The Jersey City news., 1901-09-05
SOUTH COVE.
Street and Water Board
Wants Money For Its
Development.
F1NANCIERs AGREEABLE
President Hennessy Wants a
New Fire House on Johns
ton Avenue.
FINANCIERS AGREEABLE

The proposed Improvement of South
Cove and the condition of No. 2 School
building were both discussed at yesterday
afternoons meeting of the Board of FL
nance President Lembeck was absent.
Before the meeting Street and Water
Commissioner Nolan and Clerk George
Bouton, of the Street and Water Board.
appeared. Mr. Bouton had with him the
set of eight plans prepared by Chief Engi-
neer Van Keuren for the improvement of
South Cove. Commissioner Nolan eX-
planned that his Board was anxious TO
push the work of improving the Cove
ahead. ard wished to ascertain if the
Finance Board would issue bonds for the
money. which, it is estimated, will amount
to between $216, 900 and 275,0O0. The plans
were carefully inspected.
The Financiers seemed to think the
idea of improving the Cove is good one,
and practically assured Mr.. Nolan and
Mr.. Bouton that they would agree to is
sue the necessary bonds if they We're
shown in writing that the Improvement
would be great benefit and further show
that a goodly number of manufacturers
and other concerns were willing to lease
sites and pier privileges.
Commissioner Mullins, who has just re-
turned from three months visit to Eu-
rope, called attention to the fact that the
city already has one public wharf that is
rather a burden on the city and said he
saw no reason why the city should rush
pell nell into the construction of new
wharves until it was specifically shown
that the city would be benefited thereby.
in that case he would assuredly favor
the project.
Commissioners Nolan said he had already
received options for number of sites.
and was certain that everything would so
through all right.
Mr. Bauton said it could be easily shown
that the Improvement of the Cove would
be a profitable investment for the city.
The resolution adopted by the Street
and Water Board awarding to the Hud-
son Coal Company the contract for fur
nishing and delivering about 1000 gross
tons of anthracite No. l and buckwheat
coal at the High Service Pumping station
at ss25 per ton was concurred in. Tne
awarding to Charles O'Neill the contract
for the construction of a sewer in Rut-
gers avenue, from a point $40 feet north-
east of Gator avenue to and connecting
with the sewer in Gator avenue; also Ill
Chapel avenue, from point 64o rect
northeast of Ocean avenue in Shenield
street. from point $40 feet in New street,
and from point 595 feet northeast ol
Ocean avenue to and connecting with the
sewer in Ocean avenue was also ap-
proved.
Corporation Attorney Queen notified the
Board by communication that all defects
in the title to lots 6 to II inclusive, IN
Block No. so on Cambridge avenue ana
lots 49 to 55, inclusive, in the same BLOCK
on Hancock avenue, have been cleared,
and the lots are now in the name OIL the
Mayor and Aldermen, being used for the
erection of a new school, No. Is.
AS soon as Chief Engineer Van Keuren
modifies plan No. for the Improvement
of South Cove, Clerk George I. Bouton
will advertise for proposals for the con-
struction of piers. The plan calls for ten
piers. extending obiquely from each SIDE
of Henderson street. 1t is proposed to
modify the plan so that it will call for
hut four piers on each side of Henderson
street. and to improve one side at time.
Proposals for the construction of but four
piers will at first be advertised for. AT
the same time bids for sites and wharfage
leases and privileges will also be adver-
tised. The object in decreasing the num-
Der Of piers set forth in the plan IS TO
give more waterway between the piers.