The Jersey City news., 1906-10-03

Co OF n. ] be and is hereby requested
to rebuild the bridge across the Newark
and New York Branch Of said Company
at Ocean avenue.
Resolved, That Canal street, between
the south side Of Woodward street ard
johnson Avenue, be and is hereby declars
ea public thoroughfare.
Resolved. That the contractor John
Nolan for the improvement of Rose aves
nue.. etc, be and is hereby notified to put
in proper condition the intersection 81
Rose avenue and AfcAdoo avenue within
5 days from the date Of passage Of this
resolution.
Whereas, As a result of the solieita.
tion for proposals for the Improvement Of
Van Nostrand avenue, from Ocean ave.
nue. TO Garfield avenue, Dut one proposal
was submitted namely, that Of Henry
Byrne for 1867 of the standard;
Resolved, That said proposal be reject
ed and that the Clerk of this Board be
directed to re-advertise for proposals foI
said Improvement.
Resolved, That the proposal hereto-
fore received fer the furnishing Of
horses to Municipal Street Cleaning De-
partment be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised specifca-
tions presented by the Chief Engineer en-
tnls date for the furnishing of hO-sss
LOT use III pEOpJSCu AuNiCipdl s1tfeSL
ClesnEg DEPARTMENT be and are hereby
adopted and ordered filed ond the Clerk
Of this Board directed to re7adyertise for
proposals in conformity Herewith.
Resolved, That the proposal heret0fors
received July 16, 1906, for the general re
pains to naeadam roads which said pro-
posti was submitted by John Nolan. be
an Is hereby rejected and the Clark of
this Board authorized TO readyertise for
proposals for the work and materials
co1nprehended
Whereas, On the the 26th day Of
March, 1905, application was made to
this Board for the Improvement Of Cor
lunlbia avenue between Zabriskie street
aud 4horne street by paving the roadway
! with Belgian block pavement etc, on the
basis Of which application proposals were
solicited and received and a provisional
award of contract made therefore; and
Whereas, On the basis Of such pr0vis-
lonal award of contract a preliminary
map was prepared and filed and a 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 inn
preyement purporting to be signed by
| the owners of property liable to mOre
than one-haif the assessment therefore,:
Resolved, That all action heretofre
taken en- the basis of such petition be
reconsidered and rescinded, and all pro-
| posais heretofore received in said con-
nectlen be rejected. and that all further
/ action on the basis of said petition cease.
Resolved, That the contract for the i'm
proyement OF McAdoo avenue from
| Hudson Boulevard to Spring street. con-
1 formally to the provisions of Chapter
III OF the Laws of 1895, be awarded TO
/ Van keuren d Son al the prices named
IN its bid. namely. 93 $40 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 reInonstrance against
the said improvement shall be presented
| to the Board of Street and Water Com
mlssionefs signed by the owners of prop
| erty liable to more than one-half the as
sessn1ent 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 Rle in the
| office of the Clerk of this Board a pre-
Iiminary sketch based upon this award
| OF contract and showing the amount of
materials estimated as necessary to conn.,
! 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 a sewer in Merseles
/ street from points 10 feet north of Third
street and 95 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 bid
der for the whole work. unless at or be-
fore 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.
missioners signed by the owners Of props
| 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
ment; and
/ Resolved, That the Commissioners Of
| Assessment, Win the a1d and assistance
of the Bureau of survey, be and are here
by directed to make and file in the Office
of the Clerk of this Board preliminary
4 sketch based upon this award Of contract
and showing the amount Of materials es-
tinated as necessary to complete said
Improvement. the probable total cost Of
said Improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed on property spec
4 tally benefited thereby, and that when
said map shall have been so prepared and
fled the Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to give such public notice Of
hearing 10 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 18th day of September, 1906. for the
improvement of Columbia avenue. be-
4 tween Zabriskie street and Thorlle 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 It's deter
mination to make said improvement, UNI
less at or before the time for hearing in
| relation thereto hereafter to be accorded
to parties in interest a renon Stranee
| shall be presented to this Board signed
by the owners of property liable to more
I than one-haf the assessment therefor, or
I If in the opinion Of this Board n sufficient