The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-06
BOARD OF STREET AND wATEl
COMMISSIONERS.
oFFICIAL p-RocEEDINGs.

Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, held on Mon
day, October 2, 1898, at 10 o'clock A M.
Present-All the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Minutes of regular meeting held Septem-
Der 20, and adjourned meeting held on
Thursday, September %; also September
20, 1893, was dispensed with, and on mo-
tons were approved as epgrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
N~UNICATIOGe.
From Charles Loges and others, on i'm
provement of Zabriskie street from Central
to Summit avenues.
From q. w. Oliver and others, asking to
have private sewer in Warner street connect
ed with main sewer in Ocean avenue.
From Henry @. Morse, asking to have
iron'rails removed from in front of his prem
Uses on Monticello avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the Consolidated Traction Company,
In reference TO the gauge of their rails: also,
letter enclosing copy of and acceptance of
ordinance.
From Jacob ] Detwiller, requesting Board
to temporarily suspend further action in
matter of construction of sewer from Girard
avenue. 's
Received and ordered fled.
From R. B. Seymour, in relation to
claims james 7. Burke against the city.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Pumping and Reservoirs, the Chief En-
gineers and law officers of the city.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting held May 10, 1898,
presented to the Mayor May 20, 1898, and
become operative at the expiration of ten
days without his action.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, August IS, 1892, to wit:
K. B. Sloat, $3.50.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Finance at its meeting held
May 81, 1898, presented TO the Mayor June
ii, 1898, and became operative at the ex-
piration of ten days without his action.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby cencurs in the following resolution,
adopted BY the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners August 3, 1892, to wit:
Ordering paid R. b. Sioat, $500.
Tbe following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Finance September 30, 1893:
Resolved, That the resolution of this
Board, passed September 10. 1898. con-
curing in the resolution of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, dated
June s, 1891, providing for the construction
OF a main sewer upon petition of Chauncey
Holt, ct a., Upon the line of Oxford avenue
from West Side avenue to the Hackensack
River besand the same is hereby ~rescinded. as
this Board has been advised by the Corpora
ton Counsel that the original resolution of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sicners is not in accordance with the pro-
cedure approved by the New Jersey Supreme
Court in the Woodlawn sewer case; and be
it further
Resolved, That the said resolution of
June 8, 1891, be returned to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners for correc-
ton.
From Board of Education:
Submitting statement of repairs necessary
TO certain schools.
Referred to Committee on Public Docks
and Parks.
Received and ordered filed.
The Clerk notified the Board that there
had been filed with him on September 90.
1873, acceptance by the Directors of the
Consolidated Traction Company of an Or
dinance locating tracks in this city.
From l.. H. Broome, architect:
Submitting plans and specifications for
new building for Truck House No. 4 were
received and referred to Committee on Pub
lie Buildings, Docks and parks.
REPORTS OF n HE ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor of Haney & Hesser for 81, 1873. 35
on account OF contract No. $50.
John Hopkins. $500, on account of con-
tract No. 671.
Edward O'Donneil. 1921. 40, or account
of contract No. 672.
Henry Cunningham, So, 754, on account
of contract Ne. 6f3.
John Nolan, $549.1O on account of con-
tract No. GA.
Received and referred to their appropriate
committees.
From the same officer:
JERSEY Cry, Oct. 2. 1898.
To the Hon. the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners:
G~entlemen,-I herewith present plans
and specifications for the reconstruction of
that portion of Wayne street sewer living
west of Brunswick, requiring to be rebuilt.
Very respectfully,
w. w. RyGGLEs,
Chief Engineer.
PRESERVATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
VIM. Zimmerman. $3.50; James F. Somers,
SIS; Michael Sullivan, S257. 80; Timothy
Regain, 1868; Henry Prigge, $50: Il. H.
O'Nei1. ~S13S. Matthew Monks S75.