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

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Gated.
2. That the grade of Wayne street shall
be changed so as to give the headroom
shown on said plan ana profile below the
railroad when elevated and constructed
according to said plan aud profile.
III witness whereof, these presents are
signed by the President. and sealed with
the common seal of said company this
eighteenth day of March, eighteen hun
dred aud ninety three.
National Docks and New Jersey juno
tlon Connecting Railway Company, by
CHAs. A. STERLING.
President
/: CORPORATE /:
SEAL
............
Attest. JAMES A. HAND.
Secretary.
uMap attached to original on file in
Clerks office.
AID, Whereas, The elevation of the
railroad OF said Company as proposed Is
necessary to secure greater safety to per-
sons and property in Jersey City and to
facilitate the construction aud main
tenance of other than grade crossings of
streets, highways and other railroads
therein, and. in the Judgment of this
Board, is best adapted 60 secure the
safety of lives and property and to pro-
vide for other than grade crossings OF
streets, highways and other railroads in
Jersey City and TO promote the interests
of said city.
And, Whereas, 1t is necessary for til e
purpose that the portion OF he street.
known as Railroad avenue and Academy
street hereinafter mentioned be vacated
and the grade of Wayne street be changed
as hereinafter mentioned; therefore, it is
hereby
Resolved, That said proposition and
nf or he ann Are barakV aroAufp6 nv the
Mayor aud Aldermen of Jersey City, the
municipal corporation aforesaid, and that
the National Docks and New Jersey juno
ton Connecting Railroad Company may
elevate their railroad in the manner and
as therein set forth and a contract Is
hereby entered into accordingly with the
said railroad company, under the proyi5-
| ions of the Act OF the Legislature OF the
State of New Jersey, approved March ~,
A. D., 1874. entitled IAN Act To authorize
| any city OF the State TO enter into con-
| tracts with railroad companies whose
| roads enter their corporate limits. where
| by said companies may relocate, change
or elevate their railroads, and, when
necessary for that purpose TO vacate,
change the grade of or alter the lines of
any streets or highways therein. land
| the supplement thereto approved March
9, A. D., 1923, and for the purpose afore-
| said, aud of said contract 1t s1s hereby
Resolved, That SO much of the street
known as Railroad avenue and Academy
| street as is bounded n~ortherly and south
erly by the side lines thereof, sasterlY by
a line drawn parallel with the easterly
line of Fremont street. produced north
| eriy and distant 400 feet ~easterly at right
| angles therefrom, aud westerly by a line
| drawn parallel with said easterly liue OF
Fremont street produced northerly aud
| distant 1876 feet easterly at right angles
therefroIn, as said Fremont street is
| shown GU the official Title and Assess :
ment Map dated 1882 OF That part of Jer-
sew City formerly constituting the city OF
| Bergen be, snd the same is hereby
| vacated; also
Resolved. That the grade OF Wayne
| street for seventy-ive feet along the
| same, between the side lines OF the
located route Of said Railway Company.
be SO depressed as that at the center line
! of said located route such grade shall be
one foot and six inches below the grade
established April %, 1874, as shown on
the plan and profile annxed, which form
a part Of this resolution; aud that to ac-
commodate the adjoining parts of said
street thereto, the grade of WAYNE street
| be and the same is hereby changed and
established as follows: Beginning on the
easlerly curb line or Fremont street at
an elevat ton of fifteen and forty
i've hundredths feet above Jersey
City base line; thence easterly on
| a uniform descending grade TO the west
right of way line of said Located route OF
said railway company at an elevation OF
| twelve and forty-three hundredJns feet;
thence easterly on q Y TO tue east
right of way line OF said located route.
at the same elevatioE; and thence east
erly on a uniform ascending grade to the
| westerly curb line OF Merseles street. at
| an ele ovation of fifteen and seventy-three
hundredths feet, all as shown on said
| plan aud profile hereto annexed, such
| being the change in the grade of Wayne
| street required by the city in order to
carry into effect said contract.
Map attached to original on hIe In
Clerks Office.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the following named
persons TO erect signs. etc., over the side
| walk in front of the premises designated
in accordance with the rules and re9ula-
| tions of this Board governing such mat
tiers:
John d. Baldwin, sign, 135 Jackson
H. r. Mckenzie, awning, s1s and 800
Grove street.
George w. Helme, hitching post, 62
Madison avenue.
Mrs. d. Murphy. barber pole. 1919 Ninth
street.
The foregoing were each adopted by
the following vote on the cali Ior Ihe
| ayes and nays:
Aves-AIi the members OF the Board,
five in number.
Ttom the same committee:
Resolved, rhat the following sums De
paid 10 the N. 8. Stats Zeitung TOT ao-
yertising improvements.
Charge the several improvements.
Si0.95 focf advertising hearing on I'M
| provement of Halladay street. prelim-
mary.
s46.I5 for advertising hearing on sewer
in Central avenue. preliminary.
sl13 rs Tor advertising hearing on main
| sewer liz ST. Paui's avenue, fiual.
Adopted by the following vote GU the
call for the ayes and nays.
Ayes-Presiden5 Madden, Commits
| siouers Somers, Yoe aud Cook-4.
Committee on Municipal Lighting pre-
| sented the following:
Resolved. That 500 be paid to Anthony
CoDk tor services as Lamp Inspector Tor
| The mouth ending May 81, 1893.
Charge transfer from lamps and lights.
Resolved. That 1925 be paid to Edwar
| O'DonnelI for shop rent for five months
| ending April 30. 1893.
Charge lamps and lights, 1892 %.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
| following vote on the call for the ayes
and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five in number.
Committee on Pumping aud Reservoirs
presented the following:
Resolved, That $33444 be paid to the j.
G. Supply Co. for oil. etc.
500 10 to Philip E. Martin for repairs ct