The Jersey City news., 1906-10-08

dHu NGW AOFk DrAHcA OF Sdi0 Company
at Ocean avenue.
Resolved, That Canal street, between
the south side Of Woodward street and
johnson avenue, be and Is hereby deelar-
ed a public thoroughfare.
Resolved, That the contractor {JohR
Nolan 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
3 days from the date OF passage OF this
resolution
Whereas, As a result Of the solicita-
ton 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 1862 of the standard;
Resolved, That said proposal be reject
ed and that the Clerk Of this Board be
directed to re-advertise for proposals for
said Improvement.
Resolved, That the proposal hereto
fore received for the furnishing Of
horses to Municipal Street Cleaning De-
partfnent be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised specifea-
tons presented by the Chief Engineer on
ta's date for the furnishing OF horses
for nse in proposed Municipal Street
ClesniEg DEPARTMENT be and are hereby
adopted and ordered filed ond the Clerk
of this Board directed to re-advertise fog
proposals in conformity Herewith.
Resolved. That the proposal heres3foFo
received July 16 1906, for the general re-
| pairs to macadam roads which said pro-
posat was submitted by John Nolan, he
an IS hereby rejected and the Clerk OF
this Board authorized to readvertise fer
proposals for the work and materials
comprehended.
Whereas. On the the 26th day of
March, 1905, application was made to
| this Beard for the Improvement of Co
lunibia avenue between Zabriskie street
and Thorne street by paving the roadway
9yittehselgiaD block pavement etc, On the
BASIS OF which application proposals were
| solicited and received and a provisioneI
| award Of contract made therefore; and
! Whereas, On the basis of such provis-
/ ional 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, 1905, and
there having been presented TO this Board
I objections against the making of said i'm
pfcvement purporfing to be signed by
the owners Of property liable to more
than one-half the assessment therefore:
Resolved That III see;an s-s+,r-~
t9ANh tI lHC p0SlS OI SUCH O6L1LlOM ~
+ reconsidered and rescinded. and all pro-
I posals heretofore received in said cons
| necten be Rejected, and that All TURNER
! acton on the basis of said petition cease.
Resolved, That the contract for the in-
proyement of McAdoo avenue, from
Hudson Boulevard to Spring street, con-
formally to the provisions of Chapter
III of the Laws of 1895, be awarded to-.
Van keuren & Son at the prices nameda
IN its bid, namely, 93 $40 per cent. of
the standard, it being the lowest bidder,
for the whole work, unless at or beforeI
the time to be fixed to hear parties mi
/ relation thereto remonstranee against.
the said improvement shall be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com,
mlssloners signed by the owners Of prop
erty liable to more than one-haf 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 arc
hereby directed to make and file in the
office of the Clerk of this Board a pre-.
liminary 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 that
when said map shall have been so pre-
pared and filed the Clerk of this Board
| 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 sewer in Merseles
street, from points 10 feet north of Third
Il Elz
nueNto Fourth street, and in Fourth
street, from Merseles street to. and COM
Meeting with the sewer at Brunswick
street, conformably to the provisions OF
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1896, be
awarded to Philip Tumulty. at the prices
named in his bid, namely. 107 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 remonstrance 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 a sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said improve-
nent; and
! Resolved, That the Commissioners OF
Assessment, with the aid and assistance
of the Bureau of survey, be and are here
of the Clerk of this Board a preliminary
sketch based upon this award of contract
and showing the amount of ma aterials 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. aud that when
said map shall have been so prepared and
filed the Clerk of this Board is hereby
i directed TO give such public notice OF
hearing to be thereafter given thereon as
is required by the provision Of the act
heretofore cited.
Resolved. Taat the report of the Com
mittee 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 oS
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, be ana
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 moro
4 than one-hah the assessment therefor, or
if in the opinion of this Board a sufficient
raseon has not been presented for step
4 ping said Improvement, and that the
Chief Engineer with the aid and assist
Il aptn of the bureau of Survey hp and ia