The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-01
FOR GOOD SIDHWA
Street and Water Board Will
Notify Property Owners to
Make Repairs.

The weekly meeting of the Board of
street and Water Commissioners this
tnorning was of brief duration, but at
She same time considerable business was
rushed through. All of the Commission
ers were on hand and in their places
when President Brown raped for order.
Proposals for the furnishing of fire
brick. fire clay. Portland cement, ETC.,
for use in the various city departments
were received. The bid of Washburn
Bros. was the lowest and they received
the contract. Theodore Smith & Bro.
offered to build an addition to the stand
pipe at High Service for the sum fof
s625. and this being the lowest of the
bids received. they will perform the
work.
GUARDING AGAINST TROUBLE.
A communication was received from
the Chief Engineer of the Newark Board
OF Street ard water Commissioners re-
questing that a conference be held in
relation to the matter of connecting the
Newark and Jersey City water mains SO
that should either City have any difficult
tylwfth their water, they could draw on
the fother city.
Post and McCord sent a communication
to the Board requesting to be released
from their contract to build a steel via
duct IN Mercer street. Their proposal
was submitted on june II. AS it had
notification to begin. work, they believed
entitle then to Be Tsieaged. The matter
s Wali n The c~orpofatfofF counsel win be
asked whether or not. the Board can re-
lease the contractors.
Marcus Black and others petitioned
the Board for the opening, widening n
changing o.. the boundaries Sf Baldwin
avenue. j.. x Murphy and others asked
street.gcand J. r. Walton and others
wise. Thss. petitions We're referred;
Hopkins avenue be improved from Pail
sade avenue to Congress street.
Several residents of Griffith street
sewer recently built in that street. 1t
was not properly constructed. they
claimed. Commissioner Patterson had
Streets and Sewers.
SIDEWALKS TO BF REPAIRED. :
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This morning notices were. ordered to. be
issued to nal al property 2r, P TT owners on that
time the work will be done by the board
and the expense charged against the
property. Mr.. A. Samuel Barnet, a clerk
in the Water. Department, has been
detailed to look after this work, under
the supervision of Clerk Bouton
The Committee on Streets having re-
ported favorably on the petition of Mich
olas Robbins and others fer the improve
ment of Harmon street. the Chief En-
gineer was directed to prepare plans and
make an estimate of the cost. The
BOARD also confirmed the specifications
FA,-- +ra an nro n1f Of ~ C1nC-occ av1
Charles streets. ard will now advertise
for bids. A final hearing in the petition
for the improvement of Magnolia ave-
nue. having been given. and no objections
made. the contract was awarded to J. J.
HARRINGTON.
Joseph P. Mclean was appointed a
general clerk in the water department at
a salary of s5 per month. Edith NJ.
Grundy was appointed typewriter in
Clerk Bouton's office sand John Kelly
was appointed a payer at $3.50 per day.
Until further action is taken by the
Board Michael Kelly will be employed as
a plumber at Belleville at the rate of
$3.50 per day.