The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-24
Ordinance Passed Prohib-
iting the Erection Of
Frame Buildings
in This City.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED
Emergency Resolution for Mont
gomery Street Sewer Passed
Business Done at Last
Nights Meeting.

The Board of Aldermen passed an ordi-
nance, last night, for which right-minqed
citizens will give them praise. IL was IN
reference to the erection of frame bald
ings within the limits of the city roper.
In future no more packing cases,
those opposite the City Hall, will be toll
Grated. The ordinance, some considered,
was also a gentle reminder to the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners that
the permission to erect a building Oh
any kind within the city comes Wltnln
the jurisdiction of the Board of Alder
men. A recent fuss over a REFUSAL 10
permit the building Of a stonecrusher Tor
the Sheridan & Shea company raise9
that issue. Alderman Edward Barr OF
the Committee on Laws and Ordinances,
who has a well defined idea OF the pow
ers of the Board of Aldermen. brought
this matter to a head by presenting, last
night, the following ordinance, Whlch was
unanimously carried
An ordinance to regulate and prevent
the erection of frame or wooden build
ings. The Mayor and Aldermen do or
dain as follows:-
That no frame or wooden ouliolng, OF
wooden building with front of brick or
other material, or frame extension. snall
hereafter be built or constructed WITHIN
the following section OF the corporate
limits of Jersey City, to wit
Commencing at a point in the centre OF
the easterly line OF the Morris Canal;
thence running westerly along the centre
lire of the Morris Canal to the centre Inc
Of C-ommunipaw avenue; thence along the
centre line of CommlnipaW avenue 70 lne
centre line of Garfield avenue. thence
along the centre line of Garneld avenue
to the centre line OF Grand street; thence
along the centre line of Grand street 70
the centre line of lvyp place. thence ATOMS
tbs centre line OF Ivy place 70 me cen..e
line of Carnelison avenue: thence aiohg
along the centre line of Cornelson avenue
10 The centre line of Mercer street, thence
along the centre line OF Mercer street "
the centre M o. CotgaiEe oIgat street TO
the centre line OF Railroad avenue; thence
along the centre line of Raiiroad avenue
to the centre line Of BrunsWleM ssre TSe
street to the centre line OF Pavonla ave.
nue.: thence along the centre liHe y
payonia avenue to the centre me OF MN.
mouth street; thence along the Genre
line Of Monmouth street 70 the centre Inc
al Fifteenth street; thence along toe cen
ire line Of Fifteenth street t2 the easter
a11ong The e~asterly line of the City to tthe
Mace of beginning no wit, q point II the
centre of the e~asterly! line q Esse1
streetl, unless q pefnlI e Hrst essnffhor-
I dIsg. BY the Bs%Fa q As4s'
r,a ,ext ;maertaat thing done was te
nromnfiv mass tie emergency resolutoH
sent to tha Board by the Board 81 atrssl
and Water Commissioner, asklAs nns
Board Of Finance to appfbef5Ma aatgomefy
strsst sewer. Under the charter govern
ing enaergeaey resolutions it is necessary
10 procure the consent al tns e g laeAsl
When these matters were finished the
| BOARD went into caucus over a pateH u
license petitions. and after er, an noaf thss
refuis,sa "a sen spirithous liquors were
erantsa teo:IW' II, Roach. Seventh street,
| Fifth Ward: c. ]. Lahmann Ions stree,
| avenue. Ninth ward; John akpkaneek nc.
7n5 Newark avenue. and Clarence speriihg'
No. 365 Central avenue, Twelfth ward
The following aaa ~ ne H Martin
Paul Masiiclx to R: johnson, Charles lords
r. !. Kuhne, w. Hotter to G. a. Marco
Otto school to John stroepei, 5 anniev ! y,
~ Tib5ese restaurant licenses were granted:
frederick Brinkmaa, No. 54s sussex
Coyle. No. i6f Grand street; S; J. Blakeg;
| No. 25s Warren street: 4. suceew. no. Ess
Warren street. na,;
cation to transfer the license of Joseph
Acton TO R.. ]. Dunbar at Sussex anc
Warren street. 1t was understood that
the substitution of names was slinpls .
ya,se TO admit a parsonage who IN a Tor
rner plaes conducted what is technlcally
known as a dive. To John Fendt, OF No;
rs Kearny avepue, was granted d po,tieis
At the request of Counselor Marshal
Van Wrinkle, his protest against the az
ton of the Board last meeting was en-
tered on the record.
Permission was given to John p. Cars
| callen to add a frame shed to his heuse
| on Pavonia avenue, and to K. spring 10
S,a4gaad a shed on Brunswick street.
Fhe Aldermen accepted the invitation OF
the 5. Z. L~Sderkranz to the opening OF
their hall on sunday, December .. me
Aldermen. or at leas. 43any of them, will
hanor their colleague. Edward Barr. by
attending the Printers and Bookbinders'
BAH In Greenville.
A small host of claims and blHs Were
nassed and this Board adjourned.