The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-18
FOR BETTER STREETS.
Board of Works Awards
Many Contracts -0ther
Business.

The Street and Water Commissioners
yesterday agreed Upon a few of the streets
which are 60 be repaired and put in a
passable condition during the coming
year with the special street fund,
winch emanares from the liquor
license money and which Mayor
WaDser agreed to release IL some work
would be done to show where the money
war spent. The streets to be repaired
with Belgian block are:-henderson
street, from Pavonia avenue TO the Hu-
boken line; Congress street, from the
Paterson Plank road to Central avenue;
to Palisade avenue, franklin
street from Ogden avenue to
Central avenue, First street from
Grove to Greene; Steuben from Hender-
son to Warren: Monmouth from Grand
TO Bright and York street from Jersey
avenue to Monmouth street. John Nolan
Will DO all Of this work, the repaving TO
be done with second hand granite by
Henry Cunningham is in Ninth street.
from Henderson to Provost and York
from Washington TO Hudson street.
WITH NEW BELGIAN BLOCK.
With new Belgian block, by Patrick
Ryan, Fifth street, from Jersey avenue
TO Coles street; Seventh, from MonmouIh
to Provost, and Morgan, from Grove to
Henderson. BY Edward O'Dohnell-
YORK street. from Barrow 10 Grove; Sus-
sex, from Van Worst TO Greene, ana Morris.
from Var Worst TO Washington. With
new granite by James Harrington, Jer-
sey ayenue from Newark avenue to
Wayne street. Work upou these streets
will be begun as soon as approved OF byI
the acting Mayor, which will be at once,S
it is said.
The Improvement of Ocean avenue is
not mentioned In this list, because Acting
Mayor Simpson and Engineer Ruggles
are making calculations as to what kind
OF an Improvement is most advisable
to MAKE there. The avenue. however. is
to be put in good shape. No action has
as yet been taken Upon the asphalt pave
ment contracts. There Is a slight hitch
somewhere over these. The Street and
Water Commissioners had a few appor-
tionments to agree upon yesterday, aud
all these things take time.
James Watt was appointed a foreman
at slo0 per month. William Connolly.
James Mcclure. eMichael Moran and
Hector McMullen were appointed PAYERS
at So so per day.
co 5smss hq P / pa'g Hssr1 Nall h., ses y
Lynch, Patrick Kllroy. James Mariner,
Patrick Walsh. Michael Dunn, Peter
Mahoney, Patrick Lumilty, William
Mccarthy will be $3.50 when ramming
and 50 a day when acting as regu-
lar laborers. All of these men
will work When required. and be paid ac-
streets, besides the long list TO be made.
mentioned above. The outlook is for far
better streets.
ANEW PAVEMENT TO BE USED.
Bid are also to be invited for
a new kind of pavement favored, il is
said by City Attorney Wear5. 1t is
called syeptte aud comes from Staten
Island VuharaT fitara ara a Itnynn ar ~ nya
quarries. Warren street is to be paved
with 1t, it is understood, as an experi-
ment. Hoboken avenue was accep ted as
complete and the board also reported
favorably upo the construction Of sew
ers in Congress and Leonard streets.
The contract for the construction of a
in Grace street was awarded to
Eugene Lynch. Preliminary estimates
were flied in the improvement of Pater-
son street.
COMPLAINING OF SCARCE WATER.
b. Du Mont and others again COM
planned Of the scarcity of water on
Claremont avenue. Some action will
desired. The veto Of Acting Mayor
Simpson on the appointment of Louis
Broome to supervise the erection of No. 9
school and No. 4 engine house IN the
Woodlawn section was overrid.
den. Commissioner Somsrs made
an effort TO award to the
New Jersey Church aud Scuool Furniture
Company the contract for the furnishing
of ABOUT 475 school chairs which have
been selected by the Board or Education,
William Dunn submitted q lower bid,
but his desks are not liked,
Commissioner Dugau amended the reso-
luton by making the award to Dunn.
President Madden seconded his motion.
Madden and Dugan voted for the amend
menu and Snmara and WA auaiuor it
The deciding vote was Cooks. He asked
to BE- excused from voting, but after a
wait of five minutes supported Somers
aDd Voc In knocking it cut.
Mr.. Dugan then moved to lay the whole
on the table for a week, and again
Cook voted with Dugan and Madden.
Mr.. Somers.says he will not try again to
give out the contract, as he is opposed 10
everything he does. The board adjourned
foul O'Clock TO meet again next Mon-
day.