Meeting of Highway Commissioners and Audit of Bills.

New York, 1895

The highway commissioners held a meeting at their office in the Town Hall on Tuesday. Commissioner Baker presided.

The following bills were ordered paid: Vreeland & Twombly, grading and reforming Farmers avenue, $200.95; John H. Hendrickson, work on roads in district No. 2, $318.38; B. Cohn & Co., two plates for road hones, $20.25; Twombly & Eldert, grading and forming Hillside avenue, $857.75.


Raising Money to Pay for Opening a Woodhaven Street.

The town board and the highway commissioners of Jamaica met as a joint board at the Town Hall on Monday. Supervisor Everitt presided. The meeting was held for the purpose of devising means to raise the sum of $3,929.80 for the payment of land damages for the opening of Oakley avenue from Liberty avenue to University place, Woodhaven.

To raise the money the supervisor of the town must have the authority of the board of supervisors.

Supervisor Everitt and Commissioner Baker were appointed a committee to consult counsel and have the necessary papers drawn up for presentation to the county board.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 28, 1895, p. 1.