The Jersey City news., 1898-01-10
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.


In the matter of printing
Received and ordered filed.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
From the Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board December o. 1897, and approved by
the Mayor December %, 1897
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurS in the following reSolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners December ~, lssi'
That the sum of 1915 be paid to John
Jennings in full for all claim for services
as carpenter at pipe yard, from the ,ial aale
of the discharge of said Jennings in May
1897, to the date of the passage OF thls
resolution and for all claims against tne
city by reason of such discharge, the sald
Jennings having heretofore filed with the
Clerk of this Board an agreement III WRIT
ing to accept such sum in full payment
as aforesaid.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by sald
Board December q, 1877, and was ap-
proved by the Mayor, December 2S lSsl:m
hereby concurs in the following resolullon
adopted by the Board of Street ana ana Va
ter Commissioners, December 20. lS9l:-
That the salary of John jennings, car
peIlter at pipe yard, reinstated this day.
be and is hereby fixed at the sum OF -
per day.
Transmitting resolution passed by SAID
Board December 22 1897 and approved by
the Mayor, December %. 1857.
Resolved, That the Board of FINANCE
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tion adopted by the Board of Street dn6 and
Water Commissioners December 20. 1887,
To award to Henry Byrne the contract
for sweeping, cleaning and removing all
dirt, foreign matter, ETC., from an lne
paved streets within the limits OF Jersey
City Except those streets having Maca-
dam or Telford pavemenD, including VIA
ducts, for the term ending November 80,
5000 ifJfa1 inn c
adopted by this Board November q, 1897,
namely:-For each mile of street swept,
cleaned and dirt. removed therefrom the
sum of eleven dollars (S11), that being the
lowest bid received, etc.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by SAID
Board December 22, 1897, and approved by
the Mayor December %, 1897;
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu--
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, December 90 1897,
awarding to James J. Harrington the con-
tract for the collection and removal of all
from the streets of Jersey City, for the
term ending November 80. 1885, in accord
ance with the specifications adopted NO
vember %, 1897 at the price named in his
bid, namely:-Seventeen thousand dollars
(Sl7,009), that being the lowest bid received,
etc.
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board December 15 1897, and approved
by the Mayor December 49, 1897.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tion adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, December 49, 1897,
to wit
Directing the Water Registrar to cancel
of record water rents on certain property
for reasons noted (Total, s4,410.1o.)
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board December 27, 1897, and approved
by the Mayor December 2S 1897.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
tions, adopted by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners December 20.
1897. to wit
the month of December, 1897, as per pay
rolls Ito be paid when duel
water e. Kfesglstr'ar fos q etc. SWader Depart- spsa
Received and ordered filed.
REPORT OF THE CLERK.
The Clerk reported that there had been
filed with him an affidavit of Howard c..
Griffiths, stating that he had posted no.
tices in the places designated, in the
matter of the application of the North
Hudson County Railway for change of
Received and ordered filed.
From the same officer
Jersey City, Dec. 20, 1897.
To the Hon. the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Conference.-The Commissioners of AS
sessments filed with me- under date of
December q, 1897 preliminary assess
ment maps for Improvement of Dwight
street, between Ocean avenue and Gar
field avenue; improvement of Pavonia
avenue, between Newark avenue and
Chestnut avenue, and final assessment
maps and reports for Improvement of
Boyd avenue between Hudson Boulevard
and West Side avenue improvement of
Jewett avenue, between Hudson Boule-
, ward and Bergen avenue, and sewer in
Central avenue, from Thorne street to
Bowers street, all of which have been
duly advertised.
VIM. A. ToLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
In favor Off
N. 7. Connolly, S2.814.69, final on account
of contract No. SS4
Refill & Edwards. SIGH. retained per-
centage on account of contract No. 924
Bernard Cannon. $S6.9S. final, on account
of contract No. 9?5
Refill & Edwards, SPILL retained per-
centage on aceoant of contract No. $40.
Thomas Harrington $412.14, retained per-
centage or account of contract No. 947.
Bernard Feerey. S1954S retained per-
eentage on aeeonp5 I, '5 o OF contract No. go
on account of contract No. $50.
NJ. r. Van Keuren. $263.91, retained per-
centage on account OF contract No. 1852.
John j. Shea. S1G4.70, retained percentage
on account of contract No. 971.
Henry Byrne, $1,000, on account of con-
tract No. 9I4
Henry Byrne. s14s.s7, retained per-
centage on account of contract No. 975.
Edward O'Neil, S20363 retained pef-
centage on account of contract No. 9S5.
Thomas Harrington. $50S.03, final on ac-
count of contract No. 9S6.
James j. Harrington. S164.45, retained
percentage on account Of contract No. e9o.