The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-20

Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners held
Tuesday, June 2. 1896, at ten o'clock
Present = Commissioners Boltwood,
Heintze and Kaiser.
Absent-President Brown and Commits
sioner Harding,
Commissioner Kaiser was on motion
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Mrs. Ernest Wetzler-
Petitioning for a Pinch yitrifed pipe
sewerNin Sherman avenue, from a point
about 20 feet north of Ferry street 10
anu connecting With the sewer at the
venues
From John Dryden and Others
PetItionlng tor the opening and widen-
ne o. avenue, between West
Side avenue and Hudson Boulevard.
From William F. Brann and others
Requesting Board to accept sewer built
by them in North street, from a point
about $50 feet west of Central avenue.
From J. Ringle & Son.
Requesting street be repaired on Nor
gan street below Henderson street.
From Albert Romano and others
Requesting. permission to lay an S-ineh
with a private sewer in Academy street.
at their own expense.
From the Hudson City Improvement
Company
tiers and place a Telford macadam pave
ment on Webster avenue from the in
tersecufon of North street to the Pater-
son Plank Road, at their own expense.
FROM sullivan J. RUSSELL
Requesting permission to construct a
l2-inch private sewer from 2G3 Summit
avenue across Summit avenue to con-
meet with sewer now in Westcott place.
From George F. Gautz:-
Protesting against the establishment of
more than one grade on Lexington ave-
nue., between Marcy and West Side ave
nues.
From H. B.. Angelo
Presenting proposition to furnish The
city with laborers.
Six 90 petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From Estate elf John Tonnele and
others, by Theodore Mendles, AGENT
Requesting water mains be laid under
the easterly and westerly sidewalks Of
Nelson avenue.
Received and referred to on
Assessments and Extensions.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From R.. w. sailer, Architect School
submitting plans and specifications for
boards in School No. 8.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Education
Board. May 3, i 1855. passed Oy said
Resolysd, That IN view Of the fact that
School: the Board of Street and Water
commissioners be requested to enlarge
dne room on on the top floor Of School No.
plans and Specifications prepared by the
Received and referred to Committee
on PUBLIC Buildings, Docks n Parks.
From the Board of Aldermen
Board, May Is, 1896.
whereas iI Through the neglect and lack
q vigilance on the part of the Street and
Water Commissioners of Jersey City the
PUBIC sewers in many sections of said
CITY have not for years past been cleaned
ployes OF the said Board, but have been
allowed to accumulate mud and filth from
W w n noxsous odors have emanated to
people OF Jersey City residing in the vicin-
fty Of the said sewers; and
whereas, The unclean and neglected
an alarming menace to the health of the
inhabitants of Jersey City and is an oh
stacle to the advancement of the city's
Resolved, That this Board hereby ex-
presses its censure of such condition Of
the sewers stated. and earnestly recon-
commissioners of Jersey City the imme-
gate adoption of such measures as will
eliminate the evils which their sl1nine-
ness and negligence in the premises have
caused.
Received and ordered fled.
report of the Chief Engineer
me chief Engineer reported certificates
Henry Byrrne, $500. on account of con-
He Henry x By 81 { ss7s. on account of con
Henry Byrne, 1858, on account of con-
tract No. 857.
He Henry B;y * s42s.4 e, on account of con-
tract No. sss. ''''s0 On account OF con-
From the same officer
submitting specifications for the con-
sewer and connections to the curb 1ins in.
Waverly street, from a point about $50
feet east Of Oakland avenue, to and con-
nectlng With sewer in Oakland avenue;
also for the construction of a 15-inch yitri,
fled pipe sewer. and connections to curb
NE IN Tonnele avenue, from a point about
100 feet north of Newark avenue, to and
connecting with the sewer in ST PauTs
avenue
From the same officer
Jersey City, May &c, 1895.
To the Hon. the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-I respectfully report that
Of the. bids received IN May is. 1896, the
ders:-
For sewer in Duncan e P. T.
Tor sewer in Irving street. Edward
For 1--WE in Central avenue, P. 7.
Pluslkett.
For Improvement Of Fairview Avenue.
Thos. F. McCabe.
For Improvement of Sip avenue, Joh
FOR Improvement Of Clerk street. Barber
For Improvement Of York. Henderson
and Third streets, Barber Asphalt Co.
ssfs feS W. ". fRuGGLEs,
Chief Engineer.
From the same oficer:-
Jersey City. May 26, 1886.
To the Hon. the Board OF Street and Wa
ter Commissioners.- .
Gentlemen respectfully report that Of
the bids received on May Is, 1896, the
following contractors are the lowest bid
For the improvement Of Harmon street,
Henry Byrne.
For the improvement OF Lake street,
Edward O'Donnell.
For sewer in West Side avenue, Henry
Byrne. $3.50,
For furnishing and delivering Are clay,
etc, d. p. Clark. Z
For furnishing and delivering cylinder,
engine, kerosene and castor oil, j =.
For furnishing and delivering bitumi-
nous coal, Mackey, Young & Co.
For furnishing and delivering paints,
oil, etc, c. a.. Woolsey Paint & Color
Company.
and wood. Horace Macbride.
For furnishing and delivering hay and