The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
BOARD OF STREET AND wATER
COMMISSIONER
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued.

2 OfrlClAL ThCCHhOlNGo.
& Continued.
This matter is OF large public concern,
and the objects sought by the company are
formed under an Act of the Legislature Of
last winter, and the methods are different
from those provided by former laws under
which street railway companies are organ
ized, and the details are not as familiar to
our citizens for that reason.
The Bergen avenue property owners pro-
tested rightly to the route on that street, be-
cause the street was misnamed as the old
Bergen road. The company have offered
to waive that route. but l prefer to let the
property owners act on that. 1t is claimed
that the routes named are so extensive that
they create a monopoly in the new districts
covered, and when operated in connection
with the Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company perpetuate that monopoly and
destroy all chance of competition of rival
street car lines. The capitalists interested in
the company are also the owners of the Jersey
City and Bergen Railroad Company. and I
think. inasmuch as such compan denies our
right to local taxation, that the percentage
clause should attempt a return on the earn
ings Of the Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company. As drawn the clause does not do
this. The Central Railroad Company OBJ
ject to the crossing on Pacific avenue because
Of the necessity of employing watchmen at
that crossing, and also claim that the routes
on Washington street and Johnston avenue
will interfere with their plans to reach the
Central ferry. The gentlemen interested in
the building OF the proposed elevated rail-
road to the Centray ferry claim that the
adoption of this ordinance will deprive them
of their past work and money expended on
that enterprise,
| send you the protests filed with me by
citizens, companies, and the resolutions of the
Board of Trade. to which beg to call your
special attention. From the above general
outline of criticism to the ordinance, you can
see the Importance Of 1t. l send the whole
matter back to your Board SO that all these
matters can be considered with renewed
realization by you Of the vast interests there
in involved.
Very respectfully,
REUBEN SIMPSON,
Acting Mayor.
Jersey Cry, Aug. 10, 1888.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
G~entlemen-I herewith return without
my approval the resolution of your Board
passed August 7, 1898, to wit:
s'Resolved, That in accordance with the
terms of a resolution adopted by this Board
on July II, 1898, in relation to appointment
of employees on paved streets. Patrick
O'Mara is hereby appointed as a laborer at
a salary Of 81 per day"
Your Board has now in its employ on
| paved streets more laborers than you agreed
| to put on. l think it only fair that you
| should keep to the terms of your agreement,
especially as you have as many employed at
the present time to do street repairs as are
really necessary.
Very respectfully,
REUBEN SIMPSON,
Acting Mayor.
Received and laid over under the rules.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
| Board at its meeting August 10, 1893, and
was approved by the Mayor August II,
1898.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the BOARD Of Street and Wafer
Commissioners, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claims:
Alex. kantrowich. $28 .65; United Gas
Improvement Co.. $40, National Meter Co. (,
$3.50; United Gas Improvement Co.,
500. %, SCI. 80, S5s.6 IS; Theo. Smith &
Bro, $468. 10, $440.78 Frank McDermott,
$751; 80. &c. News. S14: Jas. P. Hall,
$16 SO; Evening Journal Association, $13.30
N J. Stats Zeitung, SIT SO; X. Donshea,
$28; W. w. Farrier. $463 .05, 1924. So;
Dyes Government Detector, So; Thomas
Ryun, $50; Thomas Holmes, $31. Sc; Chas.
E. Gardner, $28. Is; Chas. B. Brush, $50;
Woods Menagt, S26 40, Frank McDer-
mott, $25. 81; Theo. Smith & Bro, $685. 80;
Thomas Reilly, 1925; Charles Boltwood,
$45.0 90. $24.05, S5.7T; J. Schellenberger,
$4S.2S; John A Viii, $50. 65; Charles H.
Scott, S2s; James Mcdonald, $2e. 10,
SIT. 80; Hugo Meotz, $13. 10: Charles w.
White, 81; j. G. Supply Co., $19. 35; o.
H. Perry, $72. rs, so. so; Evening Journal
Association, $144; Nj. Car Spring & Rub
Der Co. $40. ~, $3.50; United Gas I'm
provement Co., $4T. IS; r. H. Weaver,
$50. IS; Philip Z. Martin, $40. 65, $51. 81,
$40. 80, $685. O 500 81, 800. rs, $125. 05
Albert Datz. $7s. so, $57, $751; |, $132.25
$16Il50.
Received and ordered filed.
From the same Board.
Transmitting communication for Rober
Van Buren, and 4. w. De Varona in relation
to condition of Water main.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Clerk:
JERSEY Cry, Aug. 81. 1893.
To the Hon. Board Of Street and Waite
Commissioners.
Gentlemen-The Commissioners of As
sessnent filed with me on the 10th inst.
their preliminary estimates as follows: Fol
sewer in Congress street. sewer in Leonard
street, sewer in Summit avenue, improve
ments of Woodward street, improvement o
Orient avenue and Improvement of Duncan
avenue. and the same has been duly adyer
tised.
Very respectfully,
Gro. T. BouToN,
Clerk.
REPORTS OF H CHIEF ENGINEER.
Received and ordered fled.
The Chief Engineer reported certificate
in favor of
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