The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-09
NOW WANT SYHNIHE
Greenvi1le Citizens Petition
10 The Street and Water
Commissioners.
SIMPSON NEVER OPPOSED IT.
all he Desired Was Immediate
Work on tha Ocean Ave-
nue improvement.
SIMPSON NEVER OPPOSED IT


Clerk Dennis Mclaughlin and Messrs.
Cook. Lembeck. Simpson. S. l.. Harvey
and other mem bers of the Sixth District
Citizens Association VINO had
been appointed at meeting
held Saturday night to explain the posi-
tion Of the property owners along the
line OF Ocean avenue in regard to syenite.
Chairman Cook of the Greenville delega-
ton, presented to the board q set OF
resolutions adopted Saturday evening
asking the board to appoint a
committee TO meet with them
and wait upon Mayor Wanser
with Il view, to adjusting the difficulty
surrounding the use OF sYenite on Ocean
avenue, and to have the work begun at
once and pushed to speedy completion.
Mr.. Cook spoke of the necessity of
paving the avenue, aud he
asked that immediate action be taken.
The resolutions of the Sixth District
Associations were spread in full OH the
minutes. sand President Madden and
Chairman DuRan of the Committee on
Streets agreed to go before Mayor
Wanser this afternoon at Two O'clock
and settle tbs trouble az once.
PRESIDENT MADDEN QUESTIONS.
This WAS agreeable, aud the Greenville-
ties were about to depart when President
Madden asked
Are any of you gentlemen opposed to
the use OF syenite Ia Ocean avenue, or
have you ever been opposed to it9'
I'VE have not" replied the gentlemen.
mot single man interested is opposed
to it's use."
"Mr. Simpson, Mr.. Detwlller and my
SELF" said Mr.. Lem beck, "examined
so-called syentte Sblock. and we were
satisfied with II. In fact we preferred 1t
TO one sample OF trap work that was
shown us. There has been much talk about
this work, and as result the avenue
remains tn its present Dad coutiision..
The newspapers. aud particularly the
World, has only given Que side of the
story and that not truthfully!
Il have seen this pavement" said S. L..
Harvey, land / think now and have
thought that IL is excellent. The people
ot Greenylile are not grumbling about
It's use. We want it."
"We," said President Madden, shave
been accused of fraud in this matter aud
have been compelled to stand ulI the
blame OF an alleged job. II seems that
some of you gentlemen have been inter-
viewed and expressed yourselves as
opposed to II, and that il was being
forced upon you."
When this remark was made Mr..
aud when told Of what had been said,
made this statement.
SIMPSONS DENIAL.
There IS no truth 10 the statement
chat nave been interviewed by report
in his matter. This ALLEGED dissatis-
faction Is reporters story"
County CLERK Mclaughlin. who had
beeu listening TO this debate, soddenly
came forward aud took part, addressing
Mr. Siunson He aHkel.-
Didn't you pick cut this block!"
Yes" was the reply. 81 was
shown ii specimen of syenite and was
asked if 1t would do to pave Ocean ave-
nue.. said yes. aud asked thnt the work
be begun at once. There was some talk
OF having granite because it was 10 cost
but 50 900 more"
Ibid you sign the syenite resolutlon?:'
asked Mr. McLaugnliu.
II did" replied. Mr.. Simpson.
Didn't you want Henry Holmes to do
that work?'
mot particularly" said Mr.. Simpson.
"the only reason | wanted him to do It
was because he had granite blocks aud
would commence work aG once"
Have you auy objection Go syenite or
Contractor Harrington@ questioned NJ.
Mclaughlin.
II have not" said Mr.. Simpson
WILL UPHOLD THOSE DOING RIGHT.
"Well, then, l thiuk that the Street nd,
Water Commissioners are a lot of fools
to be called thieves aud robbers when
they knew and you knew that what they
were doing was TO please you. When
these men are in he wrong will be the
first to jump on them aud give them
what they deserve, but when they are in
the right will protect them"
The statements from both sizes are
somewhat conflicting with those that
have been publish ed, but the difficulty is
adjusted now. and the work GU the i'm
provement will go right on. with Thomas
Harrington supplying the blocks. AS q
last remark relative to the syenite scam
dal Mr.. Mclaughlin said:
''Tnere is no such thing around here as
syenite. It is trap rock and syenite Is
but trade mark"
TWO vEToES FROM THR MAYOR.
The board received two vetoes from
Mayor Wanser. one was the appoiut-
ment OF John Murphy as q laborer on
streets. The Mayor informed the board
that Murphy spent too much time before
the Police Court and in jail to work
for the city. He further said
that his appointment was an insult
to every employe In the Water Departs
ment. The second was the award to
Kelly Brothers of the carpenter work on
School No. Is. The Mayor cited the
HOAALA pl0ClACb 40 NOtA VI bu6 haklySa
which was not completed until four
piounths alter 1t shouid have
been. and the fact that "extta"
bills were too numerous. Kelly
Brothers also received the work on
School No. 25. Thev nave not flushed
their work there yet. and refuse, IL is
said, TO do some painting which they
should do. The Mayor argues that school
No. is Is needed and that In all proba0il-
ity it would not be furnished this winter
II the Kellys got the WORK. The vetoes
were laid over.
FIFTH PRECINCT BUILDING EXTENSION.
The proposed extension to be builG on
the Fifth Precinct station house will not
be built just yet. Two bids were
received this morning, the lowest being
from Timotny Burns for s4,s00. There
Is not enough money ava liable to pay
this for the work. John Ryan resigned
as reassessor and Michael j. O'Rourke
was appointed as his successor.
PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Henry Cunningham was directed to
pave with second hand granite First
street from Grove to Brunswick: Second.
from Grove TO Jersey avenue; Fifteenth.
from Grove to Provost.
John Nolan Will pave with Belgian
block Jersey avenue. from Ninth TO Eff
teenth streets; Thirteenth. fro n Jersey
avenue to Grove, and Twelfth from
to Grove.
Clerk Bouton was directed to notify
the New Jersey Junction Railroad TO 3
place gates at Its Ravine avenue crossing
aud TO also advertise for bids for the
sweeping and cleaning of the streets aud
the removal OF ashes aud garbage. John
Roach and John Ryan, employers of the
lamp department. were discharged.
The board asked the anAnclers 10 con-