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Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
MOTIONS n RESOLUTIONS.
Commissioner Somers moved that when
this Board adjourn it will be to meet on
Wednesday, May 2, 1894, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
Carried.
Committee on Streets and Sewers present
ed the following:
Whereas, On the 10Th day of February,
1894, application was made by Mrs. G.
Bruins n others. for the Improvement of
Hancock avenue from Franklin street to
Bowers street, and
Whereas, On the 24th day Of April, 1894,
the Commissioners of Assessment fled their
preliminary sketch, showing what property
will probably be assessed and the probable
amount of benefit to each lot or parcel of
land, also the probable amount of assess
ment per foot of frontage, therefore
Resolved, That the 4th day of June, 1894,
at ten o'clock A. NJ, and the meeting room
of the Board of Street and Water Commits
| sioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
| and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
parties interested in said application and all
| remonstrances against the said improvement
that may be presented in writing. and that
the Clerk of this Board is hereby directed
| to publish in the official paper and to post in
the manner, and for the length of time re-
| quired by law, notice of said application AID
filing of preliminary sketch, and of the ap-
pointmeDt of the above named time n
| place for hearing.
Resolved. That one Improvement certifi-
\ cate for $500 be drawn in favor Thomas
! Kelly for work done and materials furnished
| on account of contract No. $50 for construc-
ton Of main sewer in Dwight street, etc. to
| New York Bay.
Resolved, That one improvement certif-
cate for ST 200 be drawn in favor of James
J. Harrington for work done and materials
| furnished on account of contract No. 713 for
| Improvement of Orient avenue from Bergen
avenue to Jackson avenue.
Resolved, That one Improvement certli-
| cate for $500 be drawn in favor of Lyons q
| Lynch for work done and materials fur
nished on account of contract No. 719 for
| construction of sewer in Congress street
from a point about 800 feet west of Central
avenue to and connecting with sewer In
Pearce avenue.
Resolved, That one Improvement certifi-
cate for $500 be drawni in favor OF John Hop
kins for work lone and materials fur
nished on account of contract No. 722 for
construction of sewer in Reservoir avenue,
from q point about so feet west of Webster
avenue % Central avenu and in Central
avenue from Reservoir avenue to Jefferson
avenue.
Resolved, That 1852. 70 be paid to Edward
O'Donnell being final on contract No. 672 for
r~epaving York street from Grove street to
Barrow street.
Charge special street account.
Resolved, That improvement certificates
for 81. 500 be drawn in favor of Edward
ODonnel for work done and material fur
nished on account of contract No. 699 for
Improvement of st. Pauls avenue from Ton
nellie avenue to James street.
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to Daniel
| Lewis being return of money deposited to
| cover preliminary expenses on application
for construction of branch main sewer in
West Side avenu with connecting laterais.
Charge Improvement. :.
Resolved, That the following sums be paid
to the persons hereinafter named for SER
| vices as Inspector on Improvements.
Charge the several improvements.
500 to Timothy Regain, on Improvement
| of Woodward street, April, 1894.
SOL to G. Fl. Otto, on sewer in Summit
avenue, Graham to Hague street, April,
1894.
S27 to Jacob Buchlein, on sewer in Reser-
voir avenue, ETC., March, 1894.
S7S to Thomas Duff, on sewer in Summit
avenue, Sanford Place, ETC., March, 1894.
Resolved, That S166.66 be paid to Philip
| Tumulty for services as Superintendent of
Streets and Roads for the month ending
April 30, 1894.
500 to Joseph Donohue for services as
Sewer Inspector for the month ending, April
30, 1894.
Charge special salary account.
Resolved, That 500 be paid to Philip
Muldoon for services as Sidewalk Inspector
| for the month ending April 80, 1894.
Charge sidewalk account.
Resolved, That SIS be paid to John S.
DAILY for services as foreman over men EN-
| ploYed cleaning wers and basins for the
month ending April 30, 1894.
Charge cleaning sewers.
Resolved, That 1854 be paid to VIM. B.
| Somers for use Of teams on plough.
Charge unpaved streets.
Resolved, That the contract for repaving
Ocean avenue, between Myrtle n GATES
| avenues, according to specifications be
awarded to Henry Cunningham at the
| prices named in his bid, viz:
For each and every squar yard OF paving,
the sum of $1.93 per square yard.
For each and every square foot OF new
bridge stone, the sum'of Us cents per square
foot.
For each and every manhole head brought
| to grade, SO !,
That being the lowest bid received, and
that the Corporation Attorney be and is
hereby requested to prepare and AVE exc
cuted the necessary contract for the same:
Resolved, That SIS be paid to John Dolan
l lOI y NlCOc 90 lhoRO~uCA -
of sewer in Wayne street twenty days In
February and five days in March, 1894.
Charge special appropriation.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter men
toned be paid to the persons named respec-
| lively for services rendered on paved streets
for the month ending April so, 1894, amount
ing in the aggregate to S1,2S0.62.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter men
toned be paid to the persons named re-
spectively for services rendered, cleaning
sewers and basins for month ending April
80, 1894, amounting in the aggregate to
$570,50.
Resolved, That John Mccoy be and is
hereby appointed as Inspector on repaving
of First street between Henderson and Pro
vost streets, at o salary of So per day when
engaged.
Resolved, That Joseph A. Cronkright be
and is hereby appointed as Inspector on
construction Of sewers in Seventh street
from Brunswick street to 100 feet west OF
| of Newark avenue at a salary OF 50 per day
when engaged, term of service to begin
when work shall have been commenced, and
to terminate on the date given to final GER
tificate for said improvement by tho Chief
Engineer.