The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-30
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AM
COMMUNICATIONS.

1OAIll OTNlAA l0A>o. |
From w. II. Swart and others;-
Petitioning for the Improvement OF
Dwight street, from Ocean avenue 10 Gar
From q. II. Cooper and others- 80
Petitioning for the Improvement o.
Forrest street, between jackson avenue
From q. p. Howell and others
P~etitioning for. the improvement o.
Hoadley avenue. between West Slde ave
From Joseph j. Scott and others.-
Petitioning for the improvement y
James street, between Newark avenue anu
Howell street.
From William A. Lame
In the matter of street signs, etc.
From Charles O'Neil:-. ma IF
afteen days on oxford avenue improve
ment.
From Jacob Du Bois:-
Filing lien against money Que Eawaf
O,Donnell on contract for improvement y
Jewett avenue.
Three c9 petitions for signs, etc mi
Received and referred TO the
ON Streets and Sewers.
From Conrad Glogan:- ,u,,-
Requesting permission to efecr ah most
corner of Summit avenue ana Snui
street. committee
on Municipal Lighting.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance !, said
Board September is, 1897. and approved
hy the Mayor September II, 1881.
Resolved, That + t tbe f baaya 80 resolution
adopted by the Board OF Slreet ~ 1907 70
witt e..nn salaries for
the month of August, 1897, as per pay
rolls water De-
partment, 1928; employees at Beiiepnss
and High Service pumping Sldtions,
81 o2. Is: employees, laying and repairing
water pipe, $~3,1S3.5O.
Receivedsand ordered filed.
From the Corporation Attorneys,
Jersey City, Sept. "A, 1897.
To the Board of Street n wafer ~
missioners of Jersey city Y,,,r
Gsntlemen-Your resolution OF July
| sixth. eighteen hundred and nlEety-ssVei
| requesting Corporation Counsel 70 n %
tufe proceedings against Dennis Byrnes
and his sureties, for the recovery OF suGl
| amount as might be deemed to pc que tng
| city, by reason of the neglect ana Ielus a.
| of the said Dennis Byrnes to execute ms
| contract for the construction OF a .aleral
cewer in Booraem avenue, was Sent
| Judge Blair, and by him referred 70 .ue ne
would respectfully advise that until the
work has been done and paid Tor, no ac-
ton will lie against Byrnes ana ms sutso
ties, and only for such an amount as Inc
| city may have paid in excess ol .4e
amount which would have been Que 70
| him had he done the work at the price
named in his contract. ..
L A. SDOI dS lllE WO1h -
inform me what excess of price there IS,
if any, and I can then begin suit Tor such
excess. 1o,1c1 acc
Corporation Attorney.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certlhcates
Henry Byrne, 81, 800 on account of con-
| tract No. 1,005.
chas. o'Neil, $500, on account of con-
Timothy Burke, surety, s~1,13S.71, final
on account of contract No. W.
Henry Byrne, 81, 800, on account OF con-
Fl. Cunningham. S747.SS. on account of
Fl. Bvrne. $40. on account of contract
From the same officer:-
Submitting specifications as olioWs.-
For reconstruction of Jackson avenue
For Improvement of Cambridge avenue;
For furnishing and delivering crushed
From the same officer 100
Jersey City, Sept. 20, 1897.
Board of Street and Water Commission
Gentlemen-I respectfully report OF the
bids received September 10, 1887, that the
following named are the lowest pidoeTs.m
Improvement of FairyleW avenue, bdl
Der Asphalt Paving Co. ,.h,
of Church street, Barber
| Asphalt Paving Co.. .a,
Improvement of Clerk street, Sheridan
& Shea Co. Dau,,r5
O'Neil. va, .,,e.
Construction of sewer in Sea view ave
Gonstruetion of sewer in Bergen ave.
rue to Walker avenue, Charies Wd 45hiIi,
Edward O'Neil, Bernard Cannon, nv
Tllmulty. Jr.. Edward w. Conlon. t1t'
amounts of the bids in aggregate are III
same on this Improvement
To Eulton avenue, Henry Il. Holmes, n; ~
Ward " Conlon, Edward ONeil. TIP
amount of the bids in aggregate are et'
same on this Improvement 60:
fmnrovement of Crescent avenue; Sherl
dan & Shea Co., James H~arrlngtoa Z
FL. Flaherty, Jr. cThe amounts q ~ =
bids in aggregate are The sdine ~
im~provementD rauar,
Improvement of Orient avenue, Eu"aEE'
o'Neii, James Harrington, Thomas z
CThe amount of the bids in asgresate ar
the same on this Improvement
Respeetiuns wv ". w. RUGGLEs.
!. Chief Engineer.
Received and referred to their appro
pirate committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims We're presente33
michael ] Ia c~ 20 phiig;n e Masr sei s1oo. 10
<. So 6'e Thos' 1Giynn. Sill: vanderbee4k, X !
Sons. SS0.09; E. A. Dugan, S55.sl, los 8
smith & Bro. $500: Luker Bros; So
and payrolls, Commissioners ana ) S de5 81
ii $3.50: Water Registrar, cue szsso-s,
SStIief Engineer, etc. $1,ol1.66; laborefs O
h' Reeeiyed and referred to their appro
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
EES
IRE Committee on Streets and sewer
rennyted on certificates of Chief Eng
=. neer in favor of: o,n
tra f. e eoi sGsi s747ss. on account