The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-12
ON PARTY LINES.
Street and Water Board
Divided Over the Water
Supply Question.
MORE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Asphalt for Glenwood Avenue
Union PAYERS Grievances.


The resolutions of Street and Water
Commissioner Boltwood recalling all ac-
ton taken on the water question were
effectually disposed of by the Republi-
can members of the Board at meeting
held yesterday afternoon. Commissioner
Boltwood. as explained in 'sThe News"
yesterday, contemplated having the reso-
iutions taken from the table and passed
if possible. If not his plan was to put
all the members on record. Before he
could carry out this plan Commissioner
Kaiser moved that the resolutions be
taken from the table. The motion was
carried by vote of to 2, Commission
ers Boltwood and Heintze voting against
it. a motion to refer the resolutions to
the Committee of the Whole for con-
sideration was next put and carried by
the same vote
Commissioner Boltwood believing that
the resolutions would die in that COM
mittee, moved that the Board take re-
cess for a half hour, resolve itself into
a committee of the whole and agree upon
what disposition should be made of the
documents Commissioner Kaiser in
moving to table the motion, explained
that everything in connection with a
would be improper to devote only half
an hour to resolutions dealing with that
subject. BY strict party vote the reso-
luton to table was carried.
The Board is to meet again Thursday
morning and it is understood Commits
sioner Boltwood will introduce more reso-
lutions with the object of checking further
proceedings relative to the acquisition
of new supply of water. Bids are to
be received fer new water by the Board
next Monday. It is known that the
Commissioners will mot act in harmony
upon anything connected with the ac-
QUESTION of new water While the Re-
publican officials regret this very much
they are going ahead and intend trying
to procure new water from a source
where pollution is impossible. They also
intend making an award to that bidder
VINO offers the most complete plant and
bountiful supply at the lowest figure.
A number of old street and sewer inn
proyements were taken up and sent along
so that work may be begun as soon as
practicable. Bernard Cannon was award
ed a contract for the construction of a
sewer IN Thorne street; Edward O'NeAl,
sewer in Leonard street; NJ. T. Con-
molly, sewer in Sixteenth street; Henry
Byrne, sewer in Bay View avenue.
From E. F. c. Young petition was
received asking that Gfenwood avenue
be paved with asphalt from Bergen to
repprted favorably at once and as soon
as the Board of Finance concurs bids
will be advertised for. Bids are to be
advertised for for the construction of a
sewer in Fulton avenue. sewer in Marion
place and for the improvement Of Larch
and Sea View avenues and Wilkes and
L. r+tA TfY,.~ ~
asked for the vacation of about four lots
OF land. that. Cottage street might be
extended. The petition was referred.
Alderman Henry Gotthardt was a petit
toner for the Improvement of Pearsall
avenue. He wants the cost paid by the
city out of the liquor license money.
to lay sewer pipes in Ocean avenue be-
tween Linden and Winfield avenues. U.
2. Vreeland asked the Board to change
the grade of Union street.
Specifications were adopted for the con-
str1etion of sewer in Garfield avenue.
and as soon as the Board of Finance con-
ours bids will be advertised for. The
same course will be pursued in connection
with the proposed construction. of sewers
IN old Bergen Road PanfSrsh pa 8Ia ca5er
provement Of College street.
Chief Ruggles filed with the Board a
report showing that the main sewer in
West Side. Yale and Gator avenues will
cost s2s, ,s5g5s The r5s on main a sewer in Pine
street Will COST. 3zV, ,5u0.o4.
The Board declared its Intention = ~
prove Ogden avenue, between Liberty
and Bowers street; Ini1a ssteet, b.. 4
Brunswick and Merseles street: Harmon
street, between Arlington avenue and
Grand street, and to nacadamize Winfield
avenue between Garfield avenue and
Avenue E.
Edward Apold and others asked that
they be allowed to improve a portion of
Liberty street at their own expense. Resi-
dents of Phillip street, near the Mackn
tragedy, want that thoroughfare i'm
proved. 1t is in such condition that
trucking is dangerous. Henry Byrne
notified the Board that sewage water
from the Hill empties on his property in
Montgomery street. He will hold the
citv responsible for all damage sustained
unless something is done to remedy the
evil
To the proposed improvement of New
kirk street objections were filed by William
Nelson
Frank Woltke wants two electric lights
in South street; the Hudson City Improve
ade avenue and Robert McGuinness asks
that few be placed along the Paterson
Plank Road.
The PAYERS Union want the Board to
semploy only union men. for the reason that
the work done by 'tscabs' In recent years
has not been up to the standard. T. A.
Curran asks the Board for $50 damage
done his horse by fallino through a sewer
cover in the street The Board of FL
nance was asked to make an appropriat tion
Specifications We're adopted for the fur
nishing of stoD cocks. valves and other
hardware required in Belleville and High