The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-18
HARRINGTON EXPLAINS
Says He Can Begin the
Ocean Avenue Improve
ment Immediately.
MANY CONTRACTS AWARDED
The Street and Water eommis-
sioners Transact Consider
able Business.

The Street and Water Commissioners
wereson hand at their Office this morn
! ing promptly at ten o'clock. For some
| inexDlicable reason they did not hold a
session until long after noon.
AS soon as the Board convened,
however. President Madden began an
investigation into the charges made in
certain newspapers that Contractor
Thomas Harrington, who is to pave
Ocean avenue with syenite blocks, IS
unable to carry out the terms OF
the contract, that he will
not begin work in year,
that it will take five years to complets it,
and finally that one of the members of
the board is partner of his In the syenite
quarry at Staten Islam d.
HARRINGToN's EXPLANATION.
viii you begin work in year2"
asked Mr.. Madden.
II will begin work next week if it is
desired" replied Mr.. Harrington.
rs there any truth in the statement
that you cannot secure blocks enough to
do the work?
mo, sir. 1 have all l want" replied
Harrington. Some people think they
know more about my business than do
IL. L hAuin
work with now.
"Where do yoa get your blocks?" asked
Commissioner Du9an.
From Staten Island y was the reply,
The reasan pave not begun work al
ready is that l am now finishing the
lower end of JERSEY avenue When that
Is done, will begin work on Ocean
avenue"
Have you signed the contract yet?n
queried Mr.. Yoe.
Il have not. but will as soon as it is
prepared"
is there any member of this board
interested in the syenite block business
with you or any business?" asked Com
missioner Dugan.
No. sir. have no partner. and no one
has loaned me any money, rs mas been
charged. have no connection with any
member of this Board"
MCCARTHY MADE INSPECTOR.
About forty property owners aloug
Ocean avenue asked for james Nc
Carthy's appointment as inspector of the
Ocean avenue pavement job Henry
Holmes. a contractor, aud two others
wanted II. Byrnes to have the place, but
Mccarthy was appointed.
To the proposed Improvement OF Pats
terson street between Central aud Pearce
avenue there are no objec.inns. George
f. Perkins. who at one time aspired TO
be Mayor petitloned the Board TO extend
the asDhat having Co Jeweth aud Bergen
avenues. The present plan leaves half
block on Bergen avenue unpaye!. James
Muliigan was appointed Inspector of the
Grace street sewer
SHAW WANTS TIME.
Andrew Shaw. who has the contract
for the construction OF a sewer in Charles
street asked for an extension OF time
of thirty days. Chief Engineer
Ruggles surprised the Board by
he O
complete the work in that Time. Shaw
is novice at sewer building aud il In
sad plight. An exts.isiou of tina was
granted for the benefit of Shaw's bonds
men. He IS losing money on the work
The receiving basins in West Bergen
are cnocked. but the people are not, nor
will they be quiet until the basins are
cleaned. The Stafford & StilIman Com
pany was granted an extension
of four months time in which to lay the
submerged pipe under the Passaic. The
size pipe required cannot be purchased.
The company was directed to remove the
old pipe as soon as possible.
Acting Mayor Simpson before retiring
vetoed resolution ordering various
sums paid to John Nolan out Of the tied
up license fees. He suggested that no
more be passed until the suit brought by
Nolan is settled.
ga sewer is to be built in Virginia
6VOuAo OAo lGQuoSu OL property
owners. In the matter Of the proposed
opening of Thirtee nth street, progress
was reported.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
osHenry Cunningham was awarded
the contract for the Improvement of
Duncan avenue; Woodward street is also
to be improved If the Board OF Finance
consents. James Harrington was
awarded the contract for the I'M
provement of Orient avenue, between
Bergen and Jackson avenues. Lyons S |
Lynch, thu construction OF a sewer in |
Congress street. from 800 tse5.. west of !
Central avenue to Pearce avenue: P. J. |
Murray, the tluildlng OF a.
sewer in Leonard street. M. |
j. Mullery, the construction of |
Il sewer In Summit avenue from Laid |
law avenue TO Sandford place. James
Mulligan was appointed inspector of |
The Grace street sewer and /
Charles OFT the sewer In |
Summit avenus, the Old Bergen Road Is [
to be improved in compliance with the |
request of Mr.. Detwilec, aud the con-
tract for the construction of sewer in |
Grace street, awarded to Eugene Lynch.