The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-28
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
(Omcial Proceedings

BOn.
Absent-None.
The reading of the minutes of regula.
meeting held Monday, February "a, 1896
n ADJOURNED meeting held Thursday
were upon motion approved as en-
FRBsBNTAT9oN 9E PEGsTgoNs AM
From Thee. r. Hornblower and others
Petitioning for Improvement of Flee
street. between Oakland and Contra
FromrMary e. Hoteheh and others
Petitioning for Improvement, of Mag
nolia avenue. between Tonnele avenue
From Peter Quinlan and others
Petftioning for construction OF a sewer
in Jackson avenue, from 20 feet nortf
with sewer in Fulton avenue.
From Conrad Zimmerman n others
eve IN Broadway from Tonnele ave
nue. to n connecting with sewer II
West Side avenue.
From Henry Bundy and others.-
Petitioning for the construction of 8
sewer in Hutton street, from 100 feet
east of Summit avenue to and connecting
with sewer in Sanford place.
From G.. A. Bennett and others:-
Petitioning for the construction of a
sewer In Duncan avenue from a point
about 20 feet from Hudson Boulevard to
connect with sewer in Duncan avenue at
West Side e
From Thomas Carsidy and others
RCl lt@SStOA ~ OAAo = =
v~itrifled pipe sewer In York street from
a point about 800 feer west of Brunswick
street to and connecting with sewer in
York street. at their own expense.
From John De Winter
Calling attention TO condition of pave
m srom IN front g y f sherman and pia afsers-
In matter of dedicating a 15-inch pipe
sewer in Graham street to the city.
From F. Druhusel:-
In matter of cleaning eve corner
Bramhall and Jackson venue
From Edward B. Colby
In mater Of shanty, on street at Mon
mouth and Eighteenth streets.
Five (5) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
From Board of Appeals
Calling attention to gas lamps in front
of Hasbrouck Institute being used by
them at city's expense.
From F. g s9ale, Secretary of West
Requesting placing of lamps in clean
avenue.
Received and referred to Committee on
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed by said
BEARD Feberuar !, e g and approved by the
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following preamble
and resolution adopted by the Board of
fnasmuch as there has been a conference
between " the he ch Aa 2 Engineer q n5 this
President of the Wrought Iron
Bridge Company Of Canton, Ohio,
which company has entered into a contract
with the Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey
City to construct the Thirteenth street
viaduct- as to the ACCESSIBILITY of strength
ening the bracing on such structure and
as to what terms the same can be done
If done: and
Whereas, The said Edward J. Lander, as
President of said company. has submitted
an affidavit stating that such additional
bracing' would be done at the prices sub
mitted at the letting of the contract for
said work, n as such bracing does not
change the character of such structure
but simply add additional bracing to those
now shown on the plans, but similar in
character thereto: be il
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be
Traces At the prices at Which the braces
were awarded In the contract.
From the same Board
said ssasd. rs Fsbrnary pa y, 1897 g.
and % ap gsgY by the Mayor Febru-
resolved, That. the Board of Finance
hereby. coneurs III the following ~resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners January q. 1896, to
wit
That the salary of Robert F. Martin.
general clerk in the Water Department
and detailed in the office of the Clerk
OF the Board, be fixed at 500 per month
on and after February !, 1896.
From the same Board
transmitting resolution passed by said
Board February 81, 1896. and approved by
the Mayer February 2S, 1886:
hereby non-concurs in the following res
elution adopted by the Board of Street
and Wster Commissioners January q,
Awarding to Michael Mullery the COM
tract for h construction of an 1S-inch
vitriied pipe sewer in Sixteenth street,
from Grove street to Henderson street.
neer- IN reference to his matter pre-
scented. to this Board this date prompting
the Committee IN Concurrent Resolu-
tions in their action recommending nom
concurrence.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
by the Mayor February IS. 1896.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby, concurs in the following resolu-
Water Commissioners February II, 1886.
to w.t.
Resolved. That c. c. vermeule. G. E.,
pc employed as engineer for a new water
supply n as Consulting Engineer of
the Water Department; said appointment
TO continue at the pleasure of this Board,
and that as such engineer he be direct
in conjunction with the Chief En-
glneer Of this Board, to prepare plans,
specifications and proposals for a new
water supply for Jersey City n sub
nit the same to this Board.
That the salary of c. c. vermeule as
the engineer for a new water supply
and as consulting engineer for the Waite
Department, appointed this day, be and
IS hereby fixed at the rate of $500 per
annum; said compensation and employ
ment to be rescinded at the pleasure
of this Board.
From the Corporation Counsel
Jersey City. March 2, 1896.
Board OF Street and Water Commissions
Gentlem an-I am in receipt of your in
u.ry as to the power of your Board to
reconstruct and levy an assessment for
said reconstruction of sewer in Garfield
avenue. between the Newark and New
York Railroad and a point about two
hundred and fifty feet south Of Carteref
avenue. You have power to reconstruct
sewer IL you desire to do SO.
nave looked into the matter of the
original sewer constructed there and
the proceedings which followed with re-
gard to the assessment and collection
thereof. and upon his examination I re-
advise you that in my opinion
for the reconstruction of this sewer.
Very truly yours.
JOHN A. BLAIR,
Cooperation Counsel.
OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
Ths Chief Engineer reported certif-
Michael Mullery, s54.42. on account Of
ss Henry i Byr IS ssss. q. on account Of
NJ. &. Van Keuren. 1880, on account
of contract No. 1856.
so Y; Y. d TsrT IS sl.l7i-2o' on account q
". ". FarrIsr. sss.5o. on account Of
Post & McCord, $1,000. on account Of