The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-12

Whereas, On the second day Of July,
1894, application was made to this Board
for the acquiring Of lands and the con-
struction of a main, in West Ber-
gen section of Jersey City, said petition
calling for the acquisition Of the fol-
lowing described lands, viz:
A fee simple to a strip of land thirty
feet in width, being fifteen feet on either
side of the centre line of Hatch avenue
If produced, westerly from the west side
Of the Morris Canal to the Hackensack
River or Newark Bay, together with
all the right, title and interest of the
owners other than the State of New Jer-
sey in the land under water in front of
said strip. And also an easement to a
strip of land thirty feet in width, being
fifteen feet on either side of the centre
line of Hatch avenue, if produced, west
erly from the east side of the Morris
Canal to the west side of said canal,
which said lands are necessary for the
construction and maintenance of said
main sewer, there being no public streets
through which it is possible and advan-
tageous to the city to build a main
sewer from the neighborhood to tide
water into which the sewerage of such
city is emptfed and the Hackensack
River or Newark Bay at that point be-
ing the only proper and possible outlet
for the main sewer from said neighbour
hood above described.
The petition for route Of said main
sewer being as follows:
Beginning at a point in West Side
roxH, +rrap+x fua Fart ca1fh Of the
south side of Williams avenue; thence
southerly along the centre line of west
Side avenue to the centre line of Yale
avenue; thence westerly along the centre
line of Yale avenue to the centre line
of Mallory avenue; thence southerly
along the centre line of Mallory avenue
to the centre line of Hatch avenue;
thence westerly along the centre line
of Hatch avenue and Hatch avenue it
produced to Newark Bay, as shown
generally upon a MAP annexed to said
petition; and
Whereas, On the eighteenth day of
September, 1894, the Commissioners of
Assessment and Chief Engineer filed in
the Office of the Clerk of this Board,
their report and preliminary map for the
acquiring of said lands and for the con-
struction of said main sewer; n
Whereas, On the twenty-ninth (29th)
day of October, 1894, this Board met and
heard all parties interested in said ap-
plication who appeared, and all OBJ
~jections 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
UTborooS No ohiooti0nc vyQrp 1raCpnfn6
alleged or known against the same;
Therefore, Resolved, That by and with
the concurrence of the Board of Finance
the said improvement be made and that
the contract for said work and materials
be awarded to M. T. Connolly, he being
the lowest bidder for the whole work
and materials, and that the Corporation
Attorney be and he is hereby directed
to prepare and nave executed the neces-
sary contract for the same; and further
Resolved, That the awards as set forth
in the said preliminary assessment map
and report be and are hereby confirmed;
and further
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board OF Finance, the
following sums be paid to the following
named persons to whom the awards
were made for real estate taken and
damages sustained in making said i'm
provement, and where the Commission
ers nave 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
interests may appear, to wit:
AWARDS.
D1.z1- EAn ao,4 Of at No Cnno-
missioners' No. Owner, unknown. To-
tai awards, 500.
Block $40 IL, Lot A, Commissioners
No. Owner, Morris Canal and Banking
Co., Total awards, nothing ~(easement).
Resolved, That in all cases where the
| amount of the assessment exceeds the
| award to the same person no payment
shall be made to such person on &C
| count of such award, but the award shall
be cancelled, and only the excess of said
assessment over a award shall be
a lien, and all of the assessment except
such excess shall be cancelled.
Resolved, That in all cases where the
amount of the award equals or exceeds
the assessment to the same person,
that the said assessment shall be can
| celled. and only the excess of the award
over the assessment paid to such per
son.
Whereas, On the ninth day of July,
1894. application was made to this Board
for the Improvement of Park street, be-
tween C~ommunipaw avenue and Aston
place, and
Whereas, On the t~wenty-sixth day OF
September, 1894, the Commissioners OF
Assessments filed with the Board OF
Street n Water Commissioners theil
preliminary sketch for said improvement
and
Whereas, On the twenty-ninth day oil
October, 1894, this Board met and heard
all parties interested in said applica-
ton who appeared, and all remon.
strances against the said improvement
that were presented in writing; and
Whereas, No objections were present
ed, alleged OF known against the same
therefore
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of Finance the
said improvement be made, and that the
contract for said work and materials
be awarded to the Barber Asphalt Paw
| Ing Company, they being the lowest
bidders for the whole work and ma
| terials, and that the Corporation At
torney be and is hereby directed to pre-
pare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same.