The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-01
WANSER'S VICTORIES.
The Mayor Has Two of His Vetoes
Sustained-Some Queer
Evidence.

Mayor Wanser won a nice little vic :
tory last night. About two month ago
his Honor objected to claims of Daniel
Moran and henry Moser for SIT and
$144 respectively, for truck hire and clean
ing sewers during April. The Mayor. in
his veto OF these claims, iptimated that
that they were abolt as straight as a
knotted string, aud Insisted that their
correctness be established by the claim
ants through the courts.
The Street and Water Commissioners
at once summoned Foreman DAILY, who
c~ertifies TO the correctness of these
claims; also Moser and Moran aud Mayor
Wanser for the purpose OF investigating
the whole matter.
PECULIAR EVIDENCE.
Last night was the appointed time. and
His Honor. accompanied by his Secre-
tary. was on hand at the minute. Daily
was present, SO was Moran, but Moser
did not, to all appearances. consider il
worthy of his time to be present.. AS q
result, some peculiar evidence was adj
duced by His Honor. and his vetoes were
subsequently, sustained by the unani-
nous vote of the board.
The board also awarded to Messrs.
Hanly s. Hesser, the contract for the
furnishing of about $500 tons of coal TO
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"a. 6 12 per ton. John Mccarthy was
awarded the contract for carting and
trimming of the coal at The rate OF ~
cents per ton.
The payroll of the General Superiptend-
ent for Mas amounting TO $l,596.5O WAS
passed.
ANOTHER VICTORY.
The Mayor also scored another victory,
but this time it was over "Robby" Ell
liott's gas companies. John Winters
wanted. $50 for repairing lamps. The
Mayor vetoed the claim and and the
board sustained him in it.
Elliott's companies will have to pay
the claim or Winters is out his labor.
time and materials.
H ~HACKENsACK BRIDGE.
At the meeting of the Board of Street
aud Water commissioners held last
Monday. Engineer James Movlsp, Of the
new bridge which the Boar,t OF Fras-
holders is building across The Haeken-
sack. called the attention Of the board to
the fact thai u new water pipe would
have to be laid. For the past thirty-nine
years IA pipe. which has been protected
by the bridge now being torn away, has
been in use. The pipe is rotten and
must be replaced. The work will cost
about $4,000.
joining No. IL school on Crescent avenue.
generously offered to sell the board the
property for playground purposes at a
''low" figure.
At the request of P. L. Refill and
others, Mr.. w. w. Edwards was ap
pointed the inspector On the improve
meuJ OF H~alladay street az = salary of So
per day.
BIDS RECEIVED.
Bids for the cartIng aud trimming OF
the g. 500 ons Of coal. for which Hanly &
Hesset ara the lowest bidders. were re-
ceived. The lowest bidder was John
Mccarthy at 90 cents per ton.
The board directed Clerk Bouton to adj
vertise for bids for the improvement of
streets under the specifications adopted
by tue board. This means asphalt, bel
gian block and second hand belgian
block. Contractors should be alive to the
fact that the lowest bidder per yard on
the respective kinds of work will receive
the contract for all the work of the Ser
tnin class on which he is low, TO be done
during the wear. La other words, he is
virtually retained by the board and df-
rected to go where and when they want
him to make an improvement.
Johu II. Ficken aud others p~etitioned
for the power TO grade aud improve Har-
mon street. and to construct in 1t a l2-inch
vltrifed pipe, private sewer at their own
expense. The petition was granted.