The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
NEW RE'S PROGRESS.
Many Miles Of New Paving,
Sewers, and Sidewalks
Baths and Bridges.

ted 10 the Street and Water Board of this
city yesterday his annual report for 1896.
1t shows that a vast amount of work was
done for the development of the city. The
summary of the street paving work shows
the following results
Paved with asphalt, 7.15 miles; brick,
l.oo miles; granite on concrete, LIT miles;
granite on sand, 3.06 miles; telford, .SS
miles; total. L. go miles. Decrease in paved
Notwithstanding, 1853 miles; telford.
10.7s miles
Total paved streets, January /, 1897
Wfrh asphalt, 1872 miles, brick, 2.62 miles;
granite, Z7.63 miles; trap rock. 1894 miles;
cobblestone, 1853 miles; telford, 1864 miles;
total, S7.48 miles. Unpaved streets, I9
miles.
All these, as far as can be now ascer-
tanned, have been completed fully up to
the requirements of the various contracts.
Considerable work has also been done by
contract, In opening, grading, curbing and
tagging new streets. They ia all tend
ed to improve the sections of the city in
which they are situated.
The purchase of six new sweeping ma
chimes, which was made last spring. has
enabled me to keep the streets much
cleaner than formerly. and at a less ex-
pense, and | would recommend the pur-
chase of suitable wagons for the removal
of the dirt, and to hire the teams, paying
SO much per load, by doingsso. The wag-
ons would all be uniform in size, and I
dtAl odtlSllc0 1la WOdlQ DG dkStFlllS III liltllSy
to the city. Ehefcitizens .dernandithat the
streets shall be kept clean. This cannot
be done w~ithouttan increase in the apprc-
priatiOn, which Is no more than 1T was
i've years ago.
In the last two yearssthere nave been
added about twenty-five miles of paved
streets, and, as this appropriation is used,
not only fOrs cleaning the streets, but for
repairing all paved streets, and also all
work upon the unpaved streets, for main
tenance of the stable, purchase of horses
all incidental expenses, thus leaving but
little over half for STRENGTHENING pur-
poses. The income from ~tffegsale of crushed
and old stone has increased this fund this
year, and has enabled the department to
do extra work, but next year this will not
be available, and the appropriation will
have to be Increased if the streets are to
be kept clean.
Removing the snow from the streets
where the carAtrackst are laid has given
general Satisfaction: There was an agree
t maht co maes wit1hl ssty eSe sSo Mepe e pay i tWo-
fifths of the cost, (which has been done
by them. the city doing the work.
/ nave insisted upon the fulflllment Of
that part of all contracts for street paw
ing where it is stipulated that ali curb,
must be removed to the sold Burying
Ground. This caused a great accumula-
ton. A contract was made for crushing
the old cobble stones and worn out cross
walks, a great number of which We're
used on High street and South Orange
avenue for ballast. and in repairing other
streets, but the larger portion was sold
to contractors for the purpose OF making
concrete foundations. The sales amounted
to ST., 463. II.
The other stones were sold to various
parties and used in curbing and laying
cross walks, where they were needed.
The sales amounted to $1,549.8S
The old cobble stones claimed by the
Consolidated Traction Company that were
taken, up when the streets We're repayed
longed to the city, where such streets
Were paved before said company received
their franchise. and I have used them
wherever needed to pave cutters or
streets that were graded and curbed by
contract, where the city was to furnish
the stone for gutter paving.
The Board ordered extensive work done
in this department, which has either been
finished OF in progress. The Badger ave
nue. sewer, which gave away SO badly, is
undergoing extensive repairs, which will
put it in firstrclass condition. This was
commenced under my supervision on No
vernber 20, and at the present time lap
s., 943.4 AZ. The balance of the work will,
weather permitting, be finished on or be-
fore March i and will. ! him be com
Emmett street ditch was planked and
braced on both sides, from Emmet street
to Pointer street, n in a substantial
k outlet, this not having been done in ten
Eyears. All of the other bitches nave been
thoroughly cleaned and planked where
The Dickerson street sewer broke out
in two places ! during the summer, one
other under the canal, and about the
width of the canal, all of the arch going
down. The ,i~ntercepting and all otheT
ing the last year.
Ther are at present 2,365 sewer basins.
They have all received special attention,
and at the date of this report all thor
oughly cleaned.
The buildings at the pumping station
ed and a. ali II br.eR IN p aa0feas at f e. eos pant Of
s451.6 SO.
Sewers constructed in 1896, of brick,
Number of basins constructed, 40; num-
Der of manholes constructed, It's.
Private sewer constructed in 1896, 2,75O
feet's private basins constructed, 2 feet.
Total sewers January l, 1897, brick, H.4
niles mn ;; pipe; 7s.A ! .s mines; total, 1883; mum
The public bath in Summer avenue was
opened June Is, and continued open each
tronized by 1851 males and 1889 females,
THUS testifying TO their need and popu-
larity. The bath house on Walnut Street
for use early in the spring.
Extensive repairs have been made to
The V various sna bridges &c u under the care Of the
A large amount of work has been done
an this department.. and at a minimum
COSY. EiSHI thousand HVe hundred and
~sixty-eight feet of new crossings have
been laid and a large number of old
crossings have been raised and repaired
both in the paved and unpaved Streets,
At the. present time I have heard of no
demand for more.
In every. part of the city where I or
my subordinates nav found sidewalks
needed or sidewalks in bad condition, the
owners of the property have been notified
to lay Tagging or repair the walks. BY
close attention and persistency l have
SUCCEEDED in having owners lay and repair
1852 square feet Of sidewalk, and by res
oiution of your Board 1850 square feet
have been laid. all of this since August
], as prior to that the record seems TO be