The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-02
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL

NSSuldl HlScllnS Ol tue DO2ru OF street
and Water Commissioners held on Monday,
July "a, 1898, at 10 o'clock am.
Present-President Madden and Com
i%nissioners Somers, Dugan and zoe ~.
Observation-Disclosures Cook a..
Reading of the minutes of the regular
meeting held on Monday, July II, 1893,
was dispensed with, and, or motion, were
approved as engrossed.
The privilege of the floor was at this stage
accorded to Counsellor Speer, who addressed
the Board in the matter of the pending APP
plication for the opening of Thirteenth
street.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND CoMUNI-
From New York Standard Watch Com
pany and others:
For the improvement of Woodward street,
between Communipaw and Bramhall ave-
nues.
From Vim. Gamble and others:
For the improvement of Orient avenue,
between Jackson and Bergen avenues.
From John Woods and others:
For the reconstruction Of part of Wayne
street eve between Brunswick and Mer-
.seles streets,
From Gustave Rhein and others.
Requesting permission to construct private
sewer in Olean avenue.
From Colgate & Co.:
Requesting permission to open a trench in
Grand street, between Greene and Hudson
streets to the river.
Three () petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the American Casualty Insurance
| and Security Company:
Submitting report of inspection of steam
| boilers.
Received and ordered filed.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting July II, 1893, and was
approved by the Mayor, July 18, 1898.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, February IS, 1898, to wit:
Opening of Pavonia avenue, from Gar
rison avenue to Westside avenue.
Awarding damages for land taken for
same.
Be and is hereby concurred in by the
Board Of Finance.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, June 10, 1893, to wit:
Fixing the salary of the oiler at Belle
vile. appointed June 10, 1898, at $50 per
month.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, June 26, 1893, to- wit:
Resolved, That the salary of the laborer
on water pipe, appointed June 26, 1898, be
and is hereby fixed at $40 o per day, when
employed.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby coneurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, July 10, 1898, to wit.
Fixing the salary of the fireman at Belle
vile, appointed July 10, 1893, at $65 per
month.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, July 10, 1893, to wit:
Ordering paid salaries of employees at
Belleville and High Service for the month of
June, 1898, as per pay roll, amounting to
"a, 700. 40.
Ordering paid salaries of General Super
intendent, ETC., in the Water Department
for the month of June, 1893, as per pay
roll, amounting to 81, 1854. 90.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Finance at its meeting May
81, 1893, and went into effect without the
Mayors action:
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, May 30, 1898, 10 wit:
Ordering paid the following claim.
Matthew Lynch, $3.50.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Aldermen:
Requesting that the fence around Van
Worst Park be repaired.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
From the Clerk:
JERSEY CRY. July "a, 1898.
10 the Hon. the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Gentlemen, The Commissioners Of AS
sessment filed with me on the 18th inst.
final assessment, map and report for sewer
in Ocean and Gates venues.
Respectfully submitted,
GEo. I. BoUroN. Clerk.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates in
favor of
Mich. Curley, s317. SO, retained percentage
on Contract No 631