The Jersey City news., 1906-11-09

Regular mtetlng of the Boaru Of
Street and Water Commissioners, held on
Wednesday, October "A, 1906, at ten
thirty o'clock a. n.
Present. Commissioners Berry, hnox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Haucx.
On motion d recess was taken until
l.30 o'clock T. NJ.
On reassembnng, all the members OF
the Board We're present.
On motion, the reading Of the minutes
OF regular meeting hid on Monday, Oe-
/ tobr -, 1906, was dispensed with, and
they We're approved as engrossed.
1 PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS
From ohm NJ. Hughes Sons Co..:
Requesting permission to reomye
frame building from 4S3 Central avenue
! tozl93 Cambridge avenue.
from same party
Kequesting permission to remove frame
building from 125 Fleet street to 80
st. Paurs avenue.
From same party
Requesting permission to remove frame
building from 317 Hoboken avenue to
south side of Washburn street.
| From same party
Requesting permission to remove frame
building from 275 Grove street to Mercer
\ street, east of Merseles street.
From ohm Arata and others:---
requesting privilege 0 tlay 12-inch
/ dain in Ogden avenue (Lots Is and 19)
to connect with main sewer on Ogden
avenue, distance of about 80 feet.
| IRON Samuel Cochrane:
Looking to the stopping of drainage
| water from flowing on his property at
Randolph avenue and Central RR. of
n. j.
| From Summit Republican Club
| Requesting the privilege of erecting a
temporary wooden platform at Baldwin
and Summit avenuesai iesa 9e9
From Joseph Anderson. n..A a8i aefa 4
Requesting that thee bearda ssist in the
| proposed repairing Of Paterson avenue,
IN conjunction with Township of North
| Bergen.
rom Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, per 3. W. Mulford, Suppl
Requesting permission to lay under
| ground conduits on Exchange place,
| Montgomery street and Newark avenue.
From Jersey City Land Company,
per W. H. Brown, Secretary and Treas
urer:-
Making inquiry as to the torn lip pave
ment in front of 5S5 Communipay av-
! enue.
| rF0m Ii. e. Price -:
! Calling attention to the congested con-
dition of three sewer basins a tLeonard
stree and Nelson avenue.
| From 0. A. Lembeek
| GEOGRE WHITE COMPANY INC.
| Requesting la brkeon manhole cover be
replaced 131 Lembeck avenue.
From Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brew
| ing Company
I'D
| 18th and Henderson streets
| From United States Fidelity and Guar
| anty Company
Acknowledging receipt Of commun1ca-
| tion as to contract with Warner-Q -Quinlan
| Company.
From William H. Wolfe:-
| Requesting permission to extend bay
| windows. on building situate at N. w.
corner of Ocean and Fulton avenues.
| From Charles H. Nicoll:-
Inquiring fany official action had
been taken in regard to matter contained
| in communication of SeptemeDr %, 1905.
From George H. Frew.-
Petitioning for permission to exend bay
windows in building. suae a No. 646
| Communipaw avenue.
Received and referred to the Commit
| tee on Streets and Sewers.
From tTenh Ward Improvement AS
sociation, per nation Bicycle. Secretary:
Calling attention to stone wall in Old
from Central to Summit avenues, at
south end
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Pumping and Reservoirs.
From Lehigh valleyiR. r. Co., per
/ S. W. Kapp, Division Engineer:
Calling attention ia break in the To-
4lo
| Jersey avenue.
From Francis A. Whitehill:-
Petitioning for eht return of SIS for
overpayments Of water rents for years
! 1905 1906.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Assessments and Extensions.
From Charles A. Van Keuren, CAlef
A.agIDeer:-
rendering his resignation as Chief En-
gineer, to take effect on December l.,
| 1906.
Received, and on motion, accepted as
| rendered.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
I'rem the Board of Finance
transmitting resolution passed by said
: Board, October II, 1906, and approved
by the Mayor October p, 1906.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Sree and Naetr
Commissioners, Ocobter 1, 1906, as toll
lows, TO witt
Awarding nto Charles O'Neill, the con-
tract for the construction of 1S-inch Wit
rified pipe sewer in BOstwiek avenue
from point 100 feet east of Bergen
avenue to jackson avenue and in Jack
son avenue a 247inch brick sewer to con-
meet with the sewer at jackson avenue
and Grant avenue also a l5-inch Yitri-
| fed pipe sewer In Bostwick avenue from
a point 1870 feet east of Jackson avenue
to Jackson avenue, 15-inch vitrified
i pipe sewer in jackson avenue from
/ point 95 feet south of Bostwick avenue
| to Bostwick avenue.
Estimated cost. S6,441.27; on city,
$9.02.
From the same Board -
Transmitting resolution passed by said
| Board October II, 1906, and approved by
| the Mayor, October % 1906.
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
| hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
| Water Comm ssioners, October 1, 1906,
| as follows, to Wit:
Awarding TO p. McMenamin the con-
/ tract for the Improvement or Bostwiek
| avenue, between jackson avenue and
/ Bergen avenue.
Estimated cost, sa,7s9.30; on coty,
4 $63.o0
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