The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-03

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1873 Sea View avenue.
Another communication from the Mayor
submitted the application on the part of
the United States Government for the
supply of Ellis Island with water, which
has already been published. This was re-
ferred for prompt consideration.
The following communication from the
agent of the Wrought Iron Bridge in ref
erence to work done in the construction
of the Thirteenth street viaduct, and re-
questing payment of money due thereon,
which has been held back. was received
and referred to the Committee of the
whole:-
To the Honorable the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-We have looked over the
sidewalk pavement on the Thirteenth
street viaduct, built by us, and find thirty
two squares of the pavement cracked. due
to the expansion and contraction OF the
steel work.
Some of the cracks are small and 9TH
erS extend entirely across the squares.
We are confident that to tear them up
and replace them would not benefit the
work, as it would be impossible to prevent
the same trouble from occurring again.
We are badly in need of the money due
us for the construction of this viaduct,
and for the sake of an amicable and
prampt settlement We hereby agree to de-
duct the sum of $500 from the balance
due US from Jersey City If you will make
settlement with us next Monday, Nov. 1.
The whole amount exceeds largely the
amount required to replace the work in
question:, but our desire to be fair, and
pressing financial needs the first week in
November, impels us to make you this
proposition.
Sincerely trusting you can see your way
clear to accept it, We are,
Yours respectfully.
WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE CO.,
Per James H. Wynkoop, Agent.
The following in connection with the
matter was received from the Corporation
Counsel:
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
Gentlemen-In reply to your inquiry re-
specting the first payment to the Wrought
Iron Bridge Co., upon its contract for
building the steel viaduct in Thirteenth
street, and the roadway and sidewalks
ing to accept the work as done according
to the contract, except the sidewalks.
There appear to be some imperfections
which render them unsatisfactory to your
Board.
BY the contract the sidewalks were
made of the material known as granolite,
or built in granolithic style.
So far as the material is concerned the
contract has been performed. The diff
Guilty with the walk is, 1t is understood,
sidewalks constitutes. the imperfection
which renders the unacceptable to the
Commissioners.
viaduct, which is a steel structure about
/ 1900 feet in length, more or less, and ex-
pands and contracts several inches. The
cracks of the sidewalk is alleged to be due
to this expansion and contraction of the
bridge itself, owing to heat and cold. The
sidewalk itself, as 1t is constructed of the
material called for, neither expands nor
contracts, and the cracks which appear
in it now are defects which it seems to me
cannot be permanently avoided. The
walks are apparently laid according to
the contract which you have entered into,
and if so the result of such error ought
not to be visited upon the contractor. Ii
the contractor is willing to leave in the
hands of your Board sufficient monies to
correct the existing defects in the side
walks and to protect them for a reason
reason why the balance Of the money due
upon its contract should not be paid to it.
JOHN A. BLAIR,
Corporation Counsel.
The final maps of assessments for the
improvements of Iinde avenue. Glen
wood avenue. zahriskie street. Reservoir,
Arlington and Tuers avenues, Hague
street, and for a sewer in Hoadly avenue.
were confirmed, and the Board declared
in favor of Improvement of Highland ave-
nue from Bergen avenue to the Hudson
boulevard, Lott street from Willow Court
to the western end of Lott street.
Preliminary contracts were awarded for
Improvement of Poplar street from Nell
son avenue TO the Hudson Boulevard to
James Mannix, for Improvement of Pop
lar street from Hudson Boulevard to Gem
trail avenue to r. II. Flaherty, Jr., e Co.;
for Improvement of Crescent avenue from
Cornrnunipaw to Belmont avenues, to
Henry Cunningham; Improvement of
Orient avenue, to Thomas +. McCabe;
Cambridge avenue. to p. H. Flaherty, Jr,
| & Co.. sewers in Grand street and Nunda
| avenue, to E. w. Conlin. and contract for
aging and relaying water pipe, to Philip
Tunulty, Jr-, at GA per cent. of standard.
The appointment at the previous meet
ing OF John III. McGrath as inspector of
the Improvement of Fourth street was
rescinded, and William Sehlich was APP
| pointed in his place.
The California Asphalt Company,
through its attorneys, Depue & Parker, Of
| Newark. entered the following protest.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water COMMISSIONERS
Gentlemen-The California Aspha1kC Com
ipany protests against awarding thescon-
tract for the Improvement OF Forrest
street. befWeen Jackson and Bergen ave.
nuese BY the Board Of Street and Water
| Commissioners. to the New Jersey Next
can Asphalt Company. n against an
further proceedings which may be here