The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-16
NO CONTRACT YET
Street and Water Board
Take No Action on the
New Water Supply.
THIRTEENTH STREET EXTENSION
Lively Bidding Among Contractors
for the Work of Making the
New Improvements.

No action was taken on the water
question by the Street and Water Com3
missioners at their meeting this mern@
ing. Water was not even spoken of
in the public meeting. Commissioners
Kaiser, after the meeting was adjourn-
ed for an hour, said that contract
would be awarded just as soon as tha
Commissioners can get together and dis
cuss the merits of the respective propo-
sitions. In disposing of the problem IL
is probable that vote will be taken
in private on which plan is preferreds
and the company receiving the greatest
number will be declared the choice OF
the board This course is to be pursued
for the purpose of promoting, harmony.
Definite action may be taken at the
next meeting of the board on Tuesday
morning. AS the Board of Adjudication
remonstranees against the proposed i'm
provement of Pamrapo avenue, ST. PauPs
avenue and Arlington avenue were called
for. 1t was gratifying to the Commis-
sioners to learn that no one objected
and that all the property owners along
the line of the proposed driveways want
ed work begun as soon as practicable.
THIRTEENTH STREET EXTENSION
Andrew j. Corcoran and John Casey.
Thirteenth street to the HILL were pres
ent They talked with the Commissions
ers and We're promised all the assistance
possible. Chief Engineer Ruggles is at
work upon specifications and it is prob
able that in few weeks the final move
will be made The property owners north
of the Erie Railroad tracks are clamoring
for the Improvement. 1t is doubtful if
there will be a rsrnonstrance of any kind
against the work.
Albert Thuser and others applied for
the improvement of Grace street, from
the Boulevard to Nelson avenue George
H. Flick asks for the improvement of
Ege avenue, between Ocean and jack
son avenues.
The session this morning was taken
up in the reception of bids for improves
ments of various kinds and supplies for
| the various branches of the department.
LIVELY COMPETITION.
Ten contractors responded to the call
| for bids for the improvement of Brown
place. They were Edward O'Neill, P. H.
| Flaherty, Jr., Co.. James Harring-
| ton, Thomas Wood. Sheridan & Shea
Co, Frank Rehill, James McCabe, Henry
| OiDonnell. Edward O'Neil was the
lowest bider.
| BtdS were submitted DY the same con-
|. tractors for the Improvement and regu-
| tlation of Bostwick place, the construc-
| tion of sewer in Armstrong place,
ocean, Woodlawn and Garfield avenues,
the improvement of Sherman avenue.
and Seaview avenue, between Garheld
avenue and Ocean avenue.
| Bids for the supply of oil for the Water
Department for the ensuing year were
| received The bidders were the Stand
| Company, William H. Teitsell and Jas.
| Underhill. The latter was low man.
| The Pagan Iron Works Company. Jer-
| sey City Supply Company and w. w.
Farrier presented bids for furnishing n.y.
drants, stopcocks, valves, elbows and
gates. The bid of w. W.. Farrier. enl-
braced so many different kinds of the
supplies called for that he will no doubt
| be the lowest bidder. The bid of the
| Pagan Iron Works Company was de-
| clared informal. The board took re-
| cess at one o'clock for an hour. At
the afternoon session William Bears was
| appointed inspector of Public School No.
| g. at a salary of S. per day. Michael
Collins a carpenter at the pipe yard,
| was dismissed, and l. N. Pinkney APP
pointed his successor.
| These contracts We're awarded at the
| afternoon session.
| For oils for the city to the Standard
| Ocean avenue sewer to P. L. Rehill
| Bestwidk place Improvement, Henry
| Byrne.
Brown place improvement. Edward
O'Neil. -sf
seaview avenue Improvement, NJ. Nc
! Cabe
| Sheridan avenue Improvement, Shay q
| Work will be begun at once.