The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-18
PROGRESS
Mr.. G. T. Bouton Pre-
sents His Annual Re
port to the Street
and Water
Board.
SEWERS AND STREETS EXTENDED
Illuminating and Clean
ing Facilities Mater
tally Increased.
COMMANDING WATER POSITION
Ample Supply for Ourselves
and a Surplus to Sell
to Neighbors.
pURLIc pARKS 0pENED
PUBLIC PARKS
OPENED
Total Receipts for the Year
$780, ,es5.43 and Dis
bursements Sl.37S, ,656.Ol.

AT this afternoons meeting of the
Street and Water Board Clerk George T.
Bouton presented his annual report. 1t
was lengthy and thorough review of
public work done during the year. 1t
showed the new streets opened, streets
which have been paved for the first time,
number of sewers built and in course of
construction; streets paved out of the
license monies, length of water pipe and
number of hydrants a. gates, park ac-
quisltions, itemized statement of lighting
plant and the general dealings of the
water department. 1t began
Gentlemen-In accordance with Section
90 Chapter 134 of the Laws of 1891, we
herewith submit statement of the condi-
ton of the public works and properties of
the city under the government, control
and management of this Board, together
with record of our receipts and dis
bursements for the fiscal year ending No
vember 80 1900
With the dawn of the twentieth century
Jersey City stands well up among the
greater cities of the country and the rec
ord of substantial advancement herein
recorded must be regarded as good
augury for the continuance and better
ment of her standing in that class in
which she is now placed. Her streets are,
in the main, well and moderately paved
and well maintained, while their nitary
condition is being attended to more
methodically and watched more carefully
than ever before.
Her street lighting plant is in capacity
and efficiency not out-classed by that of
any city of like size that we know of.
Her parks, though limited in size and
number are well kept and in their season
present always an inviting appearance to
the weary mother or the tired toiler
The water now furnished to her citizens
is of good quality, while the works that
are being constructed and the purchase of
which has been heretofore ratified by her
voters, shall, when completed, permit of
the distribution of clean, pure mountain
water not to be excelled in wholesome
ness
There has developed a life and snap
and go in this community, and a growing
desire to ourselves correct among our
selves such faults as may from time to
time be found in our municipal economy.
To present a united front to municipal
competitors everywhere. To leave our
local differences at home and when abroad
have knowledge only of our present
advantages and bright prospects.
The years Immediately to follow are
fraught with unusual and great possibili-
ties for this city, possibilities of great
material good and advancement, possi-
bilities of immeasurab1e harm.
Shall the motto Let Jersey Prosper
take on new significance? Shall that
leaven of active and personally disin-
terested citizenship. which helps first and
criticises afterwards become the active
dominating power in this community? II
SO there will be no question of continued
success.
We have heretofore given an earnest,
and have recently accentuated it, of our
desire that the city must and shall be the
first consideration; that it's financial
honor must be maintained, that its ad-
vancement must be continued. and on
these lines we earnestly solicit the CO.
operation of every individual who loves
the city for the city's sake.
After long list of streets graded th<
report gives this recapitulation:
Belgian in cutters, streets graded, curbe6
and tagged, $40 lineal feet, 6,3s61 square
yards az miles,; cost to complete i'm.
provement. s55,o19.13.
Macadam with Belgian in cutters, 2,27t
lineal feet 6,O75 square yards, .4s miles
cost TO complete Improvement, sl0,6S5.17.
Grading $3.50 lineai feet; cost to com.
plete improvement, 50, ,A6.3S
Belgian paving, streets graded. curbet
and Ragged, 22,0sO lineal feet. 75sSo.4 square
yards, Ais miles, cost 10 complete i'm
proyement s152, 1866.
Asphalt paving, streets curbed, graded
nagged, $40 lineal feet 2s,12O.62 square
yards, 1.54 miles; cost to complete i'm
proyement SCI ,S26.90.
In the matter of assessable sewer con
struction the figures are:-
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