The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-29
Asphalt Canno. Be Put On
Nevssk Avenue Until the
Vrieus Companies Are
Bene R.ppsallt Up
gcava.i0 MpEDE WORK
POLICE REGULATIONS REGARD
ING THE DUMPING OF MATER
IAI.s ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTS
TO RAPID PROGREss-MER-
CHANTS BLAMED.

at yesterdays meeting of the Street
and Water Board the appended commu-
nication embodying a letter from the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company was re-
ceiyed id connection with the complaints
of the merchants along Newark avenua
concerning the dust nuisance. The re-
cent downfalls of lain have dampened
chants declared at conference recently
held in the Mayors office when Colonel
Hine. of the Public Service Corporation,
declared that the company was ready TO
Sprinkle the avenue, but thought that
under the present conditions such a pro-
cedure would orly create a lot of mud
holes. AT that conference the present
conditions were put up to the Public Ser.
vice Corporation for ripping up the ave-
nue. for the entire length of the improve
ment-from Warren street to Brunswick
street-instead of proceeding block by
block. The Public Service Corporation
Is obliged 70 raise the grade of its tracks
to carry out the improvements now nnder
way. AT the same conference the Barber
Asphalt Company. which has the con-
tract for asphalting the avenue. came in
for some censure from the merchants.
The communication received yesterday
was from the Citys Chief Engineer.
Charles A. Van Keuren. In his COM
munication Mr.. Van keuren said
81 have notified the Public Service
Corporation, who control the Gas Com
pany as well as the Railway Company,
to facilitate this matter at the earliest
possible moment"
The letter embodied in the Chief En-
gineer's communication was signed by
George F. Bracket, District Manager Of
the Barber Asphalt Company. It reads
as follows
''Al.. C. A. Van Keuren. Chief Engineer.
Jersey City
"Dear Strive are again interrupted
Gas Company. 1t was only this morn
ing that We noticed a large excavation
being made directly under the elevated
structure of the Pennsylvania Railroad
We would ask that you make an effort
to have this excavation closed at once,
as it will interfere with the completion
of that block lying between Grove and
Henderson streets. We also regret to
call your attention to the fact that we
have not been permitted to dump mate
rials on the south side of Newark ave-
nue. as it became necessary through the
progress of the work. The storekeepers
end property owners have influenced the
Chief Of the Police Department to place
two officers on the street with the idea
Of controlling the situation, making us
pleasure We will call your attention ~
a para graph il our contract for the paw
ing Of Newark avenue, which allows US
the right to close one block, or blocks.
between intervening streets on which we
may be at work. We have no desire to
interfere with the merchants on Newark
avenue, but they must also understand
taRe VIC ave certain rights which must
be reay4esed # the Public Service Cor
paration can arrange to ehunt their cars
to the south track for couple Of days
we can finish the portion of Newark ave
saus !ytng between Warren and Grove
nns lyiag between Warren and Grove
stfesss, without interfering With the
ner.h side os The street. Will you Kindly
give .ais mat tier your attention and see
il tasre s not sone way that We can be
hei-ed laatsad of being hampered?"