The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-24
RELIEF IN SIGH7.
Taken By the Street
Board to Elevate Erie's
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Tracks.

No more gratified citizens exist In Jer-
sey City today than the committee ap-
pointed to appear before the Street and
Water Board to urge that body to take
action on the elevation Of the Erie tracke.
That qualification is due 20 the adoption
Of the following resolution
AN EFFECTIVE nEAsuRs.
Resolved. That the Corporation Counsel be
with the Counsel for citizens IN preparing for
pr presentation to this Board Q draft ot ordinanc es
Tegalasin 1g the sps 49, 81 sssi ps, on the New Yo oIss
Of the unsafe condition OF the street crossings
and ferries along the line of said road, such
regulation Of speed Is necessary 10 protect the
life, limb and property Of the travelling public.
Resolved, TEat the Board Of Police Commits.
$40 ners be requested to be caused to be placed
at each Of the street crossings Of said railroad
to continue such detail until the ordinance here
in provided for shall become effective and
operative.
Jury be called to the present unsafe and dilapi-
dated condition of the gates and fences enclos-
ing the tracks of said company In this city. to
the end that such action may be- initiated IN the
courts as will eradicate the present evil or
largely modify its continuance.
There were present of the Citizens
COMMITTEES these neutrality-suspicious..
John Casey, A. j, Corcoran, William Barr,
j.. Hohorst, w. A. C%orcorau, A. r. King,
Frederick Winter and John McAuliffe.
IT FILLS THE BILL.
Mr.. Corcoran sa~id:-"Thas resolution
justexactiy fills the bill. The committee
Of the Board which was appointed to con-
fer with the railroad, however, has never
reported any result Of that conference"
"You say" interrupted Counsel Ed
wards, "that this bill suits your commit
teein
s1Yes. sir; It does.n
us there anything that you can sug-
please your committee, or meet any of your
reqnirements?"
sNo, Sir. / will only say that the COM
mittee is thankful for any small favors
received"
Mr.. Eorcoran was assured that the reso-
iIptions would be placed in the hands Of
the Police Commissioners at their meet
ing this afternoon. and Mr.. Dngan sug-
& ested that the committees counsel con-
fer with Mr.. Edwards as to the engross-
ing.
CLERK Bopton then read this veto from
Mayor Wanser- On the proposed pipe liner
MAYOR wANsER OBJECTS.
JERSEY CITY, april 81, 1898.
To The Honorable. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners:
GEN TLEMEN-I return without my approval the
resolu ton Of your Board passed April 10, 1893,
and Observation-Disclosures, that the specifications
for new 46-inch cest-iron conduit between Reser-
voir No. ], near Belleviile and Reservoirs Nos. 2
and ! on Summit avenue presented this day by
the Chief Engineer are hereby adopted by this
30 X
do not think there is any immediate neces-
sit for q new conduit. AS / understand it,
the need of a new conduit is based on the
ins 9 cprity of lhe;presents cement ore. l have
mad 9 ipquify as to that and am advised that the
es ment conduit can perform Its present service,
and, 10 case Of breakage. can be readily re-
paired.
The amount allowed for a new conduit by the
last legislature is so much In excess of ths cost
that ! would refuse to approve Of this resolution
until am better advised as to the whole
matter. Yours respectfully.
WIRES WILL BE BURIED.
Tbs ordinance providing tor the bury
Ing OF the wires of the New York & New
Jersey Company, and the giving TO the
OF free telephones, came up on its
incl passage. Counsellor Edwards eaid
that the ordinance provided, also, for the
taking down Of the poles and that none
the Board. The ordinance was passed
and the Board adopted a resolution
which provided
That the Committee on Public Blu Id
inRs and Parks be directed to purchase
the plot OF land IN the eastern side of
Van Cleef street between Dwight street
and Seligman avenue. and having a
frontage on Dwight street and Seiigman
avepue of one hundred feet, for a new
public school house for the Woodlaw n
section OF Greenville In this city.
The Board then adjourned until Tues
day next