The Jersey City news., 1891-07-16
FINANCE BOARD WINS.
The Street and Water Commission
ers Prefer Half a Loaf to
No Bread.

The fight between the Board of Finance
and the Board Of Street aud Water CON-
missioners was settled this morning at
the meeting of the latter Board.
The trouble was adjusted by the Street
and Water Commissioners giving in to
the Finance Com missioners. This was
not done, however, without numerous
conferences between the boards, during
which the Street Commissioners appar
emily came to the conclusion that n little
was better than nothing, and submitted.
in way, TO the will OF the gentlemen
who hold the city's funds in their posses
sion.
The resolution from the Board of Fl
nance, whicnoriginated in Mayor Cleve-
land, to the effect that the Board would
not concur In Improvements unless clean,
sharp sand was used In street improve
ments in future. instead of permitting &
contractors to use cinders, ashes and
clay was taken from the table and re-
ferred to Chief Engineer Ruggles. The
chief has Investigated the charges and re-
ported this morning that everv specifica-
tion drawn up in the Office and signed by
contractors compelled the use OF clean,
sharp sand. the chief concluded his re-
port BY stating that he would
watch all improvements and
refuse to sign certificates where
the specifications were not carried
out to the letter by contractors. The
chief is of the opinion that the clause re-
ouirinR the use of clean sharp sand has
very seldom been disreRarded. The re-
port was referred to the Board OF FL
nance.
The second resolution Of the Finance
Commissioners requiring that the nature
of all improvements, the rates, the
amount Of material and kind Of mer-
chandise 10 be used be submitted TO them
for concurrence, under the penalty OF
having no provision made for the pay
ment of the work, was only par
TALLY swallowed. The dose was
u little too much for the
Commissioners, and the matter was re-
ferred TO Corporation Counsel Edwards
to submit speedy opinion as to the
rights and duties OF the Boards in ths
matter. Pending the receipt of the opin-
ion OF the Corporation Counsel, however.
Clerk Bouton was directed TO furnish
the Financial Commissioners with all the
information they desired.
The third resolution, compelling the
Board to appoint as inspectors OF i'm
proyements only practical workmen. had
been considered by the committee of the
whole. and the commissioners were salts
fed with this resolution, and stated that
the men appointed We're as rule practi-
cal workmen.
The Street Commissioners found fault
with the Finance Commissioners for de-
laying in the concurrence of improve
ments, referring to Pearsall and St. Paul's
a venues and Forrest street, which inn
provements have been in the hands of the
Finance Commissioners for months
awaiting their concurrence. The Com
missioners decided TO ask the Finance
Com missioners to furnish them with the
names Of individuals, and all written
complaints in their possession. in cases
where clean, sharp sand has not been
used In making improvements.
The Finance Commissioners claim
to have heard Individual cem-
plants Of this violation OF improve
ment specifications and also 10 hold writ
ten ones. Tine Commissioners want these
so as to investigate the charges aud ex-
anime the improvements where poor ma
terial has been used.
Commissioner Dugan presented an ordi-
nance permitting the New York and New
Jersey telegraph and Telephone Com
pany to erect poles and string wires IN
streets throughout the city not now used.
The ordinance was tabled under the
rulas