The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-17
YETOES ANDR REASONS
Mayor Wanser's Instructions
to the Finance Com
miSSiOnerS.
RIGHT AND WRONG.
The Sidewalk Fund Explained
Skilled Labor to Be Used to
Advantage.

1t was exclusively announced in Thurs
days JERSEY CITY News that Mayor Wan
ser had that day forwarded to the Board OF
Finance two vetoes of resolutions passed by
that board some three months ago. These
vetoes were read last night at the meeting of
the Board of Finance. The first one IS as
follows
THE SIDEWALK FUND.
I herewith return without my approval the he r Soard
ton passed by your board. yizLaW tn ai, e1af to
comply with the resolutions OF this board request,
ing fnggd d~nfs or s1oSb as f6 to d rspsir OF %s ST eRs RRsinG apd.
Whereas, this board finds from. an examination OF
the books 81 s Of the f1o Sdfy has oemPpe een div snse = rom the
purpose for which it was appropriated, ana tnat 10
the cost Of such repairs: Resolved, That the City
Comptroller be instructed to refuse to honor any
appropriation by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners until the further direction OF TINS
This resolution was passed about the time the
charges made against the Board of Street ana Mste h
they were afterwards tried. did not at that tune
resolution was not formally presented to me at my
request. That investigation showed that WINE no
walks. no part of the money had been expended up
TO that time for repairs other than those whlch the
e eiss w deveioped the TACT that the Sidewalk
Inspector had caused agreat many sidewalks TO pc
repaired in different parts of the city by properly
owners at their expense. OF course. every sidewalk
put in repair by the owner is OF advantage TO- the
city, and 1t was for that purpose that the ONCE OF
sidewalk inspector was created.
vi Thls f of eh al sl9 IS, Of T fhe P laws ao 81 ISL ana and f 1 aR pin IN
doubt as to whether. having caused the appropria-
right to direct the Comptroller to withhold the pay
ment of claims thereon. However that may pc, tne
and permitted the suspension OF judgment until
further Investigation could be made.
nv HAND hand for approval prov I think That in the light Of
the developments of that trial, this resolution Is not
now necessary.
FL. wANsER, Mayor.
WATER MAIN CONTRACTS.
The second resolution vetoed by the Mayor
notified the Street and Water Board that no
claims would be concurred in by the Board
of Finance for laying water sripe or the ex-
tension of water pipes through which Passalc
water was to be distributed unless properly
advertised and done by contract. In vetolng
this resolution the Mayor again takes sides
with the Street and Water Board, and IN a
caustic language chides the member for
their apparent ignorance of city works.
The veto reads:
While / believe that the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners should cause all large extensions to
city is compelled to employ a number of skilled
men to repair sudden breaks. etc. These men are
not continuously employed, they would not be avail,
s ABLE In caS case be 0 of stmisbbgiee eGgsplo wsI] jn n 1ayin SO s sRsag exl
tensions all, over the city. Moreover the
expense or advertising according 10 law LOT extern
sions of a few hundred feet by contract work would
almost equal the cost of the work. With the eco
nomical end aimed at by your resolution / am en-
tirely in sympathy, but your resolution is much too
sweeping in form. Each case should be dealt with
on its own merits.
For instance, the proposed main to Bidwell ave
nue.. along the Hill section, should certainly be built
by contract; in fact. the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners has determined upon such a course
Very respectfully.
T. I. WANsER.
KILLER N
The vetoes of the resolutions which Presi-
dent Hitler fully believed had been ap-
proved, made him mad.
1T seems strange to me" he said, shat
although these resolutions appear on our
minutes of a meeting held three months
ago, they should have been held back SO long
a time. l think the least the Mayor could
nave done would have been to notify us that
he desired this delay. l have a resolution
touching upon this subject which, / hope,
will be adopted"
The resolution puts an end to Clerk Finck
ever doing Mayor Wanser any more favors
in holding back resolutions, and at the same
time gives the Mayor a little dig.
Killers
The resolution was as follows
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be and he
Is hereby directed to furnish to the Mayor certified
copies of all resolutions requiring his action upon
the same within two days after each meeting, pro-
vided, however, that no such certified copies shall
be necessary if the Mayor shall have signed the
The resolution was adopted.