The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-11

brick sewer. o,,,
Grace street, between Central and sum sum
sewer o,d
Hague streets; a brick and pipe sewer VI
West SIDE avenue, between Broadway
and Fairmont avenue; brick sewer
Fa1rmourt avenue, between c, Tucson aal
County Public Road and West Side ave-
nue.; an eighteen-inch pipe sewer.
Montgomery street. between Hudson
County Public Road and West Side ave-
nue.; an eighteen-ineh pipe sew sewer, H,,1son
nue.; an eighteen inch pipe sewer.
Glenw9od avenue n eetWeen Wesf side nasUn ayel
nue.; an eighteen inch pipe sewer.
De Kalb avenue, between HUDSON i,l Coun-
ty Public Road and West Side avenue;
an eighteen inch pipe sewer.
Stuyvesant avenue, between Hudson
County Public Road and West Side ave-
nue.; an eighteen inch pipe sewer
We would also note that the hfty-1our
inch brick sewer in Wayne street between
Brunswick and Merseles streets, has been
thoroughly reconstructed during the year.
but the cost thereof will not pc assessed
1t will be borne by the city at large.
LICENSE MONIES.
.'Since assuming office we have consid-
paved streets, and where stone block has
been used We have confined ourselves
to Began E Is ether Meang Of saaaFe aaua
ties in the past being sufficiently good
to warrant its continuance. we nave
been at last enabled 10 present Tor tflai
in this city q pavement which has proven
very satisfactory elsewhere, viz: aspnalt.
it presents a splendid appearance where ere
suit of it's use in other cities. Is that II
will give good wear return for us cost.
II has ali been laid under a contract
innovation has met with public ,i9a favGr or
three petitions have been presented to US
to pave streets in various secuons OF TIE
city where the petitioners wlil j pay 1s,,,ens ene
I'VE have at times felt disposition
to give trial to, materials which have aye
been satisfactorily used elsewhere, but
our power is very much a6rdged o py ysins fne
fact that we are Wbe It IS Wss
precautionary measure which prevents
the custodians of city funds from expert
Would Seem to us that a pavement hhae h
ceased to be experimental when 1t nad
been used to satisfaction and advantage
in other. municipalities. For the a,o reason 1sna
above cited, we have SO far neea pre-
cluded from paving block or SO - with "a
use in other cities, and believe. that with
proper discrimination, it should be saus-
factorilyl ualilized here 1t was ana 4, IS
pavement in Cooper Place as soon as we
Shall have decided Oh an unpateeinted arti- II
The streets, list of which folleWs,
have been improved out of the license
moneys, but It must be borne IN nInd 1lli
that we cannot enumerate in detail the
almost infinite number Of minor repairs
which were made all over the city:
there, a receiving basin, elsewhere Re
pairs small in themselves, but great IN
amount of labor, and the expenditure of
not d it''ie OCEAN AVENUE.
During the year we have caused to
be repaved with specification block Ocean
avenne, between Myrtle avenue and
Gates avenue (about 2A,690 square yards.
to admit, but we were compelled to
observe the conditions of a contract en-
tered in prior to our assuming cnarge.
The avenue was originally macadamized,
and when the top dressing was removed,
which was rendered necessary. in order
that a proper grade might be nam
tanned. the surface which presented II,
self was most uneven, and while SAND
filling was freely used, 1T did not sieve
through the many interstices until after
the pavement had been iald ana Ihe
street opened for traffic. On one side
of the avenue much of the heavy stone
was removed with the idea that condi-
tions would be bettered, but the result
| is not satisfactory. The avenue is in
| infinitely better shape than when work
was begun, but win require to be gone
| over considerably when it becomes ap-
parent tnat lne SeItliAS pfoceSs He~' peSH
completed.
| Other streets reconstructed are:-
Sixth street. from Henderson street to
Coles street; repaved with speclhcatlon
Belgian block, about SAB square yards
| First street, from Grove street to New
| ark avenue; repaved with specIication
| Belgian block, about S.977 square yards,
| Erie street, from Bay street to Eighth
| street. repaved with specification Bel
| gian block, about 5,227 square yards.
Essex street. from Washington street
to Hudson street: repaved with belgian
| block, about 1,700 square yards.
| Hudson street, from Grand street TO the
| river; repaved with Belgian block, about
| 1850 square yards.
| Washington street; repaved with Bel
| gian block, about 1,400 square yards.
Washington street. from Pearl street
| block, about 1851 square yards.
| Bramhall avenue from Ocean avenue to
| Bergen avenue;i Belgian pavement taken
| up, replaced where necessary and relaid,
| about $500 square yards.
Wayne street, from Brunswick street
| to Merseles street;Belgian pavement taken
up, replaced where necessary and reiatd,
| about $500 square yards.
| Newark avenue. from Fifth street to
Palisade avenue; Belgian pavement taken
| up, largely restored and relaid, about
| 5,771 square yards.
Ocean avenue, from Newark and New
| York R. R. to Myrtle avenue; Belgian
pavement taken up, replaced where neces-
| Sdry ana Teld1u, dDOQl 1900
| Paramount avenue, from Monticello
| avenue to Bergen avenue; Belgian pave
| ment taken up, and relaid, about 753
square yards.
Bergen avenue, from Fairnount ave-
nue. to Sip avenue; Belgian pavement
taken up, replaced as required and relaid,
about 5,422 square yards.
| Harrison avenue, from Monticello ave-
1 nue. to CommunipaW avenue; Belgian
pavement taken up and relaid about lilo
square yards.
Coles street; asphalted over Belgian
blocks, about 4,533 square yards.
East Hamilton place, from Eighth
street to Ninth street; asphalted over
Belgian blocks and macadam pavement,
| about 1,700 square yards
West Hamilton place, from Eighth
street to Ninth street; asphalted over
Belgian blocks, about LAO square yards.
Fourth street, from Henderson street
to Coles street; asphalted over Belgian
| blocks, about 5,567 square yards.
| Barrow street, from Grand street to
Newark avenue; asphalted over Belgian
block and cobble stone, about 5,259 square
yards
Pavonia avenue. from Erie street to
East Hamilton place; asphalted over
Belgian blocks, about 1888 square yards.
Making in all a total l00,SI square
yards equivalent to about seven mfles),
of practically new roadways at a cost OF
about s167, 800.
ASPHALT CONNECTION.
In the laying of asphalt pavements
the board has kept in view the ultimate
keying Of lower Jersey City with the