The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
WHEN WILL IT END?
Another Matinee by the City
Hall Commission Farce
Comedy Company.
SITTING ON ARCHITECT BRooME
New City Halls Flues Will End
in the Attic-Total Work
to Be Torn Out.
SITTING ON ARCHITECT BROoME

At this mornings session of the City
Hall Commission the Commissioners
We're loaded to the muzzle with queries
for Inspector Tallmann, now charged
with incompetency, to answer. The meet
ing was a failure so far as the antici-
pated fun witt Tallmann was concerned.
He was the star performer and failed to
appear. His reason was explained in a
short note which said that he had not
had sufficient time to prepare his de-
Tense.
If he was an innocent man. shouted
Commissioner DATE, she would have
been here. He has had ample time to
prepare an answer to these charges.
Nothing new will turn up. This examin-
alton will only be a rehash of his dis
graceful work. If he is innocent it is
unfair to keep him in such a. disgrace
full light before the public. If he is
guilty let us rid ourselves of him."
President Pearson suggested that Tall
mann be given until next Wednesday to
answer. Mr.. Datz consented very re-
luctantly.
The next little shake up was in the
form OF a Letter from Carpenter Herman.
1t was rs follows:-
A LUCID LETTER.
Your resolution of October Q, instruct
ING me 70 proceed with the wooden cor
nice IN the Aldermanic Chamber of the
new City Hall, as directed by the archi-
tect ana according to the plans and spe-
ellcations. having followed the plans
furnished and the Specifications call for
wooden ~cornice, according to dotted lines,
as shown on the plans, and if you gen.
5iemen want anything more you can or
DER me, through your architect, and if
ne will give me a written order l will
proceed without delay, with the same.
Gentlemen, l would like to know what
you are going 10 do IN regard to the
elevator shaft, whether it. is going to be
plastered, and, ii so, have it done al
once, as | have some of my material on
the ground and l want to put my ele-
yator in the building and don't want
them, destroyed after they are in posi-
Herman wants his orders in writing
so that he nay bring suit against the
city for extra work. His specifications
and the plans very distinctly direct him
to put wooden cornices ACCORDING to the
dotted lines. He has lone so; but it
makes such a botch job hat the Com
~missioners want him to put in more cor
nice work. which Mr.. Broome, in his
SIT, 900 specifications, mapped out for the
mason. Herman, by following the speci-
fications to the letter, DESTROYED all trace
of beauty which existed in the chamber
"Give him the written order through
the architect" said Commissioner Datz.
Let us make some Roadway and adjust
differences afterward."
Inv ALS Liz
shaft?" said President Pearson. "Our
architect wants it plas.ared after the
elevators are put in. 1t would occur to
any sensible man. it strikes me, that the
time to do the plasterng is before ele-
vators costing thousands of dollars are
put m"
Just what to be done in this matter is
not known as vet. Mr.. Broome has not
told the Commissioners what he wants
done. For harmony's sake Contractor
English has consented to do considerable
cations. He wants to make the build
ing a respectable looking structure if he
can. He admits that it is an uphill task,
but he H.d Is doing his best ANYWAY.
Mr.. Broome was given another cut
when Commissioner Burke offered a res
olution ordering the immediate removal
laid in the corridors, halls and toilet
rooms. The resolution was passed not
withstanding objections from Commits
lions had been passed before
Those bricks are going to be taken
put said Mr.. Burke ~emphatically; we
told us that he bought them through
our architect. We condemned them and
ordered our architect to cause their re
been at that building day after a and
seen those bricks laid and neved opened
his mouth; Notwithstanding our objec-
TIC 1Wno are we? Is he running
N 49, RAANE 1AAAoSi
| No n made a reply.
If Broone does not cause the removal
Of the bricks without any further delay,
the Commissioners will advertise for
men to remove them. The present out
look is that by the time all the bad work
$ torn out nothing will remain but a few
Some more patchwork was ordered I'M
der a resolution offered by President
pea ear r H. d IlnsoIn - Ar rel fba Broome to
sills on the outside of the building on
the second floor.
The high priced architect entered the
meeting when the resolution was being
read.
BROOME CALLED DOWN.
L VIII not order those llntels removed,
"You viii if this Commission directs
you to do So retorted President Pear
this resolution is your order"
Broome WINGED. He wanted the Com
ms %eee c fo 9eiteyg thf st. al brogE o9d li bfild,
Come to New, York with me and see
all the big buildings" he said.
saying:-tNWe have all the big buildings
We want IN this one, We want it right
Broome. 'you can point up those
racks"
we don't want them pointed up and
won't have them that way" said Presi-
dent Pearson, resolutely.
"You had better say in your resolution
to nave it lone immediately" said
Broome sarcastically. "You had imme-
d.ately' in your resolution about remov-
ing the roof. That was six months ago
and the ROOT is there yet"
No one answered Broome. He was next
hauled over the Goals for having radia-
tors in front of windows and steam pipes
too near wood work for safety. He is
going to have all that remedied. A few
plastered walls and several floors will
have to be torn up to remedy the de-
feet. but tearing up and down seems to
be in order.
NOVEL KIND OF FLUES.
The meeting was draw ng to a close
when Commissioner Burke asked the
been made as yet to have the chimney
fues extend through the roof and not
terminate in the attic as they do at
.The fues will be all right as soon as
the roof is removed replied Broome.
II appears that the specifications do
not call for unimportant things like
sidered that the holes in the roof would
| furnish all the draught necessary.
There are a few things to be torn out
of the City Hall before real cold weather
sets in. The roof has to be removed.
plumb; Several lintsls on the SECOND nd
| glazed bricks have totbe torn out of the
Corridors. closets and halls. Plaster cor
nice in the Aldermanjc Chamber has to
| be removed. All the floors have to be
| specified wood has not been used. Con-
Siderable plastering has to be remove to
GET the steam pipes away from wood
work. There are q dozen or more ire