The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-08

per Mrs HudSpeth Benson, Chairman
In matter of placing receptacles at
prominent street corners for holding
| papers, etc.
Three 60 petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers.
From Mrs. Minnie J. Perine:-
Petitioning for the extension of water
main from Virginia avenue, $50 feet south
on west side of Hudson County Boule-
ward.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From the Grossley & L'Hommedieu
Heating Company. per ]. Herbert Potts,
Filing lien against money due Jacob
Du Bots on Public School No. 20, Gator
avenue.
Received and referred to the Corpora
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor,
Jersey City, March 10, 1899.
Honorable Board of Street n Water
Commissioners
Observation-Disclosures find copies of reso-
luton passed by the Minkakwa Club and
handed to me by a committee of citizens
from Greenville, consisting of the follow
ing gentlemen: Robert Carey, Reuben
and Others.
1 earnestly request your Honorable
Board tostakel steps to abate this nuisance;
apply to other lines in this city. 1 take
it that under the provisions of the or
dinance granted this your Board
has authority to compel the compan to
furnish suitable accommodations to the
travelling public. Something must be
done. and hat Immediately, to remedy
this condition of affairs.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOGS,
Mayor.
Received n referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the Hoard of 1nce.-
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board March l, 1899. and approved by the
Mayor March 2, 1889.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners August 10, 1898, to witt
Authorizing the. construction of a main
sewer beginning at the intersection OF
Manhattan avenue and Sanford place.
thence through Manhattan avenue to its
westerly terminus, etc. upon the appli-
cation of Theodore Mendles and others,
and the taking of a certain easement for
the purpose of constructing and main
tanning said sewer.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board March ], 1888, and became effective.
no action having been taken by the Mayor
within the time allowed him by law.
Resolved, the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resoin-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners February Is, 1899, to
wit
To pay to persons named in payroll sub
mitted, a~ggregating s4,4sl, for services rem
dered removing snow for the month of
February, 1899.
Charge to account cleaning streets,
1S9S-'99.)
From the same Board:-
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board March 1, 1899, and became effee-
tive, no action having been taken ~ the
Mayor within the time allowed him by
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby coneurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners February rs, 1899. to wit
To pay S405 to the M. I. Connolly Con-
tracing Company for cleaning snow off
ken avenues, for the use of teams and
carts. and services as laborers. ETC., Feb
ruary Is and 16, 1899, claim No. 224.
Charge to account cleaning streets, 1895
'9s.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
Edward o,Neill, $500, on account Of con-
tract No. LIP.
1,os7.
centage, on account of contract No. l,Jz3.
From the same officer.
Submitting specifications for the con-
struction of an eighteen QS inch y1triilad
pipe sewer in Delaware avenue, from tour
hundred n e~ighty-five feet north OF
Duncan avenue to Duncan avenue, for i'm
provement of Hoadley avenue, from West
Side avenue to Mallory avenue; Tor open
Myrtle avenue to Wilkinson avenue; for
cleaning and painting Mercer street ana
Thirteenth street viaducts; plan and pro
file showing proposed grade of Mercer
street under the Mercer street viaduct.
from Cornelison avenue to Mill road; plan
and profile showing street grades for the
C~ommunipaw avenue. Morris Canal and
the Newark and New York Railroad;
plan and profile showing the proposed
grade Of Morton place place from bergen a
profile for the construction and recon-
struotion Of the sewer in Ash streets, be-
tween Pacific avneu and Pine street.
Received and referred to the
on Streets and Swers.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS:
rheo. Smith { Sons Co. s1fs.1s; James
Wilson, Sc; E. w. Bullinger, S.; Ny. &
N. J.. Globe Light Co.. $67S.79; Thos.
Cavanagh. $4S7. so; Palisade Construction
$i72.iS; E. A. Dugan, 50; e. e. Leuk,
&c. 40. Edward O'Donnell. SAP, 500, $78; Jas.
CoyIe, $25017; S377.40; United Gas Improve
f ment ss 49,, S Se,rs; vi; eiiy ne News soa sio. ST $685. sis.ao,
s44: p. Ginnovan, $1O5; A. p. Nolan, $3.50,
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate COHlHllttcSo.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Street and Sewers
reported on certificates of Chief Engineer
in favor of Edward O'Neill, $500, on ac-~
count of contract No. LIP.
Sheridan & Shea Co., $426.9S, retained
percentage on account of contract No.
1887.
centage on account Of contract No. 1.023.
Also on claims of Pagan Iron Works,
$500. 800; p. F. DAILY, $685. James Wilson.
Sc: ;. J. Kelly, $50; Luker Bros, SIS; James
Mannix SIS; John F. Broderick, $50: NJ. T.
Connolly Contracting Co. = SAL; John a.
Whalen, $24; P. Muldoon ss.4o. as correct.
Also on application of M. Gothberg and
Others for the construction Of 2 system ct
1S@ vitrifed pipe sewers under the westerly
sidewalk Of nsBoulevard. etc.. and
three tS) petitions for signs, etc, favor
able.
The reports were accepted.