The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-16

Railroad. IS already N and the officials
IN Summit avenue form Sherman place
to. connect VT main sewer in Sum
MT pitt venue nue. 4 pre- FL manary estimate Il
Fourteenth street between Henderson
street and Jersey avenue.
ing OF Mercer street TO the hill, is now
in the hands of the Chief Engineer. He
is devoting considerable time IN the
preparation Of specifications for this i'm
The Assessment Commissioners are also
at work on a PRELIMINARY map for the
Ferry and Franklin streets. The same
commissioners have in their hands an
application for a sewer in Larch avenue
posed Improvement of Thorne street be-
tween the Boulevard and Summit avenue
Is also in the hands of the Assessment
Commissioners.
An application for q sewer in Kearny
avenues is also undergoing examination
by the same officials.
pavement, is welt under way. BIDS for
the work were received by the Street
and Water Board last Monday.
meeting for the improvement of ST.
auP avenue between Palisade and
Summit avenues.
An application for the Improvement
street and Hoboken avenue, S In the
hands Of the Assessment Commission
ers. The same officials are at work
upon a petition for a sewer in Eye ave-
nue. and another for a sewer in Cam
bridge avenue, also one for the improve
ment of Sherman avenue between South
and North streets. another for a sewer
in Tonnele avenue still others for the
Improvement Of Brown place, improve
Congress street. improvement of Bost-
wick place, and for a sewer under the
sidewalk of the Boulevard between Boyd
Railroad.
the commissioners this week will also
neg.n work on preliminary maps for the
tween West Side and Marcy avenue; the
construction of a main sewer in Nelson
avenue, with laterals in Graham, North,
irving, Poplar and Grace streets.
The. application for the opening and
widening of West Sid avenue, from Pol
lock avenue to the east side of Dan
Committee on Streets and Sewers, Of
which Commissions Kaiser is chairman.
The same committee has under consid-
ment of Orchard and Crawford
avenue. Improvement of Sea View
avenue. Ocean avenue. Woodlawn
and Garfield avenues and Armstrong
place. opening of Payonia avenue, be-
tween Newar and Chestnut avenues,
denny avenue. with laterals in Union
street, Lexington, Vaudeville and Com
munipaw avenues; Improvement of Fair
Side, improvement of Atlantic street
from Ocean to Bergen avenues, Hancock
avenue. between Bowers and Congress
avenue n Boulevard; Oakland avenue,
between Hoboken avenue and Prospect
street: Paramount avenue and Britton
tween West Side avenue ana Boulevard,
sewers in Bay View avenue, Harrison
and Randolph avenues, st. Paurs ave-
son and Provost; Seventeenth street, be-
tween Henderson and Grove; improve
ment OF Charles street, between Central
street. between the Boulevard and Ton
nele avenue; Van Wrinkle street, be-
tween Boulevard and Ferris street; Fer
ris street, from Van Wrinkle to Newark
avenue; Columbia avenue, from Zabris-
kie street $50 feet north of Lincoln street,
second street, between Monmouth and
between Tonnele and Summit avenues,
Carteret avenue, between Ocean and Ar
lngton avenues; also for sewers in Van
Ogden place.
The greatest number of applications
2tome from Hill property ownersl but at
forward movement down town: Persons
familiar with Hill property will see at a
glance at the list of applications, that
The nrex9 moyeIn ep generally nro1yd is 1r for the T lbas
S particularly true of the sewer applica-
lions. The property owners are first ap-
plying for sewers, and as soon as their
applications for the Improvement of the
newly severed streets follow.
It is well to remember that all the i'm
owners are exclusive of the plan OF
Mayor Wanser for the establishment of
fifteen and t~hree-quarter miles of ma
cadam and asphalt roads.
When the improvements now under
way are completed, old residents of the
city will probably be surprised at VIVA
q pretty place Jersey City has become
and what a desirable place of residence