The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-30
Rouse. $3.50, s2.a $3.50, $50, $3.50 $50 $50.
s., 50, s2.5q. $2.5o, SEA, S2.59.
Received and referred TIC heir appro-
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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
Ata TksES
The Committee Oh Streets and sewers
reported on certificates OF Chfef Engineer
Grown Z Milier. sss. 50. final on account
OF contract No. SIS.
Aichae! Muilery, $l,xY6.so, nnal on ae-
count Of contract No. 20.
Michael Mullery, ss2i-Ss. final on account
OF contract No. s3s.
Il. GunnIngham, Sass, on account OF
contract No. $40.
Sheridan Co. S446.S 50, final on ac-
count OF contract No. $50.
Edward OMEN. 81 .Sl7-5Os fnalo on account
OF contract No. SIS.
OF contract Ne. 1908.
Henry Ryrne. sssl-sA. final on account OF
contract No. 1905. !,
contract No. 1911. z.
u, i. Connolly, s5es, final or account Of
contract Nc. Lel2.
i. ) Hal. ass, on account Of contract
Henry Bys rs sl.ees. on account Of con
ca ass SIS. s!.ls sss.ss 3 ] EasssF 4 aail Pa sss:
Michael feeles, ss2s james j. Kelly, Silt
ed. ofpennsn. SIS; John Manning. $50,
james Ia Stewart Co, sls.l4; Refill d
Edwards, $3.50. as correct.
Four "a petitions fer sisns, etc., favor
able.
IRON the same committee
To the Honorable the Board of Street
and WarerA Commissioners OF Jersey
city
TO whom WAS referred October 5, 1881,
the application of Il. G.. kinkead ana
others Tor the Improvement OF Hopkins
avenue. between Summit ave and Coliard
street, confomably to the provisions or
Chapter 2l7. Laws Of 1855, respectfully
report in fayos OF granting the prayer OF
tho petitioners, We believing thaI the IN
proTemfnt is one which should ps ihade.
From the SANS committees
To the Honorable the Board Of Street
and Mater Commissioners Of Jersey
Your Committee or Streets and Sewers
to whom was referred October IL, tes',
the application OF Thomas ShaTahian and
avenue, from Montgomery street TO
Vroom street, under chapter 2l1, Laws
Of lss5, respectfuls report in fayor o.
Ne believing that the improvement is one
which should be made.
The reports were accepted
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
vsirs reported on claims of Henry Roidt.
So. Is; Ed. ODonnen. sll.f5; Walter Cosine,
Sab. Otto Bahr s4ySs: N y y; =.
Szs.1s, as correct.
The reports were accepted.
The COMMITTEES on Assessments and
Extensions reported on claims OF Pnihp
E. Martin. siQ9.11; James e SteB5r 20,
ss1.s4; A. =, Nolan s2s.sV, sz2.sV, s5,zo' rat
rick Sherry, So, as correct.
From me same commirtee:-
To The Board OF Street and Water COM
GentlemsnIThe American Sugar Re-
filming Company, by their attorneys, some
time since made tender of a certain sum
as payment in fall for metered water sup
plied to s~aid-eoulpanY by the city. Sucn
Snun q G fkDdArHd being q considerable re-
duction from the rates adopted by the
city. This tender was rejected.
ID n Dy sa asIs Of lns Z R'shis aal t afe 3
deposited with the Clerk Of this
Board an exhaustive brief bearing On the
subject and purporting to adduce sufncaent
reasons why 1t should be permitted 70
use our water and pay therefor, not AZ
the rate fixed by this Board but q rae
which b s5compang. claims 70 be sufieient
The brief bears evidence OF
having been carefully prspared, WITH a
view OF presenting the best possible case
not based on the logic Of cold facts The
compansss attorneys quote the te1ai as
sessable building rate charges lor me year
present rates the metered water will pro.
duee x84s 3es. Sc, making a total revenue OF
sss5, 1I5.2s They Sssnne an average aaiay
duct 500, 600 gallons for use of public build
ipgs and for IRE service, and NIX a dairy
average Of 2s,p0o.a9 gallons as a basis for
TIe Smount of neteiea water sold by
the city ik. of course easy OF ascertain
msat, but the a~ssuinption thai the pal-
auce of syhe COO gallons should pc
chargedStn houkS consumption IS dlssl-
pated on analysis What or the seyerat
factors OF loss WHICH are not noted
water which goes ITO hush our sewers and
our s~trsets3 Water lost by leaking, and
bursting mains and lost by evaporation.
Must house consumption be charged Win
these losses These are losses which can
be readily tabulated; but there are many
other elements OF loss, which. Wnlle we
have no doubtsof their existence, have so
far eluded our efforts to locate and rem
edy. Wesdo not believe that there is being
l~esifiEnateiy used by our consumers t4e
amount of water We are eompeiiedto pay
aggregation Of them exists to an extent
which we hardly dare quote. ttfs a mat
ter which for some TINS mas called LOT
the most serious consideration OF your
COMMITTEES and we hope soon to be able
to recommend the adoption OF q methou
whereby. all large LEAFS can pc located,
Meanwhfles these are etements OF loss
which must be considered in 1evying
assessments and fixing charges. They rep
resent 50 much cost to the city in the
process of distributions, and must, with
the elements of primary cost Expense o.
collections and the various ether items
ol,r rates are 6xed. To eliminate any Of
these items when fixing rates tor certain
classes Of CONSUMES appeals 70 your
committee as unresSonApie..
Your would, therefore, rec
omInend that until such time as the mat
tiers above referred to have been adjust
ed and corrected, that the rates as at
nreSent fixed for nlctered water be main
Tained. and that the existing rules Tor
their collection be enforced.
Respectfully submitted,
~ So CHAS. HOLLYWOOD,
4s sFH15 HaucK,
JAS. S. NOLAN,
Committee on Assessments and Ex-
tensions.
Receissa and ordered filed.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks and Parks reported on claims Of
lanes Clements, s22s6l, as correct.
The report WAS accepted.
TIE Committee on Printing and Station
cry reported on claims OF A. II. Nolan,
SIS. xf.5V, %.2, as correct.
Tbs reb0rfs were accepted.
Reportof the COMMITTEES of h Wh9le;-
Jersey City, Oct. is, 1897.
TO the hon the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners
GentlefbenAYour Committee Of the
Whole, TO whom was refsrred september
9th. uItirnp, specifications for neW water
sapply for Jersey City, and specifications
for q supply OF filtered water, respectful
" report that it has givsn said Specifca-
lions q most careful ~exaIuiaatien, with
the result that.iG the Judgment Of COM
1nittee. 1ne following changes ana cor
Tections shoald he made:
IN Filtration Speeificati0ns:
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