The Jersey City news., 1899-05-15

Municipal Lighting-Hauck, Sullivan,
Smith, Nolan, Heintze.
Pumping and Reservoirs-Heintze, Mo-
Ian. Hauck, Sullivan, Smith.
Assessments and Extensions-Sullivan
Hauck, Heintze, Smith, Nolan.
Engineering and Survey-Nolan, Smith,
Hauck, Heintze, Sullivan
Public Buildings, Docks and Parks
Sullivan, Nolan, Smith, Hauck. Heintze.
Printing and Stationery Hauck,
New Water Works-Heintze, Smith,
Hauck, Sullivan, Nolan.
Laws and Ordinances-Smith, Sullivan,
Heintze, Nolan, Hauck.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
GEORGE 7. -BoUToN,
Clerk.
and Water Commissioners held on Satur-
day, May 6, 1899, at IL O'Clock, A. M.
Present at roll call-Commissioners
aeintze, Nolan, Hauck, Sullivan and
On motion William A. Tolson was ap-
pointed Clerk pro tenn.
Meeting held in accordance with the fol-
lowing call which was read by the
Clerk
Jersey City, May 5, 1899.
Mr.. Geo. t. Bouton, Clerk
Dear Sir-You will please call a special
meeting of this Board for tomorrow, Sat
urday morning, at eleven o'clock, for the
transaction of general business
Yours, &C.,
R. q. SMITH
President.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Erie Railroad Company
To the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City and to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of Jersey City
The Erie Railroad Company desires to
r11l hri1 1urAc for. ,f thaiT froa lrS
over Grove street on the abutments al
ready constructed in pursuance c. their
contract with the city, dated April TWEEN
ty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety
seven, and at the same time will take up
three OF their present tracks crossing
Grove street at grade. In order to keep
the street in use for traffic it becomes
necessary. for the city to depress the
grade under the said three elevated tracks
Immediately, pursuant to the fourth para
graph of the said agreement. The COM
pany desires that this work shall be
done between Saturday, May sixth, at six
P. M. and Monday, May eighth, at six A.
M, and upon the conditions hereinafter
stated, the Erie Railroad Company ten
ders the following offers to the City for
acceptance, for the purpose of furthering
the execution of this portion OF the CITY S
work under the contract.
First, the company will place a suffi-
cient force of men at the disposal OF the
City, under the direction of the Chief En-
9Th, to accomplish the work of depressing
the street under the three tracks to be
elevated as aforesaid, and will make no
charge for the labor of its men While en-
gagged on this work The most southerly
of the existing tracks at grade is to be
left temporarily in use, and is not to be
disturbed by the change to be made un-
der this paragraph.
Second, the Erie Railroad Company or
fers as soon as the extension of their
abutments along Grove street shall be
sufficiently advanced and additional
bridges placed thereon, to remove the said
remaining track from the grade OF Grove
street and place an adequate force OF
men at the disposal of the City, under the
direction of the Chief Engineer, to com
plete the depression and grading OF Grove
street according to the requirements OIL
said contract, dated April twenty-Sixth.
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and
viii make no charge for the labor of its
men while engaged on such work
Third, if the City shall change the
grade of Grove street, on the approaches
70 the crossing of the Erie Railroad, as
defined in the said contract OF April 26th
1897 from the present grade, which is f1ve
zee. per hundred feet, extending nofth
and south to lighter grade not less than
tvro and one-half feet per hundred feet.
within six months from the date hereof
the Erie Railroad Company OFFERS TO
place a sufficient force of men at the dis
posal of the City, under the direction or
the Chief Engineer of the City, to exca-
vate and grade the approaches on Grove
street to the Erie Railroad, under grade
crossing at the new grade thus establish
ed, and will make no charge for the labor
of the men engaged on said work. and
will further provide and construct as
agents and employees OF the CITY, put
block pavement with concrete foundation
and will replace the sidewalks and curos,
and complete the said work pursuant to
the specifications which have been pre-
49, taf IT,1ei M
and signed by him, and by the Chief En-
gineer of said Railroad Company. dated
Fourth. the Erie Railroad Company
further offers to place at the disposal OF
the CITY a sufficient force of men to grade
the approaches of Tenth and Eleventh
streets to Grove street. at a grade de-
scending to Grove street OF not less than
three feet per hundred feet, and to re-
place the paving, sidewalks and curbs un-
der the direction of the Chief Engineer
without charge to the City.
Fifth, the conditions upon Whicn the
r>oiiroad Company makes this offer are
that the City shall signify its acceptances
n,-reot by proper municipal action and as
sumes the responsibility thereof, as the
performance of duties imposed upon the
City by the said contract oil April zoth'
1897
And as to the change of grade and the
work of grading and improvements con-
nected Herewith, the further condition IS
that the City shall make laW1ui change
of grade by appropriate municipal action
and assume as to the said changed grade
the same liabilities imposed upon them
with respect to the original grade set
forth in the fourth paragraph of said con-
tract, except that the city shau not De
liable to pay to the Erie Railroad COM
pany for the labor and materials 1urn-
ished by the said company
The Erie Railroad Company further
offers on behalf of itself and the Long
Dock Company, to join as abuttlng own
ers. an application for such change OF
grade of the said approaches as the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners
the date hereof, request, not less
than two and one-half feet per hum
dred feet, for the purpose OF promoting
said change of grade. and II such enange
shah be made, the Erie Railroad Com
pany as abutting owners will make no
~ W F. MERRILL,
Second Vice President Erie r. K.
Dated May g. 1899
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer submitted speelflea,-
tions for repaving and grading OF Tentn
street and Eleventh street, from point
about two hundred (2G0) feet east and TWO
hundred (200) feet west of Grove street.
and for the grading and repavlng OF
Grove street from a point about one nun
dred q00) feet south of Tenth street to a
point about one hundred tloo) Ieet nofth
of Eleventh street.
Receiyed and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and sewers
presented the following
n ho finnS