The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-02

l eSI TERMS Dy open C9ulHfIltiBu dLAI
properly safeguard the interests Of the
city; said committee to employ the ser
vices of such engineering and seientifit
experts as 1t may deem necessary, 10 ael
as It's advisers; provided that the ex'
penditures which may be incurred under
this resolution shall be paid out of water
account, and shall be limited to five
thousand dollars.
Resolved, That a certified copy hereof
be communicated to the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners
Without acknowledging the receipt OF
this communication or noticing the &C
Board of Finance, the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners on
October Is. 1894. adopted a reso-
luton which rescinded their ~concurren,
resolution of September II, 1894, inviting
proposals to furnish a new water supply
for Jersey City in accordance with the
specifications adopted and confirmed on
that date. and at the same time adopted
a preamble and resolutions providing for
the employment of experts by its Commit
tee of the Whole TO examine the said
specifications and report to that board,
the preamble and resolutions being as
follows
CONCURRENCE REQUESTED.
Whereas, This board did, by resolu-
ton at Its meeting held September II,
1894, request the concurrence of the
Board of Finance in the advertising in
full of specifications adopted by this
board on ssid date for a new water sup
ply for Jersey City; and
Whereas, Said Board of Finance did
not act upon said request, by reason of
which the public has not had proper
opportunity to examine said specihca-
lions; and
Whereas, 1t is the desire of this board
to receive and consider all suggestions
concerning said specifications;
Resolved, That the Committee of the
Whole of this board be empowered to
employ, at a cost not to exceed the
sum of 5000. payable out Of the water
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or engineers, water chemist or chemists,
to examine the specifications heretofore
adopted by this board as aforesaid, and
now on file in the office of the clerk,
which may be desirable in said speci-
fications, in order that the best and
cheapest supply of pure water may be
obtained, or that will more surely pro-
tect the interests of the city, and to
further report any commendable plan for
the improvement of the present sup
ply; and
"Resolved, That a copy of this pre-
ed to the Board of Finance with the
request that they submit to this board
for its consideration the names of any
and all water experts of high repute of
which it may have knowledge. and also
such other information in its possess
sion as may be appropriate to the con-
cG Ta HH14f9np Of Vt the Sge }gTc m %IaNs
The evident purpose of the reseission
of the resolution for the reception of
proposals hereunder was to withdraw
as possible from the control and super
vision of the Board of Finance, and
thereby to defeat the arrangement ar
rived at in the conference of the two
1894.
Under these circumstances, the Board
of Finance, at the suggestion of the Cor
poration Counsel, consented to again
n tha ., ,hn,C ~ tho pnor-d nf STRAIT
and Water Commissioners in conference.
The Board of Finance did not, in TAX
ing this step, waive their right to
thereafter appoint their own experts to
again come before them for concurrent
action.
At this conference, when held. 1t proved
to be the intention of the Board of Street
Board of Finance commit itself by nam
ing several experts according to the
individual preferences of its members.
leaving it in the power of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners to
select the expert most acceptable to that
board from the list presented, who
should hen be credited to the Board
of Finance as its. representative.
This mode of appointment, although
manifestly unjust, and opening the way
to Irregularities. was accepted by the
majority of the Board of Finance against
the circumstances of the minority.
AT a subsequent unofficial meeting of
the Board Of finance the names of
AlphoRse Fteley n BENJAMIN S..Church
were submitted to the Board of Street
INC Water Commissioners, Mr.. Fteley
being unanimously endorsed by the five
members of the board, and Mr.. Church,
by Messrs. Jacob J. Detwiller, James
S.. Bailey and Reuben Simpson.
The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners thereupon promptly met Oc-
tober %, 1894. and passed a resolution
appointing Benjamin s. Church and OIL
xr~u W 1aran DC nvrnrfc VI Cht1rrh
being described therein as the represent
alive of the Board of Finance.
TERMS OF RESOLUTION.
The terms of the resolution are as
follows
concurrence with the provisions of a
preamble and resolutions adopted by
this board October Is. 1894, Oliver w.
are hereby appointed as water experts
for the purpose therein set forth; that
said experts shall, at the termination
of their duties, or from time to time,
ports of results ascertained by them;
said oliver w. Barnes shall report
to this board, and that said
Benjamin s. Church shall make report
of his entertainments to the Board of
Finance, the scope of his inquiries av-
ing such trend as said board may direct,
and that for the purpose of such ex-
Snraia 9irec tes emPif for ali e q eseef ins
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cidental thereto. a sum not exceeding
81, 600, payable out of the water &c
count. is hereby authorized to be ex-
pended"
The present situation is, therefore.
the Board of Finance, in the legiti-
mate exercise of its functions as the
board having concurrent power in the
of all contracts, a power which
is specifically secured to it in respect
to contracts for a new water supply,
passed a resolution October 10, 1894, pro-
viding for the employment of experts
September II, 1894, By the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners for
q new water supply for Jersey City.
and under which that board proposed to
proceed, with the concurrence of the
Board of Finance, to invite proposals
for a contract.
This resolution, which was a modif-
cation of the earlier resolution of Sep
tember q. 1894. having been presented to
His Honor the Mayor, and not having
been vetoed by him within the ten days
period fxed by law, is now the valid
having been temporarily withdrawn by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
action upon them by this board
canno at present be taken.
8. AND w. BOARD REsISTS.
While the exercise of its own owe in
the premises is thus in allegiance, the
question comes before this board of
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners authorizing I'M appointing ex-
perts to examine the specifications in
their behalf. That board has resisted
the claim made by the Board of Finance
to a right of criticising the specifications
purpose, or to report upon the expedi-
ency of the Introduction of a new water