The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-13
NOGUILLOTINE TODAY
Street and Water Board Dis
appoints a Hungry Horde
of office Seekers.
= NEW WATER SUPPLY
Toner Harding Anxious to
One at Once-Many Inn
proyements Projected.
NEW WATER SUPPLY
Street and Water Commissioners

He is doing his best to engineer ueal
whereby Teddy Carroll's official head
will fall. The commissioners have held
several conferences, but as yet they have
been unable to agree as to whom to
bounce and whom to reward. There is
a small army of hungry Republicans not
asking, but demanding some reward for
their services, but unfortunately there
are only about one-third enough places
to meet the demand.
It is probable that some definite con-
clusion will be arrived at this week,
and next Monday, Democrats who have
served the city satisfactorily and well
for years will be made to walk the plank
to make room for troublesome Republic
can heelers.
The crowd was disappointed when no
removals were ordered. and at the con-
clusion of the meeting the commissioners
were at once buttonholed by their re-
spective constituents. The water ques-
tion was not discussed. The non-concur-
rent resolution of the Finance Board has
not reached the office yet.
1t will probably be several weeks be-
fore the water question is again con-
sidered.
MIR. HARDINGfS VIEWS ON WATER.
81 am anxious to take up the water
question as soon as possible" said Com
missioner Harding. There is no doubt
= in my mind but what everyone wants
new water and the sooner we get it the
better I believe that before acting
this tine we should confer with the
members of the Finance Board and find
out just what course is best to pursue
would like to see specifications drawn
by a competent engineer and so ar
ranged that everyone would have a
chance to bid. The prosperity and
health of Jersey City demand pure
water We want it and if I can help
the situation along I will do So"
Commissioners Hooker and Kaiser are
also anxious to take up the question.
Improvements under the liberal payment
laws of last winter continue to pour in.
This morning Andrew Shaw and others
asked for the Improvement of Charles
street, between Central avenue and the
Hudson County Road. Robert Boulton
and property owners of Van Winkle
street want a sewer constructed in the
street. The same applicants want the
street improved between the Boulevard
and Tonnele avenue Thomas F. Noonan
and others petit.oned for the improve
ment of Van Winkle street between the
boulevard and Ferris street and of Fer
ris street from Van Wrinkle street to
Newark avenue.
Edward Allen applied for the con-
struction of a sewer in Columbia ave-
niue from point about $50 feet north
of Lincoln street. to and connecting with
the sewer in Zabr:sk:e street.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT.
Edward Allen and others also want
Columbia avenue improved between Ia
briskie street and a point about $50
feet north of Lincoln street
Thomas McMahon and others are anx-
ious to improve their holdings by
improving Second street, between Mon
mouth and Brunswick streets.
Michael M. Stevens applied for the
Improvement of ST. Paups avenue, be-
tween Tonnele and Summit avenue.
/ John R. Browne and others petitioned
for the Improvement of Carteret avenue,
between Ocean and Arlington avenues.
Beeber and Brother applied for the con-
struction of sewer in Ogden place,
J from Wood place to Booraem avenue,
through Booraem avenue, to connect
with the sewer in Palisade avenue.
Bids for the Improvement of st. Pauls
avenue were invited. Nine contractors
Inmates for the improvement of Four
teenth street, between Henderson street
and Jersey avenue. The beard also re-
ceived bids for the construction of an
eighteen-inch pipe sewer in st. Pauls
avenue.
Estimates were also received for the
improvement of Oak street. The pave
ment to be laid to be asphalt. The Trini-
l,;5
but it was informal because no sample
of its asphalt was submitted The con-
tract consequently goes to the only
formal bidder, the Barber Asphalt Com
pany. The bids were referred to the
Committee of the Whole
MONTGOMERY ST. TO BE PAVED.
The contract for the paving of Mont
gomery street, from Brunswick street to
Cornelison avenue with macadam, was
awarded to Henry Byrne. He was di-
rected to begin work on the north side of
the street. This is upon the recommends
tion of Chief Engineer Ruggles,r who
wants to get the abolition of Mill Creek
well under way before Contractor Byrne
laws the macadam on the south side of
the street.
Highland avenue, in which John Nolan
recently built sewer. was thrown open
this morning. The sewer was accepted as
satisfactory.
The only appointments made were
Phillip Friend. a fireman at Belleville,
and Patrick Connolly. coal passer, to do
duty at Belleville.
Father B. H. Ter Woert Of st Johns
r. c. Church on Van Wrinkle street,
fled an application with the Board for
the vacation of about five feet of Huron
avenue. which if opened would run in
the rear of the parsonage. 1t appears
that at the time the parsonage was about
to be built the owner of the land now de-
signated as Huron avenue authorized
Father Ter Woert to build five feet on
his property The owner had previously
dedicated the land for seventy-foot
driveway. He promised Father TerWoert
to remedy the dedication by making only
sixty-foot roadway. Before he was
able to carry out his part of the agree
ment he died. No one would perhaps
ever have known that Father TerWoert's
parsonage was on hve feet Of city prop
erty had he not feared that some legal
complication might arise n the future.