The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-21
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
CONNIE NEEIS.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Monday,
June IL, 1894, at nine o'clock A.. NJ.
Present--All the members of the Board,
five in number.
Reading of the minutes of regular meeting
held on Monday, June A, and adjourned
were dispensed with and on motion were
approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS N COMMUN-
ICATIONS.
From Valentine Walters and others:
For the construction of a sewer in Central
avenue.
From G. c. Van Reypen and others.
For the construction OF a sewer in Van
Reypen Place from Academy street, to con-
meet with sewer to be built in Stuyvesant
avenue.
From J. w, Ellison,
Calling attention to condition of receiving
basin on northwest corner of Monmouth
street and Pavonia avenue.
From =. G. Van Reypen:
Calling attention to obstruction on Van
Reypen Place.
From H. Tarbell:
In matter of uncleanly condition of Ply
mouth street.
From John Hopkins and others:
Petitioning for appointment of John
Wurster, as Inspector on contemplated sewer
in Central avenue.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From John III. Jones:
Requesting permission to construct a pri-
vate drain in Enos Place.
From T. N. Pidcock, Jr:
Requesting permission to construct a pri-
vate sewer in Fifteenth street.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers with power.
From H. Realy:
Calling attention to obstructing fire hy-
drant on Grand street near Monmouth street.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From Engineer of West Hoboken joint
sewer:
Notifying Board that said sewer had been
completed and is now ready for inspection.
Received and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Clerk of the Board:
The Clerk reported that the Commissioners
of Assessment had filed with him on June 5,
1894, fnal assessment maps for the improve
ment of Germania avenue and for sewer in
Summit avenue, and preliminary sketch for
sewer in Poplar street.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORT OF H CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported Certificates
in favor of
Edward O'Donnell, 81, 900 on account of
contract No. 500.
Edward O'Donnell. $500 0 n account of
contract No. 500.
A. Brannasan, Jr., $49S final on contract
No 706.
Neil Campbell, 81, 900 on account of con-
tract No. 707.
P. J. Mullery, $500 on account of contract
No. ia.
Lyons & Lynch, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 719.
Denis Byrnes, $500 on account of contract
No. 723.
Thos. Cavanagh, $5O7. 81 final on account
of contract No. 724.
P. II. Plunkett, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 1872.
P. T. Plunkett. $500 on account of con
! tract No. 1872.
Sanford < Stillman. 81, 644.24 final on
contract No 1888.
Received and referred to their appropriate
Committees
From the same officer:
Submitting coal specifications.
Received and referred to the Committee IN
| Pumping and Reservoirs.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
Steele & Condict, 1914. 81; J. Schellen-
| berger. Sd. 25; John Oterson, assignee, $75;
/ Robert Muirhead, $109.27; Luke Kilduff,
$240. 80; Chas. Boltwood. $32. 0S, S3l.2O,
S22. 30, So; NJ. Foster, 1915, Jas. p. Hall,
500. As, So, 81. 88; BARLEY Coyle, $25; Thos.
| Cottam, 500; A. Brannagan, S192 .28; P. E.
Martin, $412, $32. is; Hudson County
Electric Company, 81, $50 rs; United Gas
S95e. O6. S71. 30; j. C. News, $156, $84,
$42. Is, SIS. 25, $50, $19. so; also on pay
rolls Water Registrar. etc, So ,Oo1 50,
Nav, 1894; Re-Assessors, 1926, May, 1894;
| LAYING and Repairing Water Pipe,
| s3.450. rs, April, 1894; Laying and Re-
J pairing Water Pipe, So, 1853. rs. May, 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 Engi-
neer in favor of
contract No. 699.
Edward o'Donnell, 5 $1,000 on account of
contract Nc. 600.
P. j. Mullery. $500 on account of con-
tract No. TIA.
Lyons & Lynch, $500 on account of con-
tract No. 719.
Denis Byrnes, $500 on account of contract
No. 723.
Thos. Cavanagh, s5o7.a1 final on con-
tract No. 1874.
P. I. Plunkett. $500 IN account Of con-
tract No. 732.
r. q Plunkett, $500 IN account Of con-
tract No. 7a2.