The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-09
PETITIONS IN.
Woman's Club and Minkak-
wa Club Renew Their
Request for Mary
Benson Park.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Lots of Business Done Today
by the Street and
Water Board.

The Street and Water Board held a
meeting this morning and transacted con-
siderable business.
Permission was granted to lay founda-
ton for columns to be erected on the
sidewalks of Avenue c, adjoining the curb
line to support an overhead bridge on said.
avenue along the line of the railroad
adjoining the railroad bridge of the
Lehigh Valley Terminal Company. The
company was authorized to lay such
foundations by law passed in 1890.
The Board granted also petition of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to close
Chestnut avenue above the bridge over
its tracks in the cut at that point for
two weeks commencing May 15, while 1t
renews the floor system of the bridge.
The Central Railroad Company petitioned
the Board to close Linden avenue two
weeks while it renews its bridge over
it's tracks on that thoroughfare.
The following resolution passed by the
Minkakwa Club on May was received
and filed:-
Resolved, That in naming the new park
dedicated this day in the Fifth Ward of
Jersey City, this organization would re-
spectfully recommend that the name of
Mary Benson Park be selected in recog-
milton of the interest shown by her for
many years past in many improvements
throughout the city, especially in the new
park.
Another petition bearing nearly a thou
sand signatures was received from the
Women's Club asking the Board to name
Little Italy's Park the Mary Benson Park.
The Board took no action.
Pasquale Turi presented an application
for his appointment as custodian of the
new park. His application was endorsed
by City Collector Robert Davis, County
Clerk Maurice Stack, Surrogate James T.
Lillis, Conrad Dietz and other prominent
Democrats, who testified that he was a
good Democrat, a faithful worker, was
well versed in American and Italian Ian
guages and fully capable of performing
the duties of the custodian of such
park.
The Board passedo yer the Mayors veto
the resolution ordering paid Clerk George
Bouton S4.13 for extra services super
vising clerk of the Water Department.
The services were rendered. uring De-
cember, 1900, and January and February,
City wharfnger McDermott reported
that the receipts at the Morgan street
s25S52; incidental expenses, 1920
Philip Tumilty was awarded the con-
tract for the construction of sewer in
upper Wayne street.
Specifications were adopted for sewer
in Pavonia avenue, between Giles and
West Side avenues; also for the improve
ment of Cliff street, from the Boulevard
to Germania avenue.
Permission was granted James p.
Holden to erect music stands in Van
Worst, Columbia, River Side Parks and
Bergen Square. Hamilton Park is not
included at the request of the Sisters of
ST. Francis's Hospital.
Garwood Ferris, engineer in charge of
the construction of the new water works,
sent in the following communication with
reference to progress on the work.
Jersey City, May 1, 1901.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
GentIemen-During April the headings
on conduit No. 4 (Watchung IunneD
ty-four feet 1884 ft.) making a total of
two thousand one hundred twenty-five
(2,125) feet to date out of a total required
length of seventy-two hundred twelve
zone pipe line. No pipe, has been laid
since my last report between stations Nos.
117-58 and 122-6S. a total of five hundred
There has also been laid on pipe line
No between stations $3.50 and 6S5-65,
one hundred eighty $50 feet, the lalteI
'sThe filling on the Hackensack meadows
and the grubbing and clearing of the res
ervoir basin has also progressed.
Respectfully submitted
"GARWOOD FERRIS,
Engineer in charge"