The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-26
NO more STONES
Contractors Must Net Cover
the Streets With Build
ing Materials.
FOREIGN PLUMBERS STOPPED
Telephone Poles Must Be Re-
moved From In Front of
the New Library.
FOREIGN PLUMBERS STOPPED

The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners met yesterday afternoon and
transacted great deal of business. The
Board has received numerous complaints
from citizens against the habit of some
contractors of dumping paving blocks and
other material on sidewalks for street
improvements weeks and sometimes
months before the commencement of the
job. Many contractors do this as soon as
they have been conditionally awarded a
contract for the Improvement One case
was cited where the stones lay on the
sidewalk for over three months The
Board requested Chief of Police Murphy
to instruct each policeman to prevent this
practice unless the contractor has writ
ten authority from the Street and Water
Board.
The Board also decided to put stop
to foreign" plumbers securing from the
Health Board permits for making plumb
ing extension without reporting the job
to the Street and Water Board, thus pre-
venting making the proper assessment on
improvements. The Board of Health was
instructed not to issue any permit to any
plumber for a job unless he showed that
he had been authorized to make the ex-
tension.
A communication was received from
Mayor Hoos, asking the Board to heed
|. the complaint of Henry Feibel and others
about the sidewalks of Baldwin avenue
being overgrown with grass.
The Board accepted from w. E. Preble
and others the dedication of street
that forms a continuation of Bentley ave-
nue., and also one from Delaware avenue
to Mallory avenue, between Gautier and
Duncan avenues, dedicated by Henry
Condict and others. 1t will be known as
Duncan place.
The Commissioners of Assessments have
been allowed an extension of thirty days
in which to file their final map for the
opening and widening of Germania ave-
nue..
The Hudson Telephone Company was
ordered to remove two poles which are
within the curb line in front of the Free
Public Library building.
The residents of Lembeck avenue will
be notified by Chief Engineer Van Keu-
rem to move their fences north to the
property line.
Joseph Doran was appointed inspector
of the Van Reipen avenue improvement.
George Warenkcy captured the inspector
ship in Iienau place.
Hearing on the following improvements
were held and contractors awarded:
Eighteen inch pipe sewer in Claremont
avenue, from $50 feet eact of Mallory av-
enue. Contract awarded to Henry Byrne.
Improvement of Harrison avenue, from
the Boulevard to West Side avenue Con-
tract awarded to the Atlantic Alcatraz
Company.
Randolph avenue Improvement, from
Carteret avenue to Claremont avenue.
Contract awarded to E. w. Coulon
Improvement of Orient avenue, from
Ocean avenue to Jackson avenue. Con-
tract awarded to Hilpot & McCabe.
Objections were received against the
opening and improvement of Fowler ave-
nue. from John w. Warnke, Gustav A.
Lutz and the estate of Adam Lutz,
the ground of insufficient damages for
barn and outbuildings. The Board ad-
vised an additional $1o0 for the barn and
buildings, and sent the recommendation
to the Finance Board for concurrence.
The Improvement will doubtless be order
ed at the next meeting.