The Jersey City news., 1906-05-08
WANTS To LEASE
The SOUTH COVE.
Robert Davis Applies to the
Street and Water Board
for Twenty-Five Years
Possession
RENTAL $4,000 ANNUALLY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE
WATER FRONT TO REVERT TO
THE CITY - APPOINTMENTS
Made.

THE CITY - APPOINTMENTS
Made.
At yesterdays meeting of the Street
and Water Board communication was
seceiyed from Robert Davis applying for
g twenty-five years lease of the South
Cove Basin at the foot of Henderson
street. It is understood that several 9TH
er well-known local business men and
manufacturers are associated with Mr..
Davis in a venture to construct docks
and piers and otherwise improve this
valuable piece of city property that has
been idle for SO many years. Mr.. Davis's
offer to the City was $4,000 a year. to
be paid in quarterly installments in ad-
vance, and that after the expiration of
ths lease the permanent Improvements,
along with the basin. is TO revert TO the
CITY.
The Board made number of appoint
nents Frederick Pansing, Jr., was ap-
pointed a draughtsman in the engineer
hg bureau at $1,3o0 a year. George
Stanton was appointed inspector of the
Improvement of old abandoned reservoir
1t Central. Summit and Manhattan ave-
~ = Tod sz,Nn
playground. Stanton succeeds Robert
Weir, who resigned. The other three ap-
pointments we're Richard Herbert in
frtor of the Improvement of Wayne
etceet. from Fremont street to Cornell
ION avenue; Daniel J. AIuligan, as in
soector of the Improvements of Tenth
f.reet, between Jersey avenue and Mon
nouth street. and John Madden. as in
Bpecsor of the Third street Improvement.
The salary Of the inspectors on the vari-
rus improvements was fixed at SO per
lay for each day they will be actually
employed.
The contract for the proposed sewer
b Neptune avenue, seaview avenue,
Winfield avenue and Hudson Boulevard
was awarded to the contracting firm of
J. H. & R. Shannon at 9S7s per cent.
IF the standard cost. It is estimated
that the sewer will cost about e31 ,619,
II which the city at large will pay 3d.
s89.
The Board of Finance was asked to set
lside $1,000 for repairs to asphalt streets
khere guarantees have expired.
Several communications were received
from the Seventh Ward Improvement
Association. One of these asked the
Board 10 hurry up in the matter Of re-
pairing the macadam roads of the Green
Fiile section Another was received to
bae effect that il the Board did NOT soon
bake steps towards making Bge averus
sast from Bergen avenue and ssbng the
bne of the Newark and New York rail-
taad safe, that the association wszef
take legal steps to compel tins Board 70
do 80. In other communications received
From fhis association the esssanssaxseasrs
were asked to put IN opera e3os scrap
Ing machine on the uniznpse~ra s.asass
Of that section, and tkat ~eean avrare.
from Bs1nhall ave1ue to Gates aysaas.
be repaved outside ne trsszsT t-aa&s and
that the trolley company be asked 10 re
pave its portion TIE eDtire length of the
avenue.
Secretary S. B. CoRger, secretary Of
the Hudson Companies, appneS for per
mission 10 make boriRgs In Washington
street, betweess Sseubsa and Pearl
streets, which are necessary in the con-
structioa of tie Pssnsyls~a4a Railroad
funnel under tas sasrA Rsrer.
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