The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, held on Monday,
October 8, 1893, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
Present-All the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Reading of minutes of regular meeting.
held on Monday, October 2, 1898, were
dispensed with, and on motion were ap-
proved as engrosscd.
The privilege of the floor was accorded to
a~delegation representing the Citizens Asso-
citation of Greenyille, who addressed the
Board in matter of the repaving of Ocean
avenue, and presented a copy of the follow
ing preamble and resolution, which has been
adopted by them, and which was ordered to
be spread at large upon the minutes.
Whereas, Ocean avenue, the only paved
t~horoughfare by which communication with
this section of the city is possible, is in such
a deplorable condition that traffic over 1t is
in constant meance of accident; and
Whereas, The Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, recognizing the urgent
necessity for its immediate repair, did de-
clare their intention to repave said avenue,
since which declaration dissention has arisen
BY reason Of newspaper controversy, in which
It was enormously made to appear that resi-
dents and property owners of this section
were decidedly adverse to the use of a pave
ment denominated Syenite, and by reason of
such controversy and dissention, it would
seem that the reconstruction so much needed
and desired has been delayed indefinitely;
therefore
Resolved, That the Chairman of this
meeting be empowered to appoint a commit
tee of hve, which said committee shall be
vested with authority to use all honorable
means in attaining the end desired, and that
said committee shall wait upon His Honor
the Mayor and the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners and endeavor to bring
about a conference. whereby erroneous inn
pressions as to our position may be removed
and our necessities fully shown and a posi-
Bile remedy Immediately applied; and
Resolved, That in order to. simplify the
question we do hereby commit ourselves as
favoring any good pavement, by whatever
name called. provided work on said avenue
shall at once and be rapidly
pushed to completion.
In consonance with foregoing preamble
and resolutions, l do hereby appoint the fol-
lowing committee:
THOMAS CoGAN. Chairman;
r. SIMPSON,
HENRY LEMBECK,
MICHAEL SCHULTZ,
JAMES DoDDs,
S. u. HARVEY.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
M~UNICATIoNs.
From Mary f. Ahrens:
Requesting permission to extend sewer in
Fairview avenue.
Three 90 petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From Louise @. Van Wrinkle:
Requesting permission to construct TO-
inch pipe sewer inside fence line to connect
with main sewer in Palisade avenue,
From Henry Rottger and others:
Requesting permission to construct private
sewer from Soldier street to Bramhall
avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers with power.
From John j. Ryan:
rendering his resignation as Re-assessor
in Water Department.
Received and resignation accepted.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
11OlA LIE 1AOuOl elIlO MAYOR. H
JERSEY CITY, Oct. z, 1893.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
Gentlemen,-I herewith return without my
approval the resolution passed by your Board
on October 2, 1898, awarding the contract
for carpenter work on school No. Is in the
Woodlawn District to Edward and John
Kelly. the lowest bidder, for the amount of
their bid, nineteen. thousand seven hundred
sixty-6ve ($19, 1850 dollars.
While the charter provides ~(section 159,
charter 1870 that such contract shall be
awarded to that responsible bidder who
offers the terms most advantageous to the
experience with public buildings, that this
firm is responsible within the meaning of the
law, or that it is advantageous to the CITY to
award them a contract. We have had a
series of experiments with Kelly Bros.
They had the carpenter work for the Fourth
Precinct Station House, and the building
was not completed some four az months
after the time limited in their contract when
the police moved in, during which term the
city was compelled to pay rent for other
quarters; there was also much complaint at
the time about the extra bills on this work.
IACAy oiOS. ildu Tic Cal pclllCI COllidCL IOI
School No. 25. That building was to have
been completed, at least in so far as their
work was concerned, on August /, 1892.
It is still incomplete, many children
through the delays of the contractors
and the neglect of your Board to
push them, are compelled to at
tend overcrowded schools or inadequate an
nexes. while Others are absolutely unable to
attend school. Moreover, ! am advised that
Kelly Bros. have refused to do certain
painting work on this school called for in the
specifications. While I do not charge that
Kelly Bros. are responsible for all of the delays
upon these buildings, | must say that delays
always occur upon city buildings where they
are contractors.
The specifications call for the completion
of School No. 10 in eight months, or in
ample time for furnishing the building for
the next school year. 1 feel certain that
Kelly Bros. would not be through on time.
The people of Greenville are justly cIamor-
ing for the school house. and ! believe in
giving the work to contractors who will get
through on time.
The delays above cited would not be toll