 O'Clock Il. M.
Present = President Somers, Com
missioners Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4
Absent-Commissioner Cook.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The COMMITTEES on Streets, Sewers and
Lighting reported on claims of j. c..
Herald, 81. 40; J. 9. News. sl2 25; Hugh
Meehan, $50 90; Robert McCoobery, $l44;
United Gas Improvement Company,
IS, 7l7.62 as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions reported on claims of f. p.
Woodcock, $16.65 as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
DOCKS and Parks reported on claim of
Warren & Mahoney, S472.64; A. DATE,
$l4S. so; James Palmer, Agent, $50; Z. H..
Herman, $92. Al, at correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee Gu Laws and Ordinances
reported on claims of j. &. Herald, $3.50;
j. e. News, SIG. so. as correct.
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS N RESOLUTIONS
The Committee on Streets, Sewers
and Lighting presented the following:
Resolved, That s5.717.62 be paid to the
United Gas Improvement Co for gas used
in city lamps in December, 1891.
Charge Lamps and Lights. 1922.
Resolved, That 81. 40 be paid TO j. G.
Herald for proposals for cleaning streets,
etc..
SIP. 25 to ]. C. News for proposals for
cleaning streets, etc.
Charge appropriation for cleaning
streets, 1892.
Resolved, That s144 be paid to Robert
E.. McCoobery for use of horse and cart.
Charge special street account.
Resolved, That In accordance with res
olution adopted by the Board of Finance,
February 25, 1891, the following old claim
be and Is hereby certified to said Board
for payment:
$50 TO Hugh Meehan for labor on streets
in October and November, 1888.
Whereas, Tine Lehigh Valley Terminal
Railway Company has presented an APP
pltcation to this Board, dated January Is.
1892. for leave to cross the strip of land of
the city fifty (50) feet in width upon
sewer, and has therein offered and agreed
in case the said application is granted to
construct for the support of their tracks,
and to maintain bridges over the said
land Il sewer having an elevation OF not
less thar fifteen (15) feet In the clear
upon stone abutments or foundations to
be constructed on each side Of the said
sewer not less than twenty coy
feet apart, aud to be SO con
structed that excavations nay at any
time be made by the city between
The foundations thereof to the full depth
OF the sewer, and the sewer not TO be in
jured by the company, and if injured
10 be forwith restored, aud has also offered
and agreed that in case the said strip of
OF fifty (50 feet in width owned by the
city Shall hereafter be opened and graded
rs u street under said railroad, theu when
required by the city. said abutments
chuIl ha cnt honE aud ntnnad nufoi6a of
said strip of land Of the city and a clear
ance shall be left of not less than fifteen
Q5) feet above the crown of the said
sewer rs now constructed, and that the
company will pay to the city one hun
dred dollars damages for said crossing.
Resolved, That the said application be
granted upon the terms offered and agreed
10 by the company. which are hereby &C
cepted and approved.
The foregoing were each adopted by
the following vote on the call Tor the
ayes and nays:-
Ayes-President Somers. Commission
ers Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4.
Absent-Commissioner Cook.
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions presented the following
Resolved, That SIG 65 be paid To +. P.
Woodcock for postage stamps, etc.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes ard nays.
AtSS-1 IGSluCut oOtIaClS, SoIH hllSSlOu-
ers Dugaa. Madden and Yoe-4.
Observation-Disclosures Cook.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks presented the following:
Resolved. That $92. Al be paid to P. H.
Tiernan for Timing at Second Precinct
Station House.
Charge this appropriation.
Resolved, That S472. Ga be paid to War
| rem Mahoney for extra work on Second
Precinct Station House.
Charge this appropriation.
Resolved, That $14S. so be paid to Albert
DATE for stationery.
Charge Morgan street dock.
Resolved, That SIS be paid to James
Palmer, agent, for rent of First District
Court in January, 1892.
Charge District Court rentals, 1S9l'92
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on tie call for the ayes
and nays.
| sioners Dugan. Madden aud Yoe-4.
Absent-COmmissioner Cook.
The Committee on Laws and Ordi-
| nances presented the following:
Resolved. That the following sums be
paid to the newspapers hereinafter
named for publishing ordinance to auth
orize the Jersey City aud Bergen Rail
streets:
SIC so to the Jersey City News.
So. 80 TO the Jersey City Herald.
Adopted by the following vote, on the
call for ayes and nays;
Ayes-President Somers, Commission
ers Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4.
Absent-Commissioner Cook.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That John Murray be and is
hereby appointed engineer ut B~e!leville
/ Wafer Works at a salary oil ST. per month.
said appointment to take effect February
l, 1892.
Resolved, That Fred Schussler be and is
hereby appointed as brennan at Belleville
Water Works at a salary of $50 per month,
said appointment to take effect February
l, 1892.
The foregoing were each adopted by
the following vote. on the call for the ayes
and nays:
Ayes-President Somers. Commission
ers Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4.
observation-disclosures Cook.
On motion the Board adjourned.
WILLIAM A. ToLsoN,
Clerk.