The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-26

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1872 Montgomery street, by reason of change
of grade on Montgomery street. between
Bergen avenue and West Side avenue, and
Whereas. In compliance with the order
of said Court, said matter was referred back
to the Court of Assessment for adjustment,
and
Whereas, The Commissioner of Assess
ment have reported back to this Board an
adjusted report, whereby it is made to appear
that there should be paid to said William
Walls the sun Of three hundred and fifty
| $500 dollars as an award for damage caused
by reason Of such change of grade; therefore,
Resolved. That by and with the concur
renee of the Board of Finance the City
| Clerk be. and is, hereby authorized and
directed to draw a warrant to the order OF
William Walls for the sum Of three hundred
and fifty $500 dollars, suchsum representing
q full payment to said Walls on account of
damage resultant from said change of grade
of Montgomery ST., such amount to be paid
to said Walls upon his filing with the City
Clerk a satisfaction piece in full of all claim
| against the city on account of such change
of grade.
Whereas, On the 9th day of February,
| 1898, application was made to this Board by
William Zimmerman and others for the ac-
quiring of lands and the construction of a
main sewer on the west side of the Green
vile section of Jersey City upon a line
located, as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the CEN
ter line of Girard avenue and a line drawn
parallel to the southeasterly side Of the
Norris Canal and distant fifteen feet south
| easterly therefrom measured at right angles,
/ thence running northerly parallel with said
| southeasterIy side of the Morris Canal and
| distant fifteen feet therefrom measured at
| right angles to the center line of Danforth
avenue. thence northerlY at right angles with
| the Morris Canal crossing under said canal
to Newark Bay, and
Whereas, 1t was found necessary TO the
proper construction and maintenance OF
said main sewer to acquire a fee simple to a
strip of land, thirty feet in width being hf-
teen feet in width on either side of the
following described center line. Beginning
at a point formed by the intersection of
| the northwesterly side of the Morris Canal
| and a line running at right angles to said
! Morris Canal, as hereinbefore described,
| thence running northerly in a straight line
or course to Newark Bay. And also an
easement TO a strip of land, thirty feet in
width being fifteen feet in width on either
side of the following described center line:
Beginning at the intersection of the CEN
ter line of Girard avenue and a line drawn
| parallel to the southeasterly side of the
/ Morris Canal and distant fifteen feet south
e~asterly therefrom measured at right angles,
thence running northerly parallel with said
| southeastern side of the Morris Canal and
distant fifteen feet therefrom measured at
right angles to the center line of Danforth
avenue, thence northerly at right angles with
the Morris Canal, crossing under said canal
to the northwesterly side of said canal,
there being no public streets through which
it is feasible and advantageous to the
city to build a main sewer from the said
neighborhood to tide water or other water
| into which the sewerage of such city IS
emptied, and the Newark Bay at that point
being the only proper and feasible outlet for
the main sewer from such neighborhood, and.
Whereas, On the 9th day Of December,
1893, the Commissioners OF Assessment and
Chief Engineer filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Board their preliminary assess
ment map and report, etc.. for the acquiring
of said lands and for the construction of said
sewer, and.
Whereas, On the 9th day of February,
1894, this Board met and heard all parties in
terested in said application VINO appeared,
and all objections to said report and map. or
to the condemnation of said land. or to the
Improvement therein referred to, which were
presented in writing, and,
Whereas, This Board has determined that
a sufficient remonstrance against the same has
not been presented, therefore,
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the Board of Finance the said i'm
provement be made. and that the contract for
said work and materials be awarded to
Henry Byrne, he being the lowest bidder for
the whole work and materials, and that the
Corporation Attorney be and is hereby di-
rected to prepare and have executed the nee
essary contract for the same, and. further,
Resolved, That the awards as set forth in
the said preliminary assessment map and re-
port be and are hereby confirmed, and,
further,
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the Board of Finance the following
sums be paid to the following named per-
sons, to whom the awards were made for
real estate taken and damages sustained in
making said improvement and where the
Commissioners have reported the names or
estates of the owners as unknown the award
on account of such plot shall be paid to the
owners thereof when and as their interest
may appear, to wit: