The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-29

Henry Byrne, 81, 1871. so ON account of con-
tract No. 668.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the same Officer.
Jersey'C City, May %, 1893.
To the Hon. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GENTLEMEN
The contractors on the new bridge over
the Hackensack River on the Newark
Turnpike are removing the old bridge
| over 20 inches water main when the bridge
| at the draw is removed will be exposed to
the danger of being knocked dow by any
passing vessel, steps should be taken to
protect our water main at once.
Very Respectfully,
w. w. RUGGLEs,
CHEF ENGINEER.
Received and referred to the Committee
| on Pumping and Reservoirs. and Chief
Engineer.
Jersey City, May %. 1898.
| To the Hon. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GENTLEMEN
I herewith present specifications for
about 475 student chairs for public school
uses.
Very Respectfully,
w. w. RUGGLEs,
CHIEF ENGINEER.
Received and referred to the Committee
| on Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented.
Warren & Mahoney,. SIPS; N. ]. Veg
f. Mclaughlin, $685. 40; P. E. Martin,
s7e.29, $50 IS, 1880. s42.65; J. G. Supply
| Co., 1894. "A, S7S.7 IA, $40. so, 1922, Holingshead
Bros, $685.. IS; Hugh Dugan, s104.01, s49.59,
S44.09. United Ga Impt. Co., $2,379.5 So,
81, 440.45 L, S255.64 ST.. so; Hudson County
Electric Co., S1,390,6s; Edw. ODonnell,
Received and referred to their a%ppropri-
ate Committees.
EPoRT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
reported on certificates of the Chief Engi-
neer in favor of
II. H. Holmes, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 643.
Thos. Kelly, $1,000 on account of con-
tract No. $50.
Henry Byrne, $500 on account of con-
Edw. o'Donnell, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 666.
Henry Byrne, $1,S31.6 on account of
contract No. 66S, and on claim of Jas. 2.
Hall $1O.55, Mich. Dunno S4, S. M. Dean
$141, as correct. /,
Also on application of Jas. Mulligan and
others.
For the construction OF sewer in Grace
street.
Four () petitions for signs, etc. favorable.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Municipal Lighting
| reported on claim of Chas. Birdsal $50 as
correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs reported on claim of J.. Decker &
Son, S24.05; Fred Mandler, s38, rs, 81. 50;
Mackey, Young & Co., 1914. rs, S373.25,
S357. 81, 1855. ~, 1852. IS; Jas. P. Hall, $3.50,
SIPS; as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
Docks and Parks, reported on claim OF
Jas. f. Cannon, Agt., 1878; Warren &
Mahoney, SITE as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee ON Printing and Station
cry reported on claim of j. c. News, $50,
as correct.
The report wrs accepted.
OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for furnishing and delivering
about 10000 gross tons of coal to Belleville,
High Service.
Three 81 in number were presented as
follows.
Mackey, Young & Co., $4.95 per ton.
Jas. Coyle $.90 per ton.
Haney IL Hessen $4.69 1-2. .
Received and referred to the Committee
Oh EullpluS dllQ GCSCL fOllSf .
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Commissioner Cook moved that when
this Board adjourns it will be to meet on
on Thursday, May Is, 1893, at 10 O'Clock,
A. M.
Carried.
Committee on Streets and Sewers present.
ed the following.
Resolved, That one Impt. certificate for
$500 be drawn in favor of H. I'll. Holmes
.-s-- j ~.A n,,l .1,n%nNfu1c fa1 rrRfphad ON
account Of contract No. 643 for Impt. OF
Germania avenue from Carlton avenue to
Thorne street.
Resolved. That Impt. certificates for
So, 200 be drawn in favor of ThoS. Kelly for
work done and material furnished on ac-
count of contract No. $50, for construction
of main sewer in Dwight street etc.
Resolved, That one Impt. certincatef for
$500 be drawn in favor of Henry Byrne for
work done and materials furnished on
| account of contract No. 663, for lmpt. OF
Brunswick street from Fourth street to
Tenth street.
Resolved, That. one Impt certificate for
$500 be drawn in favor of Edward O'Don-
| nell for work done and materials furnished
On account of contract No. 666 for I'M
| provement of Seventeenth street from
Henderson street to Jersey avenue.
Resolved. That 81, S31.62 be paid to
Henry Byrne on account of contract No.
66S, for sweeping and cleaning streets ana
! removing ashes and garbage.
Charge this appropriation.
Whereas, The Impt. for the opening of
LIenan Place from Prospect street to
| Booraem avenue has been completed, and
Whereas, Namely on the Sixteenth day
of May, 1898, the Commissioners OF Assess
| ment nled their report with the CLERK or
this Board, and have reported the actual
| net cost thereof to be two Thousand one
| hundred and fifteen $2,115) dollars, there
fore
Resolved, That the whole matter be
and is hereby referred to the Chief Engl-
\ neer. he being a discreet surveyor not IN
| terested in said Impt. who is hereby APP
pointed to make the rnal Assessment for
| such Impt. as provided by law.
Whereas, The Impt. for the opening of
| Nesbitt street from Reservoir venue to
| Booraem avenue has been completed,
and
Whereas, Namely on the Sixteenth day
of Nav, 1893, the Commissioners of Assess
ment lied their report with the Clerk OF
this Board, and nave reported thea actual
net cost thereof to be two thousand and
twenty (s2, 020) dollars, therefore
Resolved, That the whole matter be and
is hereby referred to the Chief Engineer,
he being a discreet surveyor not interested
in said 1mpt. who is hereby appointed to
make the inal assessment for such lmpt.
as provided by law.
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to A, F.
Kunard being return of money deposited
/ for preliminary expenses on Sewer in Cen
trail avenue from 100 feet south of Irving