The Jersey City news., 1906-06-06

| LOCKS ana PARKS reported on eertlncate
of the Chief Engineer in favor of the fol
/ lowing
Charles Ormsby, $500, on account OF
contract No. 1915.
Also on claim of Hartung Bros,
/ $152.75, as correct.
/ The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Printing and Sta
tionery reported on claim of Union Print
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
Resolved, That the contract for open
ing of Parnell place, from its present
easterly terminus to the westerly line of
Warner street, and for the Improvement
of Parnell place, from McAdoo avenue
to Warner street, in accordance with
the provisions Of Chapter 2S9 Of the
Laws of 1895, be awarded to Peter Nc
Menamin at the prices named in his bid
namely, SO per cent. of the standard,
there being no lower bidder for the whole
work, unless at or before the time to be
fixed to hear parties in relation thereto
remonstrance against the said improve
ment shall be presented to the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners signed
! by the owners of property liable to more
than one-haf the assessment therefor;
and
Resolved, That the Commissioners of
Assessment. with the aid and assistance
hereby directed to make and file in the
Office of the Clerk of this Board pre-
liminary sketch or map based on this
award of contract showing the amount
of materials estimated as necessary to
complete the said Improvement, the real
estate or easements required to be taken
for such Improvement and as far as prac-
ticable the names of the owners of such
real estate as is required to be taken or
any interest therein acquired, and the
damages to be done to any owner or own
ers, the probable total cost of said con-
templated improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed upon the property
50 benefited thereby, and that when said
sketch or map shall have been so pre-
hereby directed to give such public no.
tice of hearing to be thereafter given
thereon as is required by the provisions
Of the act heretofore cited.
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of Jakob Bender
and others, for the opening of Gates ave-
nue., between a point S58.17 feet west of
Hudson Boulevard and Old Bergen road,
and to be widened between Ocean ave-
nue. and Garfield avenue; also for the i'm
prOvement Of Gates avenue, between Gar
field avenue and the Hudson Boulevard,
in accordance with the provisions of Chap
ter 2S9 of the Laws of 1895, De and the
same is hereby accepted by this Board,
which hereby declares that it favors the
making of said improvement, and the
said matter be and the same is hereby
referred to the Commissioners of Assess
ment and Chief Engineer, he being dis
Greet surveyor not interested in said i'm
provemnt for procedure according to
law, and that when said Chief Engineer
shall have filed with this Board specif-
cations describing the location and char
acter of such improvement together with
an estimate Of the quantity and kind of
excavation and filing and amount of
work to be done and of the materials to
be furnished for the proper making and
completion of the said Improvement and
the same shall have been adopted, the
Clerk Of this Board is hereby directed to
advertise for proposals for doing such
work and furnishing such materials in
the manner and for the length of time
required by law.
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of Christian G.
Hofmayer and others, presented to this
Board on the 21st day of May, 1906, for
the construction of an 49, vitrifed pipe
sewer in Bostwick avenue, from a point
100 feet east of Bergen avenue to Jack
son avenue, and in Jackson avenue
"a" brick sewer to connect with the sew
er at Jackson avenue and Grant avenue;
also 15~ vitrifed pipe sewer in BOst-
wick avenue, from a point 100 feet east
of Jackson avenue to Jackson avenue;
IL" yitrifed pipe sewer in jackson ave
nue., from point 50 feet south of Bost-
wick avenue to Bostwick avenue, in ac-
cordance 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 determination
to make said improvement, unless at or
before the time for hearing in relation
thereto hereafter to be accorded to parties
in interest a remOnstrance shall be pre-
sented to this Board signed by the own
ers of property liable to more than one
half the assessment therefor, and that
the Chief Engineer, with the aid and as
sistance of the Bureau of Survey, be
and is hereby directed to make and re-
port to this Board specifications describ-
ing the location and character of such
Improvement, together with an estimate
of the quantity and kind of excavation
and filing and amount of work to be
done and of the materials to be furnish
ed for the making and completion of the
said improvement, and that upon the FL
ing and adoption thereof the Clerk of
this Board shah advertise for proposals
for doing such work and furnishing such
materials in manner and for the length
of time required by law.
Resolved, That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers upon the
application in writing of Michael Dun
ply and others, for the opening and ex-
tension of a street to be called Rose ave-
nue., from its present easterly terminus,
being the westerly line of Oliver to War
ner street, and for the improvement Of
Rose avenue, between its present easter
ly terminus and Warner street in accord
anc with the provisions of Chapter 2S9
of the Laws of 1895, be and the same
is hereby accepted by this Board, which
hereby declares that it favors the ma
king of said improvement, and the said
matter be and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Commissioners of Assess
ments and the Chief Engineer, he being
discreet surveyor not interested in said
improvement for procedure according to
law, and that when said Chief Engineer
shall have filed with this Board speci6-
cations describing the location and char
acter of such improvement together with
an estimate of the quantity and kind Of
excavation and filling and amount of
work to be done, and of the materials to
be furnished for the proper making and
completion of the said Improvement, and
tfhn Same shall hava hnen adnnfad tha