The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-10

MIR. Salinger objected TO the item Of
g, 2S0 for cleaning the City Hall and tend
ing fires.
Mr.. O'Neill was surprised that Mr..
Salinger should desire to cut down the
salaries of q few Door women who
scrubbed and cleaned the offices in the
City Hall.
''This same amount was allotted for the
purpose last year, explained Mr., O'NeilL
THE Finance Board heretofore has paid
these women. No matter whether the
Street and Water Board or the Finance
Board snail by law controi such en-
plOyeS in the City Hall, my impression Is
the Board OF Aldermen should control
them. There are five women employed rs
scrub women and one man who attends
the fires. The women get $50 month and
the man gets $40 a month. Add up their
yearly salaries and you will find it TO cor
respond with the item $3.50. Even with
this force the rooms are scarcely kept
clean. The Alderman owes this Board an
apology for taking up its time with such
nonsense"
EcoNoMY-BIG Z.
81 owe no one an Apology replied Al
derman Salinger. II say that this ex-
pense Is an outrage. The Alderman ad-
mits that even with this force the rooms
are not properly cleaned. don't believe
in keeping on suca employees out OF char
tty.v
ably three persons coula do It better than
five, and Mr.. Norton moved that the mat
ter be referred 70 special committee for
Investigation.
Mr.. O'Neill explained that the hours
allowed for cleaning would not admit Of
curtailing the force Of scrub women. As
for the old man being kept on for char
ity's sake, he said. turning to Alderman
Salinger, he works harder for his less
than dollar and half day than you
would to earn Sl00.
Mr.. Norton's motion was seconded by
Alderman Smith, ana carried By all the
votes except Alderman O'Neill's. The
Chair appointed Aldermen Norton. .SaIin
ger and Connolly as COMMITTEES of in
yestigation.
The Finance Committees report was
then carried unanimously. leaving out
the above mentioned item.
THE RESERVOIR PARE
A resolution offered by Alderman
keogh, asking the Board of Finance to
appropriate $4,000 to convert into pub
lie park the old reservoir property on the
Hill, led to continuation of the discus
sion as to the powers that had been trans
ferred to the Street and Water Board.
Mr.. Macarthur strongly favored the
adoption of the resolution. Mr.. Nc
Coobery thought that inasmuch as the
Street and Water Board already had con-
troll of this property, the proposition
should emanate from that Board
Alderman Smith took exception 20 a
remark of one.of the Aldermen, that the
property was already public park. at
is public pound, he said.
The resolution was adopted.
SEALERS OF WEIGHTS.
An amendment to the ordinance affect
ing the appointment and government {
Of the Inspector of Seals, Weights aud
Measures, comforting upon the appointee
additional powers was adopted.
The amendment gives the Inspec-
tor the right to overhaul any
driver who is found IN possession of
wagon load of coal which the Inspector
thinks is short weight, take the wagon to
the nearest scales, and If the weight is
found short he may 20 to the nearest Po-
lice Court ana prefer charge of cheating
and defrauding against the owner. The
penalty is fixed at $50 If merchant is
found using weights other than those
previously Inspected and marked by the
Inspector he subjects himself to a penalty
Of SO fine.
In the early part OF the meeting City
Clerk Scott gave notice that he had been
served with a writ Of certiorari issued by
the Supreme Court at the suit OF the
State, Max Salinger, Simeon II. Smith
and Horace Schermerhorn, Jr., prosecu-
tors. TO review the proceedings OF March
4, 1891, touching and concerning the
changing of the lines of the Aldermanic
districts and the dividing Of Jersey City
into Aldermanic districts.