The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

owners of property liable to more than
one-half the assessment therefor; an9
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 specificatlons ue-
scribing the location and character OF
such improvement, together with an es-
innate of the quantity and kind Oh ex-
cavation and filling and amount OF work
to be done and of the materials 70 De
furnished for the making and comple-
ton of the said Improvement; ana that
upon the filing and adoption Thereon, the
Clerk of this Board shall advertise Tor
proposals for doing such work ana Iur-
nishing such materials in manner ana
for the length of time required by law,
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be
and is hereby empowered to include IN
the final certificate for the reconstruction
| of Thirteenth street sewer, from PROVOST
street to the Bulkhead, the cost or snealh-
ing used, and allowed to remain IN the
sewer trench from Provost street TO the
tracks of the D., l.. & w: X. r., as a
protection to the roadway, the same TO pc
paid for at the rate of twenty (S2V per IA
| foot B. M, and the entire cost tnereol.
not to exceed the sum of hve hundred
| ($500) dollars.
Resolved. That the Trustees of the Free
Public Library be and are herepy per
mitted to erect and maintain a structure
enclosing sidewalk on the easterly. SIDE
of Jersey avenue, between the puilolng
line on the north side of Montgomery
! street and the building line on the south
side of Mercer street, this permission to
continue until the work of demolition of
| old buildings on the site enclosed shall
have been completed and the work on
! new building to be erected on said site
shall nave been advanced to sueh a stage
| as renders the future continuance OF SIDE
walk obstruction Unnecessary. -
Resolved, That permission be ana is
| hereby granted to the following named
persons to erect a sign, ETC., over the side
walk in front of the premises designated,
in accordance with the rules and regula-
| +iopc IF tbjS Rn9rd governing SuCl mat
ters:-
John Holland, sign. 1856 Pavonia avenue.
A. Zabriskie, barber pole, 1928 Montgom-
ery street.
Resolved. That one special Improvement
certificate for one hundred and sixty and
49-10O dollars be drawn in OF Ed
ward O'Donnell. retained percentage for
work lone and materials furnished on ac-
| count of contract No. 1,054, for improve
ment of Griffith street, from Milton ave-
nue. to the Hudson Boulevard:
Resolved, That one special Improvement
certificate for one hundred n twenty
two and $500 dollars be drawn in favor
of E. w. Conlon. retained percentage for
work lone and materials furnished on ac-
count of contract No. ], 056, for construc-
| ton of a 15-inch vitrifed pipe sewer in
Graham street, North street and the east
erly sidewalk of Hudson Boulevard, to
and connecting with IN Granain
| street west of Hudson Boulevard.
Resolved, That one special Improvement
| certificate for ninety-four and 4-lW dol
| lars be drawn IN favor OIL IHOHidS L. IhS-
| Cabe, retained percentage for work done
and materials furnished on account OIL
| contract No. 1853, for Improvement OF
| Orient avenue, from Ocean avenue to
| Jackson avenue.
Resolved. That one special Improvement
| certificate for one hundred and eighty
four and 30-100 dollars be drawn in favor
of Timothy Burke, retained percentage
| for work done and materials furnished on
| account of contract No. 1,065, for con-
struction of a 15-inch vitrified pipe sewer
in Sea View avenue, from the summit OF
the grade in Seaview avenue. west OF Old
Bergen Road. about 600 feet to and con-
Meeting with sewer in Old Bergen Road.
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to the persons herein named Tor ser
| vices as inspectors on improvements des-
ignated:- 49,
Charge the several improvements Laws
of 1895.
| of Bowers street. from Summit venue 70
Boulevard, IA days at 50, November and
December, 1897, claim No: 1873.
s5 to John F. Broderick, on sewer IN
Van Nostrand place. from 80 feet east OF
Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue, etc., .
days at 50. December, 1893, claim No. 500.
Bros. for use of team, etc., cleaning sew
ers, December, 1898, % days at ~, claim
| No. 1872.
| 1889.
Resolved, That SO be paid to Henry OF
to, for services as inspector on mercer
street improvement Geconstructlon)' Irom
Summit avenue to Jordan avenue, tnree
| laws at So, December. 1898, claim NO. ~.
Charge special street account.
Whereas, In a contract heretofore en-
| tered into by the city with the Erie Rali.
| road Company looking to the ~eievatlon OF
the tracks of said company, 1t becomes m
cumoent on this Board to modify certain
| portions of the street grades of Hender-
| son. Grove, Erie, Coles and Monmouth
Streets and Jersey avenue; and
Whereas, The cost thereof has been es-
Board and aggregates the sum OF $1,000;
Resolved. That the Board of Finance be
and is hereby requested to set apart sucn
| sum to be expended by the Board Ior the
purposes indicated.
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance be
and is hereby requested to supplement-
| the appropriation heretofore made to this
Board for cleaning sewers and basins cur
| rent fiscal year, by the sum OF $o,UVO, Such
| additional sum being necessary to PROVIDE
for the employment OF eve trucks cKi{h a I'M
which sum the removal OF refuse from
sewer basins must cease Immediately;
The foregoing were e Sacfe s ep 7 esiy
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-All the member of the Board,
five 90 in number. -
The Committee on Municipal lighting
presented the following
Resolved, That $65. % be paid to the N.
Y. G. N. J.. Globe Gas Light Co, for re-
glazing lamps, contract No. 965, Noveni-
Der. 1897, claim No. $40.
Charge street lighting, gas and oil,
Resolved, That s23.1o be paid to the
Jersey City News, for advertising pro-
posals for gas and oil street lighting,
December. 1898. claim No. 1.93Ss:
Charge street lighting, 1S9S-99
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on a all
for the ayes and nays:-
Ayes-A1l the member Of the Board,
five 90 in number.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs presented the following
Resolved, That $416.72 be paid to Frank
w. Towey, for painting roof, etc, at
A. Towey, for painting roof, ETC., at
Belleville, September and October, 1897,
claim No. 10.
Adopted by the following vote, on a
call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five () in number
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions presented the following
Resolved, That the Water Registrar be
and is hereby directed to cancel of rec
ord charges against property situate in
block $40, lot 1879. street No. 102. Mande-
1894, amounting to s11.40, for each year,
a total of $3.50, for the reason that said
property has been heretofore adjusted by
the Commissioners of Adjustment for the
years noted and the charges herein in
dicated having been inadvertently omit
ted therefrom.
Adopted by the following vote, on a
cali for the ayes and nays:-
Ayes-All the member of the Board,
five 90 in number
The Committee on Printing and Station
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