The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-20
WHY THEY 0VERRODE VETO
Commissioner Nolan Says
Street and Water Board
Thought the Mayor
Was Wrong.

All the Street and Water Commissioners
were present at yesterday afternoon S
meeting of the Board and quite lot of
business was transacted. The Commits
sioners unanimously overrode the Mayors
veto of the resolution requesting the
Board of Freeholders to give permission
to the Jersey City Water Supply Company
lay pipe in the County Road from Pen
Horn Creek to Tonnele avenue. No COM
men5 was made
-,ftsr the meeting Commissioner Nolan,
when asked about the matter said
When the Mayor vetoed the resolution we
ai1n't tank he was right. We requested
cEsssrAtion Counsel Allen l.. McDermott
to s's- an opinion on, the subject.
Ta.t opinion was received today. He
said we had perfect right to ask the
Board of Freeholders to give permission
to the Jersey City Water Supply Company
the favor required and we decided to do
so.'
Permission was granted Ames & Co S,
spike and bolt works, to lay small pipe
across Washington street. between the
building north of Steuben street and east
of Washington The pipe is to carry
compressed air to operate air lifts and
hoist and handle material. The Uvalde
Asphalt Company was granted permission
to pave one-half of Green street, be-
tween Essex street and the Morris Canal,
opposite the company's plant. J. G. Foye
made application for permission to i'm
prove Foye place, between Montgomery
street and Bergen avenue. This was
granted, as was also a petition from
Frank McElkhorn, for the Improvement
of Van Wrinkle street.
Chief Engineer Charles A. Van Keuren
presented specifications for the improve
ment of Mallory avenue, between Duncan
avenue and the Hudson County Catholic
Cemetery, and the grading of McDougal
street, between Arlington and Randolph
avenues.
Acting Clerk William Tolson reported
that the Commissioners of Assessment
had filed maps and reports for the inn
provement of Fremont street, between
Academy and Montgomery streets, and
for the construction of sewer in Mer-
sees street, from point ten feet north
of Third street and ninety-three feet
south of Newark avenue, to Fourth
street, and in Fourth street from Mer-
seles street to and connecting with the
sewer in Fourth street at Brunswick
street. The Chief Engineer also present.
ed map showing that the Waldt Asphalt
Paving Company was encroaching on
Dudley street, east of Green street. He
declared that the street had never been
vacated The company claims to have a
lease for the property on which it is en-
croaching.
Lamp Inspector John Boyd asked that
lamps be placed at the following points,
Calhoun street, one Welsbach; Green
vile avenue, one Welsbach gas; front of
the Bergen Reformed Church on Bergen
avenue, one Welsbach gas; front of the
Mission Church on Communipaw avenue,
one Welsbach gas, and at the corner of
Pike and Prior streets, one electric arc
light. Inspector Boyd also informed the
Board that when the trees were in bloom,
especially on the Heights, the foliage was
so thick that it ofteE. shut off the light
from street lamps. He suggested that the
property owners in front of whose houses
this condition of affairs existed be noti-
fed to cut away so much of the foliage
as interfered with the light.
Chief Engineer Van keuren notified the
Board that the several engineers from the
city offices who were detailed some
months ago to make surveys of the Boon
ton reservoir would return in few days.
Sidewalk Inspector Kelly notified the
Board that sidewalks were in need of re-
pair in front of the following addresses
in the lower section of the city: No. ST
Newark avenue, No. Is First street, Nos.
II and is First street, and No. 10 Newark
avenue. Notices are to be sent to the
owners of the property to repair broken
walks or have it done by the city at the
property owners expense.
The Improvement Of Clarement avenue
was accepted as complete.
The ordinance granting permission to
the Merchants Refrigerating Company of
New Jersey to connect it's cold storage
plant to be erected en- blocks Nos. 141 and
142, with the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks with steel tracks and switches was
granted by the unanimous vote of the
Board The boundaries of the plant are
Warren, Provost. Bay and Second streets.