The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21

ging and paving of Church street, from
the easterly side of Mil Road to Summit
a teriais n u0sssnsT w t5ere az w9 bs awe + %ai
to Henry Byrne, he being the lowest bid
der for the whole work and materials.
a AND e Ssa hereby sae c dIrppetsd n a nreoape an nd
nave executed the necessary contract
for the same: n
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board OF Finance the
contract for all work and materials ne
cessary for the improvement of Mercer
street. from the easterly side of Merse-
les street to the easterly curb lin of Fac
tory street to and connecting with the
Viaduct and under the Viaduct from the
easterly curb line of Factory street to
awarded to Henry Byrne, he being the
lowest bidder for the whole work and
materials, and that the Corporation
prepare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same; and
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of Finance the
contract for all work and materials nee
essary for the building of a steel viaduct
In Mercer street, from or about the east
the easterly line of Mil Road, and the
paving of the roadway of said viaduct
with vitrdfied brick pavement and the
1dylDS IL SIDEWALK thereon, De dWAIQSQ
to Post & McCord. they being the lowest
bidders for the whole work and mate
rails. and that the Corporation Attorney
be and is hereby directed to prepare
and have executed the necessary coll
tract for the same.
All these several proceedings being in
accordance with a petition heretofore
presented to this Board IN April 18th.
1885, by Henry Byrne and others %confor-
mably to the provisions of Chapter 2S9
Of the Laws of 1895.
Whereas. On the Sth day of April, 1895.
applfcation was made to this Board for
the improvement of Thirteenth street,
nue., by the construction OF a viaduct,
ETC.. with sidewalks and c~arriageways,
and the making of such necessary
of said Thirteenth street, between the
points specified Is were necessary and
OF such grades as specified, conformabiy
to the prroSoyisions of Chapter 2Ss of the
Whereas, On the Sth day of October,
1895, the Commissioners of Assessment
ana an sSnnadeef En gin eyTnlfled with the Board Gs5
their preliminary sketch for said inn
prOvement; and
Whereas, On the 18th day of October.
1888, this Board met and heard all par
ties interested in said application who
appeared and all circumstances against
the said improvement hat were pre-
Sented In writing; n
Whereas, This Board has determined
that a remonstrance against the said
Improvement. signed by the owners of
the property liable to more than one
half the assessment therefor, a not
been presented; therefore,
Resolved, That by and with the con-
eurrence of the Board of Finance the
said improvement be made, and that
the contract for said work and materials
be awarded to the Wrought Iron Bridge
the w sle W Ue,rs a lns m lDMeTa eao aea thar 1af
the Corporation Attorney be and is
hereby directed to prepare and have ex-
ecuted the necessary contract for the
same.
Whereas, On the eth day of July. 1885,;
application was made to this Board
tween Ocean avenue and Bergen ave-
nue., conformably to the provisions of
chapter III Of the Laws Of lss5. n
ment filed with the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners their preliminary
sketch for said Improvement; and
Whereas. On the 29th day of October,
1895, this Board met and heard all par
appeared and all remonstrances against
the said Improvement that were pre-
sented in writing; Inc
Whereas. This Board has determined
that a demonstrates against the said
improvement signed by the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half of
the assessment therefor, has not been
Resolved, That by and with the Con-
curTence of the Board Of Finance, the
contract for said work and materials be
awarded TO the Barber Asphalt Paving
Co., they being the lowest bidders for the
whole work and materials, and that the
Corporation Attorney be and is hereby
directed to prepare and LAY executed
the necessary contract for the same.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the following named
persons to erect signs, barber poles, etc,
John 4. Bell, sign, No. 2s5 Henderson
street.
Mrs. L. Mather, sign, No. SO Hancock
j. Ringle, barber sign, No. g. Newark
R. H. Weaver, barber sign. 11 Mont
Raffaele B~atytrurie, barber pole. No.
336 Second street.
Fred Pothe. barber pole. No. 1872 Pail
Hermann Roster, sign, No. 15 Franklin
street.
Resolved. That masons' licenses be and
are hereby granted to James F. Black
shaw, Robert Edgar. William J. Breher,
Richard English, Joseph zumbusch; ia
Andre, Frederick Ewald, James E. Muir
ray. Herman E. Crome. H. F, Stoyeken,
Michael Nolan. Timothy. Burke. W; ".
Farrier, James F.. Wheelihan and q. w,
Keeney. to make connections with the
sewers in Jersey City when they file the
required bonds in the Office of the Per
init Clerk.
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on the call
Ayes-President Brown. Commissioners
Kaiser. Harding n Patterson.
Observation-Disclosures Hooker.
The Committee on Municipal Llgh1n
presented the following
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Municipal Lighting submitting
plans A, B and c of lighting heretofore
adopted by this Board. as also the reso-
=. 1895. confirming specifications FOR street
lighting be and are hereby reconstdered
and rescinded and that the whole. mat
ter be referred back to said committees.
Resolved. That the report of h Com
mittee on Municipal Lighting as present
ed on this date be adopted by TINS
Board.
Resolved. That the specifications for
lighting the streets of this city in ac-
cordanc with the plans for same as
slIhmitted on his date by the Chief En-,
gineer be adopted and confirmed mi
that the clerk b. and is hereby directed
to advertise for proposals conformapiy
Herewith.
he directed to have printed 200 copies of
the plans and specifications Tor me
lighting of the streets of this CITY Ior
the wear 1856 as the same Were
adopted on this date.
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