The Jersey City news., 1901-11-21
LAFAYETTE PARK.
Mr.. Midlige Says 1t Will
Be a Reality Before
January.
$4,000 FOR STREET CLEANING
Ashes and Garbage Collec-
tions Now Arranged
For.

The Board of Finance yesterday after
noon decided to appropriate the extra
S3000 asked for by the Street and Water
Board for street cleaning purposes. in
addition to the S65,00o appropriated for
such purpose for the current fiscal year.
This amount will suffice TO do all the
street cleaning and remove the ashes and
garbage until the end of the fiscal year.
There will be bond issued TO satisfy the
appropriation.
The Board concurred in the resolution
of the Street and Water Board to give the
Central Railroad Company permission to
change the grade of Communipaw avenue
near the present bridge that crosses the
railroad. The railroad wants to build
two extra tracks under the bridge.
The salaries of the Mayor and other
city officials and employees for the month
of November. amounting in all to s5,l74.s7,
were ordered paid when due.
The December interest was ordered PAID
as follows. On general account. Sl5,6SI; on
general account to pay interest on assess
fnent bonds, s21 600, and on water account,
IS. $50.
The Board did not take any action on
the question of selecting a site for the
rev fire house in the Lafayette section.
Last Monday when the Board met and
voted unanimously TO sustain Mayor
Hoos's veto of the resolution ordering the
purchase of the Bannon property-a lot
adjoining Public School No. IS on john
ston avenue near Grand street--it was
decided to take no further action in the
matter until yesterday. 1t was almost
four o'clock before Commissioner Mullins,
whom the other Commissioners present
waited for made his appearance, and the
usual conference before a meeting was
so frequently interrupted that it was de-
cided to lay the fire house question over
again. until next Monday afternoon. Then
everything will be fully discussed and the
different sites suggested and offered for
sale considered. In addition to the
numerous offers of sites already made to
The Board another was received from
Mary oaNeil. She says that two lots
owned by her and located on the north
east corner of Paramount and Cornellson
avenues she will sell to the city for nre
house purposes at $500 lot, or $3.50 for
the TWO.
Commissioner Mullins, Immediately after
Clerk Kalaher had finished reading the
above offer. said:-'.It seems to me that
everybody who has offered US lots for TINS
new fire house in the vicinity of those
Just named wants $500 a piece for them
They must all be in trust
The LAFAYETTE park question was once
more brought to the attention OF the
Board. Street and Water Commissioner
Anthony Hauck notified the Financiers
that the Board of which he was MEM
Der had received from United States
Commissioner Michael 1. Fagen, attorney
for property owners in Lafayette, an op-
tion on the whole of block No. 1904, COM
nrising tbirty-two lots, bounded by Maple
street. Manning avenue. Lafayette street
and woodward street, for 100000 and an
other -option on lots Nos. II to 50, in
elusive. of block 2,065, directly opposite,
for sS 900 There are no buildings on these
,3jeces of Droperty. and the buildings on
the other half of block No. 2,065 could be
purchased. the Commissioner thought, for
about $4,000 If what Commissioner
Hauck thinks can be accomplished,
park site can be bought for $27,oeo' Win
an area of two city blocks. This price is
more reasonable than that asked by Mr.
Van Horn for the Van Horn site, which
Mr. Archibald A. Campbell has SO ire
ouently urged the Finance Board to puy-
Mr.. Van Horn asks 1000 for his site.
Commissioner Hauck showed to the
Finance Board q map of the property
offered by United States Commissioner
Fagen. Action IN the matter was, how
ever. delayed until a later date.
After the meeting a reporter interview
ed several of the Finance Commissioners
on the Lafayette park question, asking
what they thought of Commissioner
Fagen,s offer. All seemed to think well
of the offer. and Commissioner William
f. Midlige, speaking for the Board said
s.This Board will give to the people OF
I.afayette park before January !, 1902
THE Board adopted a resolution ordering
maid TO Pasteur Institute, New YORK City,
500 for the treatment of Robert Kennedy
and Dora Broderick, who were bitten oy
a mad dog the early part of last summer
When these children were bitten their
narents were afraid that hydrophobia
might set in, and not having the means
10 have the children treated went to see
Mayor Hoos. The Mayor directed tha-
they be sent to Pasteur Institute at the
expense of the city. When the bill from
0he institute came it was sent to the
Board of Finance for payment. One OF
tac Finance Commissioners at the time
seemed to think that The money to pay
the bill should come out of the city's poor
funds. and of course not being decided on
this point requested the opinion OF the
Corporation Counsel. Yesterday the right
10 settle the bill was decided when the
fot;owing communication was received
and read
Jersey City, Nov. IS. 1901.
''To the Honorable the Board OF Finance,
..Geutlemen-In my opinion. your Board
NAV legally pav the claim made for treat
ment Of Robert Kennedy and Dora Brod-
eriek az the New York Pasteur Insti-
tute. yours respectfully,
ALLAN l.. AcDERMOTT.
Cooperation Counsel