The Jersey City news., 1906-10-10

at Ocean avenue.
Resolved, That Canal street, between
the south side Of Woodward street and
johnson ave.<Se, be and is hereby declar-
ed a p6blis sa6roughfare
Resolved, That the contractor John
Nolan1 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 passage Of this
resolution
Whereas, As result of the solieita-
tiGn 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-
partment be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised speciica-
tons presented by the Chief Engineer on
tais 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
of this Board directed to re-adyertise for
proposals in conformity Herewith.
Resolved, That the proposal hereSofors
received July 16. 1906, for the general re-
pairs to IiacaGam roads which said pro-
posai was submitted by John Nolan, he
an IS hereby rejected and the Clerk OF
this Board authorized to readvertise for
proposals for the work and materials
comprehended
Whereas, On the the 26th day Of
March, 1906, application was made to
thls Board for the Improvement of CO.
lunlhla avenue between Zabriskie street
aud Thcrne street by paving the roadway
with Belgian block pavement etc.,T on the S
basis OF which application proposals were
solicited and received and praYisionai
award Of contract made therefore,; end
/. Whereas, On the basis of such provis-
lonal award of contract 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
pfcvemenr purporting to be signed by
the owners Of property liable to more
than one-haif the assessment therefore;
Resolved, That all action heretofre
nGftfFnn
reconsidered and rescinded, and all pro-
posals heretofore received in said con.
neetien be rejected and that AL 1ug.aer
action on the basis of said petition cease.
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
provement of McAdoo avenue. from
Hudson Boulevard to Spring street. con-
formally to the provisions of Chapter
217 of the Laws of 1885. be awarded to
IA N SAn nf n
IN its bid, namely, SO 9-10 per cent. of
the standard, it being the lowest bidder
for the whole work, unless at or before
the time to be fixed to hear parties in
relation thereto a remonstrance against
the SAID improvement shall be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com
m1ssloners 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-
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 no4
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
street and 30 feet south of Newark ave-
nue. to Fourth street, and in 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 Tumulty at the prices
named in his bid. namely, 107 per cent.
of the standard, he being the lowest bids
der for the whole work. unless at or be-
fore the time to be fixed to hear parties
ID relation thereto q remonstrance against
the said Improvement shall be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners signed by the owners of props
5erty 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
VI tltC DuA eau VI AotA f6g. bG anu are mere
by directed to make and file in the Office
of the Clerk of this Board a 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 Gl%K 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
heretofore cited.
Resolved. That 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 17th day of September. 1866. for the
improvement of Columbia avenue, be-
tween Zabriskie street and Thorne street.
in accordance with the provisions OF
Chapter PIT of the Laws of 1895, be and
the same is hereby accepted by this
Board, which hereby declares its deter
lnination 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 reInonStrance
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
sraseon has not been presented for stop
ping said Improvement and that the
Chief Engineer, with the aid and assist