The Jersey City news., 1906-10-02


the south side Of Woodward strect and
johnson avenue, be and is hereby declar-
ed a public thorou ghfare
Resolved, That the contractor John
NoIan) 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
8 days from the date Of passage of thia
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, but one proposal
was submitted namely, that Of Henry
Byrne for 1061a 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 fuyrishing Of
Horses to 8ft1nicibal Street Cieanfrg De-
partnaent be and are hereby rejected.
Resolved, That the revised spedaca-
tions presented BY the CHIEF Enssaeer onI
this date for the furnishing OF horses
for use in proposed Municipal Street
Cleaning DeUartment be and are hereby
adopted and ordered fled ena the Clerk
of this Board directed 70 xe-adYertase f0T
proposals in conformity Herewith.
Resolved. That, the proposal bsneeafcre
reeeEeJ 1ElT 16 1905, for the, general re.
pairs to Enla sadasn roads which saia pro-.
pos4l MAS Submitted by John Nolan, be
an Is herehg Tejeeted and the CLERK Of
this Board authotized to readtertsse for
proposals fox the work and materials
eompreAended
Whereas, On the the 29th day q
March, 1906 application Sas made to
This Board for the Improvement Of Co
luHtbia avenue between ZabViskie street
aAQ Thstne street by paving The roadway
With Belgian block pavement eta. On the
basis of Which application proposals wsre
solicited ant reeeived anI a. pfSy fsf1nel
award df confP3et made therefore, s1aa
Whereas, On the basis of such provis-
ional award of contract a 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 inn
DrcveInent purporting to be signed by
the owners of property liable to more
than one-half the assessment therefore,;
Resolved, That al action heretofore
taken on the basis OF such petition be
reconsidered and rescinded, and all pro-
posals heretofore received II said con-
nection be rejected, and tsamSAl further
action on the basis Of SAID 2aEE cease.
Resolved, That the contract for the inn
provement of McAdoo avenue, from
Hudson Boulevard to Spring street, con-
formally to the provisions of Chapter
PIT of the Laws Of 1895, be awarded to
Van keuren & Son at the prices named
IN its bid, namely, 90 $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 remons trance against
the said improvement shall be presented
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missionefs signed by the owners of prop
erty liable to more than enk4ialf the as
sessment therefor, of if in the opinion Of
this Board a sufficient reason has not
been presented for stopping said improve
meat; 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 Ia 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
| ert. 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 aud 50 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 PIT of the Laws Of 1885, 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 sc OF be-
| fore the time 70 be fixed to hear parties
| in relation thereto q remonstrance against
the said Improvement shall be presented
1 to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners signed by the owners of prop
| erty liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, on 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 here
by directedsto make aud file N the office
of the Clerk Of this Board q preliminary
| sketch based upon this award Of contract
and showing the amount OF materials es-
tiinased as necessary TO complete said
Improvement, the probable total cost of
said Improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed on property spec
4 ially benefited thereby, and chat when
said map shall have been so prepared and
| fled the Clerk of this Beard is hereby
directed to give such public notice of
hearing to be thereaft 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-
I tween Zabriskie street and Thofne street,
1 IN accordance with the provisions Of
| Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, be and
the same is hereby accepted by this
| Board. which hereby declares its deter
| mination to make said Improvement, un-
1 less at or before the time for hearing in
| relation thereto hereafter to be accorded
| to parties in interest q remonstrance
| shall be presented to this Board signed
by the owneTssof property liable to mere
| than one-half the assessment therefor or
| if in the opinion of this Board a suficient
raseon has not been presented for step
ping said Improvement, and that the
Chief Engineer, with the aid and assist.
ance of the Bureau of Surveys be and is