The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-23
THAT SCANDALOUS JOB.
A Vain Quest for IrlfoTna-
tion at the Street and
Water Board office.
EVERYONE oUFoF REACH.
The Specifications Not to Be Found
Either, at Least So Czarowitch
Cleveland Says.

The chapters on granite which ap-
peared in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS last
evening were exceedingly interesting
reading to the taxpayers of this oity. The
possibility that some one had altered the
specifications for the requirement. Of
Grove street in the interest of granite
ring was viewed by the citizens with
wrath and Indignation. Everyone had a
good word for the enterprise and spirit
displayed by the JERSEY CITY NEWS in
bringing to light the facts which SO
strongly point to the existence of con-
spiracy in the interest of the ring.
was speaking to a prominent citizen
this morning about the Grove street pave
ment job when he said:-
You ought to go up to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners office
and look at those specifications I am
told that they give the old job away on
their face.n
took the hint and wandered up to the
Jersey avenue building. When / had
climbed the stairs to the Boards Office
melancholy chill struck me. The place
wore very funeral aspect and the atmo-
sphere was exceedingly lugubrious. Mr..
Talson. the clerical and dignified appear
ing young man, who renders Clerk Bou-
ton such efficient service, aud the young
Czarowith who keeps down tine chair
lately occupied by Mr.. James Braun, were
the sole occupants of the place.
A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.
first accosted the plebian and asked
him if he could tell me who had charge of
the plans and specifications for improve
ments. He told me that they were in the
custody OF the Chief Engineer, or his
CLERK, the heir apparent, once removed
| salaamed appropriately at the mention
of the princeling and undertook to COM
pose my spirits, somewhat perturbed at
such close proximity to royalty, by con
sulting railroad guide.
Then occurred one of those mysterious
condolences which are always happening
to perplex humanity. Mr.. Talson went
over to the Zzarowitch and held whis-
pered conversation with him. When he
had finished approached the prince, and
after making nalg proper obeisance I
| specifications for the Grove street Inn
provement. The young gentleman was
exceedingly kind and courteous. He got
out an elaborately plated silk key chain
with several keys on the end and un-
locked drawer in which he overturned
were not there. Then he yanked open
another drawer and ransacked that with
out producing the specifications. A third
drawer yielded TO the charm of The silk
key chain, but disclosed no specifications,
and then the Czarowitch, expressing much
/ ICSlGb du LIS AAdD411by W ttCIOtlu1DQat1
me, said that the much sought for speci-
| tications must be in the desk of the chief
engineer, who was absent in New York.
INSPECTING HAY AND AT ASBURY PARK.
| l then undertook to find President
| Somers and Commissioned Dugan in
hopes that they might be able to give
some information concerning the alleged
| altera tions in the specifications. Neither
| of the municipal statesmen had been to
the building this morning. an event so
unusual as to cause comment among
some of the gentlemen who serve the city
so faithfully on the first floor.
Further inquiry revealed the fact that
Mr.. Somers had gone to Asbury Park to
temperance convention, and at Mr..
Dugan's hay and feed emporium ON Grove
street I was informed that the good ma
ture6 Commissioner was off somewhere
inspecting hay.
From a gentleman official connected
with the Board I learned that the
Commissioners intended to declare the
present bids inefficient, and readvertise
the improvement in hopes that the
present storm will blow over as on the
former occasion when this Improvement
was under consideration. But why the
city should be put to the expense of adj
vertising the improvement again when
the present bids are regular and formal
Is what agitates the tax payers just now.