The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-07
Citizens DISGUSTED.
Mayor Wanser to Take a
Hand in the City Hall Ex-
pose-Broome Talks.

The report of the Grand Jury's archi-
tectural expert on L. H. Broome's archl-
tectural monstrosity, sometimes called
"City.-IIall,' did not surprise many peo-
pie The report showed the building to
be a trif1e worse than many expected,
but others, who have studied the whole
thing, publicly expressed themselves in
about this way
TITS a public disgrace, from the tur-
rets to the foundation
One old gentleman few evenings ago,
,aid:-"The - thing is so rotten that
It will fall down if it is not braced up
before the heavy winter winds strike 1t.
City officials have been waiting for
months for the building to be given the
rue showing up it received at the hands
If the Grand Jury's expert. Mayor
Wanser has done all in his power to
keep the thing straight, but he could
aot watch the men who were being
paid to watch the worl>men and attend
20 his other business at the same time.
That Mayor Wanser is mad is express
ng his feelings mildly. He is looking
or somebody's scalp, and if he does
aot cause wholesale removals ana dis
nissals people will be surprised.
WAKING THEM UP.
He has taken the first step already
9y directing the City Hall Commission,
9rs to compel Architect Broome and
Inspector Tallmann to report what WORE
What has been done that has not oeeh
accepted, and the cause for the non
acceptance. The. report OF the inspectoi
and architect will be compared with thal
IF the experts and such differences as
sxist will have to be explained. The
explanations, it is, believed, will 6ring 6c e
lidden and the scandals that are walled
up in the Grove street monstrosity-
The thermometer is crawling up in the
commissioners office and there is likely
10 be lively times for few weeks tc
come. Indictments it is belieyed VIII fol-
low the explanation that will be made
interesting things. He is going to "give
away every snap he knows. He has
4 Knife up his sleeve for the City Hal
Commissioners and ne openly declares
iie - Sot5'ls CALLS THEM A GANG.
That gang he he saIa . fhiS 0Tinng Ts
Would would not stand by me. Pearson an5
Burke upheld Inspector Tallman ane nc
Carpenter Herman ! asked ask them ab te
pealed to them and was Laughed at Int
crash has come and the disclosures thai
win foley this ba thing nneT vii aSenge peeorf H
says the towers are out of plumb. ! know
they are and Herman is responsible.
''There are many In1HES IN ms IepOl!
which are unfair, / haye complained
haven't done it in letters to the Boa Beard ID
any of the work he speaks of 1 have
tied up in the bank, $4,000 of the ma
sons money. $4,000, of, the carpenter
and $4,000 of the plumbers and l will
never relieve it until the work Is done
according to specifications.
ALL KIERNAN'S FAULT.
I kicked about the electric wing
but before I could turn a hand kiernar
put the floors down. The contractors
with the exception of Herman, have
shown a disposition to make such al
terations as l ordered. did as much as
possible to keep things straight, but
didn't see anything, didn't report any
thing and didn't pretend to do any
thing. Explanations will be in order
you can bet, and / won't come out OF
the little end of the horn"
ONE FOR THE EXPERT.
The idea of the floors not being leye
worries Broome He says that Archi-
tect Maynicke, the Grand Jury's expert
was in charge of the construction of the
Mills Building in New York. That struc-
ture settled to such an extent that $lO0,
600 had to be spent in repairing 1t. MIR
Broome would not say anything about
the botch work of the contractors thai
has been overlooked and allowed .to
pass with the hope evidently of remain
ing unseen by anyone save the florist
mineral water man and hotel proprietor
who comprise the City Hall Commission
The City Hall Commissioners will holc
a meeting next Wednesday and a small
riot may he looked forward to.