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A ~AbgsrNSne Datw;l,erA
REPORTS OF r SPECIAL COMMIT
President Jones, Of the Special Com
mlttee, to whom was referred the pc
avenue and other adjacent streets. that
e rs D elay pu aSeage. la fronti iysn an a tbe eh ad 1opt
obtaining information and estimates Of
avenue, ETC.. made the following report,
and the same was received, ordered
spread in full upon the minutes and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
for further consideration. on motion of
JERSEY CITY, April IS, 1885.
Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen,IThe undersigned, to whom
| cost of extension of Duncan avenue and
Broadway to the E~ackensack River and
the Improvement of the same, petition
would respectfully report that the petit
lto this Board were placed in the hands
l. the city, who prepared a comprehensive
map and report, embracing estimates of
the cost of the Improvement. which is
Chief Engineer Ruggles calls atten-
ton to the fact, as shown by his fig
ures and the map, that the Broadway
be of greatest service to the public, as
the distance is much less TO the river
adjacent and accessible to Newark ave
nue., a paved t~horoughfare extending
from the Hackensack River to the Hud-
materials from the docks to any part Of
Jersey City. The mapaLsand report fur
nished. by the Chief Engineer provide
was proposed by the petitioners, deeming
it desirable to have sufficient land to pro-
vide for the landing and temporary stor-
age of freight and materials. There IS
also shown on theumap a street 1870 feet
wide. embracing an area equal to about
$50 city lots. extending from the prop
erty to be acquired at the foot of Broad
way to Newark Plank Road or Com
munfpaw avenue to PROVIDE for a large
volume. Of business, which would surely
We're made: The owners OF property
would, no doubt, realize that It would
the land for this grand avenue.
The entire cost of this improvement
could. well be borne by the city, and It
ment N a very short time. It would be
the means of retaining what is now
waste land and making it productive and
| a source of revenue to the city.
Increased bulkhead of wharf frontage
for discharging cargoes from vessels
could be obtained by building interior
--' JOHN NJ. JONES.
The following communication also ac-
companaed the report
TO Committee of the Board of Finance
Tor jersey City,
Gertlemen-I a examined the petit
tons for proposed docks and approaches
at the foot of Duncan avenue and the
foot OF Broadway, and in accordance with
your request, herewith submit a map
showing the general location of same,
also estimate Tor developing 200 feet of
| shore front and approaches to said shore
front from West Side avenue.
Yours respectfully,
w. W. RUGGLES.
Chief Engineer.
Broadway approach and bulkhead:
200 feet bulkhead........ ......... $1,000 90
extension Of sewer iron pipej.... $500 %
PaVlng..... . -. 49,. ..-- iu,uW W
sso.s0 0 %
Duncan avenue approach and bulknead:
200 feet bulkhead....... .......... $4,000 90
Grading Duncan avenue......... 1880 90
Extension OF sewer Gron pipe... $1,000 W
Paylng.-.....-. .... .--...-.- lo,oW w
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