The Jersey City news., 1906-10-05


Resolved, That Canal street. between
the south side of Woodward street ard
Johnson avenue, be and is hereby decl&l-
ed y public thoroughfare
Resolved. That the contractor John
Nolan for the improvement Of Rose ave
nue., etc. be and IS hereby notified to put
ia proper condition the inSersectic4 ~
Rose avenue and AfcAd0o avenue 7vstElr
8 days from the date Of passage Of tAts
resolution
Whereas. As a result Of the solicita-
tion for proposals for the improvement of
Van Nostrand avenue, from Ocean ave
nue. to Garfield avenue, but one proposal
was submitted namely. that Of Henry
Byrne for 1061s of the standard;
Resolved, That said proposal be reject
ed and that the Clerk of this Board be
directed to Fe-advertise for proposals for
said Improvement.
Resolved, That the, proposal hereto
fore received for the furnishing Of
horses TO Municipal Street Cleaning De-
partment be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised speeiaca-
tiohs presented by the Chief Engineer on
tais date for the furnishing Of horses
for use IN proposed Municipal Street
Cleaning l3euartment be and are hereby
adopted and ordered filed ond the Clerk
Of this Board directed to re-advertise for
proposals in conformity herewith.
Resolved. That the proposal here1ofore
received duly 16 1906, for the general re
pairs to lnacacasn roads which said pro-
posai Was submitted by JOHN Nolan. te
an is hereby rejected and the Clerk Of
this Board authorized to readyeftise fer
proposals for the work and materials
c0lnprehenled
Whereas, On the the 26th day oe
March, 1906, application was made 70
this Beard for the Improvement Of Co
iunlbla avenue between Zabriskie street
aud Inorne street by paving the roadway
Wlta Belgian block pavement etc, On the
basis OF which application proposals ware
solicited anG received and a proyisionai
award Of contract made therefore; and
Whereas, On the basis of such pr0yis-
ional award oZ contract a preliminary
map was prepared and filed and hear
ing duly accorded thereon to all parties n
interest which said hearing was held on
the 10Th day of September, 1865, and
there having been presented to this Board
objections against the making Of said I'M
preVement Purporting to be signed by
the owners Of property liable to more
than OHe-haif the assessment therefore,:
Resolved, That all action heretofre
taken On the basis of such petition be
reconsideTed and rescinded, and all pre-
posals heretofore received in said CON
nection be rejected, and that all fuffher
action on the basis of said petition rease
Resolved, That the contract for the ia
proyement of McAdoo avenue. fran
Hudson Boulevard to Spring street, con-
formally to the provisions of Chabter.
III Of the Laws of 1895, be awardedcso
Van heureh d Son at the prices named
in Its bid, namely, SO $40 per cent. ofs
the standard, it being the lowest bida err
tor the whole work, unless at or befegee
the time to be fixed to hear parties ips
relation thereto a remonstrance against
the said improvement shall Be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners signed by the owners of pf6p-.s
erty liable to more than one-half the aS-
seSsment therefor. of if in the opinion ef
this Board a sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said imprevez
ment; and
Resolved, That the Commissioners e9
Assessment with the aid and assistance
Of the Bureau of Survey, be a4k aSe
hereby directed to make and file Eh tie
office Of the Clerk of this Board q slss
! llninaFy sketch based upon this steAreH
of contract and showing the ametnE Of
materials estimated as necessary 10 ee
pfete said Improvement the prdb&blAs
total cost Of said improvement and th6
probable amount to be assessed on prop
erty specially benefited thereby, aud thaF
when said map shall have been 30 lss,-
pared and filed the Clerk of this Fea<A
is hereby directed to give such public n6E
tice of hearing to be thereafter giNah
thereon as is required by the provision
of the act heretofore cited.
Resolved. That the contract far elas
construction OF a sewer IN Ms$elS
street, from points 10 feet north of Ybia
street and 95 feet south of Newark
nue. to Fourth street, and in
street, from Merseles street to and
meeting with the sewer at Bruns
street, coFformably to the progisicS I'll
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1Ses&
awarded TO Philip Tumnlty at the kS9s
named in his bid, namely, 10T per eSas.
of the standard, he being the lowest tsas
der for the whole work, unless at eg. bEss
fore the time to be fixed to hear parss
in relation thereto remonsrance aEarf
the said improvement shall be preseRe@&
to the Board of Street and Water Cen&
missioners signed by the owners of prN}s5
erty liable to more than one-half the ass
sessment therefor, or if in the opinioA az
this Board a sufficient reason has h5%
heen presented for stopping said hnproF
Snent; and
Resolved, That the Commissioners az
Assessment, with the aid aud assistance
of the Bureau Of survey, be.and are lreks-
BY directed to make and file IN the ofeioe
of the Clerk Of this Board preliminAfE
sketch based upon this award of contracts
and showing the amount Of materials ss-
timated as necessary to complete said
Improvement, the probable total cost Is
said Improvement and the probahsH
amount 10 be assessed on property speS-
tally benefited thereby, and that when
said map shall have been so prepared and
filed the Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to give such public notice ef
hearing to be thereafter given thereon as
is required by the provision of the act
heretofore cited
Resolved. That the report of the Com
nlittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
applica tion in writing of Edward Allen
the 1Tth day of September. 1906. for the
improvement of Goluiabia avenue, be-
tween Zabriskie street and Thorne street.
in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1885, 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
by the owners of property liable to more
than one-haf the assessment therefor, or
if in the opinion of this Board sufficient
raseon has not been presented for stop
ping said improvement. and that the
Chief Engineer, with the aid and assist
anee of the Bureau Of Survey, be and is