The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-25
BOARD OF CHOSEN FRBEHoLDERs.
[oFFIC1AL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued

~Fourth-They to slope the banks on
either side when the cutting exceeds three
feet to a slope of one and one-half hori-
zontal to one vertical. Tn bottom of the
slope to be Oh the side line of the public
road, and for the term of one year from
the completion Of all the work herein
| called for to keep the surface clear and
clean for its full width from any earth or
rock washed or broken down from the
slopes.
Fifth-They to build a bridge with a
clearance of thirteen feet above grade and
clear spans across carriage way ana each
sidewalk. The spans to be supported in
the public road only by iron columns
placed on the side walks and eighteen
inches inside the curb line. If required
by the Board OF Chosen Freeholders q
| proper fence screen to be erected Il
sufficient height to hide the view of a
train from approaching horses on the
public road. The bridge and screen to be
erected to be tastefuiiy painted in a light
color, SO as to. us far as possible, detract
from It's heavy appearance.
Sixth, drainage-They to build a brick
sewer in Fifty ninth street, and the pub
lie roads to tue same plans and specifica-
tions and subject TO the same uses as
called for in the late contract with
Bayonne, with the addition that the
W is to be laid, surrounded with
broken rock, so as to furnish free SUBJ
soil drainage, and the receiving basins
called for are to be placed as herein
specified.
Seventh. disposal of surface water-Re-
ceiqing basins of the same kind, as called
for by specifications and plans of the late
contract with Bayonne, to be placed as
follows: Two On Southern corner OF Fifty
seventh street; two, one each side. ut the
lowest point in the proposed grade be-
meath the railroad fridge, and two on the
northern corner of SixGy-frsJ street; re-
ceiving basins at Fifty-seventh II Sixty
ii rst street, to be connected with The brick
sewer to be be built il the public road be-
tween Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth streets.
by 15-inch vitriied pipe sewer; strnuard
auhole to be placed in Sc wer at points
OF connection with basins at Sixty-i1st
and F~Ifly-seventh streets, basins at FIFTY
ninth street and under railroad bridge, TO
be connected vito brick sewer as shown
by plans AMI specifications or late con-
tract with Bayonne.
Eignth-The company to set 20-inch
curt anu pave the cutters four feet wide
with Belgian block pavement Oh either
side of the public road between West
Fifty-seventh street and West SiXty-1rst
street.
Ninth-The company to ave the car
riageway between Fifty-ninth and Six
tieth streets with Tilford and macadam
pavement.
All work and materials to b. under the
direction aud subject TO the approval or
the Chief Engineer of the public road.
These features seem to me To cover all
the physical requirements lis to making
the proposed crossing 80 as to ruily pro-
tect the public road.
BY a settlement of the controversy on
this basis the county Will secure a grade
much more advantageous TO the public
interest than the one proposed by Bay
onne and set aside, and at the same line
secure all the improvements TO Bayonne,
viz: Sewer in FIfty-ninth street aud one
block of Avenue A, with basius and ap-
p%urtenances; grading 70 feet wide; paw
ing roadway AZ feet wide between Fatty
ninth aud SiXtielh streets. aud IN addition
u very large amount of advantage add
work applicable to the public o itself
viz: ,
Grading the additional thirty feet re-
quired tor the road, $50 feet of pipe sewer
with basins and appurtenances; curb and
gutter on either sue OF the road for l,30l
feet; paving the whole roadway of the
public road sixty feet wi lie tive Fifty
ninth and Sixtieth streets.
PAYMENTS OF all possible damages
which may be entailed ON property own
ers by a change Of grade. Git Of the
railroad lands required for making the
public Dad 100 feet Wide, the sloping OF
the banks and maintenance of the work
for one year after completion.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. w. HARRIS ON.
Chief Engineer.
Freebooter Noonan moved the report
De received aud printed i'll full on the
minutes
Adopted.
Freenolder Ellis moved to suspend the
regular order of business to take up New
Public Road matters.
Question being taken on the motion or
yeas ant nays. there voted as follows:
Yeas-Ail the members of the Board
present-9.
The Directorate rye declared the mo-
ito adopted.
Absent-Freeholder Perry.
From the Comhittee on New Public
Road:
10 the Honorable the Director-at-Larg
and Members OF the Board of Closer
F~reeholders of Hudson County:
Your Committee on New Public Road
to whom was referred the letter of Col
Inns q Corbin, Attorneys to the Lehigt
Valley Terminal Comp my, dated Marcel
10. 1892, relative to a settlement OF the
pending suits and of all matters in C IN
truversy. growing ouG of the crossing .
the railroad eft SAID comp my by the lev
public road, respectfully report the sub
iotned agreement which mas been con
Gu rrtd III by the representatives, OF tn,
"a ilway company ana by your committee