The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

AFTER THREE YEARS
Street and Water Board FL
nally Provides for In
proving of Thir-
teenth Street.
MILL CREEK TO BE FILLED IN
other Extensive Improvements
Will Soon Be Under
Way.
MILL CREEK TO BE FILLED IN

The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning. Among an immense
batch of resolutions declaring the
Boards intention of making certain i'm
provements, was one that will deight
owners of property north of the Erie
tracks. The resolution in question APPROX
ed of plans prepared by Chief Engineer
Ruggles for the opening and extension
of Thirteenth street from Coles street
to Hoboken avenue. The plans provide
for viaduct such as will be used in the
extension of Mercer street to the Hill
The extension of Thirteenth street is
more extensive work, requiring perhaps
twice as much filling in as Mercer street.
For three years Messrs. A. j.. Corcoran
and John Casey, acting for the property
owners have been battling for this work
They have encountered all kinds of OBJ
stacles There were delays of months in
which not an inch of advancement was
made. Recently Commissioners Harding
and Kaiser interested themselves in the
proposed improvement and the result is
that it is now in a fair way to being
made. The improvement is applied for
under the liberal laws of last winter,
which will give the property owners Ii
able to assessment five years in which
to pay their assessment. There is said
to be not dissenting property owner
They all want the improvement made
and are willing to pay whatever assess
ment may be levied.
WILL COST $4,000.
The estimated cost of the work is $4,000
but it is contei led that the new outlet
to the hill will increase realty valuations
at least one-half within year. 1t is be-
lieved nat the new thoroughfare will
develope all that territory north of the
Erie Railroad tracks which is now prac-
tically useless for re.-dential or factory
purposes. The opening Of the street will
be accompanied by extensive building
John Casey alone proposes investing
s35, 900 on the street in apartment houses
A. J. Corcoran intends enlarging his fac
tory and many other owners of property
have announced their intention of making
extensive investments in tenement and
apartment houses. This improvement
will it is said by real estate dealers, in
crease the city's ratables at least 100000
The Commissioners believe this to be
true, and have announced their willing
ness to report favorably upon the long
sought for extension of Seventeenth
street to the Hill. The extension of the
rftory between the street and the Hobo
ken line. The latter case is now tied
up in the CT Is, but Counsellor Charles
Kelly, who has it in charge, announces
that it will be argued at the September
term Of court. The West Shore Railroad
is opposing this improvement because it
will establish grade crossing for it's
road and necessitate the employment of
a gateman.
FAIRLY TREATED BY THE BOARD.
The northern section of the city is
getting fairly treated by the Street and
Water Board. In addition to the Thir-
teenth street extension the improvement
of Ninth street, between Brunswick and
Division streets, was fayorably reported
upon this morning. There are num-
Der of other improvements for that To-
cality which VIII probably be reported
upon fayorably In short time.
Other applications. favorably reported
this morning were for the improvement
of Passaic avenue, between Central ave-
nue. and the Boulevard; construction of
a sewer in Tonnele avenue from 400
feet south of St. Pauls avenue to con-
meet with the st. Paufs avenue sewer;
improvement of Eye avenue, between
Ocean and Jackson avenues: improve
ment of Union street. between Ocean
and Bergen avenues; improvement of
Cottage street. from the Boulevard to
L
ment of Herbert place to Newark ave-
nue.: improvement of Grace street, from
the Boulevard to Nelson avenue; Clerk
street, from Carteret avenue to the
Newark and New York Railroad: OPEN
ing, widening and regulating of Jack
son place; from the Old Bergen Road
sewer in Van <Wagenen avenue, from
$50 feet south of st. Pauls avenue to
ST. Pauls avenue; sewer in st. Pauls
avenue, from Central avenue to Oakland
avenue.
IT The =, board also adopted specifications
street, from Bergen avenue to the Boule-
ward, and Magnolia avenue, from Waldo
avenue to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Beach street; the widening of Pearsail
avenue and the improvement of Old
Bergen Road from the Boulevard to
TO FILL IN MILL CREEK.
The Assessment Commissioners filed
with the Board preliminary maps of the
Ocean avenue to Garfield: sewer in
Summit avenue from Sherman avenue
to connect with sewer in Summit avenue,
Improvement of Sherman avenue, be-
tween South and North streets; sewer in
Iarch avenue from 400 feet south of st.
PauPs avenue: sewer in Cambridge ave-
nue.. from South to Bowers streets; i'm
provement of Brown place and Garfield
avenue: Improvement of Thorne street,
The Assessment Commissioners also
gave hearing to property owners of
Church street. also on the change of
grade in Baldwin avenue and the con-
struction of viaduct in Mercer street.
A hearing was gran ted to property
owners interested in the filing in of
Mill Creek preparatory to filing awards
of damages.
The Assessment Commissioners are be,
ing kept busy but at the same time they
are going ahead rapidly. They are en-
counfering very few demonstrators.
There is a disposition on the part of the
property owners to send all the improve
Inents under consideration along as rap
idly as possible. This is particularly
true of the proposed filling in of disease
breeding Mill Creek.
Bids were received for the asphalting
of C1aremont avenue. The only bidders
were the Standard and Barber com
panies. The latter's bid was low.
George J. Ackernan was appointed in
speetor of the laying of water pipe in
Tonnele avenue.
w. w Farrier was awarded the CON
tract for the furnishing of all stop-cocks
and hydrants for the water department.
tract for furnishing all necessary feed,
hav and straw.
The Barber Asphalt Company will at
this afternoons session be awarded con-
tracts for the paving of Atlantic street.
Ogden avenue. Claremont avenue and
Carteret avenue.
BERGEN COUNCIL MEETS.
The Bergen Council. No. 1, of the
Royal Arcanum held a meeting at its
HEADQUARTERS last evening. Many mem