The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-17
LAW FOR FINANCIHRS.
They Cite the Statutes in
Their Controversy With
the Street Board.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS
superintendent Brown Tells What
Is Required 10 Repair
( Recent Losses.


ed three resolutions, the first of which
requested the Street and Water Board to
furnish the Finance Board with an
answer to the question as to whether any
contractor was allowed 70 use cinders or
any material other than sand In repairing
public streets.
The second resolution notified the
Street and Water Board that unless the
inspector Of any improvement was
practical and competent man. and his
name was sent in with the contract, ask
Jug for concurrence therein, the contract
would not receive the concurrence OF the
Financiers.
7'he third resolution was to the effect
that the Finance Board would NOT make
pforisi0n for any claim for work or ma
teriIs fHruished unless the rate OF COM
.pensation. where the work was to be per
ortned and all ether pertinent details ap-
enred on the cfaifns which were also In.
vcarrtd ouxy under acquisitions approved
by the Financiers.
Street and Water Board At the next
meeting Of that body CLERK George bou-
ton was directed to return them 20 the
Board of Finance upon the ground that
the Commissioners claimed an equai
voice" in the matter in question.
FINANCIERs CITE THE LAW.
Acting under the advice of the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the Financiers last night
directed their clerk, William q. German,
to again forward 10 the street ana water
Board, the resolutions Of May 27, and 20
call that Boards attention TO Sectlon %,
( Chapter 3l5 OF the laws OF 1873, which
saTs:--
and be IL enacted, That said Board Of Finance
and Taxasien and its appropriate committee
shall havs cat all times9 the right 10 examin
fan,nS 10 the business Of said city. bslonging to
or in posses sion or under the control OF any
z yard or officer. any agent clerk assistan, OF
1Il Be- the duty Of every such board or onicer,
ent clerk, assistant or eInpioye FORTHWITH
bn the request Of said Board Of Finance anu
xAtien or its appropriate committee 70 fur-
h for examination, every such record, oook,
| e or other paper, and to give all requisite In
rinatsan in regard thereto.
A resolution was ade pied requesting the
y JCorporation Counsel to advise the Finan-
ciers at the next meeting as to their pow
ers under said section and powers Ia
general in the matter under considera-
tion.
The Board having received notice that
the Supreme Court had sustained the
action OF the Aldermen in their fight to
establish the Legality OF the Aldermen's
receiyfpg q salary of $50 piece per year,
arrangements were made last nlght 70
borrow 81, coo on temporary loan, Donds
bearing rate of Interest net exceeding
5 per cent. for the payment OF such salaries
due.
The Board approved the bonds Of PERMITS
RrlerK f. Woodcock. of the Street and
n atsr Board. In S., 600; the bends ot CITY
surveyor Charles A Van Keuren in slo,-
I000. and those OF AsssistanJ Engineer
Francis d. Cleveland, in $4,000.
WILL PAY OLD CLAIMS
A resolution offered bv Commissioner
Kenny provides that whereas the FINANCE
Board made provision in the last tax levy
for the amount Of S3. 500 in excess OF the
sum appropriated for the Improvement OF
streets and public places, which sum still
remains unexpended, If the holders OF IN
paid claims passed prior to 1889 Will certi-
Nv to the Street aud Water Board In ac-
cordance with the law of 1889 to the cor
rectness of such claims the Financiers
FwilI cheerfuliy pay the money due them.
kThere are many honest claims outstand-
ling contracted under the old Board OF
kWorks which Commissioner Kenny in-
sisted sheuld be speedily paid.
The following pay rolls of the Street
1 and Water Board for the month OF May
were concurred ip:-
Iaying water pipe, %, ISL 10; repairing
water pine. s2.60s 81; repavin9 over water
pipe, s504: matching pipe, s2l0.
These pay rolls form only small por-
! tion OF the batcn OF claims that have
bean tied up for weeks pending the con-
! troversy between the two Boards con-
cerning the reduction of the force of men
| in the employ Of the Street and Water
| Board.
The several estimates of expenses sub
mitted by the Board OF Aldermen, the
Board of Education and the Fire Board
were referred to the Committee of the
! Whole, as was also the request of the
! Board Of Aldermen for $4,000 appropri-
alton with which TO convert into and
maintain as public park the old reser-
/ yoir property in the Fourth district.
NEEDS OF FIRE APPARATUS
Superintendent John Brown of the Fire
| tDepartment was present In the lobby, and
on motion Of Commissioners Kenny was
granted the privilege of the floor. Mr..
1 Kenny said be understood that thes ap-
paratus of the Fire Department needed
} much repairing he vas wiling TO take
no responsibility in the matter. The ap-
k'paratus should be repaired at once.
President Edelstein remarked that the
! matter had been already settled with the
Fire Department that the repairs were 10
| be made at once under provision to be
made for the expenses In the next tax levy.
Mr.. Kenny said he thought the Fire
Department should not wait until next
YDecember before repairing the apparatus.
Peoples lives and property were.a at stake.
He understood that several recent mis-
haps had partially crippled the depart
kment.
Superintendent Brown then explained
that Nos. s and engines were ont OF ser
vice and that Chemical Engine NO was
in bad condition. He understood that 1t
was ali right to go ahead and put them in
krepair as soon as possible.
ssiou are short of horses, too; are you
/ notff asked Commissioner Peterson.
Superintendent Browp-"Yes, sir. At
the recent fire in Little Italy the Chiefs
horse was so badly crippled it had TO be
shot. A few weeks ago another horse
| died, making a loss oftwo in one month"; {"
.sAnd one was killed at the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad crossing when Stoker
Dinan was killed." inquired Mr.. Peter
son.
ayes" replied the superintendent
zone was killed outright The other is
still ia service. But we have received n
~scheck from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Eompany for a. 600. We need hose badly,
but can get along for awhile"
This seemed to satisfy everybody and
the meeting broke up