The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-27

Whereas, On the 21st day of February,
1894, application was made to this Board for
the improvement of Hancock avenue from
Franklin street to Bowers street; and
Whereas, On the gath dav of April, 1894,
the Commissioners of Assessment filed with
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners their preliminary sketch for said inn
provement; and
Whereas, On the 4th day of June, 1894,
this Board met and heard all parties inter
ested in said application who appeared, and
all remonstrances against the said improve
ment that were presented in writing; and
Whereas, No objections were presented,
alleged or known against the same; there
fore
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the Board of Finance the said inn
provement be made and that the contract for
said work and materials be awarded to j. j..
Shea, he being the lowest bidder for the
whole work and materials. and that the Cor
p~oration Attorney be and is hereby directed
to prepare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same.
Resolved. That by and with the concur
currence of the Board of Finance the re-
port of the Committee on Streets and Sewers,
upon the application in writing of Valentine
Walter and others, presented to this Board
on the 18th dav June, 1894, for the construc-
ton of a sewer in Central avenue from a
point about % feet north of Congress street,
through Central avenue to North street and
in North street to and connect with the sewer
in Cambridge avenue, be and the same is
hereby accepted by this Board, which hereby
declares its determination to make said i'm
provement unless at or before the time herer
after to be appointed for hearing parties in
relation thereto a remonstrance shall be pre-
sented to this Board, signed by the owners of
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, and that the Commission
ers of Assessment, with the aid and assist
ance of the Bureau of Survey, be and are
hereby directed to make and report to this
Board an estimate of the quantity and kind
of excavation and filling and amount OF work
| to be lone and of the materials to be fur
nished for the making and completion of the
| said improvement, and that upon the filing
of such report the Clerk of this Board shall
| advertise for proposals for doing such work
| and furnishing such materials in manner and
for the length of time required by law.
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the BOARD of Finance the report of
| the Committee on Streets and Sewers. upon
| Lie dpplCdlNOa Al Willing "a ". ~ OIL
Reypen and others, presented to this Board
on the 18th day of June, 1894, for the con-
| struction of an 16-inch vitrifed pipe sewer
in Van Reypen place, from Academy street
to and connecting with the sewer to be built
in Stuyvesant avenue. be and the same is
hereby accepted by this Board, which hereby
declares its determination to make said i'm
provement unless at or before the time here
after to be appointed for hearing parties in
| relation thereto a remonstrance shall be pre-
sented to this Board signed by the owners OF
property liable to more than one-halt the
| assessment therefor, and that the Commis-
sioners of Assessment, with the aid and as
| ~sistance of the Bureau of Survey, be and are
hereby directed to make and report to this
Board an estimate of the quantity and kind
| of excavation and filling and amount of work
to be done and Of the materials to be fur
nished for the making and completion OF the
said improvement, and that upon the filing
of such report the Clerk of this Board shall
advertise for proposals for doing such work
and furnishing such materials in manner and
for the length of time required by law.
The foregoing were each separately adopt
ed by the following vote on the call for the
| ayes and nays: ~
Yeas-All the members of the Board, five
in number.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
presented the following:
Resolved, That the specifications SUBJ
mitted by the Chief Engineer on this date
for the furnishing, delivering, carting and
trimming of coal at Belleville and High
Service Pumping Stations be and are here
by confirmed.
Resolved, That 81, 644. "a be paid to
Sanford & Stillman, being final on contract
No. 1888 for furnishing, laying and making
connection with present main in Hackensack
River Submerged pipe).
Charge water account
Resolved, That $56. be paid to Fred
Mandler for harness supplies.
SAT. 55 to G. Steck & Son for repairing
wagon.
1915 to Michael Foster for labor and
materials on water main.
1925 to Michael Foster for labor and ma
terials on water main.
$12 to A. c. Lathrop for veterinary ser
vices.
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