The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
WILLPAY Mr.. VAN KEUREN
THE BOARD or WORKS TOTES HIS
SALARY IN HIS ABSENCE.

Commissioner Simpson Tells the Board
Why He Bounced" Two Inspectors
Who Didn't Inspect-A New Pump
Will Be Bought for High Water Ser
vice.
Commissioner Van Keuren's seat was
again vacant this morning when the
Board of Works met but the Board dur
ing the session passed the Commissioners
salaries for the current month, and Mr.
Van Keuren's name was included in the
pay roll. Mr.. Cannon wanted to know if
q Commissioner was to be paid who did
not attend the meetings or do any work.
If such was the case he was going to keep
away after that Mr.. Simpson said the
Board had no evidence to show that Mr.
Van Keuren was not i'll or in some way
incapacitated from being present, while
Mr.. Kern thought that if he accepted the
money it would amount to recognition
of the Board on his part.
A petition was presented praying for the
construction of sewer in St Pauls ave
nue., from Tonnele avenue to the Hacken-
sack river.
Permit Clerk Woodcock reported the
receipts of his Office from July l, 1888, to
April 80, 1889, to have been $10,66S.91, OF
which amount s., 931. 81 was on the water
account and 81, ,731 on the sewer account.
Alexander Hamilton presented a bill for
$50 against the Board for repairs to the
drain of the house, No. IA Railroad
avenue. Mr.. Hamilton claims that when
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
while making its improvements on Rail
road avenue changed the course of the
sewer it broke the connection between
the sewer and the drain of No. IA and did
not repair it, in consequence, of which tt the
cellar became flooded with filth. The
Committee on Streets and Sewers will in
vestigate the matter.
HE BOUNCED" THE INSPECTORS.
A communication was received from
Commissioner Reuben Simpson in which
that gentleman savs:-
Living in the Greenville portion Of the Sixth
district have had an opportunity of frequently
visiting some of the street improvements that
are going on, and since l have become mem
Der of this Board, and am now chairman of
the Committee Streets and Sewers, it becomes
my duty, as the peoples servant to see that the
city'S interests are properly ylooked-after.
On the 23d inst. suspended D. j. Cambreling
the Inspector on the sewer in Neptune avenue
between Ocean and Garfield avenues AS often
as l have been there to see the work on that
sewer have never found the Inspector on duty,
and to further prevent the contractor from going
on with the work without an Inspector, sus-
pended Mr. Cambreling and placed person in
his stead who will attend to his duties
Mr.. Cambreling has presented to this Board
sworn claims for services rendered as follows:-
Twenty-one days in the month of March, 1885,
and twenty five days, in the month of April, 1882
and will here state that 1 will never sign the
same, nor vote for their payment, because be-
ieve them to be Incorrect
/ have also suspended Mr.. Nicholas Arnold,
Inspector on the improvement of Jackson av-
enue, from the Newark and New York Railroad
to Fulton avenue, and placed an Inspector in his
stead
It was not my desire to displace these men to
make place for friends of mine, but was COM
pelled to take the step through sense Of duty,
and trust that my action Will be sustained.
The men whom Mr.. Simpson has sus-
pended will be tried next Friday evening.
A resolution passed by the Board of
Finance and Taxation refusing to concur
in any purchases of certain articles made
by the Board of Works unless the same is
done by contract after due notice by pub
lie advertisement, was read by Clerk
Finch. Mr.. Kern called Mr.. Cannon to
the chair, and stated that if the Board
waiting for the articles until the Board of
Finance concurred the water works would
have to shut down.
Mr.. Cannon said that the Board of
Finance meant that the Board of Works
should make an estimate of the quantity
needed. This also, Mr.. Kern said, it
would be impossible to do, as they could
not tell how much is going to be needed.
TO BUY NEW PUMP.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the purchase of a new pump and engine
for the high service, as the pump and
engine now in use are inefficient to sup
ply the needs of the people and to afford
protection against fire. The pump is not
to cost over S32, 900 and is to be capable of
furnishing 5000, 900 gallons day.
Conrad Reichenbecker, James Tumulty
and James Hunt were appointed Commits
sioners of Assessments. These are the
same Commissioners who served last year
except that Mr.. Tumulty takes the place
of Herbert Stout. William Kramer, Jr.,
was awarded the contract for the i'm
provement of Summit avenue, from South
street to Paterson avenue, and the con-
tract for the improvement of Griffith
street, from Central to Milton avenues,
was awarded to Henry & McGibeney.
Thomas Cavanagh secured the contract
for the improvement of Cambridge ave-
nue., from Griffith to Hutton, and it was
decided to build a sewer in Sussex street,
from Green to Hudson streets.
to the condition Of the Second street
sewer, which is stopped up, and declared
that the health of the people in that sec
ton of the city reqired that something be
done Immediately The condition of the
sewer, he declared was caused by the
breaking of the box sewer which the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company laid
across the land they filed in in Harsimus
Cove
The Chief Engineer was directed to con-
fer with Engineer Brooks, of the Penn
the company remedy the evil.