The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02

B. +. Derking, sign, 316 Eighth street.
John Wheclihan, fruit stand, 1877 Mont
gomery street.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote. on the call for the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board. five
(5) in number.
From the same Committee:
Whereas, This Board did receive bids on
June 26, 1898, for paving with asphalt over
cobble and Belgian stone pavement and on a
concrete foundation, and the bids were receiv-
ed from the Barber Asphalt Paving Company
at the price of 81. 50 per square yard or
cobble or Belgian stone pavement and $3.25
per yard on concrete foundation, and from
the Trinidad Asphalt Paving Company at
the price OF $2.40 per square yard over
cobble or Belgian stone pavement and at the
price of So. 20 per square yard on concrete
foundation, and this Board has had the
samples of the refined asphalt analysed by
VIM. d. Horne, Phi. B., of New Brunswick,
M whose report is on file in the Office of
this Beard, from which it appears that the
samples submitted are above the standard
requirements and this Board has examined
into the financial standing of both bidders
and finds them responsible, and as the prices
bid, covering a guarantee of ten years, are
advantageous to the city, and as the cost of
preparation in establishing a plant to prepare
the asphalt of street laying is between twelve
thousand and twenty thousand dollars, it is
advisable to make the contract of sufficient
size as to amount of work to Justify the
erection of a. plant, and as the laying of
asphalt pavement has not been heretofore
attempted in this cit y, and as the money to
pay for the work on which bids were received
is payable out of the Excise moneys and not
by assessment, and this Board believing it to
be to the best interest of the city to divide
the work between the bidders, with a view of
a comparison of their work, inasmueh as the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company has had
the greater experience in laying the pave
ment and the Trinidad Asphalt Paving Com
pany has had the greater experience in re-
timing the product, as we are informed; be it
Resolved, That the following streets or
portions of streets are designated to be paved
by the respective companies at the prices
nance in their respective bids:
Barber Asphalt Paving Company:
Barrow street, from bridge stone or north
side of Grand street to bridge stone on south
side of Newark avenue, emitting intersection
at York and Montgomery streets, pavement
to be over eobble stone.
Eighth street, from bridge stone on west
side of Grove street to bridge stone on east
side of Coles street, pavement to be over
concrete foundation and Belgian blocks, the
property of the city.
East Hamilton Place, from asphalt pave
ment on Eighth street to bridge stone on
south side of Ninth street.
The Trinidad Asphalt Paving Company:
Fourth street, from bridge stone on west
side of Erie street TO bridge stone on east
side of Jersey avenue, and from bridge
stone west side of Jersey avenue to east side
of Coles street, pavement to be over cobble
stone.
Bergen avenue, from bridge stone on
north side of Harrison avenue to bridge stone
on south side of Belmont avenue, pavement
to be on concrete Belgian blocks, the prop
erty of the city.
And that the Corporation Attorney be and
is hereby requested to prepare and have
executed the necessary contracts therefor.
Adopted by the following vote, on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-President Madden, Commissioners
Voc and Cook-3.
Nays-Commissioners Somers, Dugan-2.
Committee on Municipal Lighting pre-
| sented the following:
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to the United Gas Improvement Co.
for gas, street lighting in month OF July,
1893. as per contract:
81. 1892. 40 for lighting in Old Bergen and
Hudson City district.
81, 209. 65 for lighting in &c. and La
fayette district.
$214.77 for lighting in Greenville district.
$71.32 for reglazing.
Charge Lamps and Lights.
Resolved, That 81 ,421 80 be paid to the
Hudson Co. Electric Company for electric
Lighting in city in month of July, 1898.
Charge this appropriation.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote, on the call for the ayes and
nays.
Ayes-All the members of the Board, five
(5) in number.
Commissioner Cook moved that this BOARD
adjourn until Saturday. August 10, 1898, a
10 o'clock A. n.
The motion prevailed on the following
vote, on the call for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-President Madden, Commissioner:
Somers, Yoe and Cook.
Nays-Commissioner Dugan-1.
The Board On motion adjourned.
VIM. A. TeLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn.