The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03

mittee OH Streets and Sewers.
From the same officer;
JERSEY CITY, May 90, 1893.
To the Board of Street and water Conn
Observation-Disclosures please find two
communications from G. B. Thurston,
President OF j. g. & b. r. r. Co., relate
ing TO the bridge over Corlellson avenue
at Montgomery street.
Mr.. Thurston wa here this morning
and authorized me to say to the Board
that he will furnish and erect a bridgs
over Corneiison avenue, with a carrying
capacity of sixty tons, build all the
masonary, take up aud reset the curb
aud pavement from Mill Greek Road to
the bridge, the city to furnish the filling
and sand TOR the repaving.
Accompanying this communication Is a
profile of that part of Montgomery Street
on which the change of grade is asked
for.
Very respectfully.
w. w. RUGGLEs,
Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered flea.
JERSEY CITY, May 30. 1898
To the Board of Street and Water Conn
missioner:
GENTLEMEN-I herewith present q pros
file OF Montgomery street al paved,
and on this profile Il shown, q
red line showing the grade de.
AASA "&A@A ~ SN~J w.
Wnen the bridge was lowered, the grade
was not changed TO conform to ths
Very respectfully,
Chief Engineer.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
Lizzie Woodeock, Sl5s Sl2; Patrick
Tracey. SAT- go; p. Mnlhearn. sl4. Is;
Studebacker Bro. manufacturing Co.,
SIS; Mackey, Young g. Co, 1889. SO, $377 100,
$376.66. S37i. IS, S57l,6S, 1868. 80, S355.14,
$3.50. 81, S343 .2i, s337.94, 1881. 43: John
Kelly. S262. IS, $12.5 0 Charles Boltwood,
$45.O9 ST. Il; e. W. BullingeF. ST. Jersey
City News. SOS. 70; also on payrolls Conn
m~issioners and Clerks, $l,206. 30; Water
Registrar, etc. S2.9149 s; laoorers o.
meters, s623.38; Reassessors, $500, all
May. 1898.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
EPoRT OF STANDING COMMUTERS.
The Committee sou Streets and Savers
reported on certificates Of the Cnis6
Engineer in favor of Henry Byrne SUB
on account. of contract No. 661.
John Nolan $500 on account of contract
No. 662.
tract No. 664 and on claims OF j.. q.
News S92.95. s35, rs, So so; Evening Jour
nal ASSOcidLtQD, ScS-oO, SuC, OOsOS os Oe
Herald $50, SLIPS, SO. 90: N. j. Ssaats
Zeitung. S1l3. rs, S46.15. $40. 95 as correct.
Four () petitions for signs, etc, favor
able.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Municipal Lighting
reported on claim OF Ed ware O'Donneli,
$125, as correct. j.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Pumping and Res
erVoir reported on claims Of j.. supply
Co.. 1924. IA; p. e. Martin, S69.75; Hugh
Dugan, s44 %; Hollingshead Brothers,
$685. rs, as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and
| Extensions reported on claims Of Stephen
| & Condict, $24; Charles Boltwood, SIS. 90,
1915, 81. 65; hugh pugan. sl04.0l, s49.5si
j. c. Supply Co., 1874; Masksy. Young
| & Co, 1915; James F. Hail, Sc; a. DATE.
Journal Association, s80.35: Matthew
Lynch, $50; N. 3. Staatz Z7itung. $3.50
aud on paw rolls; Commissioners n
Clerks, 81, POS. 80; Water Registrars, ETC..
50. 9I4. 9S; Lahorers on Meters, 1928 81;
Reassessors, $500, all May. 1898, as Cor
rect.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings
| Docks aud Parks reported on claims Of
NJ. J.. Wegman, $l25. Thomas T.. Brays
$500 as correct.
To the Honorable The Board of Street
and Wafer Commissioners:
Your Committee on Public Buildings
| Docks and Parks, TO whom was referred
Nav %, 1888, certain specifications for
the furnishing, delivering and setting IN
| place about 475 student chairs for Use
| 10 public schools respectfully report res
| commencing that the same be confirmed.
The report WAS accepted
OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
QA~L ~. @nEf FlIr m 1 n
| about $500 gross tons of coal ut the
| Believille water works of Jersey City.
-Four az in number was presented as
follows.
Andrew Keane, o.2e per ton.
LYMAN q Bsowp. 0.24M per TOD.
Edward O'Dounelly, 0 % per ton.
John Mccarthy, 0.20 per ton.
Received and referred to the commit
tee on Pumping ana RESERVOIRS.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Commissioners Duaan moved that
when this Beard adjourns it will be TO
meet on Wednesday. May 81, at eight
O'Clock p. NJ.
Carried.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following:
Resolved, That one improvement certi-
fcate for $500 be drawu In favor Of Henry
Byrne fer work doue and materials fur
nished on account of Contract No. 66l,
1 U OOho1
avenue, from Warner street Co Gator
avenue, and from Cedar street to Warner
street.
Resolved, That one improvement GER
t~ificate for $500 be drawn in favor OF
John Nolan for work don and materials
furnished on account OF Contract NO.
662, for construction of a sewer in Hem
derson street, from Seventeenth street
TO Fifteenth street..
Resolved, That one improvement GER
tihcate for $500 be drawn In favor OF
Michael Curley for work done aud ma
4 terials furnished on account OF Contract
No. 664, for CONSERVATION of a sewer In
Magdolia and Baldwin venues
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to the Evening journal Association
Tor advertising improvements:
Charge the several Improvements.
$33. so for advertising hearing on ini-
provement of Halliday street, prelimin-
airy.
$50 for advertising hearing on sewer in
Central avenue, preliminary.
S92. so for advertising hearing on Ma in
Sc wer in St. Paul's avenue, final.
Resolved. That The following sums b5
paid to the Jersey City News for adver-
Using improvements, charge the several
improvements.
$50. so for advertising hearing on i'm
provenents OF Halliday street, prsiimin-
arv.
1857 for advertising hearing on sewer
IN Central avenue. preliminary.
$92. 95 for advertising hearing on main