The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-14
OLD CLAIMS PASSED.
The Street and Water board Overrides
Mayor Wanser

AAu 5VrOoG anu writer board OVorr106E
Mayor Wanser.
The Street and Water Commissioners
consumed two hours in getting together
this morning. A disagreement concern
dng number of claims caused the delay.
1t was after twelve o'clock when Clerk
Bouton called the roll.
A batch OF old payrolls which have
peen hung up for months was brought
out and passed. A few of them were
passed at the time Mayor Wanaer and
the Finance Commissioners were
at war over the tax budget,
oue subsequently rescinded. Tnis
morning they were put on their
nnal passage Fer laborers engaged last
March In laying water pipes, 81, ,468 worth
OF claims We're passed.; for repairing water
pipe in March 81 655; repaving over water
pipe In March, S45l; shutting off water in
March, Sl.259; laying water pipe in April.
Sa,doa. 70; repairing water pipe in April,
S5,ol5. 80; paving over water pipe in April,
500; shutting off water in April, 1884;
laying water pipe ia May. 81 1863; repair
ing water pipe in May, S2.394 81, and the
payrolls OF the Lamp Department. for the
past i've mouths, aggregating S7S6.
Inese payrolls need but the concurrence
OF the Board OF Finance. Hundreds of
laborers We're made happy upon hearing
passed.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
A petition from Albert Cunard for the
seWering of Central avenue, was re-
ported upon unfavorably, Ms was also a
petition of John M. Jones. fer the open
ing of Pavonia avenue. Both improve
ments will be made upon the concur
renee of the Board of Finance.
A complaint from the residents against
the contractor for the improvement of
Sherman avenue for not beginning the
work, revealed tine fact that the lowest
bidder refuses now to do it, because of an
increase in the price of materials since he
made his bid. The improvement was
hung up In the Board of Finance for sew
eral months. The Corporation Counsel
was asked for an opinion upon the mat
ter.
To Edward O'Donnell was awarded the
contract for the improvement of Seven
teenth street from Henderson to Jersey
avenue. Thomas Cavanagh was awarded
the contract for the construction of q
sewer in Virginia avenue.
MAYOR WANsER IGNORED.
Mayor Wanser recently submitted to
the Board suggestions relating to new
plan of sweeping and cleaning the
streets. and removing the ashes and
garbage. The Mayors idea was to have
the city divided into districts.
L LIS mOEuIuR Luo DOdIu
ignored those suggestions and adopted
the specifications which governed the
work last year. Clerk Bouton was or
dered to advertise for bids, Mayor Wah-
ser's vetoes of the appointment of four
teen hammers, fourteen passers and fifty
five laborers, five extra rammers, two
rockmen, and one hundred aud fifty
eight laborers, and incidentally James
McAVoy and John as PAYERS on
streets, all of whom were ppointed prior
to election, were read and laiu over under
the rules for one week.
Mayor Wanser's veto of Patrick O'Con-
nor as inspector on the Railroad avenue
sewer was also read. Mayor Wanser has
said that he was misinformed about
O'Connor and would withdraw, if he
could. his veto. KiImurray, Jordan and
reilly were similarly appointed. His
Honor did not know at the time of these
vetoes that the three men were appointed
to fill vacancies caused by the failure of
men to accept positions given them with
His Honor's consent.
Commissioner Dugan TOOK an exception
to a bill of $117 of P. Z. Martins for
plumbing, because the work had been Or
dered by DR.. Shain.
AS the Board of Adjudication the pre-
liminary assessment of the Ocean avenue
sewer, Pavonia avenue sewer and Ken
sington avenue improvement were
adopted, there being no objections.
The Board will meet again Thursday
morning.