The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-26
Street and Water Commits
sloners Have a Busy bay
With Improvements.
WATER MAIN PILlNG DEFECTIVE
Water Assessors Little Amount Of
Water Bills Now Collectable-
Trolley Ordinance Presented.

THREE uOuIS. 1OIilIllSSlOic "oS
absent, being out of the city, and Clerk
Bouton was unable to attend. His duties
were performed by Assistant Clerk w. H.
Tolson.
Bids for street and sewer improvements
were received as follows, being according
to the new plan by percentage of the
standard cost, as liked in the specihca-
tons by Chief Engineer Ruggles.
For Improvement of Crescent avenue,
from Aston place to Belmont avenue,
from Henry Cunningham, so per cent;
James ]. Harrington. SO; Refill & Ed
wards, So; Edward O'Donnell, 81; Sheridan
& Shea Co., ST ITO; Charles Wagner, 80;
Timothy Burke, 100.
For improvement of Orient avenue,
from Ocean to Jackson venue from l..
w. Spitznagle, 112; Refill & Edwards. 100;
John +. Mullery, 100; Sheridan & Shea
Co., 81 2-10; James ]. Harrington, "a; Chas.
Wagner, 81; Timothy Burke, 80; Edward
O'Donnedd, SO; Henry Cunningham, 81;
James Mannix, ST; Philip Tumulty, Jr..
81; Charles O'Neill, 81; Thomas F. Nc
Cabe, 79%.
For improvement of Poplar street, from
Hudson Boulevard to Nelson avenue, from
Timothy Burke, SO; Thomas F. McCabe,
So; Edward O'Donnell, 80; VIM. Clarkson,
s5; Henry Cunningham, SO; James Man
nix, rs; l.. w. Spitznagle, SO; John F.
j.. Harrington, 1912; Edward O'Neill, ";
p. H. F1aherty, Jr., & Co., 80; Sheridan
& Shea Co., 81 ITO; Charles Wagner, 50.
from Griffith to South streets, from Tim
othy Burke, SIS II; Thomas F. McCabe, 81;
NJ. r. Van Keuren. IS; Edward O'Donnell,
s.; Charles Wagglner s.; Henry my Gunning-
Harrington, ~; ?; II. idaherty, Jr; q
74E; Sheridan & Shea Co, n $40.
For 15-inch vitritied pipe sewer in Nunda
avenue, to connect with sewer in Duncan
avenue, from Timothy Burke. %; Patrick
T. Plunkett, 80; John Hopkins, s5: M. t;
Connolly, 81 John F. MulIery, s SO; Sdward
o'Neill, "a; Philip TumultN Jr.. So; Henry
Cunningham, 80.
For l5-ineh vsitrihed pipe sewer in
the Hudson Boulevard, from Timothy
Burke. 9S1a; Patrick T. Plunkett, 10; M. T.
Connolly, "a; Philip Tumulty. Jr., SS; John
nard Cannon. s5: Edward W. conlin, u;
For improvement of Poplar street. from
Central avenue to Hudson Boulevard,
from Timothy Burke, Sc Sheridan & Shea
Company, 79 4-10; M. r. Van Keuren, So;
Edward O'DonneH, 81; Charles Wagner.
Sc; John F. Mullery. 9s1s; James J. Har-
IA; VIM. Clarkson, 80; Henry Cunning
ham, SO; James Mannix, 81; James Filon,
70.
For cleaning reservoir No. i at the Belle
vile water works, from r. =. Refill,
Mannix, 81, 455; Michael ]. Curley, 81 sss;;
John Mccarthy & John Lesher. $500;
The bids were referred to the appro-
pirate committees.
Communications from the Board of FL
nance transmitting resolutions concurred
in at the last meeting, all of which have
already been published, awarding con-
tracts for street and sewer Improvements,
payment of salaries, etc., and the new
plan adopted for the r%eceipting for water
rents and accounting therefor, published
in The News" of Thursday last, were re-
ceived and ordered filed.
The following was re-
ceived from experimenting Engineer
Hooker
Board of Street and Water Commission
Conference.-The clumps of piles driven
on the north side of the bridge carrying
the 2O-inch water main across the Hack
ensack River are in a d~ilapidated and dan
gerous condition and need tying up with
wire rope or chains. Quite a number of
the clumps have disappeared altogether,
either by being broken off by the ice in
winter or eaten off by worms. The
cluIlDS VI luIte+ pllSS tdCl1 dIS Va tiICl
for the purpose of protecting the bents
under the bridge from being carried away
with the ice, which at times in winter is
very bad on the ebb tide ! would recon-
driven before the winter sets in, as 1t
would be difficult to do the repairing when
the ice is running, as well as expensive.
". Fl. HOOKER.
Supt. Engineer.
Referred to the Committee on Exten-
sions and Distribution.
The following communication from
Water Assessor John Kenny was re-
ceived and REFEREED
Board of Street and Water Commits
Sioners.
gentlemen beg to report for your
with water bills hereunto annexed,
amounting to $2,59S.10, which cannot be
collected for the reason stated on the
bills, namely, that part OF them We're To-
tiers on the South Cove, on others where
the City Hall is and on others still where
the city purchased under the Martin act
JOHN KENNY,
Water Assessor.
Specifications from the Chief Engineer
for proposed street and sewer improve
ments We're adopted. and on his report
that the were the lowest bidders con-
tracts were awarded to the New Jersey
Mexican Asphalt Company for the inn
provement of Forrest street, from Jack
son to Bergen %venue to Edward O'Don-
nell, for Improvement of Griffith street,
and to James Mannix for sewer in Bergen
avenue The construction of a sewer in
New York avenue and the Improvement
of Pavonia avenue, from Summit avenue
to Hudson Boulevard were ordered and
the Clerk directed to advertise for pro-
posals for the work and material.
The dedication of about 800 feet of land
for continuation of a street between Sum-
nit avenue and Hudson Boulevard, to the
city by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, was accepted.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Board of Finance to appropriate to this
Board $40, 600 to l~iquidate debts, principally
for. advertising.
On motion of Commissioner Nolan the
veto of the Mayor of the resolution adopt
ed by the Board granting an extension of
thirty days time to Sheridan e. Shea Com
pany to complete the construction of a
sewer in Palisade avenue, was taken up
and a motion. by the same Commissioners
that the resolution pass Notwithstanding
the Mayors objections, was adopted by
unanimous vote.
Commissioners Nolan, Heintze and
Brown and President Boltwood each ex-
pressed himself as being opposed to ex-
tracts generally, but In this case an ex-
tension was really necessary owing to
the difficulty caused by the necessity of
SO great a quantity of rock In
making the excavation, and in their
opinion the Mayor had made a mistake in
regard to the nature of the work.
An ordinance to regulate the speed of
trolley cars passing school buildings was
presented and laid over under the rules.
It provides that when any trolley passes
dating not less than 100 pupils, between
the hours of 8 and s. Al. M, 11:45 and /