The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
Street and Water Board
Adopts Mayor Wan
ser's Scheme for
improvements.
FIFTEEN MILES OF ROADWAY
Mercer Street Viaduct Agreed Upon
commissioner Harding Urges
City Improvement.

l ~N-A VI eiC AOA Sc olISCL tii4PiOFCA%cAty
! are under way at last and unless some
serious bitches arise property owners
will soon have the pleasure Of seeing
more beneficial improvements under way
than have characterized any previous
administration.
A month ago when Mayor Wanser
mapped out a plan whereby fifteen and
| three-quarter miles Of roadway might
| be obtained, people in all parts of the
| city rather questioned whether such
| improvements could or would ever be
made. Mayor Wanser was in earnest
when he made the necessary recommen-
| dations and through City Attorney
| Weart he has hustled the proposed plan
| along in great shape.
| DIFFICULTIES REMOVED.
| The only trouble that was anticipated
was with the property owners of Ar
| lington and Pamrapo avenues. 1t was
feared they would not apply for the
macadamizing of those avenues, and
| Mayor Wanser did not wish the city to-
exercise its prerogrative and force the
| improvements.
| His Honor was gratifed this morning
when petitions signed by all the prop
erty owners along Pamrapo and Ar
lington avenues were fled with the Street
| and Water Board.
| EIGHT MILE DRIVEWAY.
! The petitions cover what is to be desig-
| mated as the southeast drive, and 1t will
| cover more than eight miles. The mac
| adam applied for will begin on Arlington
| avenue. from the easterly side of Grand
| street to the south side of Bay View
| avenue, Bay View avenue from the east
| erly side Of Arlington to Garfield ave-
/ nue.. and Garfield avenue southerlv from
| the south side of Bay View avenue to
about 300 south of Gates avenue. and
Pamrapo avenue from the Old Bergen
| Road to the Boulevard,
| The necessary specifications for the
work had already been prepared by
| Chief Engineer Ruggles, and accordiag-
| ly when the petitions were received the
| specifications were adopted, and within
| three weeks the work of laying tha
| eight miles of macadam will probably
| begin.
| MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
| In addition to the above the final spec
ifications for the opening of Mercer
street by means of a viaduct were
adopted. and within two weeks bids for
that important work will be advertised
for. 7Thisr,is also a part. of Mayor Wan
| ser's good roadway plan. That portion
| Of the plan providing for the building
l Mercer
| street along. Cornelison avenue to Grand
Street. will be paid for by the city.
| Still another improvement that the
money this year is the Strengthening
and paving of Wayne street, which
ends very abruptly at Cornelison ave-
Academy street. The incomplete section
of WAYNE street is to be paved at once.
| way to the Boulevard from the lower
| section of the city pending the compile
ton of the Mercer street viaduet.
BRAMHALL ATENph MINT IMPROVE
Another extensive and much needed
| Improvement was reported favorabiy by
| the Board this morning. It is the con-
| nection of Lafayette with the Hill by
means of a viaduct to be constructed in
Ward w s-ist street. This work viii be pushed
| along as rapidly as possibly, as Com-
missioner Kaiser's constituents are howl-
| Commissioner Harding said this morn
ing that he proposed reporting every APP
| plication for an Improvement promptly
| IF the city's appearance is not inn
| proved and it's realty given boost. it
| will be through no fault of mine" he
| concluded.
Other improvements reported upon fas
| STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
to NIsnGiaa Summit. van Van WIN Winkle e and and Ferris
streets. Claremont avenue from Airing
ton to Ocean avenues, Lske street from from
/ land avenue from Hoboken avenle to
| Prospect street. Hancock avenue from
avenue and Britton street Cbrick pave
mentl, Atlantic street from Ocean avenue
from Summit avenue to Tonnele. Cartar-
ct avenue from Ocean avenue to Arling-
to (asphalt, Charles street from Central
avenue to the Boulevard.
There were also reported favorably ap-
plications for a sewer T,,,i,l in seyenteenth
/ other in ST. PauIS avenue between C6fl@
| trail and Oakland avenues.
Applications for, more improvements are
| Van Reiper applied for the construc-
tion of a sewer in Summit avenue. Frank.
| avenue between the railroad and Car
| teret avenue. D. E. Cleary for the paving
Of Hsnders4n street betTsen Sg Ffteent6
change of grade will now be, made. All
damages have been settled and work will
Clerk Bouton was directed to advertise
for BIDS for the improvement OF Thorne
| Cambridge and Larch avenues.
Montgomery Street was adopted. The
Contractor. Nolan. and another in Waver-
| ly street. built by Edward O'Ne.ll, were
accepted "a, as { complete: r,
The board decided to lay auxiliary
| water mains to Snake Hill and Clerk
Bouton was directed to advertise for
| Provisional awards of contracts were
| made to Henry Byrne for the improve
| ment of Fourteenth street, Edward
! Paurs avenue and the Barber Asphalt
| Company for the paving of Oak street.
| A new rule was made IN the matter
\ of improvements upon the recommended
| ton OF Commissioner Harding. In
| future Chief Ruggles will prepare all
4 necessary specifications and make the
/ preliminary estimate of the cost of the
| work The Commissioners of Assess
ment formerly assisted in this work and
| received a fee for their services. The fee
system is abolished under the new sys-
| tenn and the work done by regularly paid
employees. This will tend to lessen the
| cost of improv ements.
| Specifications were adopted providing
/ for the repair of sidewalks and curbs
in all parts Of the city. A raid is to
| be made upon property whose walks
/ are not in good condition. The Street
1 and Water Commissioners do not pro-
| pose spending thousands of dollars in
/ making street improvements an6 allow
| ing sidewalks to remain practically im-
| passable.
| we would call the attention of our
/ readers to legal advertisement in this
! issue of the partition sale of the Eliza
beth u. Coles. estate, by William G.. e.
/ See, Special Master. The property con-
sisss of 262 valuable building lots in the
! Pavonia section of Jersey City. Do not
fail 70 read the advertisement, and care