The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-31
LENCTHEN BRIDGE
Central Railroad Company
Wants to Lay More
Tracks in Lafayette.
SEVERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED
Street and Water Board Ap-
proves Specifications and
Hears Complaints.
SEVERAL CONTRACTS AWARDED

At yesterday afternoons meeting of the
Street and Water Board petition from
the Central Railroad Company was read
relative to change of grade in Com
munipaw avenue where its tracks cross
that thoroughfare below grade. The COM
pany is desirous of increasing the num-
Der of its tracks which will neeessitate
the lengthening of the bridge over which
Communipaw avenue traffic now passes.
The petition, which was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Sewers, reads
as follows:-
To the Honorable the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners of the City
of Jersey City
The petition of the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey respectfully rep
resents:-That it is a common carrier
chartered by the State of New Jersey,
and as such is operating a railroad with
in the civil boundaries of Jersey City;
that where its roadway crosses what is
known as Communipaw avenue in said
city, it does so beneath the grade of
said avenue. That your petitioner is
desirous of increasing the number of
tracks it now operate beneath the grade
of said avenue and for that purpose to
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change the grade of the present surface
of said Communipaw avenue. Your
petitioner further shows that it owns the
land on both sides of Communipaw ave
nue., opposite which the proposed change
of grade would be operative. and that it
hereby valves the right to an award for
damages because of any change in the
grade of said Communipaw avenue,
should the same be ordered
Your petitioner would therefore pray
that your Honorable Board would by
ordinance, order and ordain that the
grade of the present surface of Com
munipaw avenue, in the city of Jersey
City. be changed in the following par
tieulars From a point about is feet
northwest of the southwest end of the
present bridge crossing the tracks of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, to a
point opposite the division line between
lands Of your petitioner and the National
Docks Railway Company on the west
side of said avenue a total distance of
about 123 feet, the present grade and pro-
posed grade being shown the plan
hereto attached and made part of this
petition, BY white and red lines respect
lively, and that upon said new or changed
grade in part, to wit, distance of 4312
feet or thereabouts, your petitioner may
erect and maintain a bridge to support
and carry traffic of said Communipaw
avenue over the proposed tracks of your
petitioner or your petition as in duty
bound would ever pray, &c.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey,
By C. II. WARREN,
Vice President.
Considerable business of routine char
acter wac transacted by the Board. The
communication from the counsel of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Messrs.
McCarter, Williamson & McCarter,
threatening to sue the city for damages
for obstructing portion of the Morris
Canal in its fight to retain possession of
Dudley street, was referred to the law de-
partment of the city.
The Commissioners of Assessments no.
titled the Board that no damages were
sustained by reason of the modification of
the grade of Carlton avenue, from Mont
rose avenue to the Boulevard.
Chief Engineer Van Keuren's specifca-
tions for the repaving of Newark avenue,
from the west line of Baldwin avenue to
the east line of Cook street; for the paw
ing of Palisade avenue, from Newark ave-
nue. to Hoboken avenue; for the improve
ment of Fifteenth street from Erie street
to the west line of Monmouth street; and
for sewer in Rutgers avenue and Chapel
avenue, running from point $40 feet
north of Gator avenue in Rutgers avenue
and in Chapel avenue running from
point 645 feet north of Ocean avenue, and
then into Sheffield street $40 feet, and in
New street 595 feet northwest Of Ocean
avenue to and connecting with sewer in
ocean avenue, were adopted Charles
OsNeill got the contract for the last job.
Bernard Cannon was awarded the con-
tract for improving Columbia avenue
from Thorne street to North street, and
Edward w. Conlon got the contract for
constructing the proposed sewer in Hop
kins avenue, from Bevan avenue to Sum
init avenue.
Walter O'Mara was appointed to inspect
the cement used in the construction of
the mason work of the new water plant
annd to perform such other duties as he
shall be assigned to by the Chief Engi1-
eer. His salary was fixed at 500 month
Dennis Dunn was appoined inspector
on the Improvement of Pavonia avenue
from Giles avenue to West Side avenue
and Thomas Quirke inspector of Romano
avenue Improvement.
Chief Engineer presented sketch or
the proposed improvement in Sanford,
place from Summit avenue to zabriskie
street. The sketch was adopted.
There were no objections to the ap-
plication for the vacation of Avenue 2.
lands on the north side known as lands OF
from the south line of Gates avenue aild
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company's
from Garfield avenue to Avenue y. bo1r
applications were granted
Steele and Condict called attention TO
Pearl street, between Greene and WASH
ington streets, which they declared ls oD-
structed by railroad tracks and constant
Iy used by cars and locomotives. Inc
nafter was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Henry Byrne. contractor for the con-