The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02
RoARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.

August IA, 1898, at ~ o'clock A. M,
Present-All the members of the Board,
five in number.
Reading Of the minutes of regular meet
ing, held on Monday, August Z, 1898, was
dispensed with, and on motion were APP
proved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND coMUNI-
CATIONS.
From Wm. DIETRICH and others:
For the construction Of a sewer in Reser-
voir avenue, etc.
From Henry Byrne:
Requesting an extension of time on con
tract for sewer in Ocean avenue.
Three 90 petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From John A. Lane:
Requesting permission to extend private
sewer in Randolph avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers with power.
From N. E. Reed:
Submitting proposition III relation to new
water supply.
Received and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
From the NY. & NJ Telephone Co.:
In relation to construction of underground
conduit in Monmouth street.
Received and ordered filed.
From Patrick Dyern:
Filing notice of claim against Albert
Minardow for material on improvement of
Sherman avenue.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
At this stage the privilege of the floor was
accorded to Messrs. Sturges and Van Horn,
who addressed the Board in matter of ordin-
ance pending before the Board granting
franchise to the &C. Rapid Transit Co.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
JERSEY CITY. Aug. 9, 1898.
From His Honor the Acting Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN-1 herewith return without
approval the resolution passed by your Board
July 81, 1898, to wit: Resolved. That in
accordance with the terms of a resolution
adopted by this Board on the 18th inst, in
relation to appointment of employees on paved
streets, the following persons are hereby ap-
pointed to the positions designated and at a
salary set opposite their respective names:
Edmund McCabe, payer, $3.50 per day.
Patrick Killeen, payer, $685. per day.
Owen Somers, laborer. So. 90 per day.
Daniel Meehau, laborer. 50. 90 per day.
Thes. Coyle, laborer. So so per day,
vim Ahi~ Aa0Otr 49,
On July II last, in pursuance of an under
standing arrived at by your Board and His
Honor Mayor Wanser, you appointed SIX
teen men to work on streets. On July "a
you appointed another man on this gang, and
I allowed it, as l understood that some of
the original appointees had failed to go to
work. From personal observation l have
learned that thirteen of the men allowed are
at work: Now your Board attempts to in
crease the total employed to nineteen. l
have also learned that three of the men
named in this resolution are now working :,
THAT completes the gang of sixteen, and l
would suggest that your Beard dismiss by
resolution those you have appointed and who
have not gone TO work, SO as to keep the
total down to the number agreed upon.
Very Respectfully,
REUBEN SIMPSON,
Acting Mayor.
Received and laid over for one week under
the rules.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting August 10, 1893, and was
approved by the Mayor August II. 1893.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby coneurs in the following resolution
adopted bv the Board of Street and Water
SOLlLllSSiOlCIS EAAS0SL q AO0cf ~ *
Awarding the contract for construction of
a sewer in Arlington avenue, from Bay
View avenue to Myrtle avenue, to Thomas
Wood.
Authorizing the improvement Of Westside
avenue, from Yale avenue to Culver avenue,
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby non-concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, to wit:
Ordering paid the following claims: !. c.
Supply Co., S343. 90; Hugh Dugan, $51.f3.
Received and ordered fled.
From the Clerk:
Jersey Cry, Aug. IA, 1893.
To the Hon. Board of Street and Water
Commissioners:
Gentlemen,-I have to report that the
Commissioners of Assessment filed with ms
on the 9Th inst. preliminary assessment
map and report for the opening of Seven
teenth street, from Jersey avenue to Hoboker
avenue.
Very respectfully
GEO. Z. BoUToN,
Received and ordered filed.
On motion of Commissioner Cook thu
Board adjourned until Friday, August IS
1893, at 10 o'clock A.
GEO. T. BouroN,
Clerk.
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board 0
Street and Water { commissioners, held Oh
Friday, August IS, 1898, at 10 O'Clock AN
Present-Ah the members of the Board
FIVE in number.
On motion VIM. A. Tolson acted a
Clerk.
REPORTS OF H CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates i
favor of
H. H. Holmes. $500 on account Of con
tract No. 643.
Henry Byrne, $1,000 on account of con
tract No. 66f.
Edward oDonnel, 81, 500 On account 0
contract No. 666.
Henry Byrne, ST., 800. 81 on account G
contract No. G6S.
1hos. Cayanagh, ST 5000 on account c
contract No. CIT.
Received and referred TO the Committee 0
Streets and Sewers.
From the same officer.
JERSEY CITY, Aug. IA, 1893.
To the Hon. Board of Street and Wats
Commissioners:
Gentlemcn,-I submit herewith a chang
of sewerage plan in Summit avenue, fror
Laidlaw avenue to Sanford Place. and j