The Jersey City news., 1906-10-09

at OEgdu avenue.
Resolved, That Canal street, between
the south side Of Woodward street aud
Johnson avenue, be aud Is hereby declaT-
ed q public thoroughfare.
Resolved, That the contractor John
Nolaf) for the Improvement Of Rose ave-
nue., etc, be and is hereby notified TO put
in proper condition the intersection Of
Rose avenue and McAdoo avenue within
5 days from the date Of assage Of this
resolution.
Whereas. As d 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 1061a of the standard;
Resolved, That said proposal be reject
ed and that the Clerk Of this Board be
directed to re-adyertise for proposals foE
said improvement
Resolved, That the proposal hsreto-
fore received for the furnishing of
horses to Municipal Street Cleaning De-
partment be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised specifca-
tons presented by the Chief Engineer on
tnis date for the furnishing of horses
for use in proposed Municipal Street
Cleaning Department be and are hereby
adopted and ordered filed ond the Clerk
~ tAA4,9 1Cp0Ah At1ftSS0 " ASTth4f u tAoI 1OA
proposals in conformity Herewith.
Resolved, That the proposal heretofore
received July 16, 1906, for the general re-
pairs to macaGa,n roads which said pro-
posai was submitted by John Nolan, he
an IS hereby rejected and the CLERK OF
this Board authorized to readyeTtise for
proposals for the work and materials
comprehended
Whereas, On the the 26th day OF
March, l9O6, application was made to
thls Board for the Improvement of CO.
lumbia avenue between Zabriskie street
aud Thorne street by paving the roadway
with Belgian block pavement etc. on the
BASIS Of which application proposals were
solicited and received and a PROVISIONAL
award of contract made therefore; and
Whereas, On the basis of such provis-
1Onal award of contract a preliminary
map was prepared and fled and hear
ing duly accorded thereon to all parties in
interest which said hearing was held on
the 10th day of September. 1906. and
there having been presented to this Board
objections against the making of said i'm
preyenent purporting to be signed by
the owners Of property liable to more
tian ofie-half the assessment therefore;
Resolved That all action he-etof~e
taken on the basis of such petition be
reeonsidered and reseinded, and all pro-
posais heretofore received in said cons
neetlen be rejected, ana tAat a.. 4ar. .ier
action on the basis of said petition cease.
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
| prOvement of MeAdoo avenue frem
Hudson Boulevard to Spring street. con-
| formally to the provisions of Chapter
~ OF the Laws of 1895, be awarded to
Van heuren & Son at the prices named
in its bid, namely, 90 $40 per cent. of
the standard, it being the lowest bidder
| for the whole work, unless at or before
the time to be liked to hear parties in
relation thereto a remonstrance against
| the SAID improvement shall be presented
| to the Board of Street and Water Com
mlssioners signed by the owners of prop
erty liable to more than one-half the as
| sessment therefor, of if in the opinion of
| this Board sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said improve
ment; and
Resolved, That the Commissioners OF
| Assessment, with the aid and assistance
| of the Bureau of Survey, be and are
! hereby directed to make and file in the
| office of the Clerk of this Board a pre-
| liminaFy sketch based upon this award
of contract and showing the amount of
materials estimated as necessary to COM
plete said improvement, the probable
| total cost OF said improvement, and the
| probable amount TO be assessed on prop
erty specially benefited thereby, and thst
when said map shall have been so p1
| pared and filed the Clerk of this Boara
is hereby directed to give such public no.
| tice of hearing to be thereafter given
| thereon as is required by the provision
| of the act heretofore cited
Resolved, That the contract for the
construction of a sewer in Merseles
| street. from points 10 feet north of Third
street and 50 feet south Of Newark ave
nue. to Fourth street. and Ia Fourth
| street. from Merseles street to and con-
meeting with the sewer at Brunswick
street, conformably to the provisions of
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, be
awarded TO Philip Tumnltv at the prices
named in his bid, namely. 10T per cent.
of the standard, he being the lowest bid
der for the whole work, unless at or be-
fore the time to be fixed to hear parties
IN relation thereto rem0nstrance against
the said Improvement shall be presented
| to the Board of Street and Water COM
! missioners signed by the owners of prop
! erty liable to more than one-half the as
| sesSment therefor, or if in the opinion of
this Board sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said improve
| ment and
Resolved. That the Commissioners OF
| Assessment with the aid and assistance
of the Bureau of survey be and are here
| by directed to make and file in the office
OF lue 'Olefk OF InlS BOdfu preliminary
| sketch based upon this award of contract
and showing the amount of materials es-
timated as necessary to complete said
Improvement, the probable total cost of
said Improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed on property spec
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 of
hearing to be thereafter given thereon as
is required by the provision of the act
1 heretofore cited.
Resolved That the report of the Com
n1ittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of Edward Allen
! and others, presented to this Board on
the 18th day of September, 1906. for the
improvement of Columbia avenue, be-
tween Zabriskie street and Thorne street.
/ in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 21T 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 I'M
less at or before the time for hearing in
relation thereto hereafter to be accorded
| to parties III interest renionstrance
shall be presented to this Board signed
! by the owners of property liable to more
| than one-half 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
ance Of the Bureau of Survey, be aud is
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