The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL

day. May /, 1898, at ten O'Clock A. M.
Present-An the members of the Board,
five in number.
Reading of the minutes Of organization
meeting, held on Thursday, April 81, 1898,
was dispensed with, and on motion were
approved as engrossed.
Commissioner Dugan moved that the
Chair appoint a committee to draft rules
and bylaws for the government OF the
Board.
Carried.
The Chair appointed as such committee
Commissioners Cook, Somers and Dugan.
Commissioner Dugan moved that a re
cess for fifteen minutes be taken.
Carried.
On Resembling, all the members OF the
Board were present.
The committee heretofore appointed to
formulate rules and bylaws reported, pre-
senting a o of same, and recommend
| ing that they be adopted for the govern
ment of the Board tor the ensuing year.
And their recommendation was on mo-
ton adopted.
Commissioner Somers moved that when
| this Board adjourns it will be to meet on
| Thursday, May 4, 1893, at ten O'Clock AN.
Carried.
AT this stage the President announced
the standing committees for the ensulng
year, as follows:
Committee on Streets and Sewers:
NOulIllSSlOlCl0 DdSoh SOOh, " N
den and SomerS.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs:
Commissioners Yoe, Cook, Somers, Mad
den and Dugan.
Committee on Assessments and Exten-
sions:
Commissioners Cook, Yoe, Dugan, Som
efs and Madden,
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks:
Commissioners Somers, Madden, Cook,
Yoe and Dugan.
! Committee on Engineering and Survey:
Commissioners zoe, Cook, Somers, Du
gan and Madden
Committee on Laws and Ordinances:
Commissioners Somers, Yoe, Cook, Du-
gan and Madden.
Committee on Printing and Stationery:
Commissioners Madden, Somers, zoe,
Cook and Dugan.
Committee on Municipal Lighting:
Commissioners Madden, COOK, zoe, Du-
| gan and Somers.
| PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS n COM
~MUNICATIoNs.
From Cord. Bischoff and others:
For the construction of a in SUM
| nit avenue, from Graham street to Hague
| street.
From the Lehigh Valley Terminal Rail
| way Company:
Petitioning for the vacation of a portion
of Washington street.
Seven ~ petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referle1 to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From Timothy Burke:
Requesting permission to construct pri-
waite sewer in West Side avenue.
| From w. M. Schultz and other:
Requesting permission to construct pr1-
va+o sew s Thorne street.
From Ferdin md Leusheuhofs:
r.eq ues.4ns permission to construct prl-
waite drain in Seman
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers, with power.
Trr- ton Veteran Legion: Request
ing petition to use and erect. stand in
80 ark on Decoration Day.
Received and referred to Committee on
| Public Buildings, Docks and Parks with
power.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
| in favor of:
H. Il. Holmes, $500 on account of con-
Chas. o,Neill, $500 on account Of con
Mich. Curiey, $500 on account of CON
tract No. 664.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
r. B. Sloat, 1896; Francis Hennessy, S69;
F. P. W~oodcock, $50; Lizzie Woodcock,
SO; Jas. Z. Burke, 500; Warren & Nugent,
agts., sos. SO; j.. w. Harrison, sd .45, S14.25,
| Si2. John Cavanagh, $3.50; ChaS. BoltWood,
$3.50, S11.55; Martha Bumsted, Sl25i
Henry Pr1gge, $72; Mich. O.Mara, So. 20;
N. j. Car Spring and Rubber %, sl5;
Dan'l Moran, SIT; John Il. McGrath S15;
J. G. News, 1919, $35.7 g, S32.50, $500,
| $3.50 J. G.. Herald, $50, SLIPS, $1,000;
Hollingshead Bros, 1925. 10; T. J. Nc
Donald, s125; Geo. 7. Bouton, $3.50; &c.
| Supply Co., $151.23, $71.34, $685., 1880,
! $6, and on pay roll laborers on pubic
| parks, $500, April, 1898.
Received and referred to their approprl-
ate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
reported on certificates OF Chief Engineer
in favor Of:
Chas. o'Neill, $500 on account of con-
Mich. Curley, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 664,
And on claim of A. Datz, SIS, $3.50, $50,
81. 80; NJ. Title Guarantee and Trust Co,
ST5; Evening Journal Asso'n, $20.S0; j.. q.
Herald, $6. as correct.
Also on application of Cord. Bischoff
and others for the construction OF sewer
in Summit avenue.
And also on application of the Lehigh
Valley Terminal Railway Co. for the yaca-
ton of washington street.
Seven u petitions for signs, etc.
Favorable.