The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-18

Received and referred to Commits
On motion the regular order of business
Was resumed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS
From John d Romaine and others
Petitioning for the Improvement OF
Tuers avenue, between Newkirk street
and yroome street
From Anne M. Ritter ana others
Petitioning for the Improvement of
Greenville venue, between cid Bergen
Road and Boulevard.
From Samuel G. Mount
P~etitioning for permission to connect
with sewer in Fulton avenue.
From Harriet E. Godfrey
Claiming thai Sea View avenue. betTee9
Old Bergen Road andSNew County Road
is not wholly opened.
From Adolph Miller and others:-
Protesting against any change being
ed for the grading and improving OF
Lexington avenue, from West Side avenue
to Mallory avenue, etc.
From Wisconsin Jackson and ctherS:-
P~etitionlng for the establishment of a
grade on Lexington avenue, from West
Side avenue to Mallory avenue, in accord
From Sarah S. Richards and others:-
demonstrating against the paving of
Glenwood avenue with asphalt pavement.
From Estate of Hugh OReilly and
Others.
demonstrating against the construction
of a l5-inch yitrifed pipe sewer in Fifth
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street, and through Brunswick street, to
and connect with sewer in Fourth street.
From Charles Hill and others
demonstrating against the construction
Of eve in Seventeenth street, from Hen
aerson street TO Grove street.
Four "a petitions fer signs, etc.
Received and referred to Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From Committee of Lafayette Citizens
Assoel2tt9n IN matter of condition of
PacffEE aveEue bridge.
Received and ordered fie6
At this stage Commissioner Boltwood re-
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance
transmitting resolution passed by said
Board June 4. 1896, presented to the Mayor,
June 5, 1896, and became operative at the
expiration of ten days without his action.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby, concurs in the following ~resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, June 2, 1896, TO wit:
Awarding to Mackey, Young & Co. the
tors of biturninous coal according to spe-
ci1cations. &c.
From the same Board
T~ransmitting resoiution passed by said
Board. June 1S. 1882: and approved by the
Mayor. June 20, 1856
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
tons adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, June II 1896, to
wit
Awarding to John B. Allen the contract
for Flushing special castings, plugs,
caps. sleeves. bends, &C., &C., he. being
awarding 0 to ". w. Farrier the con-
tract for furnishing stop cocks, meters,
lead and solder at prices named in his
BID, submitted June /. 1896.
Awarding to w W. Farrier the contract
for furnishing MIGRANTS. valves, special
gates and half sleeves at prices named in
his proposal subrn itted June 1. 1885.
Awarding to E. K. Meigs & Co. the con-
tract for furnishing lumber at prices
named in their proposal submitted June
Authorizing the opening of Custer ave-
nue., between. Old Bergen Road and Hud-
son Boulevard.
Awarding TO Edward O,Nein the con-
tract for the construction of a 15-inch
yitriied pipe sewer in Leonard street,
from a point about 80 feet from Hudson
In Nelson avenue (eonformably to the pro-
1885.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board June IS, 1896, and approved by the
Mayor June 10, 1885,
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurs In the following resolu-
ton. adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Jun II, 1896. to wit:
Ordering paid the following salaries for
the month of May. 1896, as per payroll
to $3.72443.
From the Board of Aldermen:-
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Whereas, Complaints have been made TO
the Board Of Aldermen of this city rela-
tive to the placing of sharp substances in
the streets whereby the tires of BICYCLES
are punctured and the machines them
Whereas. This Board desires to afford
every protection to the large number of
their e~ndeavors to procure ard preserve
good roads and pavements; and
Whereas. The Corporation Counsel in his
communication to this Board dated June
1g. 1895. says that under the act of 1881.
the Board of Street and Water Cominis-
sioners have the sole power to regulate
and control the use of streets. sidewalks
and public places in Jersey City there
Water Commissioners be and they are
hereby requested to take such action in
the premises as they may deem neces-
sary
Received and ordered filed.
Report of the Clerk
The Hon. the Board of Street and Water
Conference.-The Commissioners Of As
sessment filed with me on the 10Th inst.
Preliminary man and report for the
opening, etc, of Monticello avenue
Preliminary man and report for the
Preliminary map for sewer in Duncan
avenue
Preliminary map for sewer in Central
F.naI map and report for Improvement
Of Ege avenue.
Final map and report for sewer in Cam
advertised by me
GEORGE 7 BoUTnN,
Perceived ard ordered flied.
Beport Of the Chief Engineer
re Chief Engineer reported certificates
Henry & Mecivney. s.. 800. on account Of
contract Mo- 1s5.