The Jersey City news., 1906-12-10

The Committee on Engineering and
Survey reported on certificates of the
Chief Engineer in favor of the follow
ing
r. NJ. Vile $25.4o, on account of con
tract No. 1547. sS
Also on claim of:--Union Printing Co.,
S32.7 10, as correct.
The reports were accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the foRowing:-
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of T. D. Mills and
others, presented to this Board on the
18th day of November, 1906, for the
construction of an Is" vitrifed pipe
sewer in Rock street, from a point 10
feet south of Summit avenue, to con-
meet with the sewer in Baldwin avenue
at Rock street in accordance with the
of 1895, be and the same is hereby
accepted by this Board, which hereby
declares its determination to make said
improvement, unless at or before the
time for hearing in relation thereto
hereafter to be accorded to parties in in
terest a renonstrance shall be presented
to this Board signed by the owners Of
assessment therefor, or if in the opinion
of this Board a sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said i'm
provement, and that the Chief Engineer,
with the aid and assistance of the Bur
eau of Survey be and is hereby directed
to make and report to this Board specii-
cations describing the location and char
acter of such Improvement, together with
an estimate of the quantity and kind of
excavation and filling and amount of
work to be done and of the materials
to be furnished for the making and COM
pletion OF the said improvement and that
upon the fling and adoption thereof the
Clerk of this Board shall advertise for
proposals for doing such work and fur
nishing such materials in manner and
for the length of time required by law.
Resloved, That the Corporation Coun-
sci be and is hereby requested to advise
this Board as to its legal right to cause
the removal of coal shute now existing
and overhanging on West Newark ave-
nue. adjoining the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Resolved, That an extension of time
of IS days be and is hereby granted to
the contractor for the completion Of Ok
ford avenue, from West Side avenue to
Mallory avenue, (Uyalde Asphalt Paving
Coz said contractor having petitioned
for such extension and the Chief Engi-
neer having approved of same.
Whereas. the Chief Engineer has re-
ported to this Board that the contractor
for the improve enent of G eenville ave-
nue. between Hudson Boulevard and
Roman avenue is and has been unnces-
sarily delaying the work thereon:
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
be directed to officially notify said con-
tractor and his bondsmen that unless the
work on said contract is proceeded with
diligently to completion and to the salts
faction of this Board, that the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers viii be author
izsd to complete same and that the city
will hold the said contractor and bonds
men for the excess cost thereof.
Resolved, That an extension of 40
days be and is hereby granted to the con-
tractor for the improvement of Sixteenth
street, from Grove street to Jersey ave-
nue. philip Tumulty) said contractor
having petitioned for such extension and
the Chief Engineer having approved of
same.
Resolved, That 81 900 be paid to Pat
rick Connolly, on account of contract
No. 1887, for reconstruction and con-
struction Of a relief sewer in Newark
avenue, from Summit avenue to Ger
mania avenue, in Gerrnania avenue to
Van Wrinkle avenue, in Van Winkle
avenue to Tonneie avenue
Charge Special Appropriation, this
improvement.
Resolved, That the specifications pre-
sented by the Chief Engineer on fbis
date for the improvement of Court House
Place. between Oakland avenue and RI aId-