The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-14
HOBOKEN'S SEWERS
A New York Company Offers
to Clean Them For a
Consideration.
WEINTHAL "JOLLIES' TIE COMBINE
Park Benches to Be Painted-Pre-
pairing the Public Bath
for Use.

So dilatory have Hoboken's Common
Councilmen been in providing proper sewer
age for their town that a firm in New York
has volunteered to show them how to &C
complish what the people have been bowling
for for months past. The firm, before it
will advance its ideas, wants to make sure
of its money, but will allow experienced
engineers to examine its plans. The follow
ing communication received at the Council
meeting last night explains the proposal
To the Eoard of Aldermcn.-
GENTLEMEN We, the undersigned, have the honor
to submit the following proposition
ments, when it is demonstrated by actual test and
approved by a committee of civil engineers to be
system, accomplish what is herein proposed, we
win free the city of Hoboken from ali overflow, in
GLIDING manholes and basins, connecting with
sewers and sewers now built and in use.
~, The said sS,13 { 70 be De, paid .o r. the II d undersigned Ss with With.
said; to be paid $4,000 when the work is done and
s2NS; 9tio eaah 1 IN fonr, sishon aaa swsi sed m %ater Device
MORRIS MOSES, President.
The Council did not think very much of
Moses scheme, and ordered the matter to
committee where it will slumber unT
molested.
JULIUS scHLATrER's LETTER.
Julius Schlatter tried to scare the Council
with a communication in which he spread
before them the law respecting granting OF
liquor licenses to grocerymen. He, as Secre-
tary of the Hoboken I~nnkeepers' Association,
stated that if the council granted any more
such licenses the association would tell of
them to the Grand Jury, and the latter
body would indict them. The council smiled
and ordered the communication received.
The Committee on Finance who Investigated
the alleged shortage of $72.14 which
John Lewis is charged with when he
was clerk of the District Court, reported
that they had notified Lewis bondsmen to
make good the deficiency, and if they do not
they will be sued. Councilman Weinthal,
when the matter of increasing the bond OF
the School Board Treasurer from $4,000 to
$4,000 was revived on the second reading OF
the ordinance, said he objected.
II don't see why it should be increased"
he said.
1T was at the request of tine Mayor" said
Thinker.
"Does Treasurer Hicks know about itp'
questioned Weintlal.
Il showed him the ordinance, and he didn't
object" replied Timken.
"Well, I want to do something about
this. | move it be laid over" continued
Weinthal. 1t was laid over.
Petition of N. Y. and N. j. Telephone
Company to run underground wires, was re-
ferred. City Clerk was directed to adver-
tise for bids for Improvement of Jackson
street, between Newark and First streets.
Budget of the Tax Commissioner was re-
ceived and referred to committee.
PAINTING PARE BENCHES.
William Shortt was given the job of paint
ing park benches for 81, l40. The next bid
was S14 higher. Proposals for safe for the
Assessors office were received from
Herring, Hall & Marvin Company at
S245 and s27O, and w. H. Butler at $3.50.
COMMITTEES on Public Bath reported that
they had awarded the work of dredging the
bath to Ross and Sanford of this city for
eighteen cents per square yard, instead Of to
the lowest Hoboken bidder, Morris 81 Cum
mings, who asked sixty cents per square
yard. TIL report was adopted and the COM
mittee's action concurred in.
Bonds to cover the cost of the new fire
headquarters on Hudson street of $4,000
were voted to be issued.