Improvement of Chichester Avenue Still Under Debate.

New York, 1895

The village trustees held a special meeting Thursday evening. Mayor Twombly presided. Arthur M. White, the recently elected trustee, sat with the board. The meeting was called for the purpose of hearing persons for and against the petition to grade Chichester avenue from the Rockaway road to Van Wyck avenue. Engineer Evans, who made the survey and map, said that the water could be carried down to the Adikes property on the Rockaway road, and then by pipe to the pond. The work, without the pipe, would cost between $900 and $1,000.

John Adikes said the water would all run on his property, but he did not oppose the improvement.

Trustee Carter — "When we do the work we should do it well, and the improvement should be assessed on the adjoining property. I move that the petition be granted."

The motion was not seconded.

Trustee Wyckoff — "The hollow on the avenue must be fixed. The matter should be laid over to allow the engineer time to give the board an estimate of the cost of filling up the hollow, and the cost of grading the avenue its whole length; also what can be done with the water when it reaches the Rockaway road, and the cost to carry it off."

On motion of Trustee Van Allen, the matter was laid over for two weeks.

On motion of Trustee Carter, it was ordered that the width of the sidewalk on both sides of Herriman avenue between Shelton and Hillside avenues, be fixed at 15 feet.

John Adikes asked for an extension of time to June 10 to remove the Everitt stable on Flushing avenue, purchased by him.

The following standing committees of the board were appointed: Finance — White and Wyckoff. Ordinance — Wyckoff and White.

Streets and highways — Van Allen and Wyckoff.

Fire department — White and Carter. Public light — Foley and Van Allen. Taxes and assessments — Foley, Higgins and Carter.

Water supply — Higgins and Foley. Police — Carter and Higgins.

Trustee Foley offered a piece of land (old brick kiln pond) on the north side of the railroad on the Campion property for a dumping ground.

Trustee Carter said it was too near to the Long Island railroad company's wells, on the south side of the track opposite.

President Doran, of the village board of health, said that Mr. Case, whose land was now used for a dumping ground, was not living up to his contract with the village, which required him to dig trenches and cover up the garbage. The matter was left in the hands of the street committee, they to see that Mr. Case carries out his contract.

On motion of Trustee Carter, the clerk was directed to notify the Long Island railroad company to place a flagman at once at the Beaver street crossing of the South Side railroad.

Four bids were received for grading and forming up Evergreen avenue, as follows: James Carr, $63; Vreeland & Tworably, $67; George Marshall, $70; John H. Valentine, $68. The contract was awarded to James Carr.

The bill of James Carr for work done on Shelton avenue, $425, was ordered paid.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 31, 1895, p. 1.