The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-09
MAYOR WANSER'S TICKLE
Street and Water Commits
sioners Not Much
Troubled By His
Threats.
GAS MUST BE PAID FOR.
So They Will Pass the Bills and Let
the Company Sue-Pay-
roll Revision.

It was thought probable by many offic.
ials that the Street and Water Commis-
siouers would pass the revised pay rolls
which the Board of Finance declined tc
concur in, at this mornings meeting. Nc
such action was taken, and it was
learned that as yet the pay rolls have
not been returned to the Street and
Water Commissioners. Clerk German
and his assistants have been busily en-
gagged copying the payrolls since last
Thursday morning. AS soon as this Is
done the payrolls will be carefully gone
over by the Committee on Assessment
and Extensions, and all errors. If any,
corrected. In this form they will
again be presented to the
Board or Finance for passage. II passed
by the Finance Board, as tney undoubt-
edly will be, Mayor Wanser will 80 over
them and sign such warrants as he THINKS
proper. Mayor Wanser will not sign all
the warrants, and several law suits will
be compelled to pay not only the
judgments obtained but the costs OF
court. This scheme IL followed out by
Mayor Wanser will plunge the city into
thousands of dollars of unnecessary debt
for costs of court in cases of suits for COM
penSatlOn Tor services
THE CITY MUST PAY.
The Street and Water Commissioners
before assembling discussed Mayor Wan
ser's statement that he would not sign
any warrants for street lighting. The
members OF the Board care nothing for
this threat. They intend passing all
claims enanating from this source. The
gas and electric light companies Will
then carry the matter into the courts and
compel the city to pay the claims.
Upon assembling, it was found that
Commissioner Somers was absent. With
out his assistance the April pay roll for
cleaning streets and sewers. amounting
to S748.75, was passed, as was the pay
roll for paving, amounting to 1854. Bids
were invited for the furnishing of 1900
lengths of 12-inch cast iron water pipe.
100 lengths of S-inch aud 400 lengths of
4-inch pine. Bids were received from the
Warren Foundry and Machine Company,
John Fox and r. D. Wood s. Co. The
contract was awarded to the latter COM
pany, their bid being $24.3S per ton de-
livered.
CHANCE FOR THE READING.
Clerk Bouton was directed to advertise
for the furnishing and delivery of 10, 900
tons of coal to come from the Hazelton,
Spring Mountain. Spring Brook, Hurry
Brook, Sugar Loaf or Primrose colleries.
A petition from James Dodds for the
improvement of Hooker avenue between
Avenue E and Ocean avenue. was re-
ported upon favorably. .r-
The Board of Finance was requested to
make an appropriation for the repair of
the chimney at High Service. A petition
from the City Attorney of Bayonne for a
larger supply of water was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
A communication from the Board of
Health calling attention to the condition
of the Railroad avenue sewer was re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Dugan. Chairman Of the
Committee on Streets, has taken
steps to secure the repair
of the sewer Nothing will be done, how
ever. by the Board until the suit against
the city is decided. The Mayor aud
Aldermen have been indicted for main
tanning nuisance.
When the matter comes into Court and
the fault for the ruin of the sewer estab-
lished, the necessary repairs will be made.
A petition from James Pringle for
position as engineer at Belleville was re-
ferred. The Board adjourned until next
Monday morning.