The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
BIG IMPROVED ENTS
Street and Water Board
Agree to Fill In Mill
Hill Creek.
DRIVEWAY MAP FILED
Guillotine at Work Today-Clerk
Bouton's Illness and Leave
of Absence.

George T.. Bouton, Clerk of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners. has
been compelled to secure a leave OF
absence. AT yesterdays meeting he was
Frustrated and later in the day had to
be removed to his home. His condition
is due entirely to overwork and the Com
missioners nave generously given him a
long leave of absence. Until he returns
his duties will be performed by Assist
ant Clerk Startup, L. D. Fowler and the
general clerks of the Board. Mr.. Startup
acted as clerk this morning. He was as
sisted by Louis Allen, who was removed
by the Commissioners on July /.
The dismissals and appointments this
morning were:-Bernard Whalen a
caulker; Michael Lyons. James Foley.
and Arthur Morris, all employed
in the Bureau of Assess
The appointments were:-George Nc
Cormack, and John J. Barnes. caulkers;
Thomas Carberry, James w. Felten.
James w. Leather, and Charles Streicher
laborers; Patrick MCGOWAN. rockman;
William j. Crowley and Laurence Col
Inns, painters. Frederick Meyers was ap-
pointed inspector of the improvement of
Fourteenth street. between Jersey ave-
nue. and Henderson street. Edward Swell
was appointed a helper on the road
James Cassidy was appointed a laborer
on paved streets to succeed John Kilroy,
d dis ge A > resolution E appoInting VII
rescinded. Carey was subsequently APP
pointed a coal passer at that station.
coal passer to succeed Patrick Connolly,
resigned. Daniel B.. Aimes was named
as fireman at Bellville to succeed Will
as fireman at Belleville to succeed Will
TO Fill, IN Mill, ~
If the present programme is carried
out Mill Greek and its fearful odors
before the cold weather sets in. A
petition for the abolition of the creek.
its filling in and the. construction of a
Water Commissioners this morning.
The petition was reported upon favor
ably without delay and as soon as the
a preliminary estimate of the cost Of
the work, bids for the new sewer will
be advertised for.
Merseles street. cond'sln, sufficient lane
for a right of way and then !. build Da l. a
Grand street sewer or into the bay. To
have an outlet in the bay is desired;
put to ord preyedqf - any nonn aecay the ln M vin creek Teek
sewer with the one in Grand street
temporarily Then as soon NIL, as NIL Mdil
if is believed can be accomplished with
out much difheulty: There Tn 4bs are ab nHaTly
of the disease breeding creek. No tine
is to be lost by the officials in complet-
ing this great Improvement.
which runs along Arlington, Garfield,
Bay and Gates avenues. was nled py the
Assessment Commissioners today. There
that the assessment per lot will be
of the zabriskie street sewer. Waverly
| street sewer. Van Reipen place sewer
| and Highland venue improvement We're
fled, and preliminary sketches OF rne
of Pamrapo and st. PauPs avenues were
| also presented. All the improvements
| petit:oned for and reported upon favor
| ably are being rushed along.
Petitions were filed this morning for
| the construction of a sewer in Tonnele
avenue. improvements of College street,
| Carteret avenue to the Newark and New
York Railroad. Pavonia avenue, Man
haitian avenue.
6. A. Kraus complained of the terri
\ ible condition of the receiving basin at
| Grove and Bright streets. Conrad Schott
complained about the condition of the
it be reconstructed. The Third Dis
| trict Citizens improvement Association
the sewers in First, Second and Third
streets be reconstructed and that the
| same streets and also Coles street be
improved and paid out of the liquor
license money.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The opening of Mercer street was
commenced in earnest by the award Of
duct to Post & McCard. The contract
for the Improvement of the Church
street end of this work was awarded to
Phillip Tumulty. Phil say he stands to
lose Sc, 200 on the contract. He asked to
be released, but the Street and Water
COMMISSIONERS refuse to do business + that haF
Of Iarch avenue was awarded to John
Hopkins. Andrew Shaw will CONSTRUCT
the sewer in Cambridge avenue, and
Dennis Burns will improve Thorn street;
The work of opening Wayne street will
be done by Henry Byrne, he offering the
city SIPS for the privilege. Henry s Nc Ne
Hosiieyard between Griffith and North
streets, where it was oi torn T to permit contr fne
price is 1890. Michael Ryan and
others asked for the appointment OF
Marker Martyr as inspector of the PAM
rapo avenue Improvement. Joseph
Lewis and others want William L. MID
r,op apprinted tO that pOSitlOn.