The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-07
Received and referred to the Committee on Streets and Sewers.

From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, September Is, 1897, M approved
by the Mayor, September 20, 1897.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tons adopted by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners to witt
Ordering paid the following CLAIMS
James Lyons, sS2.O5, claim No. u.
a. E. Nolan, ss.75, claim No. 225.
Otto Bahr, $30.51, claim No. 622.
James P. Hall, $3.50, claim No. 22S.
James P. Hall, S10.10, claim No. 222.
James P. Hall, Sc, claim No. 221.
James p. Hall, $3S. 40, claim No. 220.
N. Y. L~ubricating Oil Co., $105. SO. claim
No 229.
September IA, 1887
Charles Both, $500, claim No. 627.
L s. Hubbard. s2ses claim No. 2so-
J. G. Supply Co. $11. claim No. 1,44S.
j. c. Supply Co., SIS. claim No. LAS
]. G. Supply Co, $780, 60, claim No. LAT.
J. c. Supply Co, s65, claim No 1,449
J. C. Supply Co., $66, claim No. 1,450.
Michael Seeley, $3.50, claim No. 532.
James Muldoon, $2S,72, claim No. 274.
Mrs. P. Sherry. s2s, claim No. 533.
e. A. Dugan, $59, claim No. 377.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Co., $16.47,
claim No. 624.
The Boyd Directory Co., s., claim
No. 623.
Charles L.. Davis, $12, claim No. 374.
James P. Hall, IS, claim No. 219.
John Lawless. $3.50, claim No. IA.
Received n ordered filed.
From the Corporation Counsel
Jersey City, Sept. %, 1897.
George T. Bouton. ESQ.,, Clerk, Street and
Water Board, Jersey City.
Dear Sir-In the matter now before
your Board. where, on advertised pro-
posals inviting bids for work, several bid
ders are equally low, and all lower thar
onxy ofha w hi1darc " nnininp iS that
there can be no legal objection to award
ing the contract to any one of such low
bidders.
The only inquiry for this Board in such
cases is who is the most responsible and
competent contractor and, that being de-
termined, to award the contract to him.
Very truly yours.
JOHN A. BLAIR.
Corporation Counsel.
Received N ordered filed.
From William H. Hooker, Supt. Engi-
neer.-
To the Board of Street and Water Com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %, at two P. NJ,
I received information of a break in the
East Jersey water main and that 1t would
take two to three days to repair.
1t was not of an official nature, blu
from such a reliable source that i pre-
pared to get the pumping plant at Belle
VILE in readiness for immediate use. Al
$3.50 P. M. the pressure on our gauges at
gate house at Reservoir No. l went down
to nothing. At IL p. M. we started No. s
pump. About that time received word
from East Jersey Water Company gate
keeper at Newark reservoir that the re-
pairs to the main would be completed by
II P. M. and water ready to turn on,
which was done, or very little later, but
took us until 8 this A. NJ. to get the water
and regulate the pressure on our three
mains acros the meadows, they being
empty and full of air.
In order to be ready for the emergency
I was compelled to employ an engineer
and have some Of the employees stand
double watches at this.
At Z A.. NJ. the condition at BelIeville
pumping station and pipe lines and pres
sure We're the same as previous to acct
dent.
Respectfully yours,
w. III. HOOKER,
Supt. Engineer.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Water Experts
New York, Sept. %, 1897.
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners of Jersey City, n. j.
Gentlemen-In obedience to your instruc-
lions we have prepared and herewith sub
nit specifications for a new water supply
for Jersey City. These specifications are
Intended to admit all possible sources
suitable for a gravity supply OF from so
to 10 million gallons daily capacity. I'm
der the methods of procedure which we