The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
s1REbrAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.

sTREbTAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.
foFFIcIAL P-RoCGEDINGs.i
Regular meeting of the Board of Street
mud Water Commissioners held on Mon
day. January IL, 1892, at ten O'Clock II. IN.
Present-President '5omers. Commits
sioners Dugan. Madden aud Yoe-4
Absent-CoD)missioner
Reading of the minutes of the regular
meeting held Monday, January 4. 1892,
and adjourned regular meeting held on
Thursday, January Z, 1892, was dispensed
with, and on motion were approved as
enGrOSSed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AMI COM
M~UNICATIoNS.
From George w. Dorr, requesting that
fire hydraut be placed near mis- premises
on Hoboken avenue.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on assessments md Extensions.
Two () petitions for signs, etc. received
and referred to the Committee on Streets,
Sewers and Lights.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
TRANSMITTING resolution passed by said
Board ut it's meeting. January 5, 1892. and
was approved by the Mayor january 6,
1892.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby coneurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, January 4, 1892.
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Awarding contract to Henry Bvrne
for the improvement of Ninth street
from Monmouth to Brunswick streets.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
here by coucurs in the following resolu-
ton adoDted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. January 4, 1892,
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Awarding contract to Henry Byrne for
the improvement of Eleventh street from
jersey avenue to Coles street.
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, January 4, 1892,
TO wit
Awarding contract to Charles O'Neill
for the improvement of jackson avenue
| from Newark aud n. Y. K. K. to Clare
non avenue.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby non concurs i'll the following reso-
luton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, December 81, 1891,
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Awarding contract to Henry Byrne for
cleaning streets and removal of ashes aud
garbage, also requesting an additional
appropria ton of Sll 500 for said purpose.
JERSEY CITY, January 4. 1899.
To the Honorable the Board Of Street n
Water Commissioners:
SIRS-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board of Finance, JERSEY
CITY, January 2, 1892, and was approved
by the Mayor January 4, 1892.
Whereas, The sun of $1,000 was appro-
priated by this Board to the Board of Fire
Commissioners for repairs to engine
houses for the present fiscal year, and it
now appears by the opinion of the Cor
poration Counsel that such appropriation
should have been made to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners.
Resolved, That SAID appropriation of
Or ll1 In and thu Gu NJ 10 harntxy pnnc
ferred frem the Board of Fire Commits
sioners TO the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. to be by that Board ex-
pended during the present fiscal year in
repairs to engine houses.
Received and ordered filed.
EPORT OF CHEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificate
in favor of p L. Martin, 81 ,629, final on
contract No. GIL.
Received and referred to the Committee
Oh Public Buildings, Docks aud Parks.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
the following claims were ~p"esented:-
Thomas Goddard, $433 so, $40 3S; p. f.
Martin, 1857; Frank Smyth. 500; john
Sweeney, SO; John Kilroy. SlOS; Thomas
s. McphiiIip. Iron Works. $50. 50; james
Hart. $62 so; Fa9an Iron Works, $l42 25;
Thomas Byrne, SO; P. ]. Condor, S4g5;
National Meter Co $50 IS: j. e. Herald.
SIS 50; j.. c.. News. S34. $l7 so;
Thomas. Harrington. s4eo.2 20. slo2 o5,
n. Y. aud n. j.. Globe Gas Light Com.
pany,. $2,l77. 10; United Gas Improvement
Company, sos. So. $40 IS, SIS. sl0.G5, Sc;
Theo. Smith & Bro, 1865 IS, SiS6 40,
Sc 81; I. ]. Mcdonald, $3.50; Charles B.
Brush, $50; L. d. Brown 1851; Johu
Drain, SlS7; Alex Hamill. S44i. 90; f j.
Woodcock, $ls; I. w. Leake, $l1L65;
Hugh Higgins, SOC. 30; Fl. w. Moser, S3l2;
II. Bvrne, S46S. IS, $46s. IS, Says. IS, Sass. IS,
$46S IS; also pay rolls employees in l. ann
Department, 1906, November, 1901; $573. 80,
December, 1891; laborers on recoustruc-
tion of sewers, $3.50; cleaning sewers,
S7S7. 75: Belleviile and High Service,
$5,O9T.S So, December. 1891.
Received and referred to their appro.
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets. Sewers and
Lighting reported on claims of Edward
HAYES. $l3 so; Charles H.. Kemp, SO. so;
s72; Luke Kilunff. $50; Hugh Higgins,
S62.5 so; Thomas b. O'Neill, Sill; John j.
Lillis, $72; Thomas Gafney, S65; l.. J.
Woodcock, Sl2 so; H. w. Moser, $3l2;
ans p!lu5ter; $40 30; p'n,.. N1rta.
J156; Wood q Menagh, $40; Louis
$46s IS. S45s,5s, s46s IS. S46S IS. S46S. IS;
Jersey CITY News. S42 80, $40 80.
500. 65, SEC. $22 IS, S23 75;Evening Journa A.
ISOLATION, 500 81, $50, $50. 40, $24 05, $2S 80,
$40. so, 10 So; Jersey City Herald, a. 50. 81,
s., So, "a 80, 81. s.. 40; also paw rolls EN-,
ploye- in Lamp Department, 1896. Novem-
Der. 1891; $573. so. December. 1891; laborers
on reconstruction of sewers. SS1 80. Deem
Der, 1891; cleaning sewers, $sS1 rs, De
cember, 1891, as correct.
Two (2) petitions for signs. etc., favor
able.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs reported on pay roll Believille and
High Service, s., 09T Sc, December, 1891, as
correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions reported on claims of Wood s.
Menagh, $40. So; I. K Martin, S226 20,
$40 60; Jersey CITY Supply Company.
SO 50; Hugh Dugan, S56. 40; BARLEY Coyle,
S25 90, rs correct.
The reporJ was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
Docks and Parks reported on cereneate
OF the Chief Engineer in favor OF:
p. E. Martin. Sl'629, final on contract