The Jersey City news., 1906-11-03

phal Paving Company for work done
and materials furnished on account Of
CONTRACT No. 1918, conformably to Chap
Ter 2l7, Of the Laws Of 1895, for i'm
provenlent of Virginia avenue from West
| Side avenue to Mallory avenue
Resolved, That one special improve
men certificate for five hundred f500l dol
lars be drawn is favor of Uvalde AS
plialt Paving Company for work done
and materials furnished on account cf
! ter 217 OF the Laws of 1885 Tor improve
ment Of Oxford avenue, from West Side
avenue TO Mallory avenue.
Resolved, That one special improve
menr certificate for FIVE hundred 600
dollars be drawn in favor of Charles
Ornsby for work done and materials fur
nished on account Of contract No. 1,50S,
conformably to Chapter 2II of the Laws
of 1895, for construction Of sewer IN
Colard street from South of Spruce
street to a new street about so feet north
and paralleled with Erie Tunned, ETC.,
also sewer in said new street from Bty-
an street to connect with sewer to be
built in Coilard street.
Resolved, Tha So ,s43 .46 be paid to
l ,531 for sweeping and removing ashes
and garbage from the streets OF Jersey
City.
Charge Street Cleaning.
Whereas On the 18th day of August,
1908, application was made to this Board
for the construction of sewer in Mer-
seles street, from points 10 feet north of
Third street and about 20 feet south of
Newark avenue to Fourth street, and in
Fourth street from Merseles street to and
connecting with the sewer in Brunswick
street, In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 217. of the Laws Of 1885;
and
Whereas On the 3rd day of October,
1905, the Commissioners of Assessments
filed with the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners their preliminary sketch
for said hnpreTe eihent; IAN W.
|ngWAefeas, On the. 18th day of October,
1906, this Board met aHdo heard al par
ties interested in said application who ap-
peared and all Temonstrance against the
said improvement that were presented in
writing; and
Whereas, No objections were present
ed. alleged or known against the same;
Resolved, That by and with the con-
curTence of the Board of Finance the
said Improvement be made and that the
contract for said work and materials be
awarded to Philip Tumulty, 107 per
cent, he being the lowest bidder for the
whole work and materials, and that the
Corporation Attorney be and is hereby
directed to prepare and have executed
the necessary contract for the same.
Rel '-ed That the contract for the
repav Mercer street, from Colgate
to NJ .seIes street, in accordance with
specifications on file in the offise of the
lo,-1- - ~ T. L = l. ~
awarded to the Barber Asphalt Paving
Co., at the price named in its bid, name-
ly, S41a per cent. of the following
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
1907 Standard
Of Cost.
About 100 square yards of paw
ing (asphalt) 5" concrete base.
per square yard ..............$ 1.76
About 975 lineal feet of reset in
concrete and dressed curb stone,
per lineal foot ......... .35
1t being the lowest bidder, and the Cor
peration Counsel be and is hereby direct
ed to prepare and have executed the
necessary contract for the same.
Resolved, That S95 be paid to O. G.
Stringham for services as engineer on
Newark avenue, from Warren street to
Brunswick street, 10 days, August, 1906,
at IS, claim No. S37.
Charge Special Street Account this i'm
proyement.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
be and is hereby requested to set aside
for the use of this Board the sum Of
$5,400 which said sum the Chief Engi-
neer has estimated as necessary for the
improvement of the northerly half of
Bowers street, from Palisade avenue to
Holland street, and Holland street from
Bowers street to Paterson Plank Road
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on a call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commissioner Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays-N0ne.
The same committee presented the fol-
lowing:--
Resolved, That 500 be paid to Jas.
F. McCabe for services as sewer in
spector, September, 1906, claim No. 544.
Charge Cleaning Sewers and Basins.
It was adopted by the following vote
on a call for the ayes and Nays
Ayes-Comrhissio Berry, Nolan,
Rooney and President Hauck.
ays-Commissioner Knox.
The Committee OIL New Water Works
presented the following:-
Resolved, That $416.66 be paid to
Eroi Knichling for ] months salary as
consulting engineer, September, 1905,
claim No. 295.
Charge Water Account. New Water
Works.
II was adopted By the following vote
on call for the ayes and nays:-
Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays--None.
The Committee en- Pumping and Res
ervors presented the following
Resolved. That $3.50 be paid to
| James L. Lindsay for horse shoeing, etc,
for July, August and September. 1906,
| High Service. claim No. 26S.
$3.50 to DR. Jas. L. Lindsay for vet
| erinary services ETC., July 8 to July 25,
! 1906, High Service, claim No. 269.
| Charge Water Account, p. & r.
| 1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call for the ayes and Nays
| Commissioner Berry, Knox,
| Nolan, Rooney and President Hauek.
| Nays None.
| The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions presented the following
Resolved, That the contract for the
| furnishing of One Hundred Fire Hy-
| drants, more or less, within. sixty days