The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04

Regular meeting of the Board of street
and Water Commissioners held on l9eS-
day. January "a, 1899, at two O'Clock IN.
Present at roll call-Commissioners Bolt
wood, Heintze, Nolan, Smith ana Presi-
dent Hauck.
On motion VIM. A. Tolson was appoint
ed Clerk pro TEN,
On motion the reading of minutes OF
regular meeting held on Tuesday, Janu-
airy II, 1899, was dispensed with, and they
were on motion approved as engrossed.
PRESERVATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
One a petition for sign.
Received and referred to the commit
tee on Streets and ewers.
From the Jersey City Packing Co., per
S. b. Low, manager
Requesting Board to place a 6" water
main in new building about to be erected.
From NJ. C. Bower
In matter of water used by the Atlantic
Paper Company on ennis owned ny
him at Pike and Florence streets.
Received and referred to the committee
on Assessments and Extensions,
From the Fidelity and Casually co.
Certifying to the inspection OF steam
boiler No. 3.
Received and ordered filed.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, Jan. "a, 1899.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
commissioners
the attention of your Honorable Board to
the disgraceful condition OF montgomery
street and Newark avenue on q
| made a personal inspection of the TWO
prominent tho%roughfares above mentioned
on Sunday, the 22d inst, and found them
in a wretched condition. Refuse of every
description was scattered az over ane
street, presenting a disgusting appear
ance to persons entering our city. 5,
I sugges hat your HONORABLE Board
make arrangements to have montgomery
street, from Exchange place to Newark
avenue, II Newark avenue, from Mont
gomery street to the foot OF the hill
cleaned on Saturday night, and also tnat
YOU communicate with the Chief OF 70.
lice. requesting him to cause the arrest or
any and all persons who shall throw re-
fuse in the streets. In this way 1t Should
be an easy matter to Keep the doorway oi
our city in a respectable CONDITION.
very re ETRDWARlD HOGS,
Mayor.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From the Board of Finance:-
Transmitting resolution passed by said hi
Board, January Is lsSs' i and approved os
Resolved, That in addition TO tne
amounts heretofore appropriated and or,
dered set aside for the use OF the Boara
of Street and Water Commissioners out
of the one-half of the liquor license
moneys available for the repaving and
repairing and improving of paved streets
ton of sewers, as provided by Chapter
1874 of the Laws of 1887, the further sum
of $4,000 is hereby appropriated for the
purposes aforesaid, and ordered set aside
Nv the CITY COMPTROLLER for the use of
the above Board: and
Resolved, hat a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer IN favor OF
that officer, in the sum of $40, 600, to trans
fer said amount from license receipts
for the year 1898 to June 30, 1899, to the
credit of the Board of Street n Water
said.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Commissioners of Assess
ments:-
Certifying to the Board that no dam
ages will be sustained by reason of the
establishment of street and grades
for the section bounded by Ocean,, Nc
Adoo and Bergen avenues and Stegman
stran.-
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported c%ertifi-
Gates in favor Of
The N. J. Mexican Asphalt Co, $500,
on account, of contract No. 1,125.
Edward O'Neill, 81, ZOO, on account of
contract No. LIP.
The Palisade Construction Co, $500,
on account of contract No. 1893.
Henry Byrne, $500. on account Of con-
Henry Byrne, ST. Oo,S on account of con-
Nj. T. Connolly, ss7s.7s, retained percent
age on account of contract No. 1,03S.
Andrew Shaw, S124.5S, retained percent-
age IN account of contract No, e12,
From the same Offcer:E
Submitting sewerage plans for the Sec
ton bounded by Stuyvesant avenue.
West Side avenue, the right of way of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Tonnele ave-
nue. n the Hudson Boulevard.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the same officer
Submitting report Of A. A. Knudson,
E. E., in relation to condition of water
mains resulting from defective bonding
of rails, etc.. of the Union Traction Co.,
by electrolysis.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
J. G. Ladder Co.. $l1; J. c. Supply Co.,
$57 %. 45;o4; F Pattberg \ e. 81 SOL
$40; b. Mcdonald, s24s Charles Her,
singer, s7.25; Benfield q Milne Manufao-
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