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

For each and every cubic
yard of cement masonry. :. 4 COT -20E5.40
Fer each and every lineali
foot of coping ...... .5af ,20t 20
For each and every pound of
- osahls .s......s /. .V2l III -
Received and referred to Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
On motion, the regular order Of BUSH
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Mrs. .. j. Rouse and others
sewer Ia Virginia venue, from a point
about 80 feet west of Bergen avenue to
and connecting with sewer in Virginia
avenue, etc, etc.
P~etitioning for the paving Of Crescent
avenue, between C-omfnunipaw and Gin
ton avenues. with asphalt
From Samuel c. Mount and others
In matter of changing of grade Of
Woodlawn n Fulton avenues Dwight
ana Van Cieef streets and Stegr1an ave-
nue.. etc.
From Carl Badendiek n others
Petitioning for the appointment of Ed
ward p. Sargent as Inspector Of improve
n1ent IN -Stuyvesant avenue, Van
Reipen place and West SIDE avenue.
From Thomas G.. Doyles-
Protesting against condition OF paving
eff st. Paul avenue, from EoncaTa street
to Palisade ayeaue.
IM0 Eli 5SlktfJ4S lGE S1KASf [A@s
Received and referred TO Committee on
Streets Ind Sewers.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Homer the Mayor ,eoe
JERSEY CITY. August IA, 1870
To rhe Honorable Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners.
Gentleanea-I am in receipt OF q Tesolu-
ti0n passed by your Board al the meetlns
held August 4, 1896. and presented TO me
Angus 5. to Wit
Resolved. That ial accordance WITH the
49, rr@0l.4+ son hHpnfnf1ra adnnfRd DIV
this Beard. June q 1896. awarding 10 the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company contract
for the repaving Of certain streets, a nIs
dftfonal work to be performed py SAID
company under the terms OF supple
mental to said contract:-Pacitic avenue,
from the Morris Canal to Co1nmunipaw
avenue; Bergen Square; Third street,
from west side OF Henderson street 70
east side of Grove street, and from the
west side Of Grove street to the east side
Of Erie street; Second street, from Grove
street. TO Newark avenue exclusive Of
intersectionsl. Payment therefor to pc
have approved Of 50 much Of the reso-
luton as is contained IN the following
ssResolved. That in accordance with the
terms of resolution heretofore adopted BY
this Board June 2, 1885, awarding 70 tne
Barber Asphalt Paving Company CONTRACTS
for the repaving of certain streets, TINS
Board hereby further deSignateS as ae-
ditional work to be performed ey sac
company under the terms of and supple
mental to said contract@Third street.
from west sids Of Henderson street 70
east side Of Grove street, ana rom ghe
west side of Grove street to the east side
of Erie street: Second street, from Grove
street TO Newark avenue 1exeIusixe %
instersections). Payment therefor 10 PC
made out of license monies OF current
I therefore return without my approval
SO much of your resolution as IS COM
pretended In the following
Resolved. That in accordance With the
terms Of resolutions heretofore adopted
RE l Harber As1hafE PAVING Company
contracts for the repaving OF certain
strsesss this Board hereby fur
g WoFk g aes1s be performed 6y y4s''s sad
company under the terms Of and supple-
mental to said contract-Pacifie avenue.
from the Morris Canal to ConlTnunlpaW
avenue Bergen Square"
Under the old charter Of Jersey City the
Mayor was authorized to recommend 70
measures as he mai deem necessary or Elk
pedient for the welfare of the CITY. That
authority was net repealed BY the CHARTER
the extent that he shall rave the right to
veto the acts of any Board and copies Of
a artif,ed sbslI be furnished to lie Mayor
Of every such city, and ne shall I've ten
days IN which to consider them IN each
fhe Rcards ressDectiveiv with his objec-
tsons the Mayor hall have the power 70
veto any item o. items contained IN
any ordinance or resolution approprt-
atirg money for any purpose. ard 10
approve of the residue of such ordinance
or resolution; any Board may pass any
ing The objections of the Mayor, by a
vote OF two-thirds of all the members
thereof. In accordance with the aIthor-
ity conferred by the old charter and IN
quoted. I communicated to your Board
Inder date Of Jurs s, 1895, certain sug-
gastion6 concerning street Improvement
within the control of your Board. My ac-
f5on in this regard was o without pre-
oe5en4 inasnuch as it was merely a con-
~uafi Of a similar communication
me to rehearse the history Of the work
cone during the past three years partly
by my suggestion. partly by the co-opera-
ton of your Beard and It's predecessors
Il, office, and largely by citizens owning
PROPERTY on the line to provide for con
finuous driveway systems over a road
way CT some smooth surface for the tra-
vel of carriage users and wheelrnen, by
which ii was hoped to offer to the people
az this city eQual If not superior advan-
tages IN the shape Of good roads 10 those
existing e IN contemplation iA ether ely
done il appreciated by the public at large
as ii approaches completion. The meth
ods have been systematic. and Instead of
following the old custom OF distributing
the license moneys in such a naanner as
to have patches of smooth pavement in
different parts OF 5ae CITY eare5uily de-
vised systems have been followed 50 that
continuous.
Last rear your Board earned the appro-
lsation Of saoa al ra was a IS , ln5ers sas;s. n IS.
Of improvements. I had hoped that yeu
would continue III that line during the
present open season and on that account
June s. The resolution before me corlpre-
hends the doing of certain work IN To-