The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-25
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Street and Water Board
Loaded Down with Clos
ing Work.
PEARL STREET VACATION.
PennsY's Bland Petition-Probably
President Madden Next
Year.

The Street and Water Commissioners
are busily engaged to-day strengthening
out their business for the past year. Clerk
the stacks of legal documents. claims and
ordinances which must be passed
or rejected before Mayor elect Wanser
enters upon his duties as the executive
head of the city government. The Com
missioners were in secret conference
from ten o'clock until after
twelve, and it was then announced
that Clerk Bouton had so many matters
to prepare for presentation to the Board
that it was necessary TO adjourn until
this afternoon. This was finally done.
TO vACATE PEARL STREET.
Probably the most important subject
the Commissioners will be called upon to
deal with at this afternoons session Is a
vania Railroad Company for
the vacation of Pearl street.
The petition is In the hands of the Com
missioners, but 1t has not come before
them officially. The members decline to
discuss the provisions of the petition,
but it is limited that 1t is the
outcome of resolution passed by the
Board directing the company to remove
all distractions from the street. The OBJ
structions consist of part of the en-
bankment near Green street, two
tracks near Washington street
and turn table. The resolu-
ton directed the removal of these
instructions at once, and the Street Super
intendent began operations to secure its
enforcement. What effect the company's
petition will have in the matter is not
known. but one of the Commissioners re-
marked, "Its cool piece of business"
REORGANIZATION.
The minds of the Commissioners are
also somewhat disturbed over the re-
organization of the Board next Wednes-
day morning. The minutes OF the
Board will show that missioner
Yoe has been voting Of late
with Commissioners Cook and Madden.
opinion exists. Considerable comment
was caused by his actions, but more Will
occur when it Is known that Commits
sioner John F.. Madden will prob
ably preside over the Street and Water
Board in future. Commissioner Somers
is not particularly anxious to be the pre-
siding officer, it is said, and it Is stated
that Somers will step down, resign In
favor of Mr.. Madden. and vote with
Commissioners Dugan and Cook for
him for President. Mr.. Yoe
in tie language Of the vulgar. lis not in
1t, /" ana MS vote IN IuUure Will nOb De
required to decide the fate of any reso-
luton or ordinances.
CIRCUMSTANCES.
After the secret conference. which kept
the Commissioners closeted for two
hours, the Board met to hear remon-
strances against improvements. The
first case taken was that of the open
ing of Avenue E from Gates
avenue to the Morris Canal.
The obiectors were the heirs of the Cur
rie estate. They complained of the
awards for damages as being excessive,
| and also the high assessment. The mat
ter was referred for investig alton.
The second case was that Of Pearsall
avenue from Bergen avenue to avenue E.
William Caldwell and Others objected to
| the excessive assessment, alleged bad
work and the payment of an Inspector
whose services were considered unneces-
sary. The complaint was referred and
will be acted upon next Monday.