The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-16

~ Three Thousand uDllars be drawn III
favor Of Thomas Kelly for retained per-
centage for work lone and materials fur!
nislled on account of contract No. $50, for
construction Of a main sewer in Dwight
street, Garfield avenue and Richard street
to New York Bay.
Resolved, That one special Improvement
cert1Ilcate for five hundred dollars be
drawn in favor of Joseph III. Jones for
work done and materials furnished on
account of contract No. 1888, for construc-
ton of a 15-inch vitrifed pipe sewer in
Clark avenue, from 80 feet west of West
side avenue to Mallory avenue, through
Mallory avenue a 24-inch brick oval
sewer to and connecting with sewer in
Yale yen
Resolved, Thai $53.61 be paid to Thomas
Kelly for retained percentage on contract
NO. $50, for construction of 9. main sewer
IN Dwight street, Garfield avenue and
Richard street, etc, to New York Bay.
Charge this Improvement, old law.
Resolved, Thai the specifications as sub
m1tted on this date by the Chief Engineer
for the Improvement of Lenbeck avenue
from Columbia place to Thompson ave
nue.; for the Improvement Of Noble street,
from a point about 800 feet west of Old
Bergen Road to Hudson Boulevard, and
for the Improvement of street,
from Hudson Boulevard to Nelson ave-
nue., be and the same are hereby adopted
and ordered filed.
Resolved, Thai the following named
persons be and are hereby appointed as
inspectors on the improvements desig-
mated, at salaries of 50 per day each,
when engaged. terms of service to begin
when work shall nave been commenced:-
On sewer in Palisade avenue, from a
point about $40 feet north of Newark ave-
nue. to and connecting. with sewer in
Newark avenue, John McGrath.
On sewer in Broadway, from Tonnele
avenue to and connecting with sewer in
West Side avenue, Abraham Walton.
On sewer in Harrison avenue, from a
point Is feet west of Boulevard to con-
meet with sewer in West Side avenue and
Bentley avenue, from a point 40 feet west
of Boulevard to connect with sewer in
West Side avenue, BENZ. L.. Hallick-
Resolved, That the resolution heretofore
adopted by this Board October 6, 1896, app
pointing James Casey inspector on con-
struction of sewer in West Side avenue,
between Belmont avenue and Duncan
avenue, ETC., etc, be and the same is mere
by reconsidered and rescinded.
Resolved. That see be paid to Monroe
Simmons for services as inspector on
J January iss7, at s. claim No, $50.
Charge improvement laws Of 1885.
Resolved, That the work under contract
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Hudson Boulevard by Edward O'Neill,
contractor. be accepted as completed,
and that the Clerk of this Board be df-
rected to tabulate a statement for the en-
tire cost of the doing of said work and
forward q copy of the same to the Town
Council of the township of West HobOken
in accordance with the terms of an agrees
ment heretofore entered into whereby said
municipality was to bear one-half of such
Resolved, That s1,2s2.75 be paid to Ed
ward O'Neill, final on contract No. 1856,
for repaving Seeaucus Road, from Pater-
son Plank Road to the Hudson Boule-
ward.
Charge special street account (secaucus
Resolved, That 500 be paid to Neill &
place, December, 1896, claim No. 131.
Charge special street account, recon-
struction of sewers.
Brown & Miller. on account of contract
position street signs in Jersey city.
Resolved. That .ss.75 be paid to John
1897, claim No. SIT.
Resolved, That Permission be- and is
hereby granted to the following named
persons to erect signs at the places desig-
nated.-
Robert Keoble, sign, 125 FRANKLIN street.
Augustine Baland. sign. 541 Central ave
nue..
Fred Durhmel. awning, corner of Bran
hall and jackson hue
Resolved. That permission be and is
hereby given to George Reiss. to extend
his 6-inch private sewer in Rutger ave-
nue. from its present terminus to a point
about so feet further north. at his own
expense and under the supervision Of this
Board, when he complies with the rules
and regulations governing private sew
ers.
Resolved, That masons' licenses be and
are hereby granted to Benz. Kraft, Ber-
nard j. Keilt, M. Kellelaer, A. B.
Dickinson, A. e. Becker and N. A. Shan
ers Of Jersey City, when they file the
required bond in the office of the Permit
Clerk.
Resolved, That petition of John Dryden
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sewer in Stuyvesant avenue, as present.
ed to the Board of Finance, December
3, 1896, and transmitted to this Board De-
csmber $. 1895, be referred to the Commits
ment as may be found possible.
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on the
call for the ayes and nays:-
Ayes-Commissioners Boltwood, Heintz.
Harding and President Brown.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs presented the following-
Resolved, hi from and after Febru-
airy 2S inst. the position designated Res
rvo end at High Service be aboI-
lshed, and that the services of James
Warmsley as said Reservoir Fender be
dispensed with, from and after that date.
Resolved, That the specifications as sub
mltted by the superintending engineer on
this date for the furnishing and deliver
ing of about 1000 gross tons of itumin
Gus coal at the High Service Pumping
Station be and are hereby adopted and
ordered filed, and that the Clerk be di-
rected to advertise for proposals in con-
formity Herewith.
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to j. T.
Undefhill, for telephone wire, Belleville,
December, 1896, claim No. 313.
$9.45 to J. F.. Underhill, for tar paper,
314.
sl14;45 to n. J. Russell. for extra work.
Believflle, January, 1897, claim Nc. l13.
Charge water account, p. g. r.
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on the
call for the ayes and nayS:-
Ayes-Commissioners Boltwood, Heintz.
Harding and President Brown.
The Committee on Assessments and Ex-
tensions presented the followingA
Resolved, That 81, OPS 5 be paid to John
Hopkins. on account of contract No. 957.
for hauling and laying cast iron water
pipe and setting hydrants.
Charge water account, A. & e.
Resolved, That s11.1O be paid to this
United Gas Improvement Company. fol
gas ct pipe yard, December, 1896. claim
$50 to United Gas Improvement Com
pany for gas at stable, December, 1896.
sos to W. W. Farrier, for waste valves.
October, 1896, claim No. 222.
$42.36 to w. w. Farrier, for cast iron
pipe, December, 1896, claim No. 223.
Charge water account, A. & E.
Resolved, That $146 be paid to C. n.
Dayton for printing annual reports, etc,
January, 1897, claim No. 282.
Charge water account, Al. and E.
Resolved, That $63 be paid to J.. r. Nc
Cam for services as Inspector on laying
OF water pipe. December, 1896, q days at
So, claim No. 204.
Charge water account, A. and q.
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