The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-19
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The Much Inspected Boule-
ward Undergoes Another
Examination.
FREEHOLDERs GENERALLY PLEASED
Electric Light Plant at Kearny
yisited-slight Defects
Noted.

The member of the Board of Freeholders,
and ex-Freeholder Coyle, yesterday made an
inspection of the new Boulevard. The road,
as most everyone knows. was divided into
sections, and separate contracts awarded for
each section. As the work on any of the
sections is finished it is necessary for the
Board to inspect the same in order that the
work, if found to be all right and up to the
specifications, may be accepted and the con-
tractor get his money.
As the Hudson County Contracting Com
pany had reported That two of their sections
were about completed, Chairman Heating,
of the new Public Road Committee, decided
to inspect these sections yesterday. After
the Freeholders got out it was decided to go
over the entire road while they were at it.
They also went to Harrison and Kearny and
inspected a new electric lamp.
Starting from the Court House shortly
after eleven o'clock, the Freeholders drove
dow West Newark avenue to the Boule-
ward, and started to go over the road to-
ward the northern part of the county. That
pdIU VI lit IOdu huOWn DIS O6CblOu y 3 tAJtuQo
from West Newark avenue to Paterson ave.
nue., the dividing line between Jersey City
and West Hoboken. This section was CON
pleted some weeks ago by Contractors Henry
& McGibney, and has been accepted. A
careful scrutiny of this section failed to re-
veal any flaws, the only Objectionable fea-
ture found with it being hat nearly all of
the streets crossing the road are as yet I'M
paved, and a considerable quantity of mud
has been dragged from these side streets
onto the Boulevard.
The next section extends from Paterson
avenue to the Hackensack turnpike, which
is just beyond Schuetzen park. This section
has just been completed, and, barring the
same objection as the previous one, that is
in regard to mud, was favorably commented
on by the Fr~eeholders. Some difficulty has
been experienced in this section. however,
which may yet end in the courts.
MR.. WELDON OBJECTED.
About two hundred feet north of Violet
steeet. West Hoboken, there is quite a de-
preston in the road. On the westerly side
OF the road are the greenhouses of Florist
Asmus. On the east is a strip of land owned
by a man named Weldon. A receiving
basin has been placed in front of the Weldon
property. but it is not connected with any
sewer, as Weldon refuses to allow the Free
holders to lay a pipe through his property.
It might be added here that the only way
that the water can be carried off is to run a
pipe from the receiving basin to a water
course in the rear of Weldon's land.
T., o1pcaCt1oYoo of tho aat that tho hacin
has no outlet whenever there is a heavy fall
of rain, the road i'll the immediate vicinity
becomes flooded. and, according to the
stories of some of the residents, a boat can
be rowed about in it. Whether this be SO
or not, the water flows over the side walk
and into the grounds of Florist Asmus. IT
the difficultySis not remedled, Mr.. Asmus
threatens to sue the county for damages.
FreehoIders EichhoIn and Klump have
been delegated to wait on Mr.. Weldon and
ascertain if a money consideration will allow
the running of a pipe through the land.
Continuing up the road, the upper section
was examined. This section is not vet
finished, as the road has been torn up to
permit the town of Union to build a sewer.
Proceeding to the end Of the road, it was de-
cided not TO inspect the loop, owing to the
bad condition of the road. There is still a
small piece of land to be secured where the
loop will join with The road proper.
LIN LIE 0ICLLII4t LILLE OEC41ON-
After a short stop for refreshments the
drive was resumed and continued back to
West Newark avenue again. Over the
splendid bridge spanning the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks the section was foundt to be
in good condition. As soon as the Shark
River gravel, with which the bridal path is
covered, is firmly packed, this section will
be ready for acceptance. All along the
road from Newark avenue to Greenville the
road was found to be in splendid condition.
These sections were the first to be finished,
and it seems that the more the road is used
the better it becomes.
At Linden avenue a stop was made, as
there is a possibility that the road will lave
to be torn up at this point SO that a new
sewer may be put in.
Arsewer was laid across the Boulevard
at Linden avenue before the road was COM
pleted. 1t was laid by the city. Somehow
or other the sewer does not carry off the
water. It is said that this is caused by the
pipe being laid cracked. 1t this is SO the
pipe will nave to come up.
All the way down to the Kill Won
Kull the road seemed to be in fairly
good condition. Chairman Heating ex-
pressed his satisfaction with the work, and
SO did the others. Dinner was served at Nc
Donald's. and after a short rest the horses
heads were turned toward Harrison.
NEW ARC LIGHT INSPECTED.
When the contract for building an electric
light plant for lighting the Boulevard was
awarded to Contractor Connolly, he sublet
part of the contract to the Standard Electric
Company of Chicago. They have introduced
what is known as a single carbon lamp that
will burn fourteen hours without trimming.
This does away with the necessity of placing
new cartoons in the lights during the night.
The specifications for furnishing arc lights
on the Boulevard call for double carbon
lights. The Standard Electric Company