The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-13
He Remarks to the Board OF
Works That Indictments
Are to Be Avoided.
so THE BOARD GOES SLOW.
The President Reports on Some
Refuse Thrown from Mr.. Metz
ler's Store.

Commissioner Van Keuren was absent
from the meeting of the Board of Works
this morning. 1t was whispered about
that Mr.. Van Keuren had finally deter
mined to cast his fortune entirely with
the new charter
The Board of Health complained to the
Board that the connection between the
sewer and receiving basin at the north
west corner of Henderson and Morgan
streets was broken and that stagnant
water accumulated at the corner A
committee will endeavor to remedy
the evil. Clerk Finck gave notice
that preliminary sketches had been filed
in his office for the improvement of Bear
con avenue from Palisade avenue to Oak
land avenue, and of Baldwin avenue from
Newark avenue to High street, and for
the construction of sewer in Zabriskie
street from Summit avenue to Central
avenue, and in Summit avenue from st.
Paul avenue to Newark avenue.
The Board subsequently fixed June II
as the date for hearing objections to the
proposed improvements.
A special committee reported in favor
Of granting Michael Curley an extension
of sixty days in which to complete the
sewer in Laidlaw avenue. A motion was
made to comply with the report, when
President Kern feelingly remarked that
the matter had first better be referred to
the Corporation Counsel or somebody
might get indicted and they had had all the
trouble of that kind they wanted The
Presidents suggestion was adopted.
A SEWER THAT SHOULD BE MENDED.
Commissioner Tumulty called attention
to the sewer in Monmouth street. between
Second street and the railroad. He said
that the sewer had been broken and
stopped up for two years, and the man
holes are flooded to within foot of the
street. The houses along the street are
always flooded and in condition danger
Gus to the health of the tenants It is, no
doubt the worst sewer in the city.
Mr.. Tumulty said that new sewer could
be built for 81 800. He also called attention
to the dangerous condition of the mani
holes in various parts of the city, and on
his motion conference with the Board
of Finance and Taxation upon the subject
will be held Wednesday evening.
John j. McKenna, of the Equitable
Building New York, was awarded con-
tract to furnish the city with so links OF
6-lnch cast iron water pipe, 150 links of
S-inch pipe, and $50 links of 10-inch pipe
The rules now in force were adopted for
the government of the Board In the
future, and the Water Assessor was
notified to ascertain for the Board
the number of water troughs In
the city and their location The Board Of
Finance and Taxation were requested to
appropriate $500 for the construction of
two new receiving basins in Highland
avenue, near Baldwin avenue, and
sewer in Greenwood avenue. Any OBJ
jections any citizen may have against the
improvement of Eighth street, between
Monmouth and Brunswick streets, will
be considered by the Board on June II.
Commissioner Simpson said that COM
plants of the conduct of some of the men
in charge of the garbage wagons had
been made to him and he wanted to know
if the contract did not require the con-
tractor to number his carts so that they
could be identified. The clerk said that
the contract SO required and the contrac-
tor was notified to number his carts at
once.
THROWING DIRT IN THE STREET.
President Kern said that on last
Wednesday morning, just ten minutes
after Newark avenue had been cleaned,
he saw men come out of the Boston Cloth
ing House and deliberately throw plaster
and other debris into the street. Mr..
Kern tried to find policeman, but could
not. He said the police were negligent in
matters of this kind.
Mr.. Cannon expressed much surprise at
this, which he manifested in what might
be called sarcastic manner. He based
his surprise on the fact that Mr. Metzler,
the proprietor of the clothing house, was
member of the Board of Trade and other
similar organizations whose chief purpose
seems to be to see that officials do their
duty. He wondered, therefore, that Mr..
Metzler would permit such gross viola
tion of the ordinance to be committed by
his employees.
The Chief Engineer was directed to
notify the bondsmen of Thomas O'Neill,
the contractor for the improvement OF
jackson avenue, to continue the improve
ment forthwith. Mr.. O'Neill failed last
fall, and work has been stopped on the
Improvement ever SINCE
The Board then adjourned, and just as
they filed solemnly out one of those bands
which have been making life miserable in
this city during the past month struck up
a dirge in front of the building.
The members of the Board say that they
do not believe that Commissioner Van
Keuren and the members of the new
Board hired the band and instructed the
musicians when to play.