The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-18
WANSHR'S COMPROMISE
1t Appears to Cover the Case
of School No. IS
Contract.
CHANGES IN PLAN RATIFIED
The List of Street and Water Dis
missals Not Yet Ready-Dis-
trict Leaders Give
Trouble.

have as yet been unable to decide upon
what men shall be retained in the en-
ploy of the department. There was a
meeting of the Board this morning, but
Commissioners Dugan and Somers failed
to put in an appearance. As result, the
appointments by resolution have not as
yet been made
The compromise effected with Mayor
Wanser is a triae tighter than the
Street and Water Commissioners at first
supposed. Mayor Wanser agreed upon a
certain number of men, and had the mat
ter been kept secret the Street and
Water Commissioners would have expert
enced no trouble in appointing that num-
ber. Since the provisions of the COM
promise have leaked out, the men who
feared their heads would fall have been
pulling wires and brin ging recognized
district leaders to the front in their be-
half. The result is a most complicated
and unfortunate condition of affairs for
the Street and Water Commissioners. A
number OF the men who were slated for
removal have secured themselves, and
the number of men. who, the leaders say,
must not go, exceeds the number
Mayor Wanser agrees to have APP
pointed altogether. Commissioners
Madden, Dugan and Somers
have been in consultation on several occa-
sions with Mayor Wanser since last Mon
days meeting. but His Honor, it is said,
declines to make any further concessions.
Commissioner Dugan was closeted with
Mayor Wanser for more than an hour
this morning, but at twelve O'Clock he
telephoned to his colleagues, who were
awaiting his return. that 1t was useless
to wait longer as Mayor Wanser would
not give in an inch.
Tonight the Commissioners will hold q
conference. and in all probability fix up
the list of appointments, regardless of
the wishes of several district men who
have been the cause of the present
delay.
SCHOOL NO. 25.
At one O'clock Commissioners Madden,
Cook and Yoe met. and another illustra-
tion was given of the scope of the CONF
promise effected with Mayor Wanser.
when resolution presented by Mr.. Mad
den was adopted. 1t provided that mas
much as the specifications OF Public
School No. 25 at Zabriskie street and
Columbia avenue provided for the
construction of closets on the top floor.
and as the closets were by the directions
of the architect placed in the basement
without the knowledge or consent of the
Board, and as it was for the best interests
of the building that such change was
made, the building as erected be accepted
and the change in the specifications or
dered by the architect be ratified. This
is the school Mayor Wanser raised such
a fuss over when he first entered upon
his duties as Mayor. His Honor will
probably approve of this resolution now
that this explanation has been made.
j. Condor was the contractor who
erected the building and L. ii. GiF1e was
the supervising architect.
FINE STREET WORK.
The bonds furnished by E. w. Kenney
and James II. Jones for the faithful full
fillment by Albert Mfnardow OF this con-
tract to repave Erie street to Thirteenth
and Sixteenth streets were accepted.
Adjournment was taken until tomorrow
morning.
Gar Wanser's Ukase.
Today was the regular meeting day of
the Board of Finance. Commissioner
Hitler was the only member who was
seen at the Office. Mr.. Hillter
ure of the Board to settle the tax
budget difficulty. In speaking sof the di-
lemma this morning he said:-"When
with. all will be well. If the Democratic
matter will have to be Strengthened out
by the courts"
Mayor Wanser this morning sent three
more short veto messages TO the Board Of
Finance. The vetoes deal with the names
of the men whose salaries are stricken
from the approved pay rolls.