The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-07
S. 4 ". BOARD MEETS.
The Members Explain to
the Finance Commits
erS Their Budget.

Presidens Madden, Commissioners
Somers. Clerk George Bouton, Chief
Engineer Rusgles, representing the
board OF Street and Water Commits
sioners and Corporation Counsel Edwards
and City Attorney Weart, met with the
Finance Commissioners last night to DIS
cuss the budget OF the Street aud Water
Commissioners. Superintendent Johu
Blown of the Fire Department. was also
present but he was informed tn at his
services would be required later. AS II
whole the Street and Water Commis-
sioners. estimate this year Is moderate but
SO determined are the Finance Commits
siouers TO Keep the tax rate below three
per cent. than everything is going to be
cut down as close as possihle.
FoR CLEANING STREETS.
The first iiem taken up was for clean
ing streets and sewers aud removing
ashes aud garbage for the coming year.
Last year the beard was allowed $35. 900
TOR the work II subsequently, al addi-
tional $1,000 was appropriated. The
board wants S42, 900 this year but In ask
ing for this sum explains that only 81. 900
worth of work will be done. Under the
law additional appropriations for this
work eau be made by bonding the city,
but Mayor Wanser insists that one fair
appropriation shall be made and then
that snm SO used as to prevent
the further issuing Of bonds. At one time
there were $lS,0 600 worth OF street cleaning
bonds out, but that sum has been reduced
to $1,000. some comment was made upon
the fact that the contract last year was
awarded TO the highest bidder. This was
explained uy the fact that Byrnes is the
only man who has ever carried out his
contract and who has a plant with which
TO do the work.
President Hitler is quite satisfied with
the way Byrnes is performing his duties,
and says the streets are kept better now
than they have been for The past twenty
years. Mayor Wanser also favnrs ex-
perlmenting a little. He has suggested
stantly sweep Montgomery street from
the ferrv TO Newark avenue, and the Ave-
nue to Erie street. The street cleaning
subject Is to be looked Into Carefully De-
fore de1ui;e ac' lou is taken.
o CLEANING SEWERS.
In the matter OF cleaning sewers and
receiving basins, the board asks for
S2U. 900, the same AS last year. They re-
ceiyed S12. 900 last ear. Mayor Wan-er
has a Jew suggestions to make in this
matter. President Madden said thai
1000 wonld be required each year to
Keep the Eighth street fu decent
order.
The board asks for $500 for public
grounds aud buildings. Or the 81. 600
asked for 81 900 is eaten up by snlnlies
aud the add tional 81, 900 is asked tor
emergency cases aud repairs. The salary
estimate Is $16 900, against Sl4,999 last
year. The Increase Is 10 pay clerks OF
the department. VINO now have 10 rely
upon the water account. Nothing was
said on the petition for $4,000 for print
ing, stationery aud SUPPLIES.
u $40 han el unnfO & h01 1fnF Fonairo ~
nnpaved streets. They were given S. $500
last year. but they maintain that mis-
sum is inadequate To keep the streets ia
anything like decent repair. The whole
appropriation last year was nearly ex-
pended liz keeping Arlington uni Garfield
venues In n passnble eondltiou. Last
| year SO 900 was a>Red for the recoustruc-
tion Of sewers, but $1,000 WAS appro-
| priated. This year $4,000 Is asked,
and 1t IS explained that the whole
| OF this sum would ave to be expended
in repairing thu Wayne street sewer. The
kighth stieetlsewer would also cost about
5000 The board asks Sll5.0 900 for lamps
aud lights. Commissioned Fraser wauted
to know IL the Office of Lamp Inspector
| could not be abolished, because II was
not necessary. L. was readily shown
| that the office was an important one.
The District Court rentals amount to
So, 1C0. aud this sum will be appropriated.
the engineering bu eau question was
| discussed AT length. The sal 4ries amount
to $12. COO II year and Mayor Wanser favors
maintaining this bureau. The bureau Is
self sustaining under ordinary circum-
stances
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEEDS.
The request OF $500 for repairs to
public schools will ptoDably be- black
listed, rs the board is now asking for
$780, 00 To make re pairs which ar. needed
..1- ~ 49, At.H r..q 81 m
worth OF repairs. The So. 500 for u.lrais
In parks, aud So. 500 for water used by the
Fire Department. were also blacklisted.
After the conference. the Finance
Com missioners held a secret session aud
sharpened their pruning knives, prepa-
| ratory 10 dissecting the estimate. Inc
BOARD will meet ag tin this evening.