The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-03
O'NEILL 6 CO.,
9Th Ave, 10th to 21st st., n. Y.
BOARD OF STREET ANDWATBR COM.
MISSIONERS.

Regular meeting Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, held on
Tuesday, December ~, 1892, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
Present-Al the members of the Board.
five in number.
PRESENTATION OIL PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICATION.
From It. j. LampeSt, ~petftlontng to
cross sidewalk in front of 81 Gardner
with c~arriagewav.
From Jacob Schmltt inc others. petit
Joining for more lamps III McAdoo ave-
nue..
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets. Sewers and Lighting.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor:
Hon. the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Sirs:-Your resolution of the 18th inst.
entering into an agreement with the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railway
Company. relative to The extension OF
the Eighth street sewer is returned With
out approval. | appreciate the difficulties
under which the company lnbors In con-
structing at this time an iron pipe sewer,
upon shifting land, but, / also bear in
mind the manner in which the people of
this city have been used by companies
claiming to the water ffont along
the Hudson River and New York Bay the
people cannot be blamed for doubling the
fulhllment of promises OF o general
character.
The present agreement calls for the
construction OF O new iron pipe sewer at
the expense of the company, of not eX-
ceeding $4,000. This is too indefinite. The
railroad company claims that an iron
pipe, unless laid at an expense,
would be rendered useless by the in
eyitable shifting of newly made land, that
at the end of say five years an iron pipe
could be laid, I think hat the time for
constructing it should be clearly defined.
This agreement calls for an expenditure
of not exceeding $4,000. While this may
be sufficient, and ! trust that 1t Is, we
ought not to run the risk, the company
ought to build 1t Whatever the cost
may be.
We should also have the right to repair
it in case of neglect by the railroad, with
out resort to law, and with the right to
collect the expense from the Company.
We should be sure that when the time
arrives for substituting an iron sewer for
the temporary box sewer, there shall be
no quibbling over details or cost, and no
delay in construction,
II should be Insisted that IL the COM
pany fails to build the new sewer, the
city may do SO at the cost of the railroad,
and to ensure the payment of that
cost, we should insist upon hav-
having DOudS from Inc / nave
had the Corporation Counsel prepare an
amended contract embracing these views,
which / have sent to the railroad COM
pany and il the same meets your ap-
provRl and is executed by the company,
will protect the people In the rights and
allay their fears. The only section which
has been materially changed Is the
second. In order that the matter may
come before you again In a regular man
ner, / veto the resolution and agreement
now before me:
Respectfully submitted,
PETER +. WANsER.
Mayor.
Received and laid over under the rules.
From the same officer:
The Hon. the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN,-The resolution of your
| Board passed December 10, 1892, appoint
ing Frances Fallon janitrix Of the office
building of your board is returned with
| out approval. Mrs. Fallon is the wife Of
| Thomas Fallon, the former ~janitor of the
building; he was convicted as an election
officer aud Is serving his sentences; the
appointment OF his wife as janitrix should
not be made. The city should not be in
any sort OF alliance with the convicted
| election officers.
Very respectfully,
PETER r. WANsER,
Mayor.