The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-28
Mayor's Office.
JERSEY Cry. n. 7. Feb. 9. 1894

JERSEY CITY, N, j., FeD. y. 1884.
To the Honorable Board of Finance:
Gentlemen-I herewith return. without my
approval the resolution of your Board, to
wit:
Resolved, That the Board of Street and
Water Commissioner be and they are here
by notified that this Board will not concur in
the future expenditures of any of the city's
moneys, where concurrence is necessary by
this Board, for the laying of water pipe or
extensions of water pipe or distribution Of
Passaic water, unless the work is first prop
erly advertised and contracted for to the low
est bidder and let out bywritten contract to such
lowest bidder, and. further, that in all cases
where the concurrent power of this Board is
required by law, that this Board will not
concur in any future expenditures of city
moneys unless all work and materials are first
advertised for and let out by contract to the
lowest bidder, as required by law.
While | believe that the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners should cause all
large extensions to be given out BY contract
to the lowest bidder. the city is compelled to
employ a number Of skilled men to repair
sudden breaks, etc.; these men are not re-
quired for this purpose all the time, but if
not continuously employed they would not
be available in cases of emergency. While
not SO engaged they can be profitably en-
ployed in laying short extensions all over the
city. Moreover, the expense of advertising
according to law for extensions of a few hum
dred feet by contract work would almost
equal the cost of the work. With the eco
nominal end aimed at by your resolution. l
am entirely in sympathy, but your resolution
is much too sweeping in form. Each case
should be dealt with on its merits. For in
stance, the proposed main to Bidwell avenue,
along the Hill section, should certainly be
built by contract, in fact, the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners have determined
upon such a course in the matter already.
Very respectfully.
PETER WANsER.
Mayor.
Mayors Office,
JERSEY CITY, Feb. - 1894.
Honorable Board of Finance:
Gentlemefl-I herewith return without my
approval the resolution passed by your
Board, to wit:
Wheaeas, The Board of Street and Water
Commissioner has failed to comply with the
resolutions of this Board requesting informa-
ton as to the disposition of the principal
fund Of $40, 600 for repair of sidewalks, and,
Whereas. This Board finds from an ex-
animation of the books of the City Comp
trolier that the greater part of said fund has
been diverted from the purposes for which it
was appropriated, and that no assessments
have been made, as required by law for the
cost Of such repairs.
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
instructed to refuse to honor any warrant
hereafter ordered drawn upon said fund or
appropriation by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners until the further dlrec-
ton Of this Board
This resolution was passed about the time
the charges made against the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners were pre-
sented, and upon which they wete after
wards tried / did not at that time desire
to take action thereon, and consequently the
resolution was not formally presented to me
at my request.
That investigation showed that while No