The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-30
WILL RwEADYERTISE
Rockaway and Hudson Com
pany's Bid to Be
Thrown Out.
MORE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Streets to Be Asphalted on the
HiIl-Two Remarkable Bids
Received.
MORE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

No action was taken on the water prop
lem by the Street and Water Commission
ers at their meeting yesterday afternoon.
The Democratic members, Commissioners
Boltwood and Heintze, are anxious to
throw out the pending proposition of the
Rockaway and Hudson Company, both
being opposed to a permanent contract
OF any character. The Republican mem
bers are wide on some points OF the
proposal, but it is understood that the
proposal is to be thrown out and new bids
advertised for.
By deferring action on the proposition
now pending. the Republican Commission
ers anticipate gaining a point or two on
the East Jersey Water Company relative
to the price to be paid that company per
million gallons for a temporary supply.
With the Rockaway and Hudson bid in
allegiance the officials believe that they
will be able to bring the East Jersey
people to terms. That company asks $43
per million gallons, when its plant with
the increased facilities will be able to give
Newark the full supply it demands and
stiH have a surplus sufficient to give this
city what it is consuming, still having a
safe margin in reserve.
The city officials believe that SAB per
million gallons is a high price to pay,
particularly as the company is more anx-
ious to sell than the city to buy. At SAB
the water account cannot be- made self
which Mayor Wanser sticks. He will
oppose the making OF any temporary
contract, it is said, unless a price can be-
agreed upon by which il will be unneees-
sary for the city to insert a sum in the
tax levy each year to provide for de-
1eiencies. The Street and Water Conn
rtjSEiNnRTG hlH va AtulfdTS tho Ecfond
as the Mayor, and will hold out for a
price much lower than S43. It is probable
that the temporary supply question will
be disposed of before any steps are taken
to acquire a permanent supply of water.
A conference is to take place this week
between tae city officials and the East Jer-
Sc Company, and it is expected that the
temporary supply question will be finally
disposed OF at that time.
Hndsonp fo Gompany IS IS the T TO be- tgro ana
out and new proposals invited.
While, the water question is inviting
much Of the time Of the officials. they are
Applications Were made yesterday for
Boyd avenue, between Bergen and West
Side avenues: Jewett avenue, between
Monticello and the Boulevard; Manning
street; asphalting of Coles street, between
Eighth street. and Pavonia avenue, and
the construction Of a sewer in Harrison
avenue, between the Boulevard and West
Side avenues, and the asphalting of
Bowers street, between Central avenue
and Palisade avenue.
sewer In Columbia avenue, Improvement
OF Lincoln street and improvement of
Hancock avenue.
West Side, Yale and Pollock avenues
was confirmed and referred to the City
Collector for collection.
The initial resolutions were passed for
the opening of Sea View avenue, improve
ment Of Boyd avenue, Pearsall avenue,
Greenville avenue, Manning avenue. Full
struction OF a sewer in Harrison avenue.
Provisional awards were made to
Cambridge avenue and the Improvement Of
Sherman avenue.
AN action previously taken In relation
to the Improvement of Hilton avenue was
rescinded. The same course was pur-
sued IN the proposed construction of a
sewer IN Hoboken avenue and Thirteenth
upon in both instances.
What has never occurred before in the
reception Of BIDS for improvements came
The bids of Edward O'Neill and Phillip
,Tumulty. were identical. They were the
icwest bidders, and the Board not wishing
70 make any distinction, rejected all the
bids submitted for that work, and direct
ed the Clerk to readvertise.
S~peclncatlons We're submitted and sub
sequently adopted by the asphalting Of
Danforth avenue, Improvement Of Walker
avenue. Clinton avenue, Mallory avenue,
sewer in Claremont avenue.
Final awards were made to Edward
O'Donnell for the Improvement of Lake
street: Thomas McCabe, Improvement Of
Paramount avenue: Edward O'Neill. sewer
IN Irving street, and P. F.. Plunkeft.
sewer in Central avenue.
Contractor Plunkett was granted an ex-
tension of fifteen days in which to com
pieLe the Improvement of Fifteenth street.
The Wrought Iron Bridge Construcfion
Company was granted an extension Of
dnree months in which to complete the
Thirteenth street viaduct. The company
is also anxious to assign its contrsef to
a New York concern. The assignment
was to have. been made yesterday. but
the commissioners want to find ont some
thing about the new
Thomas O'Grady, a laborer on streets.
vas bounced 70 make room for Cornelius
park laborer. Patrick Dempsey was an
pointed Inspector Of the reconstruction Of
the Garfield avenue sewer.
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