The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
GEORGE T. BoUToN.

GEORGE T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
Adjourned regular meeting Of the Board
OF Street and Water Commissioners, held
on Wednesday, November 20, 1899, at ten
Hauck, Heintze, Nolan. Sullivan and
President Smith.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
Jersey City, Nov. 20, 1899.
To the Honorable the Board of Street and
Water COMMISSIONERS
Gentsemen-In answer to your verbal
communication requesting information in
the matter of the removal of ashes and
garbage and sweeping and cleaning the
Of 1899 and 1900, would state that, after
having advertised In the daily papers for
Two weeks and receiving bids upon this
work at two different times, / would adj
wise that your Board make an award
based upon the bids already received.
We might possibly receive a lower bid
X readvertised, but the time is SO short,
Friday being the first of our fiscal year.
and the streets are in such a filthy con-
dftion, it Is necessary that immediate ac-
ton be taken for the cleanliness and
having been suspended during the past
few days owing to the lack of funds to
continue the same
Very respectfully
G. A. VAN KEUREN,
Chief Engineer.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following report
To the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners of Jersey
City
Your Committee ON Streets and Sewers
toxr do. 1n
posals received for the cleaning of the
streets and the removal of ashes and
garbage therefrom, for the year ending
November 30 1900, would respectfully re-
port that they have given the matter
earnest consideration and are unanimous
" of the opinion that the best interests
of the city would be conserved by award
ing the contract for such service to the
present contractor, Henry Byrne- The
figures quoted by him are SO little In ex-
cess of those of the lowest bidder, he
has given such excellent and satisfactory
service during the past year, there has
been such an absence of friction between
him, the agents of the Board and the
citizens generally, he has a plant already
that we believe that to experiment with
a comparatively unknown quantity IN a
matter of such vital importance to the
health of our citizens would be folly, and
more especially SO when the apparent
gain Is SO trifiing
Mr.. Byrne has in the past shown a dis
nOSlIiOn TO 90 rather more lIldn icsso lAdll
the obligation of his contract required, and
such being the case, we believe that with
the facts above cited, our extremely
limited fund would possess greater
power for good than if a radical change
were effected.
Mr.. Byrne is the only contractor who OF
late years in this branch of the service,
has approached the expectations of the
city in making a ridiculously small ap-
preparation cover the necessities OF the
city.
We would therefore recommend that a
contract for this service be awarded to
viz, 11SN per cent. of the standard,
which in our judgment is the bid OF that
responsible bidder who offers the terms
most advantageous to the city
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES s. NOLAN.
FERDINAND HEINTZE,
ANTHONY HAUCK,
JOHN SULLIVAN.
ROBERT g. SMITH,
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
Dated November 29, 1899
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
Resolved. That the contract Ior the
cleaning of the streets of Jersey City ana
the removal Of ashes and garbage there
from for the year ending November ~.
1900 in accordance with specifications
heretofore adopted by this Board Noyem-
her s inst. be and is hereby awarded TO
Henry Byrne at the prices named IN hls
bid. submitted to this Board November 2S
inst. namely 113s<T of the following
standard of prices
About $500 lienal miles of stone
pavement. swept and cleaned, per - a.
lineal mile SS-VV
About / $50 lineal miles of asphalt
pavement. swept and cleaned, per -
lineaI mile .............--..-.-...-.-- o.U
About 100 lineal miles of macadam
or telford pavement swept ana
cleaned, per lineal mile .........-. S.oo
In gross for removing ashes and -
garbage for year .........-..--...-.li i WV "
The said Byrne being that responsible
bidder who, in the judgment of this
Board offers the terms most advan-
tageous to the city. and that the CORPORA
ton Attorney be and is hereby directed 10
prepare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same.
Adopted by the following vote on a call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members Of the Board
five (5) in number.
On motion the Board adjourned
GEORGE T. BoUTgo,N, UTgo,,Nsr,,