The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-26
USING The KNIFE.
Board Of Finance Consider
the Estimate of the
Street and Water
Board.
STEPS FOR LAIDLAW AVENUE
Mayor Wanser's Letter Urging a
Needed lmprovement-Money
for Sewer Reconstruction.
TEps FOR IAIDLAW AVENUE

City Hall was the scene of unusual
activity last night. The Board OF Fl
nance held a session in It's office on the
second floor and across the hallway in
the Aldermanie Chamber the City fatn-
ers were also transact.ng city business.
The latter meeting compelled Mr.. Simp-
son to absent himself from the meeting
of the Board of Finance. His four col
leagues. however, gave an audience to
the Street and Water Commissioners,
whose estimate Of necessary appropria-
tons was explained by Clerk Bouton.
They also gave an audience to a dele
gat.on of Hudson City property owners
headed by ~Assemblyman Cagney. With
Mr.. Casney were M. Witch, John Buck
lin f. J.. Stuhr. William N. Parslow.
William Muir and at least a dozen
others. They were present to urge the
Finance Commissioners to make a suf-
fcient appropriation to the Street and
Water Board to permit of the imme-
date building of steps at the foot of
Laidlaw avenue.
Before the property owners had been
gwen a hearing the Street and Water
Commissioners made a strong appeal
for money to build the steps, declaring
that they were practically a necessity.
The property owners were pleased to
learn this and they were gratified to
learn that Mayor Wanser had communi-
Gated with the board on the same sub
ject. His Honor cited Assembly Bill
No. Ii which was presented by Assembly
man Cagney and passed. 1t authorizes
the Board Of Finance to borrow $500 on
bonds, the proceeds to be devoted to the
building of the Laidlaw venue steps.
After calling attention to the fact that
he bill was drawn at his direction, the
Mayor calls attention to the fact that
the city owns a strip of land running
through near Christ Hospital. The
and was acquired for water main pur-
poses. Continuing, His Honor writes
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THE
STEPS.
1.-THE agitation is for the building OF
;teps upon that land in order to provide
he people living between Hoboken ave-
| lue and Franklin street with some con-
5cnient means of transit up and down
he hill. Many of the residents of that
locality are employed IN lower Jersey
City, Hoboken and New York and suit
ible steps would make their business
easy of access in the mornings and
heir homes In the evening. h board
which preceded you in office were COM
| m.tted to the movement and 1t has re-
;e.ved unanimous approval. The license
noniest will be available soon after july
/ next and l would urge upon your BOARD
the adJisabil.ty of affording the section
ig.tating this Improvement the relief II
asks. have lone all in my power both
by i~nyent.ng the means and securing
is enactment to make it possible tc
bring this about, and | now respectfully
ubmit this matter to your board for
your earnest consideration and for such
acton as you may desire to take. The
estimated cost of the Improvement q
year ago was not more than $1,000, anc
in comparison with the benefits thai il
IS claimed will accrue to them such al
| expenditure IS not to be considered
William Muir addressed the Commits
sioners in favor of the construction OF
he steps. Further discussion of the
| subject was checked by President Jones
who said that all the members of ths
| beard appreciated the Importance of thu
the matter, and in view of the stant
taken by the Mayor and Street ane
Water Board, he believed some way
| would be found to raise the money nee
| ,ssary to make the improvement. The
;teps will not cost property owners {
lollar, as It Is proposes a TO pay f,n Tor 'h Th
| property holders expressed their thanks
or their cordial reception and departed
With the understanding that it will no
)e long before he so much needed steps
WATER BOARD ESTIMATES.
The estimates of appropriations Of thu
sates 1881, 300. against 5000. 800 appropriated
| last year. For cleaning streets and re
moving ashes and garbage, $4,000 is
It is acknowledged by the Mayor tina.
| 40 900 is insufficient to do the work. Al
fort IS to be made to increase tn
400 O0, but $4,000 will not be approprsat
ID. ii is contended that the city can
aot afford to spend s75,000 for that pur
pose.
leaning of sewers and basins. Last yea
l 1000 was appropriated, and it proves
aerease the ns account mt, this rs yeari T as TN n
Mayor has the reduction of the tax rat
n view and too liberal appropriation
ADDITIONAL INCREASES.
For the cars and maintenance of publ
grounds 5000 Is asked, against $3.50
last year, which sum was APPARENT,
"uillClcIl L dO III that We 1855 ;
The salary account is increased onl.
$500 over last. year. 1t is for one new
clerk. The salary list is now $14. 500.
The printing and stationery accoun
this year is .down for 81, 800, as agains
5 200 last year. The increase is due t
the increased expenditures incurred b.
reason of such extensive Improvement
under the new laws. :.
Another important item in the board
estimates is $4,000 for the ~reconStruc
ton of sewers. Last year only $500
was appropriated and only patches coul'
be made here and there. so many sew
ers are in such a filthy and dangero11
900 asked for will be set aside. TIL
city's sewers are, according. to Enginee
Ruggles, in q terrible condition.. all TO
the want of proper repairs.
For the lighting of the streets s125,GO
is asked against $4,000 for last year
growth of the city. and the requirement
of residents. In the engineering. bureal
$4,000 is asked for as against ST. "a
last year. The increase Is due to tn
employment of two more men and tn
increase of the departments business.
It may be appropriated. The %reeoastrue
It will cost sic, o00.a It is understoo,
that some effort will be made to tax
care of the sewers after the regula
appropriations are made. The same dis
position will probably be made with tn
reconstruction Of the Gregory and Th.r,
street sewers, respectively.
TO REPAIR THE DOCK.
The Commissioners are also anxiou
to reconstruct the Morgan street dock
To do it involves the expenditure Q
s17,o 00. That sum will not be set asid