The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-02
e. A. DUGAN.
w. r. COOK,
JOHN f. MADDEN,
CrDDunN ID VnE
Committee on
Lighting.

Committee on Streets. Sewers anu
Lighting.
The report was received and ordered
spread at large GU the minutes.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
reported by claims of James Coyle. 1851,
1851. as correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Assessments and Exten-
sions reported on claims OF John Moley,
S14; Jersey City Herald, 81; also on payrolls
Water Registrar. ETC.. S3,06S. 81; !a6orers
on meters. S6l3.33; Reassessors, $500; all
May, 1892. as correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks reported on claims of Warren
& Nugent, sos 49,; Warren g. Mahoney,
SIS. 70; Jersey City supply Company. S3.So.
as correct.
The report was accepted.
The same committee also presented the
following:
To the Honorable the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on PUB
lie BUILDINGS, Docks aud Parks, to whom
on May 16. 1892. was referred the ooJec-
tons of His Honor the Mayor, in order to
ascertain whether the best interests OF
the city would be subserved by confirm:
Ing the award of contract for the building
of Fifth precinct station house, notwlth-
standing such objections would respect
fully report as follows:
For Il number Of years past the Police
Department has repeatedly called the at
teution OF this Board to the pressing ne
cesslty for a new station in the
Grecnville section. Their opportunities
have been also supplemented by the de-
mauds OF the residents OF that section.
The building at present occupied as a
station is but indifferently adapted for
the purpose and is utterly inadequate for
the requirements of the section.
This board has been always DESTROYS
| of meeting the demands made upon IL for
the erection of a suitable building, but
has repeatedly met with obstacles either
legal monetary or co-official.
Some fourteen months ago n plot OF
ground was purchased and plans were
prepared looking 10 the erection of an
adequate and somewhat ornamental
structure. Bids were advertised for, but
the lowest of the proposals which were
| submitted in accordance Herewith, was
considerably in excess of the amount Of
money at the disposal of the Board for
this purpose. ALI proposals We're conse-
quently rejected, and the m was
directed to nave the plans so revised as to
bring the cost Of the building within the
appropriation.
Your committee conferred with the
architect, aud under their direction
much that was ornamental was curtailed
aud the plans were otherwise revised so
as to comprehend the erection of Il plain
but adequate aud substantial building.
10 have curtailed more would have re-
| suited in the production OF a structure ut
once inadequate and lily adapted for the
| service with the sole merit of being new.
Proposals were again Invited and the
lowest of same was again In excess or the
amount at our disposal. Owing to pre-
yious experience the Board concluded
| that the latest proposal represented the
minimum figure for which a proper
| l-:llIN.. aa.,lI kn aracfoA Ittf chat ftnttrn
being in excess of their means, legislative
nc ion was suggested aud relief finally
obtained by the passage of an act en-.
Aiding the Board of Finance to augment
their fund, which, after considerable de-
lay, was eventually accomplished and the
contract WAS then awarded TO the lowest
bidder, Patrick j. Condon, We are now
met by the objections OF His Honor the
Mayor to such award. He admits hut
our award was made to the lowest bidder
| and that the specifications for the build
lug are carefully and property drawn,
and also adds that his objection is not TO
the price bid, but bases his objection on
the general ground that such award is
not for the best interest of the city.
Your committee finds that since proposals
were received the price of building ma
terials has advanced considerably, and
they firmly believe that to rendvertise
would result in such an increased price
being submitted as would by comparison
| preclude the Board from making an
award aud compel them to wait for q
more advantageous season.
The needs of the police are so great and
the citizens Of Greenvilie have been so
patient in this matter that your COM
mittee, realizing the requirements of
both. are very DESTROYS of meeting their
wants by the erection of this building
before the coming summer shall have
passed, aud fully believing that the build
=. -, oauar ho aranta6 fnr a ANN InNuar
than that for which the award WAS made
and thatthe best interests of the city would
be subserved In confirming such award,
they would recommend that the resolu-
tion conprehendiug this course. and
which has met with the objections of His
Honor the Mayor, prevail notwithstand-
ing such objections.
E. A. DUGAN.
w, r. COOK,
Ni. ..a CHAs j. SoMERS.