The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-22
SLOW Slate MAKING.
Street and Water Board
Employees Still on
the Anxious
Seat.
THE ROTTEN WATERWORKs.
Estimates Asked for New Mains
Over the Meadows-.Bid for
New Boilers.

The dismissals which are to be made in
the working force of the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners were not made
this morning. The Commissioners are
slowly making up helist of appointments
granted them by Mayor Wanser, but
there is serious hitch somewhere in the
matter of removals. The dilemma in
which the Commissioners find themselves
was brought about by district bosses
who still declare certain of their ap-
pointees must not go. Just what course
to pursue the Commissioners do not
know. They dare not go behind the Or
ders of the leaders, and, on the other
hand. they can only go to the length of
the rope. Mayor Wanser has slipped
over their heads. The end will probably
come, however, this week. A few more
appointments are to be agreed upon, and
then all others must go.
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS
Ihls morning, after caucussing for
nearly TWO hours, the members of the
shortly after roll call adopted a resolu-
tion making the following appoint
ments:-
AT Believille:-Johu Bruins, fireman,
sos per month; Michael Sullivan, fireman,
$65; Gottlieb Oesterle, coal passer, $50;
Patrick Fallon, rigger, sos; Thomas
Mackin, laborer, 50 per day.
This wound up the appointments for
the day and the fifty or more laborers
who sat in the lobby wondering whether
they were the fortunate ones left the
room, disappointed and disgruntled.
THE VILE WATER SUPPLY.
The next matter taken up was the
4, n hnr hi Of
pairing the city for future emergencies,
such as overlook the citv last week
1t was brought up by the passage of
resolution directing Chief Engineer Rug
giles to submit an estiuate of the prob
able cost OF constructing new wat er
main from Belleville to High Service.
The present mains are In a deplorable
condition. dirty, rotten and necessarily
dangerous This is particularly true of
the cement main which has been used for
so many years. This main is mass of
patches and in the past five years a sum
of money nearly sufficient to build new
main has been spent in keeping it in re-
pair.
Chief Ruggles was also directed to fur
nish an estimate of she probable cost of
repairing the old reservoir or No. 8, so
that it could be utilized. This is the
reservoir that is now utilized as pasture
for goats and pigs. It. is. however,
memorial of one of the largest steals the
city ever was the victim of.
A resolution was also adopted directing
the CLERK, with the concurrence of the
Board of Finance to advertise for bids
for six new tubular boilers to replace the
old and dilapidated ones now in use at
Belleville.
IMPROVEMENT NORTH OF ERIE
Mr.. Patrick Connolly, of the new Citi-
zen's Improvement Association of prop
rty owners north of the Erie Railroad
Jacks was present at the meeting and
npon being given the privilege OF the
floor stated the objects of the Association
all or which have been published in The
JERSEY CITY NEWS. Mr.. Connolly asked
the cooperation of the Board iu their
undertaking and requested the Commits
sioners to attend the first meeting of the
Association, which will be held this even
ing in st. Lucy's Hall.
The final assessment map of the i'm
provement Of Eleventh street was con-
tir1ned. The contracts for the improve
ment of Hooker avenue and the construc-
t1on of sewer In Summit avenue were
awarded to Charles O'Neill and
Michael Cnrley respectively. The August
pay roll of Water Registrar
Heller amounting to 81. .9S4 SO. and the
payroll of the General Superintendent.
amounting to $S64.99, were passed. Per-
mission vas granted Republican clerk
of the Fou rth district to swing a banner
and the Board adjourned.