Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-12
VA|LSDURG AREA
WILL Be DRAINED
Board of Public Works Lets
Contracts to End Storm
Flood Conditions.

The Board of Public Works has is
sued a call for bids on the work Of
draining the entire area of the low
lands in the Vailsburg section of the
city. where cellars and lots are filled
with water following every rainfall.
The board also awarded the contract
for work to do away with floods in
the western district. The total cost
of the improvements to be made In
Vailsburg this year will exceed $780,
900. Five of the principal streets are
to be paved Immediately, another
later, and two new streets are to be
opened.
The contract for the Vailsburg
drainage system was awarded to
O'Gara & Mcguire. The system is
divided into three divisions. The
contract covers two sections.
Fol division l the contractors will
receive ISL. 1909 and division . $780,
270.10. Proposals for the third division
will be received by the board on
Thursday, July %. The three divi-
sions drain a part of the old city and
the annexed district to the South Or
ange line, a%bolishing the marine fea-
lures Of the South Orange avenue
landscape around the car barn and
Vermont avenue on rainy days. The
storm water will be carried to the
Elizabeth River in I%ryington.
Plans for Paving.
The streets to be paved with
bitulithic and the cost of each
are follows: Isabella venue from
South Orange avenue to Plymouth
street, $7,999; Smith street, from
South Orange venue to Silver street,
s ,719; Richelieu terrace, from South
Orange avenue to Helen place, sS,S99;
st. Paul avenue, from South Orange
avenue to 500 feet south of Cliff
street, sS,43s. and Nineteenth street,
South Orange avenue to the city line,
S19, 77S. The contracts for all the
work was awarded to the STANDARD
Bitulithic Company.
Ordinances were introduced to open
Salem street to a width of fifty feet
from South Orange e to Rock
land terrace and Norwood place from
the East Orange. line westerly to
Smith street.
The largest contract awarded for
work in other parts of the city was
that to the Standard Bitulithic
to pave High street from
Clinton avenue to Market street with
bitulithic, to cost $35, $50. The same
company will pave Fabyan place for
Sc, 1856.
In a letter George o. Sheerer, presi-
dent of the Weequahic Park Improve
.ent Association, registered a pro-
against the tearing UP of the
pavement on Johnson, Hilliard and
Jelliff avenues, which were surfaced
I year ago. Commissioner Harry B.
.'Connell remarked that the COM
plant should receive the attention
IF the street department.
Contractor Is Blamed.
Property owners on the west side
Of Fourth street, between Bloomfield
and Second avenues, declared in a
that the contractor laying
he sidewalk in front of their hold
ngs should be arrested, because the
work is being improperly done. The
contractor vas said to be William
Ballard. The compliments also had
blow for the street department be-
,ause patented pavement instead of
Tags were being laid. The objections
we're referred to the street commit
zee.
An invitation was received from
he Atlantic Deeper Waterways AS
ISOLATION asking that ten delegates
sent to represent this city at the
convention of the organization to be
held at New London, Conn, Septem-
GER 4, 5 and 6.
D'Amato & Steffanelli were award
ed the contract to construct the fol-
sewers: Nye avenue, for
Il OLA; Merchant place, $597. rs; Adams
street. storm water, So ,S02. so, and FIRE.
inghuysen avenue, 1854.