The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-17

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and some half dozen others, were present
in the interest of the West Bergen prop
erty owners. These gentlemen were ex-
tended the privilege3 of the floor. Mr.
Beach, rs spokesman OF the party, said
the committee was not a fault finding
one. IL had merely come before the FL
nance Board TO ask what was the pros
pect of having removed an incubus that
had for mouths hung over the heads of
West Bergenites. A sewer was badly
needed. Building operations had
been stopped, and the inbaoi-
Of being stuffed with stenches be-
cause they had no sewer. Acting in &C
cordance with the advice Of the Street
and Water Board, the requisite number
of signatures from petitioners had been
secured, and the matter properly pre-
sented TO the Street and Water Board.
One -of two things was necessary.
Either the citizens of that neighbornood
must be supplied with sewers or else they
would have to move.
President Edlestein informed the Com
mittee that the matter was already 10 the
hands of an investigating committee, and
Corporation Counsel Edwards explained
the decision of the Supreme Court in the
matter of the Nreeland certiorarf in con-
nection with the Woodlawn sewer case.
The Finance Board could do nothing in
the matter until that decision was rem
dered, as it had not been au~thoritatively
established that If such sewer was on
structed, the citizens could be compelled
to pay for its construction. The manner
in which the petitions for the West Side
avenue sewer had thus far proceeded vas
identical with that which raised the point
at issue now In the hands of the Supreme
Court.
NEEDS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent John Brown of the
Fire Department represented the Fire
Board. The Superintendent talked nan
fully of the needs of our Fire Depart
ment and made a splendid impression
upon the Financiers. He succeeded in
compelling the Financiers to admit that
the Fire Department had been run for
years past pon a more economical basis
than any of the other municipal depart
ments. When asked why an increase
from nearly $4,000 last year to S105, $50 for
salaries this year was asked for, the
Superintendent replied that the Superin-
tendent's salary was $1,000. Assistant
Chief Denmead was a valuable man and
was entitled to an increase of $500 in his
annual salary.
Il would vote for that myself" inter-
rupted President Edelstein. HE is a val
liable man and deserves an increase in
salary"
1--WE want to give our battalion chiefs
5000 apiece increase in annual salary. We
must add n more permanent man to
each of our companies. Buffaloes are of
no earthly use. They receive SO a year."
Asked If that would do away with the
Buffalo system. superintendent Brown
said:-
mo. We should have eight permanent
men to each company. As to the moun
allowed us last year for claims, s19,O
you can't run the department on any such
amount. Our houses need repairing and
our engines are always In need of
more or less repairs. We want
$4,000. The rain actually beat through
the root Of the house in Lafayette, and
we've lost the east wall to our engine
house in Sixth street, because the house
extended on some one else's property.
Then, again, we a forty-nine horses in
the department. The average feed for
these is 500 a year for each horse. The
$1,000 for the reconstruction of the fire
alarm system Is necessary. Here's little
Hoboken way ahead OF US. We must
have 81, 900 for O new steamer. We ought
TO have 5000 for two OF them. No new
steamer nor hose has been purchased in
a decade. actually stopped Smith from
rebuilding No. s Engine. 1t would be
Just so much money thrown away. Nos,
Q and 4 Engines can be repaired. As to
the item 81 600 for new hose, non of any
consequence has been purchased during
the past twenty years."
''1hat speaks well for the departments
purchase at that tiIne / was then in the
department myself" Interrupted Mr..
EdeIstein. laughingly.
The Fire Department inserts in its es-
innate an item Of IS, 500 for a new aerial
truck. something absolutely necessary
for the rescue of human life, now that SO
many large buildings are being erected.
The total amount asked for by the Fire
Board is $l64, ESQ, as against S1l4,299.SS
last year.
ORE wANTED FOR EDUCATION.
School Director Moran in behalf of the
Board OF Education explained that the
difference between 1925. 900 asked for this
year and 1882, 367.1 9 appropriated last year
for teachers salaries and fuel, included
$4,000 fer fuel. Two new schools had
been erected. and it is anticipated the
salaries for teachers of these new schools
will amount to about $500 each. True,
some of the other schools would be aban-
doned. but there were many teachers who
a v served from two TO five years n
from five TO eight years who are entitled
to an increase OF salary. The increase OF
salary of janitors OF $4,000 included the
salaries of j~anitors for the new schools.
Another school would also be erected be-
fore half of the year elapsed.
The Board considered that the item
OF Sl5, 900 as against $4,000 last year for
hooks, stationery and music was abso-
lutely necessary in order to secure free
education. Under the amount allowed
for this purpose last year poor parents
were obliged to go down into their
pockets TO secure certain books for their
children. This was certainly not free
education.
Mr.. Kenny thought less money should
be expended Upon music In order to give
poor children necessary books, and be
said he could not understand why text
books should not be uniform throughout
the city's public school system.
Mr.. Moran said with reference to the
difference between $780, 00 asked for this
year for repairs, gas, heating and VEN
tilating, as against 5000 last year, it
was a technical point as TO whether the
Street and Water Board shall have con-
troll OF repairs of public school buildings.
The item included furnishing the school
rooms with desks. repairs of furnaces,
etc. The item of 5000 for printing and
blanks as against 81 200 last year was also
absolutely necessary. The year was not
halt gone, YET the Committee had X
pended the amount, and hadn't a cent to
its credit The estimate includes an item
of 5000 for night schools. Mr.. Moran
said night schools were OF great benefit
to the children Of working people who
are obliged to work themselves. lie
hoped the Commissioners would grant