The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-28
d indicated ID report 81 Chief Engineer


al indicated in report Of Chief Engineer.
submitted 10 this Board on September IS,
1888.
Report was accepted.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
Resolved, That the specifications as sub
mitted by the Chief Engineer on this date
for the repaving over Belgian block with
macadam pavement on The east side on
Summit avenue to the Asphalt pavement
at Jordan avenue, including crosswalks at
intersections of Summit and Jordan ave-
nues, together with strip II feet wide
at the Intersection of Bergen avenue be
ard are hereby adopted and ordered filed,
and that the Clerk of this Board be and
is hereby directed to advertise for pro-
pasals in conformity Herewith.
Whereas, On the 9th day of September,
1898, the Greenville and Hudson Railway
Company, owners o. all the land on
both sides of Chapel venu from the
Central Railroad to the Morris Canal,
presented its petition to fhis Board for a
change of grade of Chapel avenue, from
the northwesterly line OF the right OF way
of the Central Railroad to the westerly
line of the property of the Morris Canal
and Banking Company. by elevating the
| same SO that the tracks of said company
could be constructed u~Ececncath the ave-
nue. with q perpendicular clearance OF
eighteen 1S) feet, and
Whereas, Said Railway Company, by its
| petition, agreed to dedicate to public use
as a part OF said Chapel avenue, the fol-
lowing tract of land:-
Beginning at a point in the southWes-
| terly line of Chapel avenue, as now lo-
| Gated, distant two hundred and eighty
three {2SS) feet southeasterly from the
| ~southeasterly line of the right of way OF
the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
thence running % southwestwardly at
right angles to Chapel avenue one hundred
| and fifty (1501 feet; thence 70 southeast
wardly parallel to Chapel avenue. as now
1arofnl "a nAtr-ojo ii So nd II fit U-CiY hl1n-
dredths feet to land. of the Morris Canal
and Banking Co.; thence Cd northeast
wardly along said last mentioned line
one hundred and ffty-one and thirteen
hundredths feet to the southwesteTly line
of Chapel avenue. as now located; thence
90 eighty and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES feet
northWestwardiy to the place OF Begin
ming. AS shown on the map thereto am
nexed, entitled Proposed plan for change
of grade on Chapel avenue, Jersey City,
| N. j.. dated September Sth, 1883 Upon
which tract so to be dedicated said pc
! titioner agreed to locate. construct and
grade a carriageway twenty-five feet in
width, constructed on q Ole emDank-
ment, as showa on said map; and
Whereas, SAID petitioner further agreed
to construct and maintain an iron or stee.
Vtadact over all their right of way ana
/ tracks between the line Of the Central
! Railroad of New Jersey and the tract OF
lard above described and dedicated; said
vtaduet to be of the same width and in
continuation of the one now existing
/ CcLcSS TIE lI1CASG Ol Tie 8C11tld
Of New Jersey at this point, and to. be
constructed on the grade hereinafter
adopted ana shown en- said map; and
Whereas. This Board. on the ninth day
of September. eighteen hundred and nine
ty-e.ght CESS referred said petition for a
change Of grade to the Chief Engineer
of the city, a discreet and dlsinteIestea
ten CO days the proper grade for that
part of Chapel avenue between the points
aforesaid as enlarged; and
~ (4aA~1a" EffnnnfhE nav nT SHn-
| TENDER, eighteen hundred and ninety
eight. said engineer reported to TINS
Board a rev and proper grade for thar
part of Chapel avenue as enlarged ne
tween the nortnwesterly line of the right
Of way of the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey, and the novtbwesteT.y line OF tns
/ bridge over the Morris Canal, winch
Starting at the northwesterly line of
the right OF way Of the Central Rahroad
Of New Jersey at the present elevation,
19.6 Of the TOP of floor at the northwestef-
" end Of the present Chapel avenue
bridge over said railroad; thence rising
for q distance Of ICE feet to eleya{ioa =
said railroad: thence failing f9r a as
fanee Of 40 feet to elevation 1.S2; thence
falling for a distance of 1S feet to eleya-
IF 81 fnef to elevation SIS; thence failing
for a distance of 100 feet to elevation
3s.S; thence falling for a distance OF 45
feet to elevation SO; thence failing Tor q
! distance Of 100 feet to elevation z5.9;
thence falling for a distance of SO feet 10
elevation %; at the top of floor at
/ the northWesterly end OF the present
I bridge over the Morris Canal: all Of the
elevations referring to the Jersey City
system of Levels; all as more particularly
shown on the plan of september .. Ess;
entitled. Proposed plan for change 81
grade Of Chapel avenue, Jersey CITY,
n u" and
whereas, The Clerk of this Board, by
the authority of the Board, has caused
: rAffoo af0 he prj1tp1 in the 0if1cl1I news
papers of said city for two weeks, that
this Board would meet at the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall on the seven
teenth I7th) day of October, 1898, at tive
O'clock in the afternoon, to hear onjsc-
tons that might be presented TO the
establishing of the grade reported; and
Whereas. This Board met at the time
and place aforesaid and has heard ane
considered each and all the objections
presented at such meeting. and has adj
Indicated upon the same, and has deter
mined that neither all nor any of them
are sufficient; therefore be it resolved.
/. That this Board, on behalf of tbs
Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City
hereby accepts the dedication as a par
of Chapel avenue of the tract above de-
scribed and proffered for dedication by
the Greenville and Hudson Railway Com
pany. -.
/ Board accepts the proposition of the
G~reenville end Hudson Railway Company
to locate, construct and grade a carriage
/ way twenty-five GOD feeJ IN Wluln, upon .
solid e1~abankrnent, as shown upon tbs
map above recited, and also to construct
and maintain an iron or steel viaduct or
Chapel avenue over all the right Of way
and tracks of said Greenville and Hudson
Railway Company. between the line o.
the Central Railroad of New Jersey ane
the tract above described and dedicated
said viaduct to be of the same width, ane
in continuation Of the yiadact now exist
ing across the tracks of the Central Rail.
road of New Jersey, ct this point; SAID
embankrnent. c-arriageway and viaduct te
be constructed BY and at the expense Of
said petitioners on the grade heretofore
reported by said Chief Engineer, which is
above set forth. and which is hereby
adopted.
8. Be it further resolved, That the
grade of Chapel avenue. from the north
westerly line of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey to the nortnwesterly end Of
the present bridge over the Morris Canal
be and the same is hereby established as
follows
Starting at the n-orthwesterly line o.
the right Of way of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey at the present elevation
of 4o.6 OF the top of floor at the north.
westerly end of the present Chapel avenue
! bridge over said railroad: thence rising fol