The Jersey City news., 1892-05-16
LESSON FOR HIS HONOR.
The Street and Water Com
miSSionerS Demand
Common POliteneSS
and Nothing
More.
THAT SCHOOL rs MARES NEST.
Street ImproyementS-The Green
Vile Station House-Clerk
Bouton's Letter.
THAT SCHOOL rs MARES NEST.

The Street and Water Commissioners
demonstrated to Mayor Wanser at eheir
meeting this morning that they consid-
cred it no more than common decency for
him to refrain from making public his
communications to them before they
came before the Board for official action.
Ever since Mayor Wanser took his seat,
communications written for him by
Spencer Weart, his Secretary. have been
in type in the EUeni1,g Journal office be-
fore they were received at The office Of the
Board. The Commissioners object to this
kind of business, ana as lesson IN COM
mon polteness to the Mayor, they refused
to direct Clerk Bouuon to read that thor
oughly dissected and groundless attack
upon the Street and Water Commissioners
in relation to Public School No. 25. which
was published last week. for partisan
purposes.
A FRANK DEMAND.
Having thus sat upon His Honor, the
Commissioners allowed CLERK Bouton 70
proceed with reading a communication
from Architect Giele, which is An out and
out demand for justice. and at the same
time another black eye for the Mayor.
Here it ISL
Inasmuch as charges have been made against
me regarding the construction of School No 20,
and l the architect of that building, de-
mand of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners that committee of mason builders
be appointed to investigate all work connected
with that school building.
The Mayors communication was re-
ferred back to the old Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings, which
was composed of Messrs. Madden, Yoe
and Cook. Giele's communication was
referred to the same committee. A re-
port upon both matters will be made at
the next meeting. The Mayors veto of
Lamp Inspector Cenk's pay roll and the
veto of the resolution awarding to P. J.
Condor the contract for the construction
of the new Fifth precinct station house
were laid over for one week under the
rules.
The vetoing messages were read. I'M
mediately following the reading of the
veto of the station house contract, res
olution was offered by Mr.. Dugan which
directs the Committee on Public Build
ings, Docks and Parks to examine into the
contract and award. and ascertain If the
best interests Of the city will be subserved
In awarding the contract to the present
lowest bidder, p. j. Condor. Ii the
committee renders report in the .affir-
native, the resolution will be passed not
withstanding heobjeetions of the Mayor.
This resolution was unanimously
adopted. In this manner Mayor Wanser
and his communications were disposed
Of.
FLAGMEN AT THE CROSSING.
A communication frem the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company informed the
Board that in compliance with resolu-
luton passed at the last meeting a flag
man had been appointed to protect pedes-
trians and drivers at the West Side ave-
nue. crossing.
Petitions from j. Garrick for the open
ing of Clerk street. from Bramhall ave-
nue., 1853 feet north; M. j. VreeIand. for
the vacation of Fulton avenue; Jacob
Volk, to be made Inspector on the Sher-
man avenue improvement, and w. W.
Hobanks, to pave and grade Kensington
avenue, for thirty feet at the end of the
paving being done by the city, were re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets. Pay
rolls for park laborers for the month of
April, amounting to $4,000. were passed.
as we'll as batch of claims for Robert
Elliott's gas and electric light companies.
The latter will come in for share of
Mayor Wanser's careful perusal, If they
ever pass the Board OF Finance.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Bids were invited for the improvement
of Erie street. Henry Byrne. T. War
Holmes, W. Ormsby, T. Cavanagh, NJ.
Curley and Alberto Minardo submitted
estimates. Minardo's bid was lowest. The
same contractors submitted estimates for
the improvement of Sherman avenue be-
tween Hutton and Griffith streets. Min
ardo was also the lowest bidder for this
work. A new grade map of Ogden ave-
nue. submitted by Chief Ruggles was
adOnted