The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-16
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.

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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners, held on Monday,
April Q, 1894, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Present-Presiden Madden, Commission
ers Dugan, Yoe and Cook.
Neutrality-suspicious. Somers.
Reading Of the minutes of regular meet
ing held on Monday, ApFil2, and adjourned
meeting Thursday, April 5, 1894, were dis
pensed with and on motion were approved
as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND CoMMUN-
ICATIONS.
From estate of H, Allen and others;
For the improvement of Ogden avenue,
between Bowers street and Congress street.
From John NJ. Jones and others:
Petitioning for the vacation of a portion
of Wiley street.
From John T. Bouton and others:
Requesting permission to construct a hf-
teen-inch vitrifed pipe sewer under the west
erly sidewalk of Ocean avenue, between
Woodlawn avenue and Dwight street.
From August Kreiser:
In relation to condition of Linden ave-
nue..
From James J. Harrington:
Requesting permission to withdraw bid
previously presented by him for the paving
of Ocean avenue.
From the n. Y. & N. J. Telephone Co.:
Submitting schedule of streets in which
they propose to lay conduits, etc.,
Two (2) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From Albert G. Wall, Atty:
In matter of materials used by P. J.. Con-
don in construction of Public School No.
%.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings. Docks and Parks.
From the Hudson Go. Board of Health:
In matter of condition of Ravine Road
sewer.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
From James s. Erwin:
In relation to suit of James Burke against
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of Jersey
City.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor Of
Thomas Wood, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 69S.
Neil Campbell, $4,000 on account of con-
trect No. TOT.
Kelly Brothers, 81, 900 on account of con-
tract No. 708.
Henry Byrne, So, ia So on account of
contract No. III.
John Hopkins, ST., 500 on account Of con-
tract No. 722.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
Luke Kilduf. $161. 70; Frank McDer-
mott. 1888 80, $40. so; H. w. Moser, 1924;
James Mcdonald, $50 10. $50. 35; P. E.
Martin, $500, 5000 S. $152. 81, 1926. so,
$780, 81. $50. Al, $47.65, $15,97, $1,000;
National Meter Company, $348, $198; Pat
O'Connor, $2oz. 10, $76.2 90, $40. So, $94.4 40,
500. 80, $27.65 |, $50. 80, $24.25, 1928 8.
$22. 80, $20.s5; o. H. Perry, SIS. so; E.
Randall, 1910. 50; John A. Viii. SO. 30;
Vanderbeek & Sons. $40, 90; Wood &
Menagh, $52.1 10. $22.13, 1898; A DATE.
$240. SIS. William Dunno. $26; Henry
Byrne. 500; Charles Boltwood, $6.74;
lanes P. Hall. 500. 43; Jersey City Supply
Company. $50, s111.02. sit. SO, SO; WIFI
lam Jordan, $55; F. NJ. Decker. $3.50,
$685.. so: New York and New Jersey Globe
Gas Light Company, S3.165. 38; New Jer-
sey Stats Zeitung, 1875; Jersey City
News. $3.50, $4s, $32. so, $14; Jersey
City Herald, $a4, $9 .75. So, also on pay
roll repaving over street openings, $40,
March. 1894.
Received and referred to their appropriate
Committees
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers re-
ported on certificates of the Chief Engineer
in favor of:
Thomas Wood, $500 IN account of con-
tract No. sos.
Henry Byrne, 50, 114.5 IS on account Of
contract No. I'll.
John Hopkins. 81, 500 on account Of con-
tract No. 722.
And on claim of Daniel Moran, $162; P,
C. Vreeland, $156; also pay roll repaying
over street openings, $40, March, 1894, as
correct,
Also on application of estate of Henry
Allen and others:
For the Improvement of Ogden avenue
between Bowers street and Congress street.
And on application of John NJ. Jones and
For the vacation of a portion of Wiley
street.
Two ~ petitions for signs, etc., favor
The report was accepted.
Committee on Municipal Lighting re-
ported on claim of Edward O'Donnell, 500;
Hudson County Electric Company. 81, 5S5. rs;
United Gas Improvement Company, So, 49,
10, 81, 428. 81. $311.6 50, 800. 56, as cor
rect.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Assessments and Exten-
sions reported on claims of:
w. w. Farrier. $43S; Evening Journal
Association, $s8.6 so; So. so, as correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Public Buildings. Docks
and Parks reported on certificates of the
Chief Engineer in favor of:
Neil Campbell, 81, 900 on account of con-
tract No. 707.
Kelly Bros. 81. 900 on account Of con-
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