The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

Adopted BY the following vote on the cal
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, FIVE
in number.
The Board on motion adjourned.
GEe. 4. BouToN.
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held IN Monday,
September II, 1898. at 10 o'clock AN.
Present-All the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Reading of the minutes of regular meeting
held September 5, 1898, and adjourned
meeting held September 7, 1898, was dis
pensed with, and on motion were approved
as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AMI COM
MUNICATIoSs.
From Cecilia Detwiller.
Petitioning for improvement Of Old Ber-
gen road, between Boulevard and Gates
avenue and Bartholdi and Jackson place,
and between Ocean avenue and Old Bergen
road.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From John j. Bouton.
Demanding removal of obstruction on
Corcoran street a, Fulton avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers and Corporation
Counsel.
From New York, Lake Erie & Western
R.R. Co.
Asking permission to erect a fence in
Tenth street.
One ~ petition for sign.
Received opd re{arrad IN the Commitkea
on Streets and Sewers.
From Reuben Simpson and others.
Asking that William J. Burns be APP
pointed Inspector on improvement of Ocean
avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From Mr.. Rollish.
Petitioning for extension of water main in
Leinau place.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance.
Transmitting resolution of said Board
passed April %. 1898, and went into effect
without the Mayors action.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concufs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, December 10, 1892. to wit:
Ordering paid the following salary for lay
ing and repairing water pipe during month
Of August, 1892
$12 to Matthew Lynch.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Police Commissioners.
Citing need of said Board for construc-
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Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings. Docks and Parks.
From the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Citing need of said Board aIor construction
of new fire building on Webster avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings, Docks and Pa ks.
From the Clerk of the Board of Educa-
ton.
In reference to the damage done to ceiling
of his office.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings. Docks and Parks.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
JERSEY CRY, Sept. II, 1893.
To the Hon. the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Gentlemen,-1 submit herewith specifca-
tons for the school furniture of Public
School No. 25, and respectfully ask their
adoption.
Very respectfully,
w. w. RUGGLEs,
Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered filed.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor Of
H. H. Holmes, $500 on account OF con-
tract No. 643.
Thomas Kelly, $1,000 on account Of con-
tract No. $50.
Henry Byrne, $1,000 on account of con-
tract No. 661.
Henry Byrne. 81, $685. So on account of
contract No. 66S.
Edward O'Donnell, SO, $40 on account OF
contract No. 672.
Henry Cunningham. 81. 9SS on account of
contract No. 673.
John Nolan. 500 on account of contract
No. 674.
Patrick Ryan, So, 900 on account of con-
tract No. 676.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
0CuiS otIHcS, %StUt WdIISH & NuRSnI,
$208. 80; Peter G. Vreeland, $201; United
Gas Improvement Co. 80, 257. is, $256. SO,
81, S71. 80, S69.52. $5s.5 so, SIG so. S5. 10,
~. IS: X. A. Randall & Son. 500. rs: Jerry
Roach. SOD; John Ryne, $54; Charles Bolt
wood, 500 so, $4.15; Timothy Burke,
$77.75 Albert Datz. $145. 90, ST. 0 James
p. Hall. SS8. so, $35, $3.50 |, $7.25; Alex.
Hamil, $50; Hudson County Electric Com
pany. / .4s3. so; Jersey City News, S7s;
Luke Kilduff, s28; Joseph f. Farmer,
SIT. rs; Daniel Moran, $S01; Fergus Nc
Keirnon. $22; New York and New Jersey
Globe Gas Light Company, 81, SS4. 46; G.
Healy, SO.
Also pay roll, laying and repairing water
pipe, $3.6S9.
Pay roll, cleaning sewers and basins.
August. $S1a2o.