The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-27
MORE LIGHT.
Street and Water Board Por-
tions Up the City for
Gas and Electric
Lamps.
WANT BIDS FROM EVERYONE.
The Experience Of the DIP
Board Effective
Competition the
Aim.
THREE SCHEMES TO CONSIDER.
Proposals to Be Advertised For
Under Specifications Pre-
pared by the Chief
Engineer.
THREE SCHEMES TO CONSIDER.

The Street and Water Board this af-
ternoon adopted the following report
with reference to the new street light
ing system about to be inaugurated in
Jersey City
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gefitlemen-Your Committee on Munich
pal lighting respectfully reports the fol-
lowing described plans for lighting dis
tricts in accordance with its report un-
der date of August 20 last, and recon-
rnends their adoption as basis upon
which to invite proposals for the light
ing of the city according to speelhca-
tions to be submitted by the Chief En-
gineer pursuant to instructions of your
Board and of this committee.
Your committee having in mind the ex-
perience of a former Board that made
contract for lighting this city, whlch
was so severely criticised that 1t became
the subject of investigation by the
court for a period of upwards of two
years on proceedings instituted by the
Board of Finance, has made its end to
formulate such plans for lighting the
city that would produce the best re-
Suits and at the same time conserve
most TO the best interests OF the city.
The competition in the matter OF hght-
ing within the limits of Jersey CITY IS
so restricted that it has been matter
of great labor on the part OF your COM
raittee to formulate plans capable OIL
producing effective competition
It has. therefore, been deemed wise by
your committee to ask for proposals 1of
lighting upon the basis of three plans
designated as Plan \, Plan and Pan
g. and your committee respectfully SUD
rnits the accompanying maps of Jersey
city upon the different lighting districts
are DESIGNATED as hereinafter described.
Plan A provides for bids on a
basis similar in so far as the districts
are concerned to the lines laid down In
the contracts lately in force in TINS
city. to witt
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF Plan.
(a) ,Gaslight in Old Jersey City and
Lafayette.
Cb) Gaslight IN old Bergen and Hudson
city.
(c) Gaslight in Greenville.
I'd Lighting by oil street lamps, and
(e) For electric search lights for street
lighting in Jersey City.
Plan A in detail:-
Old Jersey City comprises all that por-
ton of the city lying west of the Hudson
River from its intersection with the city
line of Hoboken to Hoboken avenue to
at or near its intersection with Bridge
street produced, and just west of Bridge
street to right of way of Pennsylvania
Railroad and Prior street produced, and
just west of Prior street to Mill Greek
and along the line of Mill Creek to its
intersection with the Morris Canal, along
the line of the Morris Canal to its inter-
section with Van Worst street, along the
line of Van Worst street produced. to
the Tide Water Basin and thence along
the line of the Tide Water Basin to its
intersection with the Hudson River, the
point of beginning.
Lafayette comprises all that portion of
Jersey City lying south, southwest and
east of the right of way of the Morris
Canal from its intersection with Van
Worst street. and its intersection with
Myrtle avenue, produced, and north, west
and northwest of Myrtle avenue, pro-
duced. to its intersection with the New
York Bay. and the New York Bay to its
intersection with the Hudson River, to
the Tide Water Basin and it's intersec-
tion with Van Worst street, produced.
Old Bergen and Hudson City
Old Bergen comprises all that part of
Jersey City lying between the Hacken-
sack River at its intersection with the
Newark ard New York Railroad along
the Hackensack River to its intersec-
tion with the right of way of Pennsyl-
vania Railroad; thence along the right
of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad to
its intersection with Prior street pro-
duced. thence along the line of Prior
street just westerly to Mill Creek; thence
averale produced to New York Bay;
thence southerly and southeasterly along
the line of the New York Bay to it's in
tersection with Myrtle avenue produced;
thence. westerly along the line of Myr-
Petle avenue to Bergen avenue, to Grant
txsavenue, to West Side avenue, to Pollock
!. avenue to its intersection with the right
Tisof way with the Newark and New York
ggt,Railroad; thence along the said right
seof way to its intersection with the Hack
pseensack River the point of beginning
~ Old Hudson City comprises all that
'opart of Jersey City lying between the
M.I9ackensack River from its intersection
!, with the right of way with the Penn
Isylvania Railroad to the township line
ioof North Bergen produced; thence along
4, the township line of North Bergen to its
gointersection with the southerly line OF
or the Township of West HobolSen, along
1Iaaa the line of said township to the easterly
vilcity line of Hoboken to its intersection
torwith Hoboken avenue; thence along the
line of Hoboken avenue to its intersec-
ltion with Prior street produced; thence
along the line of Prior street produced
zato it's intersection with the right of way
celbf the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence
tlnorthwesterly and westerly along the
taline of said railroad to its intersection
raawith the Hackensack River, the point OF
- { = Greenville comprises all that portion Of
cse53Jersey City between the Hackensa.ck
IFiyer from its Intersection with the city
maine of Bayonne, northerly to its. inter
Of flsection with the right qf way Of the
and New York Kallroae; tnehce M 6
rrfe,easteriy along the right Of way ol
Said road to it's intersection with POI
lock avenue: thence along Pollock ave