The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-03
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas. A contract has been maze pc
tween the Mayor n AideTmeh o ad 'Tlny
ary Is, 1898, for the construction Oh 2
main sewer in Hoboken avenue. WndGa
sewer has been constructed py the say
Michael t. Connolly, from tHe
outlet thereof westerly on Hoboken ave
nue. as far as Concord street, leaving YET
To be constructed according to the con-
tract that portion thereof on Hopoken
avenue between Concord street and oak5
land avenue, the principal purpose OF Sdlu
further extension being TO furnlsn d DEL
ter outlet for the eve aireaay Cyl
structed in Oakland avenue and Tor the
sewer already constructed in Central ave
nue.. and it is now found that the plastlng
required for the construction OF the salu
sewer in HOboken avenue between Con-
cord street and Oakland avenue will en-
danger the tunnel of the Erie Railroad
Company which lies under Hoboken ave-
been made by said company and other
owners interested and owning a majority
in frontage of the lands abuttlng on lhe
new portion of the route OF sald sewer
hereinafter specified, for a change OF the
route of said sewer, pursuant to Chapter
122 Of the Laws of 1889, SO as to continue
the sewer already constructed northerly
along Concord street from Hoboken ave
nue. 10 Fleet street, and thence westerly
IN Fleet street to the Central avenue
sewer. in lieu of that portion on Hoboken
avenue between Concord street ana oak
land avenue; and
Whereas, This Board on the twenty-ffth
day of April, 1899, fixed Tuesday, the ninth
day of May. A. d. 1899, at two z. M, at
the office Of this Board, for the hearing
of all parties interested in the change pro-
posed, and did direct notice given by pub
~lication for two weeks in the Jersey city
News and in the Evening Journal, two
of the official newspapers of Jersey City.
and it now appears that u notice was
duly published, and the Board at the time
fixed for the hearing having heard all
parties Interested; and
Whereas, The principal purposes of the
sewer extension west of Concord street
will be served by making such change OF
route, and the Erie Railroad Company
has offered to pay to the city the increase
of cost to the city by reason of the change
over and above the assessments LEVIED
upon property benefited, such increase OF
cost. if any, to be ascertained by the
Commissioners making the assessments,
and the contractor has offered to consent
to amend his contract accordingly and 10
construct that portion of the Whlch
extends over the changed route at the
same rates for work and materials on the
changed route as the rates specihed in the
original contract, and to waive all CLAIMS
for profits on that portion of the original
route which has been discontinued; and 1t
appears to be for the best interest of the
city and of the PUBLIC thai the said
change of route should be made;
Resolved. That the said application be
granted on the terms n conditions
above recited, and that a contract be Ell,
tered into with the contractor, Michael
~. COHUOlIN dllQ JlIC l44lS 49,
oany accord .ngly, pursuant to the author
itv conferred by the act relating to sew
ers. being Chapter 122 of the Laws Of 1899,
for the execution of the work on the terms
above cited.
Whereas. Marcus Beach and others, the
owners of lots on the northeast slde OF
Hoboken avenue, between Concord street
and Baldwin avenue have filed with THIS
Board their application dated May Is, 1899,
asking that in view. OF the proposeu
change of route of the Hoboken avenue
main sewer, a lateral sewer may be con-
sfructed under the sidewalk of Hoboken
avenue adjacent to their prem 5es dis
charging into the Hoboken avenue main
sewer, and have consented tnat II such
sewer shall be built their lots may be as
sessed under the proceedings now pend
ing for the construction of the Hoboken
| avenue sewer and the change OF rou1e
thereof. to IN amount for main ana lat-
eral sewer not exceeding the amount OIL
| the preliminary assessment for said Ho-
boken avenue main sewer, the total
| amount of the assessment on SAID lots not
to exceed the cost of the lateral sewer;
and
nv their written offer annexed to said
anplication. nave offered that upon the
making of said change of route, II SAD
application for a lateral sewer shau pc
granted. the eompany will pay to the ely
| the excess of the cost thereof over and
hove the assessments on said lots on no
boken avenue, between Concord street
| and Baldwin avenues; a
Marcus Beach and others be granted. and
that the offer of the Erie Railroad Com
many annexed thereto be accepted, and
that a contract be made with the contrac-
FOR and with the Erie Railroad Company
accordingly together with the contract
fhis day authorized for the said change OF
| route pursuant to, the authority con-
ferred by the act relating to sewers, being
Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1899, for the
construction of said lateral on
terms set forth in said application OF
Marcus Beach and others and in said offer
Of the Erie Railroad Company annexed
thereto.
Resolved. That the specifications as pre-
scented on this date by the Chief Engineer!
for the construction of a sewer in Skll.-
mar avenue from a point So feet north q
Van Wrinkle avenue to and CONNECTING
with the sewer in st. Paul. avenue. arg
| FIR the Improvement of Second street,
from Brunswick street to Merseles street;
be and are hereby adopted and ordered
f1led.
Whereas. This Board met on the six
teenth dav Of May. 1888. to hear, consider