The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-04
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COM
M~ISSI0NERS.
[oFF1c1AL pRocEEp1Nes.l

[oFFICIAL P-RoCEEDINGs.I
Special meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held on We'd
nesday,. Sept. %, 1892, at three p. M.
Present President Madden and Com
m%issioners Voc and Cook.
absent - Commissioners Dugan aud
Somers.
The meeting was held in accordance
with the following call which was read
by the Clerk.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. 81, 1892.
Mr.. Geo. T. Bouton:
DEAR SIR.-You will please call a
special meeting of this Board for tonor-
row, Wednesday, Sept. IS, 1892, at three
O'Clock P. M. for the purpose Of transact
ing business as follows:
/. 10 confirm final assessment map for
improvement of Jackson avenue.
2. To confirm final assessment map for
Improvement of Ninth street.
8. To determine as to dedication Of
Brown place.
Yours, etc,
JOHN F. MADDEN,
President.
Business was then proceeded with in
accordance with the foregoing call, as
follows:
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, This Board met on the Goth
day of September, 1892. to hear, consider
duu duJuUlCab0 upOQ OOJCCOtOuS WuICu
should be presented against the final as
sessment nap n report for che improve
ment OF Jackson avenue from the Newark
and New York Railroad to Claremont
avenue. and
Whereas. No objections were presented,
alleged or known against the same, there
fore,
Resolved, That said hnal assessment
map and report, as filed by the Commits
sioners of Assessment Oh the 25th day of
August, 1892, and the said assessment
therein shown. be and the same are
hereby confirmed and that the clerk be
directed to file the same with the City
Collector for collection.
Whereas. This Board met on the Goth
day of September, 1882. to hear. consider
and adJudicate upon objections which
should be presented against the final as
sessment map and report for the improve
ment of Ninth street from the west side
of Monmouth street to the east side of
Brunswick street, and
Whereas, No objections were presented,
alleged or known against the same,
| therefore
Resolved, That said final assessment,
map and report as fled by the Commits
sioners of Assessment on the 25th day of
| August, 1892, and the said assessment
therein SHOWN be, and the same are here
by confirmed, and that the Clerk be di-
| rected to file the same with the City Col
lector for collection.
Whereas, The Mayor and Aldermen Of
Jersey City have heretofore acquired title
to the strip of land hereafter more par
ticularly described, through which has
been constructed what is known as the
Brown Place sewer, in that portion of
Jersey City formerly known as the Town
ship OF Greenville; and
Whereas, A survey of said strip of land
has been made by the Chief Engineer of
this Board. and a map thereof ..duly filed
in this Office on the fourteenth day of
December, 1891, said strip of land being
colored yellow thereon, n whereof the
centre line is more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on southeasterly
line of Avenue G. distant Is feet south
westerly at right angles from the north
easterly line of property now or late of
A. N. Brown, thence southeasterly at a
distance Of 25 feet from and parallel to
said northeasterly line a distance of 975
feet more or less TO the oriainal high
water line of The New York Bay, and
which strip Of land is 80 feet in width
throughout, being 25 feet on either side
of said centre line; therefore
Resolved. That said strip of land, 50feet
in width. throughout contained
within the. above boundaries and
through which has been constructed the
brown place aforesaid, be and the
same is hereby declared a public street.
Adopted on the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays.
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Voc and Cook.
A~bsent-Corn missioners Dugan and
Somers.
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be