The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-05
BAYONNE LEGISLATION.
Work Of the Board of Councilmen
News Notes.

The Bayonne Board of Councilmen
hela a long and busy session last evening.
John Howell & Son received the contract
to repair the truck house OF Columbia
Hook and Ladder Company No. 3 for $1O2.
The contract to clean the main sewers
was awarded to James j. Cogan at 1924.
Martin Murray received the contracts to
construct the George street and West
Thirteenth street sewers respectively at
1852 and l 1880, and five cents for rock
excavation.
Smith and Wallis, the expert account
ants employed to examine the books of
City Treasurer SalJer and City Collector
Combes and the bonds and the hoances
in the city's depositaries, reported that
save q few clerical errors in footings on
one or two books, everything was cor
rect.
Mayor Farr sent In a communication
stating that he had received the specif-
cations for constructing the new City
Hall, but was unable to obtain the plans.
| He said he was willing to meet any COM
mittee from the Council or the entire
Board and examine the structure. but no
fair examination could be made without
the plans. In another communication
the Mayor said be found the figures In
proposals for Improvements too high.
Through a recent veto he had saved the
city over S. 1000.
Recorder Besher reported that he
deemed it unnecessary to ave the Board
set aside a separate fund for the expendi-
lures of the Police Court, as Mayor Farr
had enjoined him to make no further
payments from fees. The matter was re-
ferred to City Attorney NorGhrop for the
preparation of a suitable ordinance. The
Committee on Water, Streets and Drain
age reported favorably on the petitions
| for he N N " \ mr. nj NAEf SiYfh ltrOEf
and the lighting of East Flfty-irst. Ave-
nue. G, between West Thirtieth and West
rhirty-secona street aud West Thirty-first
street, between Avenues 9 aud ID.
The Committee on Buildings, Docks
and Parks rendered q report favorable to
the purchase of the adinu estate site on
the Newark Bay shore, for a public park,
at SOS, 900. The tract comprises about
TWENTY-FIVE acres, has a frontage of nine
hundred feet upon the new County Boule-
ward and the Newark Bay, and is rated as
being worth on an average OF $3.50 q LOT.
The estate owes the city about $62, 900 for
taxes. assessments. etc, and its heirs
are willing TO pay the eutire amount upon
the purchase of the tract by the city.
Councilman Robinson introduced an Or
dinance authoring the purchase of the
site and The issuance of $65, 900 worth of
twenty year five per cent. city improve
meut bonds to cover the price. The rasO-
luton, after much discussion, was tabled
until the next regular meeting.
A resolution by Councilman O'Brien to
appropriate 81, 200 for the annual parade
and inspection of the Fire Department..
the formal opening of the new City
Hall and the Columbus Day celebration,
on the Dist inst, was adopted.
Ordinances to construct a sewer
through various streets and the main ave-
nues of the CentrevilIe section to tide
water and to build another sewer through
West Twenty-tirst street, were intro
duced. The following ordinances were
passed:-To improve Linnet street from
Avenue d to Isabella street; TO vacate
West Centre street from Avenue d to
West Forty-eighth street, aud to open
West Forty-eighth street from Avenue D
to Avenue c.
The Pensioners of st. Mary's Star of
the See r. T.. CHURCH lave decided to
participate in the City's Columbia Day
celebration.
Patrick Ward, the victim OF William
Givens's murderous rage, was buried
yesterday. There was a large attendance.
Henry McGrhths a brother Judge John
A. McGrath, and q foreman in the en-
ploy of the Hudson County Contracting
Company. has been working upon the
new Hudson County Boulevard in Bay
onne. He was seized with a severe hem
orrage and fit on Saturday night while
returning home. Passersby found him
lying on a stoop in the Third ward. The
police had him removed to the Bayonne
Hospital. where he now lies in a precar-
ious condition.
The special services last evening in the
new First Methodist Church, at the cor
ner Of Avenue G and West Thirty-first
street. were conducted by the Rev.
Charles F. Hull, a former pastor. This
evening the Rev. Charles S. Woodruff,
another former pastor. will oficiate.
Last evening in the First Methodist
Church. Miss Florence Cubberly, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Cnbberlv. of
West Thirty-third street, was married to
William h. Davies. OF West Thirty
seventh street. The wedding was the
first to take place in the church. The
pastor. the Rev. Charles S. Ryman, ofici-
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