The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
BOARD OF STREET N WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

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Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held IN Monday,
November 81, 1898, at 10 o'clock A. M.
Present-All the members of the Board,
five in number.
Reading of the minutes of regular meet
ing held on Monday, November 20, and ad-
journed meeting Thursday, November 20,
1893, were dispensed with, and on motion
were approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICATIoNs.
From Fred Bluem and others:
Requesting permission to grade and maca-
dam Ogden avenue between Franklin and
Ferry streets
One Q) Petition for sign.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From Henry Hill:
Filing notice of claim against Pringle
on School No. ID.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings, Docks, and Parks and
Corporation Counsel.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
JERSEY CITY, Nov II, 1898.
From His Honor the Mayor:
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
Gentlemen: I herewith return without
my approval the resolution passed by your
Board at its meeting held November 8,
1898, ordering paid to Kelly Bros, ($4, 000)
four thousand dollars final on Contract No.
639 for carpenter work, ETC., on Public
School No: 25 in previous communication
to your Board l have stated that it was my
intention to insist upon the contractors who
were responsible for the delay in completing
No. 25 school making allowance to the city
for the same at a meeting held in this office
on Friday last, the responsibility of at least
two months delay was charged to Kelly
Bros, DIR. P. ]. Condin agreed to pay the
inspectors salary for two GU months, and
made certain other concessions to the city.
Mr.. Edward Kelly, in behalf of his firm re-
fused to allow the city anything, and 1 do
not propose to pay his firm until he does so
or | am compelled TO by the courts.
Very respectfully,
PETER f. WANsER.
Mayor.
Received and laid over under the rules.
JERSEY CITY, Nov. 20, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioner.
Gentlemen:-I herewith return without my
approval the resolution passed by your Board
at its meeting held November 8, 1898, to
wit:
Resolved, That $513 40 be paid to L. H.
Giele for services as architect on Public
School No. %, much of the delay in COM
pleting this building was due to the failure
of the architect to provide for the proper
excavation to construct its foundation,
cornices, metal, ceilings and other matters
were left out Of his specifications, and have
caused delay and extra expenditure of money
by the city, he refuses to make any allowance
whatever, and | will not sign any warrant for
his work unless compelled to by the courts.
Very Respectfully.
PETER +. WANsER,
Mayor.
Received and laid over under the rules,
JERSEY CITY, November %. 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioner:
Gentlemen:-I herewith return without my
approval the resolution passed by your Board
at your meeting held November 10, 1898,
to wit
Resolved, That hereafter all specification
for steam heating in public buildings shall
contain the following clause, THAT the
radiator to be used in heating and ventilating
to be the Bundy Standard Radiator having
base and ornamental fret work, iron top,
that radiator valves be what are known u
the Bundy Standard full opening pattern
and the air valve the Baker Automatic Air
Valves or positive Pet Cocks.ss The maker