The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-18

Regular meeting Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Mon
Present-Commissioners Brown, Heintze,
Hauck, Nolan and President Boltwood.
On motion Ira w. Startup was elected
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From C. G. Rode and others
P~etitioning for the Improvement of Sea
View avenue, between Ocean avenue and
Boulevard.
From Alfred Heritage and others
P~etitioning for the improvement of Ger
mania avenue, between Hopkins avenue
and st. Pauls avenue.
From C. e. Mcdonald and others
P~etitioning for the Improvement of
Forrest street, between Jackson and Ber-
gen ave1-ues.
From J. H. c. Hornby:-
Requesting permission to lay a Pinch
sewer in Belvidere avenue, from duncan
avenue to the Cemetery line, at his own
expense.
From Jacob Hauf,:-
Requesting permission to extend the
private sewer in Lew street, from its
| present terminus, at his own expense.
From Henry Heck:-
Requesting the Board to remove water
pipes from in front of Us Eye avenue.
From Timothy
Requesting an extension of twelve days
in which to complete his contract for the
construction of a sewer in Old Bergen
Road.
~ l. IA 0iIl -
Requesting IN extension of So days
time in which to complete his contract
for the Improvement of Tuers avenue.
From Thos. F. McCabe:-
Requesting an extension of 10 days
time in which to complete his contract
for the improvement of Neptune avenue.
Five 90 petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee On Streets and Sewers.
From c.. H. Benson:-
P%etitioning to have electric light re-
moved from corner of Aston place and
Summit avenue and placed opposite 65
Summit avenue
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Municipal Lighting.
From James +. MeGauran:-
In the matter of IA excess of payments
of water rents.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Assessments and Extensions.
From Harry H. Farrier:-
Requesting permission to nave review
ing stand in Hamilton Park on Friday,
May Is, 1897.
Received and referred to the Committee
IN Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
From Burton e. Garfield, Township
Clerk of Kearny:-
In the matter of making arrangements
to buy water mains in Kearny Township
now owned by Jersey City.
Received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole. .HSisfah
From John Fitzsimmons@
Claiming benefits under Chapter 100,
Laws of 1895.
From John SCHNEIDER, park laborer:-
Claiming benefits under Chapter 155,
Laws of 1895.
From Clark & Company, by John j.
Givnan, treasurer
Notifying the Board that the lien
pany has been discharged.
Received and referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel.
rendering resignation as Assistant
Water Registrar.
Received and ordered filed.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board OF. Finance
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, April 20, 1897. and approved by
the Mayor, May l, 1857
Whereas, The ordinances of this city
are not properly codiied; and
Whereas. This Board believes that such
c9 Mhsaeaal A i n appropriatia and was hereto
fore made for the printing of said or
dinances when codified, and owing to the
fact that said ordinances have not been
.codifed said appropriation is as yet avail
Resolved, That Howard C. Griffiths be
range all the ordinances of the various
Boards and Departmerts Of the city
tion for his services to be liked at the
sum Of three hundred. dollars; and
Resolved That the clerks of the various
Boards and Departments be requested
and directed to place at the disposal of
said Griffiths such records of ordinances,
etc, in order to facilitate the work re-
CURED to be done, as provided herein, and
that the Clerk of this Board be directed
to send a copy of this resolution to the
clerks of the various Boards; and
Resolved, That upon the completion of
the work Of said1 Qualification by said
Howard G. Griffiths. he is hereby directed
to report same ttosthisi Board as complet-
ed in order that the same may be printed.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, April %, 1897, and approved by the
Mayor, lay a., 189T:-ssy1 S
Whereas, The BoardF0f Street and Wa
ter Commissioners have by resolution
adopted April 16. 1887, requested the Board
of Finance to supplement the appropria-
8tion heretofore madesEto this Board for
street lighting current fiscal year, by the |
amount of $4,000, which said sum is to