The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-12

II Z ia III
Chief Engineer in favor off,
a. Z Smith, $500, on account of con-
tract No. 544,
II. Mcbride, $26. 25, on account of con-
tract, final, No. S9S.
Also claims OF VIM. J.. Aitherr, s20S;
Brinkman & Hauck, $40; Charles Both,
$52O; T. G. Dunham, 1920, $44.41- s1410,
correct.
The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
v0irS reported IN claims off,
T G.. Dunham. s21.sO; Edward OsDonnell.
Sl132, $i2; +. Pattberg & Co., $3.50; j.
S~chellenherger, s1045, as correct.
The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks and Parks reported on certificates
OF Chief Engineer in favor of U. s. School
Furniture Co, 1921. 80, final, on account Of
contract No. sS1; also claims of John
Frank McDermott, $S3.75; John Lahey.
ssS 70; Timothy Burke 1855, as correct.
ne Mo reTPorfs were aceSeag2tsead;
TIL Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
hesolVed, Thai the work under contract
no. 925, for the construction of a Pinch
pipe in Old Bergen Road, a 24-inch
brick sewer In Danforth avenue. and pipe
sewers in Hudson Boulevard, Gator ave-
nue., Linden avenue n Greenviale ave-
nue., by Joseph H. Jones, contractor, be
and the same is hereby accepted as COM
pleted, and that the Chief Engineer be
Commissioners of Assessment a state
ment showing the entire cost of said inn
provement, and that thereupon, said Com
missioners of Assessment shah proceed
to prepare and submit an assessment map
and report for said Improvement, con-
formally to the provisions of Section 5
OF Chapter III OF the Laws of 1885.
Resolved, That the work under contract
No.. 1852, for the Improvement of Linden
avenue, from Avenue z to Ocean avenue.
and from Old Bergen Road to Hudson
Boulevard, by NJ. r. Van Keuren. con-
tractor. be and the same is hereby ac-
Engineer be and is hereby directed to file
with the Commissioners of Assessment a.
statement showing the entire cost of said
Improvement and that thereupon said
Commissioners of Assessment shall pro-
coed to prepare and submit an assessment
map and report for said Improvement,
conformably to the provisions of Section
5, of Chapter 27 of the Laws of 1895.
Resolved, That the work under contract
No. 1854, for the construction of a sewer
in Hoadley avenue, from about lis feet
west of West Side avenue to Mallory
avenue, and through Mallory avenue to
by Alex McGrath & Co., contractors, be
and the same is hereby accepted as COM
pleted, and that the Chief Engineer be
and is hereby directed to file with the
Commissioners of Assessment a state
ment showing the entire cost of said inn
provement and that thereupon said Com
missioners of Assessment shah proceed
to prepare and submit an assessment map
and report for said improvement, con-
formally to the provisions OF Section 5.
Chapter III of the Laws of 1895.
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the APP
plieation in writing of Lorenze Pfeffer
and others, presented to this Board on
April 20. 1897, for the opening, extending
and improving of Van Cleef street, from
Walker avenue to Stevens avenue, in ac-
c~ordance witt the provisions of Chapter
2S9 of the Laws of 1895, be and the same
is hereby accepted by this Board, which
hereby declares that it favors the max
ing of said Improvement, and the said
matter be and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Commissioners of ASSESS
ment and Chief Engineer, he being a dis
Greet surveyor, not interested in said inn
provement, for procedure according to
law; and that when said Chief Engineer
shall lave filed with this Board specif-
cations describing the location and char
acter of such improvement, together with
an estimate of the quantity and kind of
excavation and filing and amount of work
to be dor and of the materials to be
furnished the proper making and COM
pletion of lAe said Improvement, and the
same shall have been adopted, the Clerk
of this Board is hereby directed to adj
vertise for proposals for doing such work
and furnishing such materials in the man.
ner and for the length of time required
by law.
Resolved, That the contract for the inn
provement of Henry street, from Waldo
| avenue to Chestnut avenue. conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 27 of
the Laws of 1895, be awarded to the
Sheridan & ShSa Co.. at the prices
| est bidder for TIL whole work, unless at
or before the time to be fixed to hear par
ties in relation thereto a remo1strance
against the said improvement h be
presented to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, signed by the
owners of property liable to more than
one-half of the, assessment therefor; and
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
of the Bureau of Survey, be and are here
by directed to make and file in the office
| Of the Clerk of this Board a preliminary
| sketch based upon this award of contract
! and showing the amount of materials es-
Improvement, the probable total cost Of
said Improvement. and the probable
amount to be assessed on property speci-
ally benefited thereby, and that when said
| map shall have been so prepared and filed
| the Clerk of his Board is hereby directed
to give such public notice of hearing to
| ouired by the provisions of the act here
tofore cited.
Resolved, That the contract for the inn
| proyement of Seventeenth street. from
Jersey avenue to a point about 100 feet
| west of Monmouth street, conformably to
the provisions of Chapter 21I of the Laws
of 1895, be awarded to Henry Byrne at
the prices named in his bid, he being the
lowest idder for the whole work, unless
at or before the time to be fixed to hear
| parties in relation thereto a remenstrance
| presented to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. signed by the
owners of property liable to more than
one-half the assessment therefor; and
Resolved, That the Commissioners OF
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
of the Bureau of Survey, be and are here
by directed to make and file in the office
OF the Clerk of this Board a preliminary
sketch based upon this award of contract,
and showing the amount of materials. es-
timated as necessary to complete sai6
Improvement, the probable cost of said
/ Improvement, and the probable amount
TO be assessed on property specially bene-
flied thereby, and that when said map
shall have been so prepared and filed the
Clerk of this Board is hereby directed to
give such public notice of hearing to be
thereafter given thereon as is required
by the provision of the act heretofore
cited.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
be and is hereby directed to advertise for
ing upon lands heretofore condemned, and
for which said buildings awards have
| openings, etc, of Pearsall avenue, be-
| tween Hudson Boulevard and Morris
Canal, which said opening was duly Pc
titioned for on July %. 1895, in accordance
| with the provisions of Chapter 2S9 Of the
Laws of 1895. said sale to be held ON
Thursday, July ]. 1897, at ten o'clock A.