The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-26
ENGINE HOUSES.
Some of Them in Bad Shape
Other Street and Water
Matters.

The condition of the engine houses
throughout the city and the frequent
complaints made by firemen that they
are unsafe aud unhealthy has at last
reused the Street aud Water Commits
sioners to action. The latter Board re-
fused at first to repair any of the build
ings, claiming that the work should be
done by the Fire Commissioners. An
opinion from Corporation Counsel Ed
wards on the subject stopped all the dis
pute on the subject and now
the Street and Water Commissioners are
anxious to make the necessary repairs.
Chief Engineer Ruggles was directed TO
inspect engine houses Nos 2, 3, and .:
The latter house is in such dilapidated
condition that it Is liable to collapse al
any moment. The other buildings are
equally bad aud the Finance Commits
sioners were requested to make an appro-
priation sufficient to permit OF the thor
ough overhauling OF the buildings men
toned. Chief Ruggles reports as tol-
lows
In company with Commissioner Madden l
made an inspection of engine houses Nos. 2, 3. 8
the repairs necessary to be made at each bnild-
ing, No. engine house, situated in Morris
street, new bag and feed shed, new hose
rack, new ceiling in place Of plas tering when
I
and also some wninscoting DONE The expense
will be about $3.50.
Nos engine house, in Mercer street needs
new flooring in the rear part of the building, a
pla torn from the rear part of the building to
the yard and make the stalls SIX inches wider.
The expense will be $3.50.
requires patching new floor beams, the
roof needs repairing and painting; the
plastering in the rear room where there is any;
and a wooden ceiling put up. The rear wall
must be pointed up The lower tioor should 6e
painted, and q manure pit should be made.
This will cost $780,
No. engine house on Provost street Is In a
deplorable condition. It needs new plumbing;
new roof on the main building and and
extension should be raised. Part of the wall
on the north side must be taken down and re-
built. The chimney must also be rebuilt The
walls which are exposed on the north and east
sides should be painted up and new glass
put in. A new hay and feed rack
and manure pit should be built The cost to
repair this building will be about 81 6t0 All the
work mentioned IS necessary to be done. and
ought to begin before cold weather sets in, as
they not in fit condition for men to live in
Respectfully.
N. w. RUeaL Es.
Chief Engineer
OTHER MATTERS.
A petition from William Dohrmann
and others TO have Third street, between
Grove and Erie streets. repaired and re-
paved was properly referred.
A communication from the Western
Union Telegraph Company requested
permission to reconstruct its lines on
| Oakland and Beekman avenues. was re-
| ferred. Dodge g. Co. petitioned for the
extension of the water main in West Side
avenue. and John M. Jones to construct
| a private sewer in Sip avenue.
| Another decisive step was taken In the
direction of compelling property owners
| to put their sidewalks In passable c0ndi-
| ton. That section of the city bounded
| by Jersey avenue, Eighth street, Erie
| street and Newark avenue was mapped
| out for Immediate repair. The side
/ walks within the boundary are In a de-
| plorable condition.
| The six laborers employed In the parks
were discharged. The water will be cut
| off from the fountains October 81. The
| maps for the establishment of new grades
| in Brown place, Avenue K and Bartholdi
place were confirmed. the regular month
| ly pay rolls of Commissioners and Clerks
| passed and several large acquisitions
| adopted.
Before adjourning, the Commissioners
| decided to visit the Jones street improve
ment in a body with Chief Engineer
Ruggles and haxe all the defects reme-
| that the work was not done according to
| contract. u
| H. G. Gruber, the labor candidate for
the Asse mbly ia the Fifth District was
| given permission TO make speeches from
| d truck in any of the streets III the dis
| trict where there are no horse car tracks,
subject to the orders OF the police.
Gruber will begin trucking" the district
| tornorrow night.