The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-30

FrAnsmitting resolution passed ~ aid
Board, October (, 1885,. and approved pys
the Mayor, October S, 1857
Whereas, It appears from the report Of
the expert employed by the Board Of
Street ard Water Commissioners, with
the concurrence Of this Board, TO investi-
gate the books Of the Water Department,
that the system of r~eceipting for water
rents and rates row in use in the Office OF
does not protect from loss either the Reg
isGTar or the city; and
Whereas, The charter of Jersey City
provides that the general management
and care OF the finances Of this city and
the several departments thereof is COM
United to this Board. and it is also. en-
rules and regulations for the keeping Of
The account between this Board n the
several collecting and discussing officers
q the CITY as may he consistent with the
Constitution and laws Of this State,
hesolYel Iaat tbs Water Registrar OF
the water books and the City Comptroller
COMMITTEES OH Finance Of this Board 10
arrange 70 hayc placed IN operation in
connection With the eollscticn and receipts
ing for the water rents, assessed and
measured water rates. the plan now in
use of receiptinS for levied and as
sessments made, said committee 10 fully
report their acts To this Board for con-
frmation;
Resolved, That the Board Of Street and
Maref GommissionsIs be requested 70 CO.
Eeceiysd and orasred filed. and the
Committee on Assessments and Extern
S1oas are requested 10 cooperate with said
Board.
From the Water ASSESSOR
N me mater OF system Of assessing VA
From the same officer 4a.5s
~ the matter Of cancellation of water
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From Wm. H. Hooker. Supt. Engineer
TO the Board Of Street 4 Wafer Com
miSSionsrs:- -
Gentlemen-Mr. Gear. Water Puryeyor,
reports that ne has considerabis trouble
with eeis in the meters, which causes the
meters 10 stop up and no water get
through them. There are screens in Res
%ervoars No 2 and ;, but the trouble u
the Sltts under the screen frames are not
tight and the eels pass under them. One
way TO repair this is 10 draw the Poser
yoirs of, which would be unBi<e TO do;
down and see just how they can be TA-
paired without drawing them OF. We
nave in this Office an eel 2 feet long by lla
inchss IN diameter.
Respectfully yours, I
W. II. HOOKER.
Supt. Engineer
From the same officer
To the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners
Ge~ntlemeD-The venture meteFtAt kear-
ney and Be1leyille avenues Arlington, on
the Bayonne pipe, and the dial meter at
Bayonne. on the same pipe. run very
close together, owing 10 having no cpn-
nection between the TWO meters, and hat
the 7 enture meter at Kearney and Belle
vile venues Arlington, on the Jersey City
water main running through kearney
township registers more water than the
dial meter registers in Arlington, Harrison
and East Newark. The probable cause
OF that is that aid the houses in Arlington
IN kearney avenue and side streets west
OF keafney avenue, from the Greenwood
Lake Railroad cut north to Believiile ave-
nue., are connected to Jersey City main
direct. and Mr.. Coar, Water Puryeyor OF
Jersey City, has to take such accounting
of water as the Water Puryeyor OF
Kearney Township is pleased to give him.
tween the Greenwood Lake r. R. cut at
Arlington to the Erie Railroad cut at
Harrison, which Nj. Coar has to take re-
port of in the same way. The Last report
to Mr.. Coar for six months ending Au-
gust 10, 1897, on all connections to Jersey
City water mains that does not 60
cubic feet or 1,112.o 900 gallons, much less
quantity, in my mind, than they consume.
would suggest to have the Water Pur-
veyor of Jersey City get the readings OF
the venture meter, corner of Kearney and
Eelleville avenues, on Jersey City main
running through Kearney township, and
deduct the readings of Harrison and East
Newark dial meters from same, the ball
ance charge to Kearney township. l
have arranged with the East Jersey
Purveyor take the readings of the
venture metre on the water main
leading through kearny Township AZ 20
of the morning of the last day of each
month or at 7:s0 A. NJ. each day except
Sunday if you so desire.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. II. HOOKER,
Supt. Engineer.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Pumping and Reservoirs.
REPORT OF THE CLERK.
| TO the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-The Commissioners of AS
sessnents filed with me under date OF
October u inst, final assessment maps
sewer through Hoadley Avenue, from rs
! feet west of West Side avenue, through
Mallory avenue to sewer at mallory ana
Improvement of Manning avenue, from
Johnston avenue to Grand street
Improvement of Reservoir avenue, from
Central avenue to Webster avenue.
Improvement of Arlington avenue, from
Grand street; to C-ommunipaw avenue.
Improvement of Clinton avenue, from
jackson avenue to Bergen avenue.
Improvement of Zabriskie street, from
Summit avenue to Boulevard.
Improvement of Neptune avenue, from
RNTIleyard to Ocean avenue.
bereavement of Linden avenue. from
Ayen1s E to Ocean, and from OLD Bergen
Road to Boulevard.
-pnroveu1en of Hague street. from
Boulevard to Paterson Plank Road.
Tmnroyement of Tuers avenue, from
NeVkirk street to Yroop1 street
Improvement of Highland avenue, from
Rouleyard to West Side.
reinforcement of C1enaefny avenue,
from Bergen avenue to West Side.
All of which have been duly advertised
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE Z. BOUFoN,
Rsceived and ordered filed
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported eertlncates
N grewn & Little. s2ss.5s, final on account
Of contract Nc, SIG.
NicI.lai Mulery. 81. S0e.60 final on ae-
cei1nt &c contract No: 90,
Michael Mullery. $S2lSs, h~aatSeh ~aesoeht
Of contract No. 93s.
contract No 1853. ts1 -
II. Cunningham, SfnsS, On asss3ss
contract No. go.
sheridan & Shea Co, $446.s5. final, on ac-
91inr OF contract No. $50.
ESdWaTd O'Neil, y, 3I.oo. nnal on9z2&-
count OF contract No. s9S.
Edward O'Neil. $190.52, final on aceouhS
~ contract No. 1.0o3.
tsenry Byrne, s6S1b4, final on account OF
scnrtraet No. 1.005.
Ea7yard w. Conlon, $500, on account Of
n I. Connolly. S569.eo, final on account
OF contfSc ct No. 1.0l2. %
+. j. KalI. $14s, on account of con-
'r Henry Bstne, $1,000, on accoun of CON-
tract No. 1,0e2-
From the anne ofhearI