The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-12
THE STREET AND WATER BOARD.
Old Works Men Clear Their Desks for
the New Oficia1s.

Old Works Men Clear Their Desks for
the New Ofticia1s.
Three white helmeted and blue coated
members of Chief Murphy's force were
the most prominent objects this morning
about the building of the Board of Public
Works on Jersey avenue. When the
Board of Works adjourned Monday it
was to meet this morning and its sue
cessor under the new charter, the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners ad-
journed yesterday to meet this morning
also.
This fact, together with the presence of
the policemen, conveyed the idea to many
that there would be trouble of some ma
ture between the two Boards. But their
fears were groundless, and everything
passed off as pleasantly as a June morn
ing.
The prospects of wholesale dismissal
of the employees of the old Board by the
new filed all the benches in the lobby
with an expectant throng Among these
were many old employees of the Board
who have not fed at the public crib since
the Kern regime began
Messrs. Dugan, Somers & Van Keuren,
the members of the new Board, were on
hand early, and went into executive ses-
sion in the Clerks office. While they
were thus engaged Mr.. Cannon, of the old
Board, came Into the meeting room and
cleaned out the desk he had occupied as
a member of the Board of Works. Messrs.
Tumulty and Simpson came in later and
in company with Mr.. Cannon, formed a
disconsolate looking little group in the
Chief Engineers affice Neither Mr..
Watt nor eX-PreSldent Kern appeared
upon the scene.
AS the time went on and no war seemed
imminent, two of the policemen left the
building, and the other policeman-Gan-
non. of the Grove street station-went up
to the meeting room and took q seat just
outside the railing.
HITCH ABOUT BLANKS
The new Commissioners were in execu-
tive session over two hours, and 1t was
said that they were waiting for Corpora
tion Counsel Edwards. They wanted to
fssue some improvement certificates and
were afraid to do so as all the blanks
available were engraved in the name of
the Board of Public Works instead of the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers. Finally, at eleven o'clock. they be-
gan their meeting. The Committee on
Bnles made d report and Horace Farrier
Complained of the condition of the sewer
IT Cooper place and Gregory street, which
ao,~ds the street with water after every
storm.
THE GUILLoT1NE IN VIEW.
The Chief Engineer was directed to pre-
v,ora . detailed account OF all the sewer
md street improvements now going on in
fte abe city and the clerk was ordered to have
raadv ut the next meeting list OF all the
a,mnjoves under control of the Board, to-
aatber with their salaries and the method
81 their appointment. Proposals were
invited for coal for Belleville and the high
snrvice water stations.
Then the Board got out their bright
.,s.g ane guillotine. lot ran their fingers over the
Is~ nd1s Of the knife and tried it few
times. lust to see whether it was In good
wy" n worked, like a charm; and, in less
time than 1t takes to tell, the. head OF
frank Mayer. who was appointed in
..nector of the Neptune avenue sewer by
SSr Simpson at the last meeting OF tne
IA BOARD, fell into the basket; Matthew
Wonks was made inspector IN MS place.
CLERK DoUToNs SALARY.
mo saI,.xy of Clerk Bonton was hxsd at
q, an1 for the present year and then tine
SS,niilotine S, was tised again 49,, Van
gqTrvih,iDs''iti Tvhis time n > the head Of Henry van
Houten. ute inspector Of he sewer on sum-