The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-31

ct1lct and see that pour name and address
| are correctly entered on the lists
| In communication to the Street and
Water Commissioners this morning
/ Mayor Wanser made many suggestions
relating to the sweeping and cleaning of
garbage. Among other things he said:-
/ "For the year ending November 3o.1S92.
the appropriation for this work was $780,
600. Uuder an existing law the original
appropriation was increased S12 500 by
| the Finance Board. At my suggestion
he streets were kept clean as possi-
Bile during the cholera quarantine
and as result the money was used up
| rapidly and for the last few days they
have become dirty for lack OF funds, such
balance as there is on hand being neces-
sary to remove ashes and garbage until
December l. 1892. The appropriation tn is
year is s35,000."
OLD TIME ERRORS
| To the old specification Mayor Wanser
| takes the following exceptions:-"Th
/ removal OF ashes aud garbage and the
| cleaning of streets for the year Were
well done as whole. The removal of
|
| from the cleaning OF the streets and
separate bids should bs made
on each class of work. The reasons for
making the separation are these:-A con-
tractor intending to bid on the whole can
ascertain In way whether the annual
appropriation will be ,soo increased
he he feels reasonably sure m Of that.
| he can bid low figure on the removal
| of ashes and garbage aud a high figure
! on Cleaning the streets. Under
the present years appropriation
Of $8o, Zoo. the successful bidders
and garbage, leaving s., 600 of the appro-
priation devoted to the cleaning of
streets. The hid for the cleaning of the
streets was $25 per mile. The Board
| fixed 600 miles as the limit but
| another clause gave them the power to
| increase or diminish this number. At
| this rate of S25 per mile the city entered
into a contr act for $4,000 with but $1,000
| to pay it. and of course it became neces-
sary' to raise at least S. 900.
| "Anotherreason for separating the work
| is tnat it enables more contractors to bid
1 Inc clause The contractor shall not be
| permitted to use wagons or trucks has
a tendency to limit the bidders.
| Again q clause places the work under
| the supervision OF the Superintendent
of Streets. l suggest that the
| WORK be looked after by
the Chief Engineer, Ruggles.
Ine bidding will be fleer and the class of
| bidders enlarged II the supervision is
placed in a high official of the city
as it removes all the possibilities
| of political annoyance such as dictation,
who shall or who shall not be employed,
and he a further assurance of prompt
payment for satisfactory work.
WHAT BUFFALO DOES.
| pf n ar m frtd RI oH
| there is a question as TO whether or not
| the ditferenJ sections of the city should
| he divided. In Buffalo they divide the
city into eight districts. One contractor
can receive more than one dis
trlst; t There , i ma .ansa bidder e+ Si, bids
considering street thirty feet wide.
/ would make the cost per mile
SO 60 when cleaned by districts The
| other districts were awarded at "a cents
| per 10000 feet or $5.44 per mile
| The last bidder was doing some private
| Buffalo pays for the work every two
weeks. Buffalo compels sweepings
removed two hours after sweeping
| is done. II the rate paid for sweeping
| Buffalo prevailed here the work could
| be done within the $500U0 instead Of
paying s42,50O, which even did not keep
our city cean FOR one year.
For this year suggest
| 81. Separate Lhe con- racts.
50 Divide the city into tour districts.
1 Old Jersey City, north of P. Il. r.; old
! Jersey City south of p. R. r. aud Lafay-
cite; the Hill north OF p. r. r.; the
/ Hill south OF P r. r.
| ''3 Make the Chief Engineer the In
spector.
"A Pay bills for work done every two
J weeks.
/ 30. II one contractor is lowest in more
| than one district award contract TO such
| contractor.
] "6 Put no limitation on character of
| vehcies removing material.
| n Prompt removal of sweeDings after
| street is swept.
s Have a schedule prepared of streets
| to be swept aud number of times per
month; have contractors bid on blocks
/ and not by mile. This will enable me 10
| enquire il work is done properly, ana aid
'me Ut the same time in signing warrants.
| ''9 Arrange schedule SO that Newark
| avenue, from Jersey avenue to Warren
street and Montgomery street, from War
| rem to Hudson streets be cleaned three
| times a Week each street having a
| car track cleaned once week.
10. Name days for removing ashes
| and a scheduled time so that they will
| not stand" The communication was fled
| and the suggestions will probably be
adopted.
| Tomorrow is the last day of reqtstra-
tion. V.sit thg poLiag place of yo,tr pre-
ctpct and see that you1 nam ana address
are correctly entered on the lists.