The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-17
BUYING Land FOR PARKS
Street and Water Board Pur-
chase the Arlington Ave-
nue. Site Plans for
New No. 4

The Street and Water Commissioners,
with Commissioner John H. Weastell in
his seat for the first time. met yesterday
afternoon.
Perhaps the most important step taken
by the Board was the purchase of the
Van Nostrand property on Arlington ave-
nue., adjoining the New York Bay, for
public park purposes. For the tract the
city paid $4,000. In addition to the Van
Nostrand land the Board purchased an
adjoining tract owned by Henry Lembeck
for $1,000, making in all $22, 900 expended
for parks. Previously $780, 900 had been set
aside for the purchase and beautifying
of the Hudson City park, leaving the re-
naming $4,000 of the appropriation to
secure and lay out parks for the Green
vile end of the city. In addition to the
$4,000 expended for the Hudson City park
and ~ GOO for the Garfield and Arlington
avenues site, $4,000 has been expended in
acquiring the thirty lots in jackson place
from Henry Lembeck. OF the whole park
appropriation of 100000, only SIS, 900 re-
mains, and that sum, by an agreement
made yesterday, is to be expended in lay
ing out and beautifying the jackson
place and Garfield avenue parks.
Chief Engineer Ruggles was directed to
prepare plans for the laying out of the
several parks as soon as practicable
When completed they will be adopted and
bids for the work advertised for. Mayor
Wanser hopes to have all the new parks
thrown open to the public by the latter
part of July or the first of August
Howard Slater, Secretary of the La
"A &C iat ion
ed with the Board asking that small
park be given that section of the city.
An effort is to be made to comply with
the request as soon as some way to OBJ
tain money can be found
1t is proposed to extend the electric
light system. and to do it the Board of
Finance was asked for an appropriation
of $4,000. That sum is not to be used
exclusively in extending the system Part
Of it is to be devoted to the payment of
claims contracted before the present cleo
trio lighting system was in operation.
Between the time bids for lighting the
city were received and the electric COM
pany had erected its lamps an extra num-
Der of gas lamps had to be used. The
United Gas Improvement Company has
not as yet. been paid for that service
$4,000 asked for from the Board of FL
nance. About $1,000 will be used in ex1
tending the present system. Sections of
the city now poorly lighted will be given
as many additional lamps as possible
Through the Real Estate Trusts Com
pany the city has completed the pur-
chase of Emanuel Sands, house at No.
LOS York street Mr. Sands was paid
n Will
soon as possible and the whole site cleared
preparatory to the erection Of the new
No. School, which promises to be the
finest school house in the State. While
the new house is being erected the old
City Hall is to be used for school pur-
poses. If the present programme is car
ried out new No. School will be ready
for occupancy next summer.
A petition was received from several
lawyers asking that the Second Civil
Court be continued in the building op-
posite the Court House.
The West Side Land Association asked
for the construction of sewer in Will
Jams avenue, the laying of water pipes,
grading and paving, of the street. The
association contemplates building num-
Der of houses on the avenue
John Meyer and Others asking that they
be given electric lights in Thorne streets
Petitions were received for the construc-
ton of sewers and general Improvement
of Fourth street. Union street and Eye
avenue
Justin Alten asked that he be appoint
ed architect of the new No. 1 School
The sewers in Bramhall and Jackson
avenues were complained of as being in
a deplorable condition. Henry Byrne
was awarded contracts for the improve
ment of Summit avenue, Eighteenth
street, Thirteenth street and Brunswick
street. Specifications submitted by Chief
Engineer Ruggles were adopted for the
Improvement of Forrest street and the
construction of what is known as the
Morton place sewer system. George
Alderman was appointed inspector of the
Improvement of Glenwood avenue and
Benjamin Skinner inspector of the i'm
provement of Clinton avenue.
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