The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-25
SOUTH COV['S PIERS.


Street and Water Board, Chief Engineer
Van Keuren presented detailed specifica-
tions for the proposed plan of improving
South Cove for the erection OF piers. For
the present buikhead IS to be COM
structed along the Gap on the east side
of Henderson street, from which will jut
obliqueiy several piers.
Bushy & Hanley, proprietors Of the dry
dock, Fourteenth street basin. Hoboken,
made application for the lease of a site
for dry dock at South Cove. 2OoxS5o feet
with Is feet back of the bulkhead as yard
room, for the term Of twenty years This
application was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Parks.
a petition was received from fourteen
residents of Boyd avenue, protesting
against the condition of Boyd avenue, be-
tween Bergen avenue and the Boulevard
Their complaint is that the sidewalk IS
obstructed with weeds four feet tall for
a distance of $50 feet They complain
that pedestrians have to walk out on the
roadway or cross to the opposite side vt
the street.
This communication was received from
the Secretary Of the Board of Trade
1.-THE Honorable Board of Street and
Water commissioners:
Gentlemen At the meeting Of this
Board, held June IS, last, the secretary
was instructed to correspond with the
Corporation Counsel asking what rights,
If any, the city had in the Morris street
dock. Mr.. McDermott replied to this COM
munication as follows
I have not any information in my
possession indicating that the city has
any rights in the Morris street dock. II
your Board win request the Mayor or
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers to direct me to investigate the ques-..
tion / shall be happy to do So
"At the meeting of this Board, held
September IT. it was
Resolved, That the secretary corre-
spond with the Board Street and Water
Commissioners respectfully requesting
them to obtain from the Corporation
Counsel an opinion on this subject, as
indicated by him. and that this body may
have copy Of the same.
Very respectfully,
sWM. J. TAFT,
Secretary
The specifications as presented by the
Chief Engineer for construction of a saver
in McAdoo avenue, from Hudson Boule-
ward to Spring street, and in Spring street
from McAdoo avenue to connect with the
main sewer at Terhune avenue. were
adopted and filed.
The final assessment map for the i'm
provement of Romar avenue. from Sea-
view avenue to Greenville avenue, was
received and confirmed; also map for the
improvement of Fremont street, from
A
Edward W. Coulson was awarded the
contract for the Improvement OF Rutgers
avenue, from Gator avenue from properly
line south Of Warner avenue; New street,
from Rutgers avenue to Ocean avenue;
Sheffield street, from Rutgers avenue to.
Ocean avenue, and Chapel avenue, from
Ocean avenue to Rutgers avenue.
The opening and improvement of Clerk
street. from Myrtle avenue to Wilkinson
avenue, was accepted as complete; also
the improvement of Sip avenue from
West Side avenue to Holmes avenue.
The resolution adopted by the Board on
May 2l, 1901, referring back to the Com
missioners of Assessments the final map
for the opening, widening and extending
OF Baldwin avenue. was rescinded and the
said map with all papers in the matter
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Sewers.
The specifications as presented by Chief
Engineer Van Keuren for the construc-
tion Of a sewer in Newkirk street, Bald
win avenue and Academy street were
adopted and ordered fled
The Committee on Municipal Lighting
was authorized to direct the Lamp IN
spector to have placed In River View Park
three electric lights.