The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-10
NOTICE.

OFFICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the It'll day
OF February, 1899, application was made to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
j. and r. Leach and others for the
!. WIDENING OF GARFIELD AVENUE,
between Myrtle avenue and the northerly line
OF property now or formerly belonging to Rich
ard Nreeland: also for the
IMPROVEMENT OF GARFIELD AVENUE,
between the northerly line Of the n. & n. Y.
X. X. and Bay View avenue, in accordance
with map accompanying said petition, and con-
FORMALLY to the provisions of Chapter 2Ss Of
the Laws Of 1895, and in the following man
The street to be 50 feet wide, the centre line
dnereoI beginning at a point distant 80 feet
ga inches, measured ~easterly, from the seuth-
westerly corner of Myrtle avenue and Garfield
avenue, along a line drawn from the south
westerly corner of Myrtle avenue and Gar
neld avenue to a point in the easterly line OF
Garfield avenue, distant six feet six and
one-quarter inches 60 sh11. measured north
erly, along the easterly line of GARFIELD ave-
nue. from the intersection of the northerly line
of lot 6. block 14S7, City Map. with the east
southerly in a straight line or course S97 feet
to a point, said point being distant Is feet,
measured easterly along a line drawn from
the northeasterly corner of lot A block 14S4,
City Map, to a point in the present easterly
line of Garfield avenue. distant Z feet, meas
ured southerly along the present easterly line
of Garfield avenue from the intersection of
the northerly line of lot 19A, block 1887. City
Map, with the present easterly line of Car
Held avenue; from thence running southerly
in a straight line or course 565 feet Sss inches
to a point in the n~ortherly boundary line of
~ 49, VI OAS1 10
ard Vreeland, said point being distant 2f feet
los inches measured easterly along said prop
:. block 1476. City Map.
The improvement hereby petitioned for may
be described as follows-
GARFIELD AVENUE
to be improved between the northerly line Of
the Newark and N. Y. Railroad and Bay View
avenue, in the following manner, including all
Intersections
To have the carriageway graded TO the e-
tablished sub-grade, by excavating or filling
the Sa me 10. fha ~pStq hiishAd SDh-prada
To have its sidewalk graded to the establish
ed grade by excavating or filling the same to
To have new biuestone tagging, four feet
wide, laid on both sides thereof.
To have new bridgestone crosswalks laid.
And all other work done that may be neees-
sary to provide for the flow of the surface
water and to complete the Improvement in a
good and substantial manner.
The lands to be taken for said proposed
widening may be described as follows
Beginning at a point where the westerly line
of Garfield avenue intereepts the northerly
line of property now or formerly belonging to
Richard vreeland; thence northerly along said
westerly line of Garfield avenue to a point.
being the northeasterly corner of lot IA. block
1881; thence southerly along the proposed west.
northerly line of property now or formerly be-
longing to Richard Vreeland; thence easterly
along the line of property now or formerly be-
longing to Richard Vreeland Gas feet to the
point or place of beginning.
Again commencing at the southwesterly cor
ner of Myrtle avenue and Garfield avenue;
thence running southefly along the present
westerly line of Garfield avenue to the south.
easterly corner of lot c., block 1855; thence
westerly along the s~outherly line of said lot
C 12.T feet to a point in the proposed westerly
line of Garfield avenue; thence northerly alons
the proposed westerly line of Garfield avenue
to the point or place of beginning.
Again, commencing at a point being, he
running northerly along the present easterly
line of Garfield avenue to the s~outherly line
southerly line of John street 2I-1oO feet to a
point in the proposed easterly line of Garfield
avenue; themes southerly along the proposed
easterly line of Garfield avenue to the point
of beginning.
Again beginning at a point being the north
easterly corner of John street and Garfield
easterly line OF Garfield avenue to the old
township line between Bergen and Greenville;
thence easterly along said township line 14.4
feet to a point: thence southeriy along the
easterly line OF Garfield avenue 3d. feet to a
Courses of the proposed ~easteriy line Of Gar,
field avenue to a point on the northerly line
OF John street, n nsnee 49, anoog ~ s
point or place of beginning.
And notice is also given that on the I'd day
of Nav, 1899, the Commissioners of Assess.
ment and Chief Engineer filed in the office OF
the Board Of Street and Water Commissioners
their preliminary assessment map for said
improvement, showing the probable total cost
of the contemplated Improvement and the
probable amount to be assessed on property
specially benefited thereby, the real estate to
he taken for said improvement. with awards
for real estate taken and damages sustained.
and the same > HOW Opcn 10 pubic lQSDGG-
tion in the office of the Clerk OF said Board.
The property to be assessed for said proposed
widening and Improvement may be described
as fallows:-
All property fronting or abutting on
GARFIELD AVENUE,
from Bay View avenue to the lands Of the
n. & n. Y. r.. r.
BAY VIEW TERRACE.
from Garfield avenue to its westerly terminus.
WILKINSON AVENUE.
from Garfield avenue to a point about 1868
feet west thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited, the 23d day of May,
1899, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
charsber ct the City Hall, are hereby fixed,
as the time and place when and where the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners VIII
meet to hear all parties interested in said
application and all remonstrances against the
said proposed Improvement that may be pre-
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BouToN.
Dated Jersey city. May .. 1854