The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-17
CLEARED OUT.
Street and Water Board Re-
moves the Last Of Demo-
cratic Employees.
CLERK BeUToN's RESIGNATION
Changes in the Staff-Certiorari
for Award of Brick Paving
Contracts.

| The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning. and upon the recom-
mendation of Commissioner Kaiser the
last eight Democratic laborers In the em-
ploy of the Board were dismissed.
The dismissed men were Daniel Sulli-
van. William Higgins. John Kelly.
Michael Moran. John Geraghty. E. Nc
Cabe. Philip Riley and Patrick Ryan.
1--WE have kept the laborers as long
as possible explained Mr.. Kaiser. I'VE
have treated them fairly. more so I
| think than our political opponents
| would have treated US. were they in
power"
1t is true that certain Republican
| leaders have been bowling about the
| retention of Democrats. and it was to
satisfy them and preserve harmony in
the party that the laborers were dis
| missed.
The men appointed to succeed the un-
| fortunate Democ-ats are:-John Sparrs
John Coughlin. Thomas Branagan. Rich
ard Lee. james Merrimann. Frederick
| Suabel. Thomas O'Hare and Thomas
| Clark. The new men will go to work on
| the morning of September y.
HELP FOR MR.. -BOUTON.
| 1t leaked out this morning that Clerk
| George T. Bouton a few days ago had
placed his resignation in the hands of
| the Commissioners. His object in re-
signing was to free himself from the
arduous duties that have been piled up-
on him.
| The recent appointment of new clerks
| has to some extent caused confusion,
! and the whole responsibility fell upon
| Mr.. Bouton. The new clerks are indus
| trious and willing, and have helped Mr.
| Routon in every way possible, but tney
| realized, as did Mr.. Bouton, that the
great mass of work was slowly swamp
| ing them.
| They worked ever hours. but still the
work piled up Finally Mr.. Bouton gave
| lIp, He wanted to resign, and offered 70
| give new clerk all the assistance PCS p,so
| sible. The Commissioners did not. IKE
| the prospect of losing. him, ana MayCr
| Wanser also protested. The "a aifhculLy N.Y.
| was finally patched up agreeaoly. Nj. NJ.
| ana a, stenographer and typewriter
No INCREASE IN THE THE e FQRGtE. aa Ems
| ferred from the water department to
| the clerks office. The. only increase IN
the working force Mil Re atter W Be Of
NJ ahu Boppons spfoh SIS selection The new clerks
viii probably be ma named d. on q TesS. Oefonef /
| The much talked of brick paving con-
| tracts were awarded this morning. lanes
harrington was asa aw9Gdea 9essx tne age1ne to
| Barrow street; Henderson street from from
| York street to Grand street. and ThlTd
| street from Erie street to Coles street.
| His price is 1920 per square yard for
| Syracuse brick. A lower bid was pre-
eted BY e cnteSY IseS did nof St the eu[ co
| missioners. Cutley & McGovern notified
! the board Immediately after the award
! be certiofaried to1the Supreme Court.
| If the award is upset new bids will be
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED.
| Bids were received for the construction
| of a sewer in Sixteenth street. from Hem
| derson street to Grove M. Mullerry was
| the lowest bidder The contract for the
| resetting of three boilers at Belleville
| was awarded to Kuderly. his bid being
| George F. Perkins petitioned the Board
| to use a portion of the liquor license
| Communipaw avenue to Montgomery
street.
Henry c. Post asked to be appointed in
spector of the proposed Improvement or
]. Meyding asked for the construction
Of sewer yer in Magnoa ant aysn%e of TSs r, F.
| street and F. C. Kinl1ead for the OPEN
| ing and improvement of Hopkins ave-
nue.. from Summit avenue to the Bouie-
Specifications for the improvement of
| Dwight street, F'airmount avenue and
| Clinton avenue We're submitted to Chief
! Ruggles and subsequently confirmed. as
| were also specifications for the paving
and repair of the yards of School No.
A GOOD WORK.
| The Board decided to make the in-
| provement of North street and Wood
| Bids were received for the new Hud-
son City truck house. The Individual
| bids are Within the appropriation OF
| $4,000.
| In the future no applicant for a
| plumbers license will be granted one
| without a recommendation from the Mas
| ter Plumbers Association. The impreve-
| ment of Randolph street was accepted