The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-22
'BOUT0N'S SAL AIRY
Street and Water Board
Passes the Bill Over the
Mayors Veto.
IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS
A Number of Awards Made
Under Standard Prices.

Under Standard Prices.
The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners transacted considerable bust
ness at yesterday afternoons meeting
One of the important items was the tax
ing Of the Mayors veto message in re
gard to the claim of George 4. Bourol
for $4S3.6S for services as chief supervis
ing clerk in the Water Department 10
the months of December, 1900, and Janu
ary and February, 1901, from the tabl
and the unanimous passage of the follow
ing resolutions
Resolved, That the said bill and war
rant to George II. Bouton for $48S 6S
for services as chief supervising clerk
IN the Water Department for the
months OF December 1900, and Janu-
TO the City Clerk by His Honor the
Mayor, marked "disapproved, be or
dsred d;t to be nevertheless paid by the
tbs fi.y sa ana no a , new warrant drawn for
Resolved, That copy of this resolu-
ton be forwarded to the City Clerk,
the city Treasurer, and the City
Comptroller, in accordance with the
1895.
This important resolution was also
passed.
Resolved, That the final assessment
map and report for the opening and
Improvement of Baldwin avenue, from
Summit avenue to Prospect street
presented to the Board by the Com
mlssloners of Assessment on Febru-
ary, rs, 1901, be and is hereby referred
back to said Commissioners for re-
vision.
Permission was granted to H H Far
rier, marshal of the annual Sunday
school parade, to erect a reviewing stand
at Van Worst Park for the parade of
June G.
Acting Clerk william Tolson was direct
ed to notify the two trolley companies
whose lines run through the city to be-
gin sprinkling the streets through which
their tracks run by June 1 and to repair
the roadways between their tracks wher-
ever repairs are needed.
There were no objections at the hear
ing for the proposed improvement of Nc
Adoo avenue and the contract for the
same was awarded to Rehill & Edwards
John Nolan was awarded the contract
for the improvement of Sherman avenue,
and Edward O'Neill was awarded the
contract for the construction of an 49,
inch pipe sewer in Stuyvesant avenue.
Bids were received for contracts for a
number of Improvements.
Bernard Cannon got the contract for
the construction of an 1S-inch pipe sewer
in Fox place. from Giles avenue
to West Side avenue, at n per cent. of the
standard price of materials and labor
Edward P. O'Neill bid 80 per cent. and
Rxrr,
Cannon also captured the contract fol
the construction of sewer in Fayonia
avenue, from Giles avenue to West Side
avenue. at the same price, n per cent. OF
the standard price. Byrne bid 50 per
cent. and Edward P. O'Neill SO per cent.
O'Neill got the contract for the con-
structien of a sewer in Romaine avenue
at SO per cent. of the standard pride Hen
ry Byrne's bid for this job was 200 per
cent. and Bernard Gannon's Ill ger cent
Acting Clerk Tolson's eyes rolled as he
looked at Byrnes figures before anneunc-
ing them
Bernard Cannon captured another con-
tract. that for the Improvement of Cliff
street, from Hudson Boulevard to Ger
mania avenue. His bid was SO per cent
of the standard cost. Byrne bid 100 per
cent. and the NJ T. Connolly Contracting
Co., "a per cent.
The contract for the Improvement oil
Gator avenue, from Ocean avenue, to Old
Bergen Road went to Rehill G Edwards al
80 per cent. of the standard cost. Philip
Tumulty bid 102 per cent Mr.. Tumulty
had no competitor in his bid for the con-
struction of a sewer in Varick street. His
bid was 11S per cent. of the standard cost
The Chief Engineer filed specifications
for proposed sewer in Hopkins avenue
from, Bevan street to connect with sewer
in Summit avenue; also for sewer i'll Skill
man avenue, from Hopkins avenue, to and
connecting with sewer in St. Pauls ave-
nue.; also plan and profile for the estab-
lishment of grade for Centre street, from
Grand to Bright; in Grant avenue, from
Jackson avenue to Ocean avenue; and in
Rose street, from Kearney avenue tc
Grant avenue, all of which were adopted
Notice was received from the Board OF
Finance asking the Commissioners to
form an estimate of the amount needed
to run the department for the next fiscal
year.
Acting Clerk Tolson notified the Com
missioners that the Assessment Commits
sioners had filed with him yesterday a
preliminary map for the opening of CLERK
street. from it's southerly terminus to Will
kinscn avenue, and for it's Improvement
between Myrtle and Wilkinson avenues.
Contractor Henry Byrne notified the
Board that he was about to begin DRIVING
piles forsthe construction of the Manhat.
tan avenue main outlet sewer and asked
the Commissioners to provide against a
possible delay when he reaches the rail-
road bed.
Robert Holden filed a petition asking
for the position of caretaker of the new
park. It was signed by ex-Director Frank
McNally Of the Board Of Freeholders and
others.