The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-11

paw, then to Park street, then to Astor
Place, then to Summit avenue, to a point
where Baldwin avenue would enter if
opened, then through Baldwin avenue py
opening the same where, necessary, 70
Pavonia avenue, then to Chestnut ave
same to Palisade avenue, then to Frank
lin street, then to Ogden avenue, then
to Bowers street, and through same 70
Boulevard, thence south on the same to
place of beginning.
This system makes a drive of five and
three-quarter miles.
Thus it will be seen, that the asphalt
plan for lower Jersey City of W miles,
and the southeast drive of eight miles,
and this last one of five and three
ways fifteen and three-quarter. miles
long, and which can be easily APP
preached, and is generally distributed , so
that nearly every part Of the city NIL VII
get some benefit from the expenditure
of the license monies coupled with the
monies spent for assessments, and SO
expended that citizens in every part CT
the city can enjoy the Improvement
The policy of the city has been 70 pre-
pare for this. and at the same time
pursue a persistent effort to free the CITY
of cobble stone pavement, Whicn mas
nearly been accomplished by the
substitution of other pavements Tor
stone in the last two years, ana II
may be of interest to the citizens to know
h the cobble stone pavements which
we. have discarded We're taken TO Brook-
lyn and there laid. While l would hke
TO see all the cODDlG-SlOIlS pay ~
the city disappear during the present
summer, / think it well to have the Judg-
ment which will FOLLOW the discussion
Of this letter, before the Boa ar eo wh tSa
pavement work of the coming summer.
There has already been some resistance
to opening Baldwin avenue, this part
of the route can be postponed ana SUM
nit avenue used to Academy street, ana
then through that street to BALDWIN ave
nue., and then north as indicated. IRON
TDo~lr efr0at Ac+nr r1aan npaTlV all TINS
route to the north has been laid with
Belgian pavement which could be sur
faced with asphalt, II we ceuld spaFe fthh e
short links unpaved could pc paved py
assessment with that material where 1t
is adapted to grade and wear, as mas
and Bowers street. If his northeast
drive is made with asphalt, the two
drives will present W d.fferenf
give carriage users q choice. II
these roadways materiaEze, similar
ones can be planned for the westslee
and the proposed Cataret Park could be
kept in view. The abrupt ending of Mer-
Ger street could afterwards De carrled
through to Gregory street or what would
cory street could be widened to have a
thirty foot road, south of the street car
tracks in such street to montgomery
street. The northeast drive will indicate
the d~esirability of connecting Pavonia
avenue and 18th street with the Hill,
and the southeast drive may likewise
produce the opening of Bright street,
which is a wide t~horoughfare to Cor
Nelson avenue and a continuance of
Bramhall avenue to Lafayette.
because the parallel streets north and
south on the proposed routes will be
of practical service.
P. F. WANSER,
Received and referred to Committee Oh
Streets Sewers.
REPORTS OF THE STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers san
as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Printing and Sta
tionary reported on claim of Geo. I.
Benton s2S.06 as correct.
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following:
Resolved, the contract for the I'M
provement of Clerk street from Bramhail
avenue to the south side of Forest street
be awarded to P. H. Flaherty, Jr. & Co.,
ing the lowest bidder for the whole
work, unless at or before the time to be
appointed to hear parties in relation there
p~rovement shall be presented to the
Board of Street and Water Commits
%sioners, signed by the owners of property
liable to more than one-half the assess
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
Assessments, with the aid and assistance
hereby directed to make and file in the
Office of the Clerk of this Board. a
sketch showing what property will pro-
baby be assessed, and the probable
amoun of assessment per foot of 'front.'
age.
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to Geo. T. Bouton for posting no.
tees and fling affidavits on improve
ments.
$40 on in Fulton avenue pre-
$40 on improvement of Lafayette street
preliminary.
Whereas, On the 10Th day of Novem-
Der, 1894, application was made to this
Board for the constructor of a 20
street from the west side of Milton ave-
nue. to the sewer under the east side
walk in the Hudson County Public
Whereas, On the 18th day of January,
1895. the Commissioners of Assessment
filed with the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners their preliminary sketch
for said Improvement, and
Whereas, On the 4th day of March, 1895,
this Board met and heard all parties in
u la olIO VI GpPOdl
ed, and all circumstances against the
said improvement that.were presented in
writing, and
Whereas, No objections were presented
alleged or known, against the same
therefore,
Resolved, That by and with the con
currence of the Board of Finance, the
said improvement be made and that the
contract for said work and materials be
a fSg T 1o%est to BIDDER Pi j. for M tba Whole he b %dng
and materials, and that the corporation
attorney be and is hereby directed to
prepare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same,
Resolved. That this Board under and
1895, hereby dtsclaim it's determination
to e~xcavate, grade, curb and ave with
specification trap rock block the road
way to Harmon street from Garfield
avenu to Grand street, and grade and
pave with Macadam pavement and trap
Belgian block cutters the roadway of
Arlington avenue from Grand street to
Bayyiew avenue and Bayview avenue
from Arlington avenue to Garfield ave-
view avenue to present Macadam pave
ment on said street at "a point about
300 feet south of Gates avenue, n the
placing of curb;ng throughout said route
where necessary, unless at or before the
time. hereafter Ito be appointed for Hear
monstance a be presented to this
Board, signed by the owners of property
liable to more than one-haIf the assess
ment therefor; and that the Commission
ers of Assessment and Chief Engineer,
with the aid and assistance of he Bur-
eau of Survey, be and are hereby direct
ed to make and report to this Board.
specifications describing the location