The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-17

Jersey City, May A, 1898.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Gentlemen-I herewith return to your
Honorable Board, without my approval,
so much OF the resolution adopted at
your meeting held April 18th, 1888, as con-
templates the payment of the following
items. ito witt
William Stivers, s79.4S.
p. Flynn. $61.94.
John Murphy, $61.94.
Thomas Coyle, 61.94.
l have taken this action for the reason
that the mounts ordered paid to the
parties named are in excess of the
amounts heretofore fixed as their respec-
tive monthly salaries.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOOS.
Received and laid over under the rules.
From the Board of Finance:-
Transmitting resolution passed by SAID
Board april %, 1898, and approved by the
Mayor April %, 1898.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, April ~, 1880, 10
witt
Whereas. AS a result of a public hear
ing accorded ITO parties IN interest,", TINS
Board has heretofore decided to open, ex-
tend, etc., a street to be called BaldWl1
avenue, between Summit avenue ana
Prospect street; and
Whereas. C. B. Rodman, to whom a con-
tract was awarded for the furnishing OF
such materials and the doing of such
work as was necessary to the making ana
completion of said Improvement, as also
the bondsmen of such individual nave,
after repeated notification. neglected TO
enter into contract therefor; and
Whereas, As a result Of a readyerslse,
ment for proposals, Henry Cunningham
appears to have submitted the lowest Dig
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board of FINANCE a con-
tract for the doing of all the work ana
furnishing of all the materials necessary
to the making and completion OF sucn
Improvement be awarded 10 Henry Gun
ningharn. and that the Corporalaon no
ney be and is hereby directed 10 pre-
mare and nave executed the necessary
contract for the same, this award peng
made without intent or purpose to relieve
men from financial liability Tor loss TO the
city by reason of their neglect; and
Resolved, That the corporation Souir
sci be and is hereby authorized and ql-
rected to institute proceedings against the
said G. B.. Rodrnan and his bondsmen as
aforesaid for the recovery OF me eHa
exist between such improvement
would have cost on the basis OF the Rod
man proposal n the actual cost as
the result of this enforced award TO
Cunningham, together with the costs OF
the advertising.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by Sald
Board April 70. 1898. and approved by the
Mayor, April %. 1885
Whereas, On the 4th. day of February,
1897, this Board passed a preamble and
resoIutions appropriating the sum OF
So, 900, and ordered the said sum set aside
for the use Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners to purchase a plot
Of ground in the Marion section of this
city and the erection thereon of a suit
able building for use of the Fire Depart
ment of this city. and providing for the
issuing of bonds of the city in the sum OF
/ 2,O00; and
Whereas. Pursuant to the provisions OF
Chapter 142, Section 2. Laws OF 1897, the
construction. furnishing, repairing and
maintainance of Fire Department build
ings shall be placed under the control ana
management of the Board, Of Fire Conn.,
m~issioners of this city. and the Board OF
Finance shall have the power to select
sites and to purchase in the corporate
name of the city real estate for the use
and purposes OF Sueh FIRE department.
therefore
Resolved, That so much of said pream-
BILE and resolution as refers to setting
use of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners for the purpose herein
before mentioned, be and the same is
hereby reconSidered and rescinded; and
Resolved, That the sum of $1,000 be and
the same is hereby appropriated and set
aside for the use of the Board of Finance
out of the $4,000 appropriated February 4,
1897, above mentioned, to purchase the
following site for the erection thereon by
the Board of Fire Commissioners of a
suitable building for Fire Department
DuIQOSSS, llG IOpGt NDCtIS hiiONh dtkNi
described as follows:-One city plot situate
on the northwest corner of Sip and Gar
rison avenues. Jersey City, being twenty
five (25} feet on the northerly side of Sip
avenue and running one hundred and
twenty q2O feet north on Garrison ave-
nue..
Resolved, hat a warrant be ordered
| drawn in favor of Isaac Romaine. owner,
for 81, 050, in full payment of the above
| mentioned plot, purchased for site for
Fire. Department purposes. the warrant
| as aforesaid not to be delivered by the
City Clerk until a proper deed vesting
the title of said property in the city, free
| from all encumbrances, and duly approved
by the Corporation Counsel shall nave
first been filed. and further
Resolved, the SUM OF $l0.soo 1DelnS
the balance of the $4,000 originally APP
propriated to the Board of Street and
water Commissioners be and is hereby
| ordered set aside for the use of the Board
| of Fire Commissioners to construct, fur
| nish. repair and maintain a Fire Depart
| ment building in accordance with Chapter
142. Section 2, Laws of 1897.
Received and ordered filed.
April Is, 1898.
| To the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Gentlemen-After examination of the
| claims of the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
amounting to about ten thousand doll
| lars for extra work on the Thirteenth
| street viaduct. I have to advise you that
| the same cannot be legally paid by YOU
/ Board.
ALLAN L. MeDERMOTT.
Corporation ounse
Received ordered filed.
From the same oficer.-s
May 9. 1895.
no the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Conference.-The accompanying eommu-
nication from Corbip & Corbin was re-
| ceived in answer to a eques for q speci-
| fication of the grounds upon which the
! Morris Canal and Banking Co. claims that
| the plans proposed for furnishing. water
to Jersey City would interfere with the
| vested rights of that company. 1t will
be noticed tina the last paragraph of the
| letter of the Messrs. Corhin is practically
| q deniai of the availability of the Rock
| away River as a source Of supply for this
city. | have this day sent a copy of the
| letter to each bidder with a request for
| replies within ten days.
Respectfully,
ALLAN L. MeDERM0TT,
Corporation Counsel.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Corporation Counsei.-
Submitting statement from the MOTIFS
/ Canal ii Banking Co.. through Corbin
q Corhin, attorneys. In the matter OF
water rights as follows
Dear Sir-In reply TO your verbal re-
| quest recently submitted. asking for q
more definite statement Of the rights OF