The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-09
PROGRESSIVE BOARD
Street and Water Commits
Sioners Rushing Along
Public Improve
mentS.
PAVING AND SEWERING BOOM
The Great Mercer Street Opening
= Repairs of Morgan
Street Dock.

meeting OF the street anu wafer oooio
this morning. The lobby was packed TO
overlooking. Precipitation poured down
the faces of the expectant heelers, put
the time for their reward has not YET
arrived. The few Democrats still hold
ing places are doing satisfactory work,
and the removals that are to be made
win not be made in any undue haste.
About next week dt is expected the gull
lotine will be set in operation.
The liberal law regarding street and
sewer improvements. enacted by the last
Legislature, is having a very noticeable
effect. At the present rate of proceed
ing Jersey City's streets will soon be-
come maryels of loveliness and life in all
sections will be made bearable. Property
owners are rushing in applications Tor
sewers land street Improvements with a
rapidity that is encouraging. The Com
missioners, too, are helping things along
by deyoting their whole time n attenz
tion to the applications;
THIS MORNINGS BATCH.
This morning p. Langhran and others
petitioned for the improvement OF Van
Wrinkle street
sewer in Bay View avenue.
THOMAS McMann is anxious to have
Second street improved, and al the prep Rp-
LaughIin applied for the construction of
q sewer in Fifteenth street.
erty owners interested in the advance
ment. of their holdings. want a sewer IN
Harmon street.
Improvement of Laight street.
A. Z. Bruggemann wants Atlantic street
John H. Heye and a dozen other prop
erty owners wan Paramount avenue and
Brftton street improved.
Daniel Sullivan and others applied for
the imDravamant of Oakland avenue,
ers north Of the Erie Railroad tracks
want a big sewer constructed In seven
John Welsh heads a petition for the
Improvement of Hancock avenue.
widening of Boyd avenue.
James Mcintosh, and others want a
sever In ss ST. ! paa spg,, aye for the improve
70. IMPROVE MERCER STREET.
paving Of Mercer street, from Chief En-
gineer Ruggles.
over corneiison avenue. The plan. viii
Be Sesg adaop %Sas at TT, the he next tbe n ssedndg s e the Re
Of Mayor Walnser to give the city fifteen
three-quarter miles of uninterrupted
and passable .roadways. The opening OF
ward the advancement. of property IN
the lower section of the city. It will
e ofoB Betser r c song usis Waat With vi 1n the mI Hiii.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED.
In addition 70 all these prospective Inn
ably upon. and referred To The Commits
sioners of Assessment the following ap-
w. j. Hayleton for a main sewer In
Clendenny. avenue. and lateral sewers
IN Lexington avenue. UHon street and
NJ + C,rrIev and otbers for tha uy,dan.
nue. to Chestnut avenue, a distance OF
ABOUT seventy feet.
Frank +. clark. 10 the Improvement
OF ndoi
caTnsiias sokott for the improvement
Of Orchard and Crawford streets.
w In Ocean avenue. " .
A. M; Plunkstt, for the improvement
q JS Garf5 is w sad a WSsod Ia : .
ment of Westervelt street.
The contract for the repair OF Morgan
street COCK was awarded to SAndford,
and s3g5 each for ali extra piles. h
Ing on the, city nntii the Board Of Fl
nsnss sSai sum hae of m fIrs5 app Egan sSe the he
commendation of Commissioner Hooker,
Emil ~ was bounced as a fireman at
legged tipping his elbow. His successor
The board directed Clerk Bouton, with
10 advertise for 10000 tons of bituminous
goal for use at Belleville. The rules of
the old board were adopted for the gov
rnmen Of the new board. and adjourn
Enent taken.