The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-11


total and the debit total was paid for in
terest on the water debt. There is also
a balance to the credit of the Board in
several accounts
GENERAL RESULTS.
Speaking of the general work done by
the board. the report says
1.-THE present board has been IN once
for a period of only seven months, and
while during that time many reforms
have been instituted, we will only refer
to them in such general way as Will IN
service. A general comparison based on
or term OF service would not be a fair
one, for the reason that we would there
by assume responsibility for labor and
supplies already contracted for, and the
city's obligation for which was as yet
uncancelled when we assumed control.
In the transaction of city business we
have endeavored to adopt liberal policy
without being prodigal in expenditures,
and to exercise economy without being
parsimonious. That a morey-savsng has
been effected, and that the service has
been vastly improved, we know, but the
completeness of either result is not yet
sufficiently satisfactory to u.s. Reforms
are instituted as rapidly as the neces-
sity for them becomes apparent and the
change can be effected, but It is not
reasonable for us to expect to perfect in
few months that which has taken years
to deteriorate.
I'VE already have a plant the work
ing conditions of which is vastly super
ior to that to which we succeeded, and
in the management of which a perfect
discipline is. for the first time in many
years, maintained absolutely. We hope
that we will be able to turn over to our
successors in office something which is
y not a succession of shreds of patches,
both in its mechanical and executive
branches, and In the operation of which
valuable time will not be first lost by
the necessity of adopting temporary ex-
pedientS.
ASSEssABLE IMPROVEMENTS
s'While during the first portion OF the
year petitions for assessable improve
nents showed falling Of, ,ias; they IN IN
siderably more than maintained the
average. The increase noted is healthy
sign, and we take it that 1t is an in
dieation of confidence in the administra,
ton. Our records show that seldom, il
ever, has there been a period in the
city's' history when contracts for street
and sewer work were let at lower prices
and to those who contemplate i1nprov-
ing their properties the opportunities
presented at this time are exceptional.
The following is the record of work
done during the year.
Woodward street. between Communi-
paw and Bramhall avenues. graded.
Paterson street, between Central and
Pearce ayenue; If gTaded eqToed bloe ana road
Orient avenue, between Bergen ano
jackson avenues: curbed. tagged and
roadway nacadam-zed.
St. PauPs avenue. between Tonnele
avenue and James street; curbed, tagged
and roadway paved with Belgian block
Whiton street, between Communipaw
and Bramhall avenues; curbed and road
way paved with Belgian block
Zabrfskie street, between Central anc
Summit avenuesi curbed and roadway
paved with Belgian block
Duncan avenue, between Bergen avenue
and Hudson County PUBLIC Road; curbed
and Telford pavement laid in roadway.
Hancock avenue, between Bowers and
Franklin streets;. curbed and roadway
paved with Belgian block
Bowers street. between Central arE
Summit avenues; graded curbed and
roadway asphalted.
Park street. between Communipaw ave
nue. and Astor place; icurbed, tagged an(
Germania avenue, between Thornt
street and Carlton avenue; graded ane
tagged.
Summit avenues: an eighteen-1ncn plps
sewer. y
Pearce avenues; an eighteen-inch bricl
sewer. !. 7,
brick sewer
Central avenue. between Webster ans