The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-15

s25.0l $3.50. $21.22; Henry Y. Moser $l44;
correct and three 90 petitions for signs
favorable.
To the Hon. the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Your Committee on Streets and Sewers
to whom was referred May ., 1888, the
application of Dennis McLaughr~and
others for the construction of a Ia~<al
sewer in Fifteenth street, from Hender7
son street to Provost street, respect
PRAYER q the petitioners, we believing
thai the Improvement Is one wnich
should be made.
The reports were excepted.
The Committee on Purnpingtan and Resers
voirs reported on the certificate of Chief
Engineer in favor of the Patton Coal
Company, ss6.S1 on account Of contract
$3.50 j, ". Harrison. sl.25; New y York y.
Lake Erie Western 90 R # ssan}RsH S1 Pa;
s sfaS 81; J slsiss' +. gTniderhin, Still; Van
derbeck & Son, slo9.ls faxor@pie,
10 the Honorable the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-The Batteries Of the pooi,
f5s 5 e RI River opposite Beilevills
are known as follows;-
East of the river and west OF the H1gn
way dlEu 0ugty1h5 NAAN $500
Worthington pumps are Two poliefs
known as 4 and ..
Worthington Battery Is opposite no NO
southerly side of boiler room, and Bat
terry No. 5 opposite No. 8 Worthinslon
pump, is at northerly side OF oeiieI
There are two batteries of boilers east
of the highway known as Nos. Z any q
battery No. z consists of three poIef55
and is in the boiler room soash % s,ds Of
boiler room; and battery No. 3 consists
of three boilers, and is in the noaei
and is east of the No. 2 battery of boil
ers. Batteries Nos. 2 and 8, conneeIng
with the Cornish pumps are new an co IN
nected with Worthington pumps nave
long been In bad condition.
Since nave been in the Board, L nays
made freultent reference to their -conul-
ton. and have urged their thorough re
pair, and resetting. because their falturs
10 perform their duty would create d
water famine in the city.
THE Worthington pumps supplied as
they are Inv steam from batteries anu =
pump Is million of the average OF 70 mil
the city, and as the Beilevile HeserN9lf
INTO which the Worthington pumps ae1
liver the water, holds but twelve and
one-half million gallons Of water, winch
is but one-half days supply, the import
ance of these batteries to, the city's wa
ter supply can be appreciated.
ma Mdne the repairs. the former Board
did not prepare specifications because
of the inability to describe Wnal Wa
needed; the outer appearance OF dne
brick work on due. showed every APP
pearance of being weak, but the cause 81
this condition was not known. Inc pflch
work was braced from time to ime as
tne cracking walls became weaker. This
condition prevailed until the early part
of April; then the bracing FAILED 10 SUP
port the weight and the BRICK wof3
back Of the boilers of battery No. 4 ana
the under side of iue parted AID fell
I Immediately reported this fact to the
tio, stating the emergency and author
izing me to make the repairs immediate
" SO as to keep the pumps running.
was in attendanc at the County Court as
\ witness and the resolution was over
locked. from necessity. 1 proceed
Sd sear,n with out the an w tSe brick aFs'' work.
When this was done it was found nee
| essary to renew the brick work from the
foundations and take down the hue en-
tire to the stack.
When this was complete, the. brick
work was relaid and new brick was
| ordered to supply the deficiency,
brick, was replaced by a steel hue SIM
liar to those put in with the new pat
teries of boilers. numbers two ana tnree,
| setting the iron work it was found neces-
sarv TO replace three new furnace frames
and doors and a new OUTFIT OF DUCK stays
valves. and in one of the tnrse boilers
| patches had to b. put on, which made it
necessary to a k out and replace some
This work SC commenced was continued
until battery No. 4 was restored to work
| ing order, and is now, what ut mas not
| been for many years, in first class con-
dit!on."
The knowledge c construction of this
battery gained by taking it down and
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peping a sp~ecificatioS for the doing of
similar work to battery No. o., which Is
now in bad condition. and is braced at
this time and liable to fall over at any
While this is not so urgent as it was
when both batteries We're liable to fan,
its condition requires prompt attention.
Ixhave prepared a specification for the
\ repair of battery No. 5. and it has been
rey n.ses by go, the snn Gaisf f ean sr a an1 i
by the Board and the work and materials
can be let by contract.
incurred by me to repair battery No. 4
and request a report in favor of their
payment. The service and materials
were rendered and ali the work was
performed under my constant supervis-
ion, Knowing that the total amount Of
the expenditure would exceed $500 limit
/ of the Charter. when no emergency ex-
lists, I thought it we'll to make this re-
port and explain the emergency. as the
1 III 1Odl0 w GS l. NNAl&ll IALC
walls of the battery fell. and to submit
an the bills unpaid and paid, 50 that
and the payments justified.
The bills incurred are as follows
Washburn Bros, brick. .......$ 51A. 35
Brown & Miller. machine work. S9a .6S
| Brown & Miller, steel flue...... 527.9
Brown & Miller. frames and
Brown 4 Miller, buck stays. bolts -
\ Rahert McSrfhTr mason WORK ~
taking down brick work, relay
ing same. setting boilers and
HIeS..,. ......... ........... $500. ], 465 81
Demurrage N. Y. L. E. & W. R.
rSr. - - % o oee
None of these bills have been pre-
sented or paid. except one of $44.17 to
to Washburn Bros. for cement, etc.
Respectfully submitted.
W.. H. HOOKER,
| Chairman Committees or Pumping and
Reservoirs.
The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions reported on claims of H.
! $500: John Brownlee, $4,000 as correct.
$2215 and $1,000; James Atcheson, 1920,
as correct.
TIL report was accepted.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
| Docks and Parks reported on claims of
| H. H.. Williams, $4,000; Albert Datz.
$500; job Burmler, $4,000 as correct.
The report was accepted.
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