The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-22

man,, Cnie1 ENGINEER HuGSleS, hous /
H. Broome. architect, President McAr-
thur of the Street and Water Board, the
Corporation Counsel John A. Blair, the
Mayor, and the Corporation Attorney,
Mr.. Spencer Weart, and the claims OF
Mr.. Meehan were carefully gone over.
From the investigation there made 1t
appeared that Mr.. Meehan had the con-
in the summer of 1893 for doing
repair work of the public schools
of the city, the specifications saying that
the repairs should be don under the
supervision of Mr.. Broome, the architect,
Chief Engineer Ruggles, Mr.. Macarthur,
who was then the Building Inspector,
and the Director of the Board of Educa-
ton in charge of each particular school.
In going over Mr.. Meehan's claims all
the work was identified excepting that
for School No. q as having
crown out Of the contract work in the
shape OF necessary extra work. The
work on School No. 81 being ordered by
the Chief Engineer as emergency work
requiring immediate attention. 1t seemed
that Mr. Meehan had presented his bills
for this work to a clerk in the Engineer
ing Department. Mr.. Mckeon, VINO mas
since deceased, which necessitated Mr..
Meehan presenting duplicate bIls, but
the same were presented too late Tor
consideration by your Board at the time
of dealing with the payments OF repairs
of the summer of 1893. In going over the
bills, Mr.. Meehan was requested to make
a reduction on the excavation called for
in the specification for School No. II, of
$3.50 and to take out the amount claimed
for an iron door amounting to $3.50 In
his claim on School No. 10, and to reduce
his bill $20.35 as per his claim against
School No. G. to waive interest On the to-
tai amount and to accept Sl5 IN costs, IN
dependent of the amount at which they
might have been taxed in case ne nad
won his suit. n in case he accepted
these terms it was suggested that the
Corporation Attorney should acquaint
your Honorable Board with these facts,
and request that you advise the Corpora
ton Attorney to prepare a relcta in
such suit permitting a judgment Tor
81, Oo2.2 20 damages and SIS costs, inasmuch
as it is believed that the city could not
successfully defend the said suit.
Very respectfully,
SPENCER WEART,
Corporation Attorney.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson the COM
munication was received and ordered
filed. and the recommendations therein
contained, advising the Corporation Al
torney to prepare a relicta in the suit
of Francis c.. Meehan brought in the
New Jersey Supreme Court against the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City for
labor and materials furnished repairing
public school buildings, permitting a
Judgment for $1,052.20 damages and slo
costs were adopted.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed from His Honor the Mayor anu
the same was on motion OF MI. Balley,
received n ordered filed and the SUD
iect matter referred to the
on Finance
JERSEY CITY, N. J.,
January II, 1895.
! To the Honorable, the Board OF flnance'
Gentlemen-On September II, 1884, your
| Board adopted the following resolutloh'
That warrants be ordered drawn on tue
| City Treasurer in payment Oh the ioi-
lowing claims incurred in the construc-
| ton of the Joint Outlet Sewer between
Jersey City and West Hoboken, .pehs-
"a per cent. of the whole of SAID claims,
| the amount ~chargeable to Jersey city.
$685. 80 to Nathaniel Alberts Tor pulioihg
| protection DulKneddS oppoeiee
let, etc.
s52S.e sc to Nathaniel Alberts Ior con
struction of sluice at Penhorn creek.
s337. 90 to Nathaniel Alberts for extra
work on sluice for joint outlet sewer.
* An n George B.. Meinken for use of
carriage ON inspection of sewer and
sluice.
s21. GO to George J. Brackner, for use OF
=. ;,cnaotinn Of sewer ana
| sluice.
This resolution became effective with
o,t signature and the warrants are still
,,nsigned for the reason that there is not
sufficient money to the credit of that ac-
count tn nav them. On October 18TH,
,,o,,r BOARD passed another resolution OF
a similar character, ordering SSl2.Ss PAID
RI lanes Moylan for services as
anoineer. in superintendent of con-
struction on said sewer That reso-
ln+ion is still unsigned for the same
raason. The West Hoboken JOINT Gut
| la+ Sewer was constructed under the d.
rection of a Commission appointed pur-
.,,on+ IN an act entitled "An Act pro-
--id,ne for sewerage in and by adJoln-
40 cities. towns and townships, ap-
vowed April 21st, 1887, and the supple
vents thereto. approved February list,
1883 and April 4th, 1889. That CoHihls
sion decided that Jersey City would
have to pay 54 per cent. OF the cost Oh
that sewer. The original appropriation
| made by this city to defray its proportion
of the cost of the sewer was Soo'oo9.vo'
The amount expended up to date is $780,
49.3
The total amount of bills represented by
vour resolutions quoted above is Sl,4o2-So.
since the passage by your Board OF the
resolutions referred to l nave peen IN
communication with the Joint Outlet
Sewer Commission and their engineer
and the Town Council of West Hoboken
nnon this matter with a view OF obtain
ing a complete statement of the amount
stiu due on this work and the proportion
If that amount to be paid by Jersey City,
in order that / might be able to lay the
whole matter before your Board so that
t could be settled and the city be placed
in a position where it could collect the
large amount due it by assessment fol
! benefits derived by property in the sec
+.on through which the eve runs. sub
nit to your Honorable Board the follow
ing communication, which is a copy o.
The statement sent me by the joint out
,o+ sewer. Commission at my request.
JERSEY CITY, January sth, 1895.
HON. p. F. WANSERy
Mayor of Jersey City.