The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-24
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL

BOARD OF STREET AND wATEf
commissioners.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioner held on Mon
day. Jan 16, 1893. at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
Present-All the members of the Board,
five IN number.
Reading of the minutes Of regular
meeting held on Monday, January 9, and
adjourned meeting, Friday. January ID,
1893. was dispe nsed with. and on motion
were approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICATIONS.
The rules were temporarily suspended,
and the Board was addressed by Messrs.
Dear and Quimby representing the Board
of TradeJ in opposition to the entering
into acontract with the Jersey City Con
strucion Company on the basis OF tn cir
pending proposition.
The regular order of business was then
proceeded with.
From J.. McAusland and others.
P~etitioning to have sewer in Seventh
street from Monmouth to Brunswick
street cleared.
Three t3) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets. Sewers and Lighting.
From Jacob J. Detwiller and others.
Requesting the Board to accept the
pending proposition of The Jersey City
Construction Company.
From w. II. Ingersoll.
In matter of water supply.
From the New Jersey Water Purifying
Company.
In relation to system of filtration.
Received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From his Honor the Mayor:
JERSEY CITY, Jan. Is. 1898.
The Honorable the Board of Street aud
Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN:-I return without my APP
prevail the item:
john S. DAILY. foreman, one month, SIS.
in the resolution of your Board passed
January 8. 1898. for payroll cleaning
November 30, 1892, and the item,
John S. DAILY, foreman, one month. SIS.
in the resolution OF your Board passed
January 8, 1898. for payroll cleaning
sewers and basins for month ending De-
cember 81. 1892.
Mr.. Daily is a convicted election officer,
and l have refused to pay the city's
money to such convicted election officers.
Very respectfully, .
p. f.. WANSER, Mayor.
Received and laiu over for n week
under the rules.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certif.
Gates in favor of
Kelly Brothers, 5000. on account of
contract No. 639.
Denis Byrues. 1899. soon account of con-
tract No. 657.
Received and referred TO their appro-
Committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
J. C. Supply Co, $1326S. S73. 26. 1892. IS;
w. w. Ruggles, SIT. Sc; Patrick Kittrick.
$50: Wood & Menagh, SIT, S. 40; United
Gas Impt. Co.. $3.444 80. S2,067. 04, $3.50. 10.
sl65. IS, slozs5, ss9.0S. s., $l32o, Sc; Thos.
Sherviu & Co.. S233. 60, $685.. 81. $3.50. 81:
HugoM ootz, SIS IS, 1$10.5 so; John McCar-
thy. S72; J. C. Supply Co., $500. IA. $685. s,
s101. 70; j. C. News, SAG: Hudson County
Electric Co., 81, 1853. 05; James P. Hall,
1925, IS; l.. H. Broome, 500; Charles
hollywood. $685. Also on payiolls repay
ing over street openings. S51.25; laying
and repairing water pipe, So. 172. so; Supt.
ETC., 81, 49,. 80, all December, 1892.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Stress. Sewers,
and Lighting reported on certificate of
the Chief Engineer in favor of.
Denis Byrnes. $399.50, IN account Of
contract No. 657 and on claims of United
Gas Impt. Co., s.. 1907. IS, $500. Is; N. Y. &
50, 639.67; Hudson County Electric Co..
$1,315 80; H. w. Moser. S156; S. M. Dean,
$156; j. C. Supply Co., So; Daniel j..
Smith. $50; Julius Breternltz, jr.. SIS;
also on payroll repaving over street OPEN
ings, $5i.25; December. 1892 as correct.
Three PETITIONS for signs, etc., favor
able.
The report was accented.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs reported on claims Of /. A. Norris.
$50; Theodore Smith & Brother, $466.3S
S44. 56; Edward Duggan. STA; w. w. Rug
giles, S77. So, as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions reported or claims of John
Herman. S161. 16. S113. so; Philip E. Mar
tin SAB 20, S51.75; Patrick Kittrick. $50;
Charles b. Brush. $50; Frank McDermott,
$37. 20. Thomas hymn. agent, $12 so; Mar
garet Burke. $1oo; also on psyrolls laying
and repairing water pipe. So, 172. so, SUPER
in.endent, etc.. S1.332.99, both December,
1892. as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
Docks Il Parks reported on Certificate
of the Chief Engineer in favor of Kelly
Brothers, So. 600, on account OF contract
NO. o05, anu on ciHIIlS OL 9derlCk hcubs
$40; Louis Bates, 500; 7. J. Mcdonald.
$130. as correct.
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AMI RESOLUTIONS.
Commissioner Cook moved that when
this Board a~djourns it will be to meet OF
Thursday. January 10, 1898, at ten o'clock
A. M.
Carried.
The Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Lighting presented the following:
Resolved. That 1899. so be paid to Denis
Byrnes on account of Contract No. 657
for reconstruction of sewer in Railroad
from Henderson to Warren
streets.
Charge special appropriation,
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to Frank
Gallery. being return Of money deposited
for preliminary expenses on construction
of sewers in Magnolia and Baldwin ave-
nues.
Charge improvement.
Resolved. That $3.50 be paid to P. Con-
molly, being return of money deposited
for preliminary expenses on improve
ment Of Seventeenth street. from Hender-
son street TO Jersey emf
Charge Improvements.
Resolved, That $50 be paid to Claus
Tietjen, being return of money deposited
for preliminary expenses on improvement
OF Brunswick street.
Charge improvement.
Resolved, That $3.50. 90 be paid to John
Fugel being return of money deposited
for nretimfnarV axpensea on saver in