The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
loFFIcIAL PRocEEDINGs.1


loFFICIAL -PRoCEEDINGS.]
(~Continted.)
Resolved. That $l66 66 b. paid to Philip
Tumulty tor services as Superintendent
OF Streets and Roads for the month end
ing May 81, 1898.
800 to Joseph Dounahue for services
as Sewer Inspector for the month ending
May "a. 1898.
Charge special salary account.
Resolved, That $100 be paid TO Philip
Muldoon for services as Sidewalk In
spector for the month ending May 81,
1888.
Charge sidewalk account.
Resolved, That $75 be paid to John S.
Daily for services as foreman. OF men en-
ployed cleaning sewers aud basins for the
month ending May 81, 1898.
Charge cleaning sewers 1928.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
be and is hereby authorized and directed
to advertise proposals for such street
paving. chargeaole TO the license moneys,
as may be required to be done by con.
tract up to November 80. 1893. in accord
ance with specifications heretofore ap-
proved.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby given to the Jersey City Il Ber-
gen Railroad Company to furnish and
direct a bridge over Corneiison avenue,
at Montgomery street, such bridge to
have IL carrying capacity OF at LEAST sixty
tons, and to be constructed under the
supervision of this Board and without
expense to the city.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted TO Johu Il. Fickeu aud
others TO grade Harmon street between
Arlington avenue aud Crescent avenue.
and also to construct therein a twelve
inch vitrified pipe private sewer. when
| they shall nave complied with tn Q rules
and regulations Of the Board governing
such matters, the whole work therein
authorized TO be lone under the super
vision of this Board aud to It's satlSfac-
ton.
Resolved, That WIN. w. Edwards be
| and is hereby appointed as Inspector GU
improvement of Halladag street. at a
| salary OF So per day. when engaged, term
of service to begin when work snail have
been commenced.
Whereas, The National Docks and New
Jersey Junction Connecting Railway
has presented to this Board a proposal
end offer to the Mayor aud Aldermen OF
Jersey City, a municipal corporation OF
this State, as follows:
To the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey
City:
Your petitioners, the National Docks
and New Jersey junction Connecting
Railway Company, respectfully set forth
as follows:
Your petitioners Railway Company is
organized under the General Railroad
Law of the State CT New Jersey, and the
line of its railroad has been filed in the
| office of the Secretary of State, as re-
| quired by law, and the route thereof has
been located and lies within the limits OF
the city of Jersey City. and your petit
tioners have acquired a large portion OF
| the right of way of said railroad, and for
the remainder of the same proce edings in
condemnation ale now in progress. which
will speedily result IN tue requirement. of
the entire right of way.
The railroad of your petitioners will
connect with the New Jersey Junction
Railroad, which In turn connects with all
the railroads having tertilui on the west
bank of the Hudson River, north OF
| Pennsylvauia Railroad, and with the
| National Dock Railway. which now ex-
| tends from the Pennsylvania Railroad TO
| Copstables Hook, sand the railroad of
\ your petitioners, when built. will. there
| fore, provide a continuous railroad by
and over which all of the railroads hav-
ing termini on the west side of the Hud-
son River, may ship and interchange
freight and passengers to and from every
railroad terminus in the county; The
railroad of your petitioners is the only
route in the county which crosses the
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The improved communication thus
provided, will be of the greatest advant-
age to the people and Of Jers ey
| CITY and your petitioners believe that for
| the purposes of accomplishing this inn
portant connection, they have the right
to expect the hearty cooperation OF The
people of Jersey City and It's municipal
authorities.
Since the route Of your petitioners was
located IN December. A. d. 1888, the
| passenger car yards OF the Pennsylvania
! Railroad Company has been constructed
ON and over SAID route. 1t Is desired to
| make the crossing Of this yard III such II
| manner as not TO disturb the existing
levels of the yard and at the same
Time to so construct said railroad as TO
cross the streets south of Railroad avenue
above grade. This car can only be done
by such an undergrade crossing OF the
yard and the main line of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad as would necess1tate
| crossing the street known as Railroad
avenue and Academy street at an eleva-
| lion of only five feet six inches in the
clear above it's present level. The surface
| of the street is so near the level of high tide
chat it is not practicable To so depress lt
as to carry 1t under the railroad. TO
raise it and make "a grace crossing at
the mouth of a tunnel would
be to make a crossing OF the
most dangerous character in that
it would he impossible Tor pedestrians or
! teams to be warned of the approach OF
trains from the north. The only available
4 resource TO VaCat6 Sulu StreeU kuoWu US
Railroad avenue and Academy street ut
this point, and rely on the other streets
for public travel now served by 1t. b
right OF way over your petitioners Is 20
feet wide. and It's easterly line Is parallel
with the easterly line Of Fremont street.
as shown on the official title aud assess
ment map dated 1882, Of that part OF
| Jersey City formerly constituting the
City of Bergen, and ls distant
easlerly 400 feet from said
easterly line Of Fremont street. Wayne
street IS only $50 south OF Railroad
avenue. and will conviently accommodate
such traffic as now follows Railroad ave-
nue.. In fact Wayne street is row the
chief avenue of travel, Railroad avenue
at this point being narrow and little
| used. ~
Your petitioners, pursuant to the pro-
| visions OF the act entitled An act to
authorize. any CITY of this State TO enter
into contracts with railroad companies
whose roads enter their corporate limits.
whereby said companies ma relocate.
| change or elevate their railroads and.
when neeessary for that purpose. to
vacate, change the grade of or alter the
| lines of any streets or highways therein, :
| approved March nineteenth, A. ID. 1874.
and the supplement- thereto, approved
! March ninth, A. D.. 1898, hereby propose
/ and offer to the city rs d contract for
acceptance under said act as follows:
l. That the National Docks n New
Jersey junction Connecting Railway
| Company will elevate aud construct their
road from the northerly line OF said street
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