The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COW " BSSIONERS.
(Omcial Proceedings.)
Continued

Resolved, That all proceedings hereto
fore taken by this Board for the con-
StructiOn of a lateral sewer in the e~asterly
sidewalk of the Hudson County Public
(Hudson B~oulevard), from North street
to and connecting with the sewer in Nell
son avenue, at its intersection with
'BIeecker street, as petitiond for on June
18, 1895, by s. N. McChan and others, be
and are hereby reconsidered and rescind-
ed, and that all further action on the basis
of said petition cease.
Resolved, That all proceedings hereto
fore taken by this Board for the widening
and Improvement of Garfield avenue, be-
tween the northerly line of the Newark
and n. Y. r. R. and Bay View avenue,
as petitioned for by j. and r. Leach and
others, on the 18th day OF April, 1898. be
and are hereby reconsidered and rescind-
ed, and that all further action on the
basis of said petition cease.
Resolved. That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of r. A. Motley and
others, presented to this Board on the Sd
day of January, 1893. for the construction
of an 1S-fnch vitrified pipe sewer in Jack
son avenue. beginning at a point about
10 feet south of Fulton avenue, to and
connecting with a sewer in Woodlawn
of Chapter 217, of the Laws of 1895, be and
the same is hereby accepted by this
Board, which hereby declares its determ-
ination to make said improvement, unless
at or before the time. for hearing in re-
lation thereto q remonstfance shall be
presented to this Board, signed by the
owners of property liable to more than
one-half the assessment therefor, and
that the Chief Engineer, with the aid and
assistance of the Bureau of Survey, be
and is hereby directed to make and report
to this Board specifications describing the
location and character of such improve
ment, together with an estimate of the
quantity and kind of excavation and NIL
OF the materials to be furnished for the
making and completion of the said i'm
provement, and that upon the fling and
adoption thereof the Clerk of this Board
shall advertise for proposals for doing
sueh work and furnishing such materials
in manner and for the length of time re-
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
provement of Clendenny avenue, from
bergen venue to West Side avenue, con-
of the Laws of 1895, be awarded to the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co, at the prices
in it's bid, namely, $3.50 of the standard,
it being the lowest bidder for the whole
work, unless at or before the time to-
be fixed to hear parties in relation there
to "a remonstrance against the said I'M
Board of Street and Water Commissions
ers, signed By the owners of property LA
BILE to more than one-half the assessment
therefor, or, if in the opinion OF SAID
Hoard. a sufficient reason has not been
presented for stopping said Improvement:
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
Assessment, with ths ald and O. as snd nee
hereby directed to make and file in the
office of the Clerk of this Board a preilmr
mary sketch based. upon this award, or
contract and showing the amount OF
materials estimated as necessary TO com
plete said Improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed on properly Spe,
said map hall have been 50 prepared ana
filed the Clerk of this Board IS hereby
directed to give suen puoiic h2slee ,oh
as is required by the provisions OF the
act heretofore cited.
Resolved, That the plan and prohle as
submitted on this date by the Chief En-
oineer for the construction of a sewer IN
jackson avenue, from ITO feet south OF
Fulton avenue to WoodlaWn avenue, and
for the construction of Sewers in Hudson
Boulevard. Greenville avenue. Linden ave-
nue. and Woodlawn avenue. to connect
with sewer in Noble street, be and are
hereby adopted and ordered filed.
Resolved. That the plans n profiles
showing proposed street and grades
for section bounded by Hohoken avenue,
Palisade avenue, Oakland avenue n
Newark avenue be ana are hefepy re-
ferred to the Commissioners of Assess
ment for report as to what damage, it
any, will accrue to properties embraced
in such boundary by reason OF the estab-
lishment of such grades.
Resolved. That the plans and profiles
showing proposed street and grades
for sections bounded by Ocean avenue,
McAdoo avenue, Bergen avenue ana SteS-
man street, etc., be and are hereby re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Assess
ment for report as to what damage, if
any. will accrue to properties embraced
in such boundary by reason of the estab-
lishment of such grades.
Resolved. That n special Improvement
certificate for Seventy-seven and 11-lD0
dollars be drawn in favor of Edward
OsNeill. retained percentage for work
done and materials furnished on account
Of contract No. 1904, for construction of
a 15-inch vitrifed pipe sewer in Henry
street. from a point about IS feet west of
Waldo avenue to Chestnut avenue, and
Chestnut avenue to and conect-
ing with sewer in Chestnut avenue, near
Magnolia avenue.
Resolved That one special Improvement
certificate for one hundred and nineteen
and $500 dollars be drawn in favor of
Sheridan & Shea Co., retained percentage
for work done and materials furnished on
accoint of contract No. 1,0I6, for inn
provement of Henry street, from Waldo
avenue to Chestnut avenue.
Resolved, That $fS1.1S he paid to Sheri-
dan & Shea Co, being final and retained
on contract No. 1920. for inn
provement of Montgomery street (recon-
.struction), from bridge stone on west side
of Hudson street to bridge stone on east
side of Warren street.
Charge special street account