The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25

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the smooth surfaced roadways in lower
jersey City I appreciate that the deslg-
nation of improvements emanates from
your Board. but your Board must appra-
seiate that / am charged with a responsi-
bi]ity equal to your own. l am sure b
your action now before nae for review
- but an honest difference Of opinion;
but ! am so in earnest that the work
which interests so many Of our citizens
Should be carried on to completion that I
am constrained to place the responsibility
tWo-thirds Of your Board. who can
assume it IL they sec fit. The portion OF
your resolution to which I object conte1a-
plates the laying Of asphalt pavement
on Pacific avenue and Bergen Square.
PACIFIC AVENUE.
My opposition to the asphaiting of Pa
cidc avenue is to a large extent a tenn
poral one. / am opposed to 1t at this
time. | am alive to the fact hat Pacific
avenue is not in the very best condition.
and that its resurgacing would be the
connect Lafayette and the southerly part
Of Jersey City with the Southwest
Driveway, but I feel that there are sew
erai objections OF merit 10 doing this
l. The bridge over the Morris Canal
has been declared to be in q bad con-
dition. NO settlement has as yet been
arrived at as to what should be done
with it and how or. when. AS l under
stand it. there is also some question as
vet undetermined about the grade of that
street In connection with the grade Of the
proposed new bridge.
!. The making Of Pacific avenue a
snooth~surfaced roadway at the present
tim weuld be yalueless for driveway
purposes~MIts value can only be estimate
ed In connection with the extension OF
Carteret or Rramhali ayenltes from their
present ter1nini TO Pacific avenue. # the
propesed extension of BramhaI avenue
was nearer to being an actually. the pro-
posed Improvement OF Pacific avenue
would be urged by me as earnestly As
the connection of h Mercer street extern
sion by q sm-ooth-Surfaced roadway with
the ferries and lower Jersey City. So
that I am constrained to retafd the work
contemplated by your resolution until the
objections stated ave been disposed cf
or at least until the completion of the
present Incomplete roadway systems.
BERGEN SQUARE.
/ regret that q similar line OF reasoning
has forced me into the same position re-
garding Bergen Square ] appreciate all
that all those In favor of his Improvement
have urged upon your Board in securing
the adoption of your resolution; I know
hat it is a public meeting place. that it
fronts a school house and that it is a
historic portion of the city, but / think
my position insofar as the e~xpending Of
the street monies is concerned, will make
1t with asphalt. I hope to see all the un-
signify eobble pagements in the city either
covered or removed. and the completion
of smooth s4rfac4a Yoa&Eays between
the ferriss and The Mercer street extern
sion before the cosapsetion Of my term
of Office. In order chat these results
may be brought about / will not consent
to the diversion of the license monies
to any ether plan or system except for
matters of health. / know that 1 cannot
compel your Board to take the initiative
in producing this result, but l submit
that inasmuch as the license fund is
general account gathered from the whole
city, applicable to no particular section,
that 1t should be expended for the great
est good of the whole city: The city has
defined a certain policy in this matter
during the last two years: ~ by makin
a determined attempt to abolish cobblei
stone pavennents, and "a to make com
work contemplated by that policy IS in
complete. # IT were complete, l would
gladly aid in pushing forward the work
contemplated by you resolution, to which
at the present time I make the objections
contained in this communication. It is
hardly necessary for me to add that so
much of your resolution as has met with
my approval was contemplated by the
policy to which the city is committed.
Respectfully submitted.
PETER F. WANsER.
Reeeiysd an and 5aBled dt5,rr rNctzrpp
The Chief Engineer reported certifi-
Gates in favor OFFS
] Henry saayr1 R ) Ss q sss- 80. hnal on account
account OF contract No. $50.
J. H Byr1nae. s7ol,o4. on account of con-
Dennis Byrnes, $500. on account of con-
tract No. SS2.
From tbs same ofleer:-
Submttting specifications for the inn
wick street to a point about 300 feet west
Of Division street.
Received n referred to their appro-
FERMENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presenSed-
So B Is 81. 6; 5 Gsorg Ead ban8 a'O' $1i M Il. +.
Hayes, 5000: }. C.. Harness Co, S23. IS,
$3.50; John Rost. s42; P. j. O'Brien, $50;
w. w. Ruggles, $le3.
Received ard referred TO their appro-
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
reported o certificates OF Chief Engineer
= Henry Byrne. s2.sss.so. on account Of
Wronght iron Bridge Co, $4,000. on
account of contract No. 800.
j. H Byrnes, s7oi.4e on account Of con-
Dennis Byrnes. $500. on account of con-
tract No. SIS, as correct.
Two ~ petitions for signs, fayoraDle.
From the tame cornrnfttee:-/
the Honorable the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners of Jersey City
Your Committee On Streets and SeWsgss
LL W AIZLAA GFI - 49, - ANHFH
the application Of Alfred Henderson and
others for the improvement of Crescent
avenue, from C0mmDnfpaw avenue 20
Clinton avenue. conforfnahly to the pro-
visions Of Chapter 1866. of the Laws of
1894, respectfully report IN favor OF grant
ing the prayer of the petitioners. we be-
lieying that the Improvement is one which
should be made.
The reports were accepted.
The Committees on Assessments and
Extensions reported o N claims of Savage
s. Gallery. s24e.2i Wood g. Menagh, Si02-7 "a;
A. Datz, go. as correct.
The reports We're accepted,
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets n Sewers
presented The foliowing:z
Resolved, That the work under contract
NO. $50, fer the construction CT q l5-inch
from a point about 900 feet east of West
Side avenue to West Side avenue. by ).
Fl. Byrnes, contractor. be and the same
Is hereby accepted as completed. ana
the Chief Engineer be and is hereby
directed to file with the Commissioners of
Assessments q statement showing the en-
tire cost Of aid Improvement, and that
thereupon said Commissioners OF Assess
ment shall proceed to prepare and submit
assessment map and report for said inl-
p~royement, c~onfornahly to the provisions
Of Section 5, of CHAPTER III of the Laws
OF 1895.
Resolved, That the work under contract
1872, for the improvement of Pa1nrapo
avenue. from cid Bergen Road to the
Byrne. contractor. be and the same IS
hereby accepted as completed and that
Caief Fngineer be and IS hereby
directed to file with the Commissioners of
Assessment a statement showing the en-
tire cost Of said improvement = that