The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-21
TIE MAYOR OVBRRULBD
Street and Water Commits
Sioners Determine to
Lease the Post
Building.
FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT
?, r, R, Track Elevation to Be Ex-
amined-Big New Industry
Patent Suit.

The Street and Water Commissioners
paid their respects to the Mayor this
morning by ignoring his veto in the mat
ter of leasing the Post Building for First
District Court room purposes.
The motion to put the resolution on its
final passage, Notwithstanding the
Mayors objections, was made by Com
missioner Dugan. The resolution was
unanimously adopted. Commissioner
that James Palmer, agent for the We'll
don estate, had notified the Board that q
higher rent than 5000 must be paid or the
rooms now used for court room be va
Gated.
Commissioner Madden, Chairman of
the Committee on District Courts. was
not disposed to pay more rent for the
rooms in the Weldon Building and ac-
cordingly leased the three top floors of
the Post Building, agreeing to pay 81 800
per year rental. Mr.. Post has expended,
according to Mr.. Dugan, about So. 600 in
fitting up the building tor occupancy
Commissioner Somers also favored the
Post Building, inasmuch as Agent Palmer
had ign ored their Board, and made agree
ul6UbS WIDIl lie Mayor, WulCu Ico ulISu III
the latter's vetoing the resolution to lease
the building.
Commissioner Madden maintained that
the Post building should be rented In
justice to Mr.. Post. He also remarked
that there was not room enough in the
Weldon building for the proper transac-
tion of court business.
WARREN STREET PAVEMENT.
Having disposed OF the Mayor, the Board
next tackled the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. There is a slight suspicion in
the minds of the Commissioners that all
the provisions in the agreement made be-
tween the company aud city relative TO
the elevation of the tracks have not been
fulfilled. AS result resolution, the
outcome of conference which was held
a few days ago, was presented and
adopted. 1t was az follows:--
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be directed
to report to tins Board at its next meeting the
following information
First, Whether the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in the elevation of its tracks between
Warren and Green streets, has occupied with its
embankment or structure, any part of Pearl
street. and If So what part thereof, and the
character of the obstruction placed thereon.
Second Whether said Railroad Company has
graded Warren and Washington streets under
and on either side of its tracks in accordance
with the contract made between the city and
said company for that purpose, and If not, TO
what extent ana how they have performed such
work
Third. Whether any work still remains to be
performed by such company, to place Warren.
Washington and Pearl streets In the condition
contemplated in such contract. In making said
report said Chief Engineer is directed to accom-
pany the same with requisite maps and dia-
grams for clear exposition thereof.
NEW INDUSTRY.
A petition from james and Walter
Mathison, coopers. was accompanied by
an ordinance granting them power to lay
and operate q single track on Fourteenth
street, between Provost street and the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad. The ordinance was laid over
under the rules. Mathison Brothers in
tend erecting an immense cooperage shop
at the foot of Fourteenth street. The
track will be IL spur from the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The
ordinance will probably be passed.
II. NJ. Lewis, notified the Board that the
city has been using. since 1888. patent
Bell water phone. without having COM
pensated the patenGer. The Committee on
Assessments and Extensions will hear
Collins & Corbin. If the Commis-
sioners 90 not enter into an
agreement to use The patent,
Mr. Lewis, through his counsel. will
sue for damages for infringement upon
his right. The article in use gives notice
of break in the water mains and also
locates the point at which break
occurs.
The final assessment map of the Pear
sail avenue improvement and opening
and extension of Avenue t. were con-
firmed. To the assessment maps of
North street and Cambridge avenue no
objections were made.