The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-12

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DISQUALIFICATION jones and Messrs,
Bailey, Detwilier, H~afdenbergh and
A6sent-None.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC
Petition of The Provideat Institution
for Savings, to return $l3.75 for amount
crroneously charged for taxes, year 1893.
Petition Of Carrek & Wertendyke 70
Of grade on West Side avenue, from Yale
avenue to Culver avenue. against certain
property taken by the CITY for such
Petition Of NcI1wan & McEwan. attor-
neys OF Thomas McEwan, Jr., for the
reduction of the valuation OF certain
property taxed for year 1884.
Referred to the Committee On SALARIES
and Claims.
received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees
N. J. Title Guarantee and Trust Co..
nal Association. $50,
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Street and Water conmissionerg:-
Jersey City. n. j.. February rs, 1895.
To the Hon. Board of Finance
opinion together with the statement of
tie facts regarding the proposed sewer
IN Sixteenth street. between Grove and
The facts are these, there is 2 15-inch
sewer at the present time n Sixteenth
street built and owned by n. 7. Connolly
which runs from a point about 100 feet
east of Grove street and connects with
the 15-inch sewer in Henderson street.
This sewer is amply large. the sewer il
plan of the proposed sewer is to connect
the Grove and Henderson street sewers
with an 1S-inch pipe with a redueer AZ
the Henderson street end, reducing the
1S-inch pip to a 15-inch pipe.
This is nonsense. The two corner lots
on Grove street and the two corner lots
on Henderson street cannot be assessed
for the proposed sewer
The present sewer is well built, was
built under the supervision of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners, il
nsWer every purpose, and viii not cost
the property owners along the street as
much to connect with it as it will to
The in Sixteenth street is built
in the centre of the street.
And to build another sewer along
Compel the owners on one SIDE Of the
street to siphon in to the@sewer and as
the grade of sewer cannot be changed
This sewer cannot be taken up and
cast aside. without recompensing Mr..
Connolly therefor.
Under a resolution passed by the Board
of Public Works years ago. and which
has never been r~escinded, the owner of
a private shall let any person
the owner what the sewer cost him per
foot per lot, l can see no reason why
another sewer should be built in Six
teenth street, between the points men
toned.
Very respectfully.
W. W. RUGGLEs,
Received and referred to the Commit
Tee on Concurrent Resolutions.
The following communication was also
received n referred to the Committee
on Concurrent Resolutions
To the Honorable Board of Finance
GentlemenEWe, the undersigned. a
/ T115ar{fN .If f.1 1ra rr.a - To-
on Sixteenth street, between Grove and
Henderson streets. do protest against the
proposed sewer in said street, and petit
ton your Board not TO concur in the
Board of Street and Water Commissions
ers' award of said improvement
Name Ct Owner. Number Of Feet
Cecilia Kemp, by M. T. Con-
molly, attorney -. :. ... 81
Henry Byrne /. ;. ...... 10
John Foster. I witness. Pat
MRS flek M Bnras;i Ks,s e
Thomas Byrne -. =. so
Elizabeth ]. Van Horne, per
VIM. Henry Lewis. attorney 25
Requisition to pay 1882 to Charles F
Ketcham & Co. for books and stationery
furnished the Commission.
Referred to Committee on Salaries anC
Claims.
Frsm the Board of Aldermen
/ resolution that a quit claim deed
City at Tax Sale, for which a deed has
been given, vesting the title in the City
the title to which is imperfect. be giver
therefor under the seal Of the CITY, etc
lAdopted February Is, 1850
2; To assign certain certificates of TIA,
Sale to William G.. Bumsted.
adopted February Is, 1867
adopted February Ii, 1885 assigning
1 Grfl Rlf a Il { ~ TOW III - rsff
Boyle. =
adopted February %, 1867
Referred to Committee on C%oncurren-
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions were receive5
from the above named Board and thax
We're referred to the Committee on Con.
current Resolutions.
l. Three 90 resolutions ordering pait
certain claims.
adopted February "a, 1885,
2. That c. c. Vermeule. c. f.. be EN-.
employed as engineer for a new water SUP
Water Department, said appointment IL
continue at the pleasure Of this Board
etc, etc.
adopted February q, 1885,
g.. Fixing the salary Of C. &. yermeul,
as the engineer for a new water supply
and as consulting engineer for the waite,
Department, appointed this day, be ant
is hereby fixed at the rate of $500 nei
annum, said compensation and employment
to be, rescinded at the pleasure of thi.
Board.
sAdopted February q. 1867
f. Authorizing the improvement of Sit
avenue, from Wiley street to Hudson Bou
levard, and Wiley street, from Sit
avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
adopted February q, 1850
.. lnaSmuch as there has been a confer
enee between the Chief Engineer of thi
Board and Edward ]. Landor, President q
the Wrought Iron Bridge Company O.
Canton, Ohio, which Company has on
tered into a contract with the Mayor an(
Aldermen. OF Jersey City to construct thu
Thirteenth Street Viaduct, as to III
ACCESSIBILITY of Strengthening the bracins
on such structure, and as to what term.
the same can be done, if done; and.
Whereas, The said Edward J. Landor
as. President of said company has sub
mitted an affidavit stating that such ad
ditional bracing would be done at tn
prices submitted at the letting of tn
contract for said work, and as sue
bracing does not change the characte
Of such structure. but simply adds ad
ditional bracing to those now shown d
to.
Be it resolved that the Chief Fnginee
be authorized to insert such addiiiona
braces at the prices, at which the brace
We're awarded in the contract.
(Adouted February 81. 1867
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu
lions reported recommending that the fol
of Street and Water Commissioners, b
concurred in:-
l. Authorizing the Wrought Iron Bridg
Company to place additional iron brace