The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-22
SOME HEADS LOPPED OFF,
And Some New Men Appointed by
the Street and Water Board.

The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners got out their guillotine this morn
ing. The machine was in fine working
order, and the bright, keen knife cut off
several official heads as swiftly as Clerk
Bouton, one of the swiftest reading clerks
in the State, could pronounce their names.
A batch Of eight men in the Bellevill I.
service were the first to suffer. They
were Daniel Carpenter, first assistant
engineer; Nicholas Weither, machiuisti
Thomas Larkins, assistant to engineer;
George Frazer, coal passer; James
Sheedy, fireman; Emil Brauer and
William Colling, firemen at high service;
John Brewhaus, coal passer. While the
machine was being oiled and made ready
for further work the following appoint
ments were made:--
John Conan, mason; Felix Maelon, en-
gineer: Patrick Donovan, machinist;
John Russell, assistant to first engineer;
Patrick Calvin, coal passer; Sylvester
LAWN and John Morrisey, tiremen; Frank
Coyle and James Killen, tifemen at high
service; John Smith and Cornelius Can
field, general workmen at t3elleyille.
Conrad Reichenbecher, who was at one
time City Poormaster, and has for some
time fed ut the public crib, was next led
to death as Commissioned Of Assessments.
A small sensation was created by the
appointment of ex-Police Commissioner
James ". Davis to I'LL the place.
Joseph Francis was made rounds
man and general tirnekeeper-a new
Office. Mr.. Dugan explained that under
the old Board men used to go down to the
City Hall and draw pay for work which
they never performed, and Mr.. Francis
was appointed to stop this evil.
He will go around and see that
every man is at work and keep an
account of his labor. He will turn in his
time in his time book before the payrolls
are made out. Mr.. Dugan declares that
Mr.. Francis will save the city his salary
in two months.
Before the Board ordered these dismis-
sails and appointments they received a
communication from property owners
complaining of the d plorable condition
of the wooden pavement in Bergen square
and asking that the square be repayed
with Belgian blocks.
The sanitary condition of School No.
was complained of by the County SAM
tary Engineer, and on motion of Mr. Van
keuren, who said that the Board had no
money to remedy the evil, the complaint
was sent to the Finance Board. Patrick
Maloney, of No. 25 st. Paul's avenue, petit
toned for employment as a blacksmith.
Mr.. Maloney said that as he was behind
with his taxes he would apply two-thirds
of his wages toward hquidating the
same. Chief Engineer Ruggles nled a
new sewerage map for that portion of the
city between the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Coinmunipaw avenue, Bergen avenue and
the Hackensack River.
Proposals were invited for the improve
ment of Essex street from Warren to Van
Worst streets; the change of grade and
improvement of Germania avenue to
Bieeker street. and the improvement of
Laidlaw avenue from Oakland to Palisade
avenue.
The contract for the Griffith street i'm
proyement went to Henry Il McGibney,
and that for the improvement of Cooper
place to Luke r. Ford. Thomas Harring-
ton will repave Monticello avenue be-
tween Belmont and Paramount avenues.
A preamble and resolution were
adopted setting forth tlat the Board had
old Board Of Works a number Of
claims and payrolls of which they
have no knowledge, and directing
the clerk to request the Board of Finance
to designate which of the claims and pay
rolls they will feel warranted in paying.
The Street Inspector was directed to ex-
anime into the condition of the sewers
and receiving basins of the principal ave-
nues of the Greenville district.