The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-14
CITY'S Gain
Street and Water Board to
Improve the South
Cove Grant.
SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS USE
Other Business Transacted
By the Commissioners
Yesterday.

That the city is in earnest in the mat
ter of retaining possession of its property
at South Cove, a portion of which has
been encroached upon by railroad COM
panies, and that it intends to carry out
the scheme of improving the property,
including the construction of public docks,
is manifested by the following resolution
passed by the Street and Water Board
yesterday afternoon:-
That the Chief Engineer be and he
IS hereby directed to prepare plans for
the improvement of South Cove prop
critics to the end that an income will
be derived from said properties sys-
tematically, and that when such plans
shall have been prepared and submit
ted, this Board shall, as committee
of the whole, before any leaseholds
shall be made, fix certain compenSa-
! tions to be paid for the occupancy and
use of any and all portions thereof.
P. F. Campbell, of No. SIT Montgom-
cry street, called attention in cenmu-
nication to the advantage of setting aside
a portion of the property for public
market
Robert Muir, president of the Hudson
City Improvements Association, in a
communication asked for the removal of
reservoir lot at Central, Summit and Man
haitian avenues. Boys bathe there. Mr..
Muir called attention to the fact that a
son of Financial Secretary Barber of the
Improvement Association had his head
badly cut and wounded by rock while
bathing in the lake.
A resolution was adopted appointing
Alex. McGrath inspector of Mount Pleas
ant Park Improvement and John Koch
as inspector of the River View Park inn
prevement Both men were designated by
Chief Engineer Van Keuren. Their salar-
les were fixed at So per day when engag-
ed. Alex. McGrath is a brother of the
late Water Assessor McGrath
The Board decided upon the improve
ment of Rutgers avenue, from Gator ave-
nue. to the property line south of Warner
avenue; New street, from Rutgers avenue
to Ocean avenue; Sheffield street, from
Ocean avenue to Rutgers avenue.
The improvement of Broadway, from
Wright avenue to west side of Dales
avenue, was also decided upon.
The contract for the Improvement of
Sanford place, from Summit avenue to
Zabriskie street, was awarded to Philip
Tumuity, Jr., at n per cent. of standard
cost. Edward w. Conlon was awarded
the contract for the improvement Of
North street, from Hudson Boulevard to
Summit avenue at 771z pcr cent. of STAN
dard cost.
A warrant was ordered drawn upon the
City Treasurer in favor of that officer 20
be deposited, to the credit of September
interest, 1901, on water account to the
amount of $19145
The Board confirmed the final assess
ment map for the improvement of Bar
tholdi avenue, from Hudson Boulevard to
Morris Canal.
Henry v. Condict and Elmer A. Oar
ling asked permission to construct fif-
teen inch sewer pipe in Kensington ave-
nue.. The application was referred.
A petition was received headed by Her.
ry Wild and others, praying for the as
phalting of Eighth street, from Coles to.
Brunswick streets. An application was
also made for the improvement of Ran
dolph avenue, from Myrtle to Wilkinson
avenue.