The Jersey City news., 1905-10-27


The report was accepted.
The Committee on Engineering and
Survey reported on claim Of James VIII
son. 50, as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Committee on Laws aud Ordi-
nancess reported onsclailps Of the Evening
\ Journal Association $li.IO. $11 40; the
Jersey City News, $1i.To.s $1l.70. as cor-
rect.
The ,cports we're accepted
The Committee on Printing and Sta
/ tionery reported on claim of the Jersey
/ City News, $40, as correct
The report was accepted.
NOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following:-
Resolved That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
! application in writing of Wisconsin
/ Jackson and others, presented to this
Board ON the 18th day of October, 1908,
| for the improvement of Oxford avenue,
between West Side avenue and Mallory
avenue, in accordance with the provisions
| of Chapter PIT of the Laws of 1895, be
and the same is hereby accepted by this
Board. which hereby declares its deter
mination to make said Improvement un-
less at or before the time for hearing in
relation thereto hereafter to be accorded
to parties in interest, a remOnstrance
shall be presented TO this Board signed
ly the owners of property liable to more
/ than one-half the assessment therefor
and that the Chief Engineer, with the
aid and assistance of the Bureau of Sur
yey, be and is hereby directed to make
and report to this Board specifications
describing the location and character of
such Improvement, together with an esti-
mate of the quantity and kind of exca-
/ vation and filling and amount of work to
be done aud of materials to be furnished
for the making and completion of the
said improvement, and that upon the
4 filing and adoption thereof the Clerk of
this Board shall advertise for proposals
for doing such work and furnishing such
! materials in manner and for the length
| OF time required by law.
Resolved. That permission be and is
hereby granted TO Joseph Hennemeyer
! to remove building now situate Block
Sl5. Lot 499, No. 131 Congress street. to
No. II Paterson street. the route to be
| taken i'll the removal of the same to be
along Congress street to Passaic avenue
and south through Passaic avenue to
Paterson street, and along which SAID
| route the process of removal must be
! proceeded with diligently and wholly re-
moved within fifteen Q5) days. else this
permission will cease to exist and the
building will be treated as an illegal OBJ
sTructlon on street, and provided that
the affected trolley and electric compan-
les shall have filed with the Clerk of the
Board statement that their rights have
been conserved. and when further report
has been made to that officer that no
shade trees will be destroyed or injured !;
provided there shall be first filed with
the Permit Clerk a certificate of the City
Collector that all taxes and assessments
ON property upon which said building is
situate have been paid, and like certifi-
cate from the Water Registrar that all
water rents and charges Nthereon have
been paid, and provided further that a
bond in the sum of FIVE hundred ($500}
dollars be first filed with the Permit
Clerk to indemnify the city and the pub
lie against ali damages that may be caus-
| ed by said removal, and further provided
that any and all local laws pertaining to
the removal of buildings shall be COM
piled with.
Resolved, That the portion of resolu-
tons heretofore passed by this Board
September 3, 1905, making provisional
award of contract TO Bernard Cannon
Tor construction of a sewer in Hudson
boulevard, McAdoo avenue etc., at SS
per cent. of the standard, and to Philip
Tumulty. Jr., for construction of sewer
in Hudson Boulevard, Manhattan ave-
nue.. ETC.. at S112 per cent, be transpos-
ed to read as follows:--Bernard Cannon,
Tor construction of sewer in Hudson
boulevard. Manhattan avenue, etc., at
% per cent. of the standard, and Philip
Tumulty. Jr. for construction of sewer
in Hudson Boulevard. McAdoo avenue,
ETC.. at S775 per cent. of the standard.
Resolved, That the report of the Com
: mjffpp Nfpaatc AZ
Application in writing of E. L. c. Young
and others, being more than fifty owners
OF property located within this city for
the widening and improving all that part
Of that certain street or thoroughfare in
this city known as Montgomery street,
which lies between the westerly side of
Hudson street and the westerly side of
Henderson street. by widening the same
to the width of ninety feet. by taking the
land therefor from the property lying
along the north side of said street and by
grading. paving. curbing and tagging the
same, in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1904 be
and the same is hereby accepted BY this
Board. which hereby declares that it fa-
yors the making of said Improvement.
and the said matter be and the same is
hereby referred to the Commissioners of
Assessment and Chief Engineer to make
a survey map and specifications of such
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in the part to be widened and improved.
and the lands adjoining to be taxen for
the purpose of widening such street or
thoroughfare, including the courses and
distances and the various improvements
and buildings through which the same
will pass. and also the names of the sew
eral owners of lands proposed to be
taken therefor, so far as the same can
be conveniently ascertained, and showing
the width of such street or thoroughfare.
together with preliminary estimate of
the amount of materials and work neces-
sary to carry or. the desired improve
ment, and report to and file the same
with this Board to the end that it NAV
be adopted End submitted to the Board
of Finance and his Honor, the Mayor, as
provided for in the act as aforecited.
Resolved. That the sewer heretofore
constructed under private auspices in
Wo0dlawn avenue, from about $50 feet
west of Ocean avenue to Van Cleef
street. be accepted as a private sewer for
the uses and benefits of the public. the
Chief Engineer having certified to this
Board that said sewer is sufficient for
the purposes intended
Resolved, That masons' licenses be and
are hereby granted to Joseph A. Garri-
son. VIM! P. Dalton. John Coppinger.
James D6dds, Charles II. Sulk. al n
Pasman, Robert II. Chambers, Robt. B.
Ingram. Jr.. William j. Murphy, Jas.
Tresouthwick. Edward Colbert, Geo. w.
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