The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
TIE JERSEY City zNEWs "WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1897.

Th4 r,tv M Fl fhS III III ~ me = pa,34sa
al frightful cost, and had secured PAVE
ments Of which there. remaans, bal UNI
pleasant memories and large blosks Of
bonds. We did not propose TO experiment.
Our specifications were carefully ,Irawn.
tight enough. we think, 20 prevent the
doing OF bad work, and open enough 10
permit of competition by companies willing
to not only do good work but to gustrantee
1t. The result has been that Up to the
far laid by one COMPANY "a contract has
been awarded to another company but
work Is not yet begun for the reason
that it bid uniformly lower than its COM
petltors. There has not been that bitter
rivalry. which I'VE had anticipated, and
often times but one formal. bid was the
response or our advertisement We
could not go out on the highways and
lorce competition, but we could inquire
into the reason for it's practical NON exist
ence, and INQUIRY developed that with the
comparative newress OF the use Of the
improved sprOduot slkiaad tile vaastssffeid
which existed in the cities Of the Unit
ed States for its use a tacit Understands
ing existed between the various companies
tnat the one First successful In entering
= cry Snonld pc left alone. This aHn-
1~eTstanding does not apply to New YORK
lily pecaIse or the magnitude OF the
neid. ~ does not apply to Brooklyn be-
tause the several companies seem
" nave CHOSEN Lndt CITY in
Wnich 70 fight out their differ
Silcss ana business quarrels- Tie field
hhaya ZEE senn ieEeals. put II there
- = pitr
tsrness of feeling the matter has not
9ifrnrnnIs nt ouLs the CITY where the
mntheaias oGsurrsu' put a. comin5n Mand
netnouicai purpose carried the fight to
bToo1iyn where at each asphalt letting.
In hiikshily cats, the various companies
aiSusu the surviVai OIL the httest Isl
appaiea,a enSt u these differences We're
so,,s o datt;eeSu " q conclusion IN t1e var
1an5s .,e pionts Wouiu Iaii ana div1-
Az wUuia lease, out by transferring
he raintafnad = q sing5e CITY prices can
~ u dI llIe COSC OF 0paTC-
az Is ~ thg ne1snoorlfig muLiclpaii-
ne a e " hes1en bIeokIyn mas penei2ted TO
debotshle nae ers ol Paigss olnerenee IS q
~ - 49, ,aia racn seems
some bsd snu,a inS; SSpnai Solls sooa,
an asnbai+ 1890 I'LL afei ~ OceasieHaiiy
a wear If ia con.nIe4ion isantesrase W,in Inn
to Be relaid BY theNcontracter The i've
year guarantee is eYnhodied n the cane
tracts Of that city. but If tl,e o,sslitv IF
! asphalt laid shows a. disnosifion ~ dieA
integrate it can be CLOSED over for me
period of guarantees and tbera is no ,rai,ta
for the city beyond that period The rem
| utation of the company need not suffer
for practically all are in the same boaf
and in other lettings reference can be
not generally appreciated lis that On ali
streets which are reconstructed and pay
ment therefor made out Of license monies
double that required by B~rooklyf1. This
IS an element to be carefully considered,
Tor with q new pavement properly laid,
the nrst tive years should occasion but
little repair, therefore an asphalt mix
Iure can be made with a consideration of
me me OF a q nVe year guarantee; but
~ apprea , ! oh zen Years Is 50 ieng1ny as
~ de!lanu lnat lne besl material must
% lag Ia the PEST manner II a rigid
sqaidLeee y requlIec.
nhaIt go ~ y pn,dhniaaLLo aaere gAlsts as
ppcca eianaI rninor m a ! WIN. tig a4u %
tan ana fiftaan Is 80 nySTuariieo55
| Of pllarantee ay ySaiS psyuna ohe PERCY
~ oan5i4aan a ~. 81 loW ~ spIsIuiu
ciass ava We our Ravellehss US q tnls
s,.lts aS,,aIv gaoI NJ go ant y ns1
oonsnsny - ~ ei.as 9 firai
i;s4aaS la uecesslally eieereu the
htShs "ouiu seem 70 ausur wen ior US, II
specIncatIons call Tor the doing of the
pest WORK. ana that from those specifica-
lions no deviation is permitted. The
work to be done by that company will be
very carefully but fairly inspected to the
end that the standard already established
will be fully maintained.
| better asphalt streets than those in This
city exist anywhere. and Inc price naid
for them is not with a Consideration Of
our ~nairhhnrs stie enan shae paio "
RAyJNE RoAD sEu7Ep
p,ons be 800 : 49, no - = " Els 49,
rians nave peen submitted for q Joint
sewers Known as the Ravine Road sewer
The combined area drained by the sew
ers above mentioned IS about seven hun
Qred acres At present WRITING the
sewerage from this large area, is in part
emptied upon the meadows in the west
erly section of old Jersey City and a por-
ton diverted into a few low grade tidal
sewers in old Jersey City This plan has
resulted in great annoyance and incon-
venience and some damage to owners and
| occupants of property in that section Of
Jersey CITY lying between First ard Four
| teenth streets. east Of the Hin secfionT
The Joint phan cornbrehen,is 4 brick
sewer of sl,,tsble 8.nIen sfays eo5n,nedeina
al the intersectio1 Of CentraI and 4cha7
ken avenues riInrino ca starry tbrn,,oh
! HoholSen aven1,e~to~ pa,issde ayepna fr9y,,
| which Doint a steel nine sev5er "a a paint
IN the Iina If Thirfaan+b strasf e 49,
| diced. thence cantin1sng "a starIv ito Hiy-
ision streef >thsneS nes.therlv tbroyoh
6Ei.istea $500 - Tre : = i.ielly t.toasn
easterlv tbra1,ph EsfteenAb ~ 5Ionmolth
street and tbsra ;rtarcoc+i,g .,iah ! etaai
nine, sewer from tha Ravsns road xuhfcn
ikasst mentioned sewer he@;ir Is ~ ~ re- P w.
road at a point near Palisade avenue;
r nna az $1,000 icy. ~ 4Iaooohen aye
erly, through street to Fiji
Ieenth street lat Whlcn point the two
sassl sewers aIs g cohnecI} ard from
q faa e : q joiue Uueie5 slssi PIP sever
fbro,1eh Fiftee5th s4reef To- e pr \ tu LILLE
tbro1oh Tb;rtaantb strae+ N tba 1879 !
River - ?
a double n1frncsa wifi he tbns 90.
complished. THE Efohfh strant sewer
system which. by reason Of, fha trern ond-
Gus extra work IMPOSED on II hecaT mo
congested, will be relieved. and thereby
permitted to serve only hat purpose for
which 1t was originally constructed.
When It IS understood that the area to