The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-30
ASPHALT IN HOB0KGN.
Common Council Awards a Con-
tract to the Utica Company
After a Spirited
Discussion.


meeting last night and awarded a con-
tract to the Utica Asphalt Company to
pave the remaining streets in the speci-
fications drawn up by the Board some
time ago. The Utica Company, which
was the lowest bidder for the work, Sc
cured the CONTRA 10 asphalt Garden
street six weeks ago.. but through a delay
in the arrival of its plant the work has
not as yet been begun. The plant, how
ever, arrived in the city yesterday and it
is said that the contract will be executed
at once.
The streets included in the contract
awarded last night are Park avenue, be-.
tween Fifth and Fourteenth street;
around st. Mary's Hospital, Monroe street
from Newark to Fourth streets; Fourth
street, from Garden to Monroe streets;
Fifth street, from Garden to Adams
streets; Adam street, from Fourth TO
Fifth streets; around the CisT ifall. Gin
ten street, from First to -ess streets;
Second street, from Clinton 10 Adams
streets, and bicycle paths three feet wide
from the Fourteenth street ferry to Park
avenue; First street, from Garden street
to Bloomfield street. and Washington to
Hudson street; Newark street, from Hud-
son to River streets: River street, from
Newark to Hudson place, and Hudson
place, from River street to the Barclay
street ferry.
Councilman Bewig objected to award
ing the contract until the company had
begun Garden street.
II move this matter lie over" he said.
1--WE don't know anything about this
company yet. They say they have their
plant here, but we don't know they
can do. Their bonds may not be legal.
We should wait until we see some of their
work.
Councilman Steil said he did not see the
necessity of waiting. He asserted that
the bond was as good as can be obtained.
II the contract was awarded Immediately
he said, the company could finish the
work before winter.
eve car award a contract in two min
utes," said Mr.. Bewig. but we can't take
it back in two weeks"
Councilman Londrigan said that Willow
avenue, between Third and Fifth streets,
was in a d~eplorable condition, and he
thought in justice to the residents the
contract should be awarded as soon as
possible.
All the members except Mr.. Bewig and
Councilman Snyder were in favor of
awarding the contract at once, and when
the motion to lay it over was put before
the Board 1t was, of course lost.
Corporation Attorney Minturn sent a
communication to the Board stating that
the American Bond and Trust Company
of Baltimore, which had provided for the
Utica Company's bond, informed him that
it had deposited Sc. 600 with the Secretary
of State, which was sufficient guarantee
for the trust company to do business in
this State. Mr.. Minturn, however, added
that he was going to Trenton today and
would investigate. He advised the Cour-
cilmen not to take action on the contract
until he returned. Notwithstanding Mr..
Minturn's advice the contract was
awarded.
IF the bond isn't good" remarked
Chairman Weinthal, "the company will
furnish a new one.''
The Council was notified that Louis 8.
Fugazzi and others had a writ of GER
teriorari restraining the City Treasurer
from paying the bills for advertising the
asphalt specifications until they should
be declared legal by the courts. The Pc
titioners in the writ claim that the adj
LIE - A1lG6aA gin dAiACSNo1oky AN
members of the Good Roads Association
invited the Councilmen to attend a pub
lie meeting in the interests Of good roads
to be held at Quartette Club Hall on Oc-
tober S.
The following transcript of the assess
ments on real estate for 1897 was submit
ted by the Tax Commissioners:-Real es-
tate, s25. 1874. 800; personal. 81, TAG. 1870; total,
SIG, SAG, 1870. The rate on real estate in the
old part of the city was S24. 20 per 1000
VALUATION. In the Weehawken or upper
section itSwas $24.20.
An advertising company was granted
permission to erect twenty toilet houses
in the city parks and on the streets. The
ompan agrees to spend $1,000 in the
construction of the houses without cost
to the city. The places are to be used
for the display of advertisements.
1t was decided not TO clean the Newar
street sewer until an eStimate of the cost
could be ascertained. Some of the Coun-
cilmen believe that it will be more ex-
pensive to clean the sewer than to build
a new one.
The Committee on Finance reported that
it had sold 100000 worth of 4 "a asphalt
bonds and $25. Geo of new fire house bonds
to the Hoboken Bank for Savings. Blair
& Co. of New York purchased $500, 900
worth of the asphalt bonds. The Hobo
ken Banks bid was $107.63 and Blair &
Co., $l04, 1874.
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