The Jersey City news., 1906-07-24
Rule Applies to Public Or
Semi Public, Charitable
Or Semi Charitable Insti-
tutions
WILTON STREET STILL INTACT
STREET AND WATER BOARD
HOLDS INTERESTING SESSION,
AWARDS IMPORTANT CON
TRACTS. AND TRANSLATES
OTHER INTERESTING ROUTINE
BUSINESS.

At yesterdays meeting of the Street
and Water Board resolution was pass
ed requesting the Corporation Counsel to
submit an opinion as to the legality of
RENTING or cancelling water rent
charges against municipal holdings other
than those controlled by the Water De-
partment, as well as against properties
which are not owned or controlled by
any branch of the city government. Fol-
lowing the above resolution came one,
which read as follows
THAT pending settlement of the
question as to the legal rights of this
Board to remit charges for the use of
water to public or semi-pubhc buildings,
charitabl or semi-charitable institutions,
etc, etc, the clerk of this board is di-
rected to notify all such aforesaid as may
be indicated ON the books of the Water
Assessor as receiving a supply without
charge to install at date not later than
September 1, 1906, a meter whereby the
exact amount of water consumed can be
made known in each instance"
Hearings advertised for objections
against the proposed improvements of
Van Winkle avenue, of Virginia avenue
and of Belvidere avenue were held, but
there were no objections. Henry Byrne
was awarded the contract for the i'm
provement of Van Winkle avenue at 80
per cent. of standard cost The Barber
Asphalt Company captured the contract
for the improvement of Virginia avenue,
and the Uyalde that for improving Belyi-
dere avenue. The Cement Paving Con-
struction Company captured the contract
for the improvement of the unimproyed
portion of Riyerview Park at sc 9-100 of
the standard cost, and Ernest G. Meyers
was appointed inspector of the job.
Charles J. Sullivan was appointed in
spector of the construction of the Divis
ion street relief sewer
j. III. Stanley Co. got the contract for
the construction of a sewer 460 feet of
Ocean avenue, to connect with the Ocean
avenue sewer, at 100 per cent. of the
standard cost
The board refused the application of
the Beynton Furnace Company for the
vacation of a certain portion of Wilton
street A hearing on the proposition was
recently held and the board was favor
ably impressed by the objections present
ed. In a resolutions passed, it declared
that further action on the basis of the
petition should cease.
A number of petitions for improve
ments were received, among which was
that for the opening, widening and inn
proyement of Gates avenue S5S feet
east of the Hudson Boulevard to
Old Bergen Road and to be wldened
from Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue.
The list of petitioners was headed by
Elijah NJ Colyles.
John ]. Reilly aud others petitioned
for the improvement of Ferry street,
between Palisade avenue and Albeit
street, and August Otto and others asked
for the improvement of Paterson street,
between Pierce avenue and the Boule-
ward.
The board accepted as complete the
contract of the Uyalde Asphalt Paving
Company for the improvement of Lex
ington avenue. from West Side avenue
to Mallory avenue.
Specifications for the improvement of
Columbia avenue, between Zabriskie and
Thorne streets, were adopted.
A resolution was passed declaring that
for the purpose of partially improving.
at the expense of the city, Golden street,
between Jersey avenue and Varick street,
and Ferry street, between Palisade ave-
nue. and Albeit streets, public thorough
fares.