The Jersey City news., 1902-06-04
CITY REPAvINC
Street and Water Board At
tends to Work on Sum-
nit and Pavonia
Avenues.
FERRY STREET PAYING OPPOSED
Extra s2l, ,o22 Requested for
Street Lighting May Con.
denim Lands for
Boonton Dam.
FERRY STREET PAYING OPPOSED

Commissioner Ferdinand Heintze, who
| is on his way to California to attend
convention of the Mystic Shriners, was
the only absentee at yesterdays meeting
/ of the Street and Water Commissioners
/ A contract was awarded to the w. w.
Farrier Company for furnishing lead and
solder to the Pipe Yard for repair pur-
poses. The Farrier bid was SO per cent
| of the standard or lead at six cents a
! pound and solder at twenty cents me
Jersey City Supply Company had 100 per
cent.
| A communication was received from the
Twelfth Ward Improvement Association
calling attention to the fact that the re-
paving between the trolley tracks on
Summit avenue was being finished slowly
and up to the present time has been COM
pleted only as far as Griffith street IL
was referred to the Committee on streets
and Sewers A communication was also
received from Joseph Feldman calling at
tention to the condition of Freeman
street in front of his factory. President
George Mccarthy of the S. 2. c, A. sent
a reauest to the Board for fire hydrant
in front of the societys office at Grand
and Warren streets, by which horses
might be cooled in the warm weather.
It was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
Mr.. A. S. Negus brought to the Board $
notice the bad condition of the asphalt on
Union street. The Hudson City Business
Mems Association asked the Commission
ers in communication to locate more
water taps in River View Park than there
are now to aid the vegetation, <and also
to place more lights on Palisade avenue,
near Ferry street.
Rev. ]. Weyland, rector of St Mich
GLASS Church, wrote the Commissioners
that he is opposed to the improvement of
Ferry street with Belgian pavement be-
cause, he contends, it will be nuisance
and annoyance to the children in the
parochIaI school He says. though, that
If the street has to be paved, he would
suggest asphalt.
Bernard Garvey and John Fernann were
appointed inspectors on the construction
of the new water works at Boonton.
They will work night or day at the direc-
tion of the engineer of construction, Gar
wood Ferris. They will be assigned to
duty at once Their salaries will be 800
month.
City Wharfnger McDermott submitted
his monthly report. 1t showed receipts
amounting to 1865 46 and expenses s10.4o.
1t was ordered filed.
An application was received from L. G..
Billock and others for the Improvement
of De Kalb avenue. between the Hudson
Boulevard. and West Side avenue.
A petition for the improvement of
Franklin street with asphalt, from Pali-
sade avenue to Central avenue. was re-
ceived. 1t was signed by H Alters,
George Brackner, William Andre. Fred
erick w. Krebs and others.
1t was decided to improve Pavonia ave-
nue. with Belgian pavement between Mon
mouth and Brunswick streets. The sewer
constructed in Van Wagenen avenue was
accepted as complete. The Commissioners
decided to accept the private sewer in
Pavonia avenue, between Monmouth and
Brunswick streets, donated by taxpayers
The Street and Water Board yesterday
appointed John Monohan as a laborer at
the Pipe Yards to succeed John Delargy.
Monohan will receive SIS month.
Michael Kelly was appointed fireman
at High Service at a salary of $50
month to succeed Robert Knox, resigned.
The Street and Water Board yesterday
adopted resolution requesting the Board
of Finance for an appropriation of s21,
622 26 to pay for extra street lighting. The
Board of Finance allowed $4,000 for
street lighting this year. At the time the
Street and Water Board declared it would
be insufficient and urged a larger appro-
priation. The amount asked for yesterday
tt,<1
Commissioners had to Arig up at the re-
quest of taxpayers.
The ninth application for permission to
condemn lands for the laying of the new
water works in course of construction at
Boonton was received yesterday at the
meeting of the Street and Water Commis-
sioners and referred to the Corporation
Counsel. The lands in question are across
the Hackensack meadows The applica-
ton was made in the name of the Jersey
City Water Supply Company.
1t has been the custom of the Street
and Water Commissioners to charge every
taxpayer who was ordered to repair side
walks an assessment of twenty-five cents
In addition to the actual cost of the
work. The money so realized was used
to pay incidental expenses of the side
walk inspector. Yesterday the Commits
sioners adopted a resolution compelling
all taxpayers who are ordered to repair
their sidewalks to pay, in addition to the
actual cost of repairing, an assessment
of 81 instead of twenty-five cents, and
fee of fifty cents This money will be
used to pay the salary of the sidewalk
inspector. The Commissioners did this to
avoid having the sidewalk inspectors sal
ary placed in the-tax levy.