The Public Business

New York, 1895

A FERTILIZER COMPANY WANTS TO ESTABLISH A NUISANCE.

Political Clubs Want Free Accommodations in the Town Hall — The Village Trustees Do Not Agree About the Necessity of Flagging Certain Sidewalks.

The town board of Jamaica met at the Town Hall on Friday. Supervisor Everitt presided. Justice Lester was absent. A petition was received from a number of residents of Hollis, asking that the board contract for 100 lights at a rate not to exceed for each light $21 per annum.

J. A. Meierdiercks & Sons, of New York, asked permission to erect a factory for the manufacture of fertilizer at Woodhaven, near the Jewish cemetery. The board decided that it had no authority in the matter. If the factory should be reported as a nuisance, it would be a case for the board of health.

Edward T. Powell was appointed an inspector of election in district No. 10, in the place of George T. Lewis, resigned.

A communication from the secretary of the Democratic town committee, asking that a room be provided in the Town Hall for a meeting room for the several political organizations in the town, was referred to the Town Hall committee, with power.

The following bills were ordered paid: Joseph Barret, services as constable, $18.45; Thomas Styles, mason work in Town Hall, $5.50; F. F. Heyse, clock for Town Hall, $10; James F. McLaughlin, services as counsel to board of excise, $225. William J. McKeon, services as deputy sheriff, $4.25.

The bill of Abraham A. Wyckoff, for services as overseer of the poor, was laid over until the next meeting.

Overseer of the Poor Wyckoff stated that it would require about $800 to settle the outstanding bills for the year. On motion, $800 was appropriated for that purpose.


Trustees Could Not Agree About Flagging Certain Sidewalks.

The village trustees held a special meeting Thursday evening, and gave a hearing on the petition to have the sidewalks of all the streets running south from Fulton street, including Brenton avenue and Franklin street, flagged.

President Watts presided. Trustees Twombly and Mills were absent.

Franklin street was first taken up. James Loven said he was not in favor of the improvement. Thomas Bell said he would not oppose the improvement if both sides of the street were flagged. John B. Way was in favor of the improvement. John Fleming said the improvement would materially enhance the value of property.

Brenton avenue was next considered. Francis Gulick said there were some persons on the street who could not afford to flag. The expense would ruin them. Michael Kiernan opposed the improvement on the ground that there was no established grade. John Meagin said he could hardly afford to do it. He paid $75 for flagging last summer. He had been idle all winter. Clarkson Rhodes and John R. Christy advocated the improvement. E. W. Bird was opposed to flagging Canal street, on the ground that it was six or seven feet above grade. George Doughty opposed the improvement. No one spoke in favor of it.

There was no opposition to flagging New York avenue. E. W. Bird and Herman Peterson opposed flagging Smith street. D. Higbie Hendrickson was in favor of it. Every street in the village should be flagged, he said.

John H. Brinckerhoff opposed flagging Washington street. The walk was already flagged on the west side as far as St. Monica's cemetery and beyond that point there was no necessity for it.

Prospect street was taken up last. John H. Brinckerhoff asked if the petition was granted if the money for the flagging in front of the cemetery could be collected. John Bennett said that if the cemetery front was not flagged, he should oppose laying stones in front of his property.

Trustee Wyckoff's motion that the petition be rejected was not seconded.

Trustee Downing moved that the petition as to Franklin street be granted. The motion was declared out of order.

Trustee Wyckoff moved that the board establish a grade on Franklin street. Not seconded. The whole matter was laid over for one week.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 29, 1895, p. 1.

Note: The article said "J. A. Msierdericks & Sons" but I changed it.