The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-26
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS

Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Monday,
July II, 1898, at 10 o'clock A n.
Present-All the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Reading of the minutes of regular meeting
held on Monday, July 10, and adjourned
meeting held on Thursday, July IA, 1898,
was dispensed with and on motion were ap-
proved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS M CoMUNI-
CATIONS.
From Paul F. Pingeon and others for the
construction of a sewer in Leonard street,
from a point about ninety feet from Summit
avenue.
From Valentine Schmidt and others for
the construction of a sewer in Summit ave-
nue., from Laidlaw avenue to Sandford Place.
From G. Hillebrandt and others for the
construction of a sewer in Congress street.
From the National Docks and NJ. juno
ton Connecting Railway Co. for the vaca-
ton of a portion of Railroad avenue and
change of grade of a portion of Wayne
street.
From the National Docks and NJ. juno
ton Connecting Railway Co. for the open
ing of Prior street.
From B. Mills Sons for the opening of
Fremont street.
Two (2) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From Benz. D. Daumont and others, petit
tioning lor a better supply of water on
Bergen avenue, from Virginia avenue to Bid
well avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From VIM. ID. Horne, chemist, submit
ting report of analysis of asphalt.
Received and ordered filed.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Acting Mayor:
JERSEY Cry, July II, 1898.
To the Hon. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
GENTLEMEN,-I beg to call your attention
to the condition of the sidewalk in front OF
Eng~ine-house No. /, on Warren street. Ii
is in a very bad condition and is liable to
cause the breaking down of the engine at any
moment. / understand that the matter has
been brought to the attention of individual
members of your Board, and l request that
you see to it that it is Immediately repaired
Two men from your department could put ii
in good condition in one day and possibly
save the city a large sum by preventing the
destruction of the engine.
Very respectfully,
k. SIMPSON,
Acting Mayor.
Received and referred to the Committee
or Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting May 81. 1898, and
-.e.a 49, IT, ..ALo. At AT-1 -
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution,
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners MAY 20. 1898, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claim: Pagan
Iron Works, 1928. go.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution,
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claims: Geo.
Brown, $40. 90; JIG. News, SO. 10; Even
ing Journal Association, $14. 70, $12 .95;
Mackey, Young & Co., 1879. rs, 1855. 81.
$3.50. rs, 1857. 95, 1854, 10, $3.50. 81, $339. 80,
1881 Oh, $500. 81; Michael Kelly, 800,
500; P. J.. Kennedy, $313. so; Michael
Roddy, $99.83; John Howe, $50; Mackey,
Young & Co., 1887. 43, 1927. "a, $343 81,
S502. %, $500. IA, S565.S 90, $oI. 80, 5331.-
So, 1916 sc, $377. 30, $3S9.62.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Finance July 6, 1893, and was
approved by the Mayor July 10, 1893:
Resolved. That this Board hereby non-con-
ours in so much of the resolution
of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners as refers to the pay
ment of $133. 33 to Jos. F. Farmer
fors services rendered as Assistant Water
Registrar during the entire month of June.
1888.
The following resolutions were adopted by
the Board of Finance July Z, 1898, and were
approved by the Mayor July 10, 1898:
Resolved, That the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners June 80, 1898, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claims. Theo
Smith & Bro.,, $37 81; Mackey, Young &
Co., 1915. as, $3.50, 81, $35S,S7, $376. 33;
&c. Herald, So.
Resolved, That the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Nav 81, 1892. to wit
Ordsring paid claim Of NJ. Staatz lei
tung, $14.7 70.