The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-12
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AWARDED AT LAST.
Street and Water Commits
sioners Give Out Con.
tracts for Big I'M
NEW LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS
Thirteenth Street yiaduct Now
UnSer Way-other
Awards.

The Street and Water Commissioner at
their meeting today put the finishing
touches to the two great improvements,
Mercer street and Thirteenth street.
To the opening and extension of Mer-
Ger street and the building OF a viaduct
there has never been any objection. The
apparent delay in proceedings was be-
cause the improvement embodies three
distinct contracts. The first - the con-
struction of the viaduct This part of the
work was awarded today ID Patrick Nc
Card. The filling in and general improve
ment of the street is the second section
of the work. It will be done by Henry
Byrne. The fnal contract is for the paw
ing and general improvement of Church
street. which is the continuation of Mer-
Ger street. The latter work will also
be done by Henry Byrne. The resolutions
of award will be sent to the Board of
Finance on Thursday and will doubtless
be concurred in
DAMAGES AWARDED.
The damages awarded by reason of the
Mercer street improvement amount to
S5.ls2.29. For the change of grade of
Church street the damages aggregate
sl0,oS5.
The opening of and construction of
a viaduct in Thirteenth street met with
some slight opposition from the Erie
abroad. The objections of the company
were overruled this morning and the con-
tract for the whole work awarded to
the Wrought Iron Bridge Construction
Company, of Canton Ohio.
This award will also be concurred in by
the Finance Board.
The damages attending the construc-
ton of a sewer in Mill Creek amount to
50. 49,. "a. Warrants for the amount were
ordered drawn.
Some weeks ago the Board adopted
specifications for the lighting of the city.
1t was proposed to use a great many
more electric lights. The field of COM
petition was ook over and it was fin
ally decided to rescind the Specifications.
This was done today and new speciica-
tons. which it is believed will create
more competition, were adopted. The
new plan will place at least one-third
more electric lights in the lower section
of the city. Under the new plan bids
will be advertised for at once.
STREET SIGNS AT LAST.
The board also adopted specifications
submitted by Engineer Ruggles for the
placing of street signs on all corner
@ACaoS@. 80 4o1o VI Pi1SAAS III LIZ
on street lamps had to be abandoned be-
cause so many gas lamps are going to
be done away with. The board has
5000 with which to erect street signs
1t is expected that some people will
object to having signs nailed on their
houses. and accordingly an ordinance is
TO be passed authorizing it.
Chief Ruggles filed with the board
estimates of quantities for the conStruc-
ton of sewers in Van Wagenen, Kearny,
Boyd. Tonnele, Eye and Randolph ave
nues and Harmon and Fifteenth streets.
The final maps of the sewers in st.
PdulS avenue and Griffith street were
also filed. One objection was filed to
was oyerruled and work ordered proceed
ed with.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
The application of James Corcoran for
a sewer IN Sixteenth street was opposed
by Counsellor Kelly, for NJ I. Connolly.
The application will doubtless be grant
ed, as a majority of the property owners
The Pine and Prospect street sewers
were accepted as complete. Chief Rug
giles was clothed with new power today.
He was authorized to inspect all public
work which, IS payable out of the LIQUOR
license fund and condemn such portion
of it as he thinks is not up to the speci-
fcations. If the contractors refuse to
is to do it and deduct the cost from
the amount due the contractor.
The contract for the paving of Union
phait Company. #. B. Mcknight was
appointed inspector of the Mill Creek
sewer. The improvement of Suydam
avenue was asked for and referred. D.
D. Clark asked for the inspectorship of
the Virginia avenue Improvement, and
John H. Heye complained of the sew
age system in the neighborhood of Ber-
gan and TF2irnQJInf avenues