The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-13
N BILL STOPPED.

ExtrRvagant Prices for Hydrants De-
tected-Pay Cut Down.
The Street and Water Commissioners
met yesterday aud spent most of
their time in resembling resolutions
passed at the last meeting. One of
these covered a batch of claims of
A. P. Smith, the ex-Chief Engineer of the
Newark Water Works. Smiths bill
amounted to ST, 1926. The claims escaped
Commissioner Somers' notice last Mon
day aud they went through. Commission
er Dugan alone voting against them.
The bills were for hydrants and an in
vestigation reveals the fact that 33 1-3 per
cent. more was being paid Smith for them
than it has been the custom to pay to
other contractors for the same articles.
The usual price is $2S for No.20-
nydrauts. $27, for No. 8. and $50 for gal
vanized bars. Smith charged 81
Tor each of these, and ne would IN
doubtedly have received his money
but for Mr.. Somers. Commissioners
Voc voted in the negative against the
resembling of the resolution. The by
drants were purchased, it is said, by
COMMISSIONS Voc. The other Commits
sioners seemed surprised when 1t was
found that Mr.. Yoe had become so
| e~xtravagant as to spend S642 more than
was necessary. Smith will wait a little
while for his money.
Another resolution was rescinded which
ordered 1925 per month paid to John
| Rowe. clerk of the Engineering Bureau,
for six months. Subsequently a resoiu-
ton was passed giving Rowe S1G per
month for the six months. The reduc-.
| ton in salary is unexplained.
George Richtes. who has held the posi-
| tion of storekeeper for a number of years
| at a salary of $685. per month was re-
ii r.. Iii a,,nrnu fhio Vpoonpf-~ NV
having his salary increased to 500 per
James Carroll came in for a share
| of the good things too. He has been a
| water pipe Inspector, but under a reSolu-
| ton by Commissioner Cook he was made
| General Superintendent of all pipe laying
and the water system in general. Car
| rolls salary will be 81, 500 per year which
is a rise of $500 over his present salary.
Mrs. Francis Fallen was reappointed
janitrix. Her salary was fixed at 500
per month.
The Erie Railroad Company has for
months past been endeavoring to make
some agreement with the city whereby it
might extend with a box drain sewer,
the Eighth street buck sewer to deep
water, The sewer, as 1t Is at present,
makes considerable of the companY's
land virtually useless.
The company will build the drain at fits
/ own expense anu Keep III Ia SoOu repair.
If at any time it is found that the box
drain is not performing the work requir-
ed of it, a pipe drain will be substituted,
if it does not cost more thar $4,000. Per-
mission was given the company to pro-
coed with the work.
AT the suggestion of Clerk Bouton, it
was decided TO regulate the construction
of signs over sidewalks. by making 1t
necessary to lave them twelve feet high,
fastened to the house on one side anu a
post near the curb on the other
Ogden avenue was accepted as COM
plete and the final payments ordered
made
The payrolls of Belleville and high
Service for November, amounting to
81. SOC. go were passed. as was also one for
paving over street openings.
Mayor Wanser's veto OF John S. Days
salary for November was fled, as was
also Que dealing with Oliver Stringham's
and P. Cassidy's for June.
Albert Minardow, who hss the contract
for improving sherman avenue will mol
begin work until spring. The Board will
meet again Thursday moraing4
The careful motheg always keeps Salvation Oh