The Jersey City news., 1905-01-25

hereby foucufS IN the I0uOW1ug F6SOiu-
tion adopted by the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners Dec. -, 1904, to
witt
That S106, ,S46.4o be paid to Jersey
City Water Supply CO. for water deliver
ed to Jersey City. Aug 80 to Nov. %,
1904 claim No 1875.
Charge Water Account, P. & r.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board December 21, 1904, and approved
by the Mayor December 81. 1904
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby cencurs in the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners December II,
1904 to Wit
That $366.75 be paid Bernard Cannon,
on account of contract No. 1854, for inn
proyement of the unused portion of the
reservoir Site
Charge this Fund
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by the
Board December q, 1904, and approved
by the Mayor December 27, 1904
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners December II,
1904, to witt
That $62.50 be paid to NJ. Brown, for
services as laborer, improvement unused
portion of reservoir site, 25 days, No
venlber, 1904, at $3.50, claim No. 5S7
Charge Special Appropriations, this
Item.
Received and ordered fled.
From George T. Record, Corporation
Counsel
To the Honorab bic Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of Jersey City
Gentlemen: In reply to a resolution
passed by your Board on November 21,
1904, requesting my opinion as to the
legal right of your Board to give consid-
Grafton to remonstrances TO the making
of aSsesSable Improvements, presented
after the advertised hearing was held, /
have to say
That am of the opinion that if no ac-
mon was taken. by your Board on the
day of the hearing and thereafter remon-
strances were filed before any further ae-
tion was taken by your Board, your
Board is bound to consider the said re-
monstrances as though they had been fled
upon the day of the advertised hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE L. RECORD,
Corporation Counsel
Dated December 81, 1904.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Commissioners Of Assess
ment -
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners in and for Jersey
City, N. u:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, Com
missi0ners of Assessments, respectfully
ask your Honorable Body to cause the
following change to be made on the pre-
Eminary map for the opening of Wood
lawn avenue between Bergen avenue and
Hudson Boulevard, viz
The lot number designation, for Com
missioners No. I, Block 1880, schedule
No. /. should read part Of IA instead Of
13 and part of IA, as shown on said map.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES MERKER,
CHARLES G.. SIEBERT.
THOMAS f. MURRAY.
Commissioners Of Assessments.
Dated. Jersey City, December 21, A. D.,
1904
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From the Water Assessor
Submitting list of additions and can
celltions, Water Registers, week ending
December 26, 1904.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Assessments and Extensions.
FROM THE CLERK:
Jersey City, December 27. 1904.
Hon. Board of Street and Water Com
missioners:-
conference.-the Commissioners Of As
sessments have fled with me on this a.. tie
their final assessment map and report for
the Improvement of Duncan avenue, be-
TIVE West Side avenue and Nunda
avenue.
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. L. BOUTON,
Clerk.
Received and ordered filed
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported on GER
tifcates in favor Of
Washburn Bros Co, $17655. on ac.
count of contract No. 1434.
J. Roosevelt Stanley. $1,000, on ac.
count Of contract No. 1861.
Henry Byrne, So, 1888, on account OF
contract No. 1860
From the same Officer:--
TO the Honorable Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners
Gesrtlemen:-l have prepared plans
for the relief of Ravine Road. HobokeI
avenue and Division street outlet sewers
| by discharging in the Hudson River al
/ the foot of Thirteenth street.
| Have also prepared a second plan dis.
! charging in the Hudson River at ths
foot Of Eighteenth street. The Eigh,
/ teenth street outlet is near mouth of Old
/ Mill Creek.
Min Greek being tide water stream
| or old water course, it would seem tina,
we have legal rights to utilize said water
| course without appealing to the railroad
company for any easement or title fol
! sewage purposes.
While there are Instructions. portions
/ Of creek being filed in, yet there wa,
never q legal vacation or abandonment