The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-16

correct.
The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks and Parks reported on claims OF
Benz. M. G%erardin, s25; John Brownlee,
Sl0O, as correct.
The reports were accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
presented the following
Resolved, That all work on the contracts
hereinafter named be suspended between
the fifteenth day of December n the
first day of March proximo, a correspond
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
ing extension of time in which to complete
the several works being hereby granted
and that the Clerk of this Board be direct
ed to cause to be served on each of the
interested contractors a copy of this no
tice:-
Pacific avenue, Johnston to Commune
paw. !,
Beacon avenue, paving cutters, flag and
curb.
Pine street, paving and tagging.
Bowers street, Summit avenue TO
Boulevard. paving.
Fourth street, lseWark avenue to Mer-
seles street, tagging and curbing.-
Montgomery street, Greene to Warren,
paving.
Hutton street, Sumrnit to boulevard.
Summit avenue, Laidlaw to Sherman
paving.
Communipaw avenue reconstruction.
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curb, paving in cutters.
Pavonia, Newark to Chestnut, paving,
Cambridge avenue, Griffith to South,
paving.
Grifith street, Milton avenue to Boule-
ward, paving.
Poplar street, Central to Boulevard,
Poplar street, Nelson to Boulevard,
Orient, ocean to jackson, grade, flag
ging, curb.
Crescent, Astor to Boulevard, paving.
Forrest street, asphalt.
Whereas, There is now being prepared
under the supervision of this Board new
forms of specifications for street and
sewer improvements, com%prehending q
permanent betterment in the character OF
public work;
Resolved, That until such forms shall
have been completed and until January 10,
1898, the Chief Engineer be directed to
file no estimates of quantities and speci-
feations for improvements.
Resolved. That the Corporation Counsel
be requested to render to this Board a
written opinion as to whether Seayiew
avenue, between Old Bergen Road and
Hudson Boulevard is a dedicated street.
Resolved, That the contract for doing
all the work and furnishing all materials
necessary for the reconstruction OF Com
munipaw avenue, between West Side and
Bergen avenues, in accordance with speei-
fcations heretofore adopted by this Board,
be and is hereby awarded to Charles
Wagner at the price quoted in his bid,
submitted to this Board on November %
inst, namely, seventy-two per cent of
the following standard of prices:-
Sand or gravel filing, per cubic yard. $1.3O
Belgian paving, per Squar yard...... 1.lO
New curb stone, per lineal foot....... so
Repairing, per square yard.......... .35
Reset curb stone, per lineal ~foot.... .d5
Manhole heads brought to grade,
That being the lowest bid received, and
cuted the necessary contract for the
same.
Resolved, That the work under contract
No. 1921 for the improvement of Leonard
street, from Central avenue to Hudson
that the Corporation Attorney be and is
hereby directed to prepare and have exc
Boulevard, by M. r. Van Keuren, contrac-
tor, be and the same is hereby accepted
as completed, and that the Chief Engineer
be and is hereby directed to file with the
Commissioners of Assessment a statement
showing the entire cost of said improve
ment, and that thereupon said Commis-
sioners of Assessment shall proceed to
prepare and submit an assessment map
and report for said improvement conform
ably to the provisions of Chapter 2I7 of
the laws of 1895.
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
provement of Dwight street, from Ocean
avenue to Garfield avenue, conformably to
Tile PROVISIONS OIL 0ndDIGF III O1'Ine Laws
of 1895, be awarded to Charles O'Neil at
the prices named in his bid, namely 1879
of the standard, he being The lowest bid
der for the whole work unless at or be-
fore the time to be fixed to near parties
in relation thereto a remonStrance against
the said improvement shall be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners signed by the owners of prop
erty liable to more than one-half The as
SesSment therefor. or if in the opinion of
said Board a sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said improve
ment;
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
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by directed to make and file in the Office
mated as necessary to complete said i'm
improvement, and the probable amoun to
be assessed on property specially benefited
thereby, and that when said M shall
have been SO prepared and filed the Clerk
of this Board is hereby directed to give
Such public notice of hearing to be there
after given thereon as is required by the
provisions of the act heretofore cited.
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
provement of Pavonia avenue, from
Chestnut venue to Newark avenue, con-
of the Laws of 1895, be awarded to M. j.
Curley at the prices named in his bid,
namely 1870 of the standard, he being
the lowest bidder for the whole work,
unless at or before the time to be fixed
to heal parties in relation thereto a re-
monstrance against the said improve
ment shall be presented to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, signed
by the owners of property liable to more
than one-haIf the assessment therefor: or
if, in the opinion of said Board, a suffi-
Client reason has not been presented for
stopping said improvement,
Resolved, h the Commissioners of
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
of the Bureau of Survey, be and are
hereby directed to maxi and file in the
office of the Clerk of this Board, a pre-
liminary sketch based upon this award
of contract and showing the amount of
materials estimated as necessary to COM
plete said Improvement, the probable total
cost of said Improvement and the prob
able amount to be assessed on property
specially benefited thereby; and that
when said map shall have been so pre-
pared 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 provisions
of the act heretofore cited.
mittee or Streets and Sewers, upon the
and others, presented to this Board on
the 10Th day of November. 1897, for the
Improvement by paving with Belgian
blocks of Garfield avenue, from Bayview
avenue to the N. & N. Y. r. r., in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Chapter
217 of the Laws of 1895, be and the same
fS bprphy accented nv tbfS +Rnard which