The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-24
TALLMANN MUST GO
Admits He Made Erroneous
Statements About the
New City Hall.
NO SIX-INCH BEAMS USED
Charges to Be Preferred Against
Him-Architect Broome's At.
tack on the Contractor.

Inspector William Tallmann who in
dustriously circulated the stateIneLt
that iron beams were placed in the new
City Hall four inches short of the size
prescribed by the specifications; that is,
that 6-inch beams were used instead OF
10-inch, has now faced the other way
and told President Pearson of the City
Hall Commission that he desires to
take that all back because he finds
he is in error.
The astounding admission was report
ed to his colleagues by the President in
the regular meeting of the Commission
this morning. Commissioner Datz, re-
covering from the shock occasioned by
the confession, promptly moved that the
Inspector be directed to communicate
that fact i'll writing to the board and
the resolution was carried.
Next week charges of incompetency
will be preferred against this extraordi-
nary inspector, who cannot get within
four inches of exact measurement, and
the inevitable result will be an igno-
minieus bounce.
The Commissioners were excessively
indignant over the inspectors conduct,
and Commissioner Datz exclaimed =
1T Is too bad that the public should
be mislead by such mischievodsly false
statements. Why. instead Of putting in
exceeded the width, and many tons OF
metal have been put in outside of the
contract"
Three tons, at least supplemented
why. was this done?" inquired a
News reporter.
do 50 in places requiring extra
strength added the architect.
CONTRACTOR KIERNAN'S CON
DUCT.
The Commissioners next turned theil
attention to the Broome-Kiernan i'm
broglio. 1t appears CONTRACTOR Kiernar
wants money and the architect think:
he ought not to have amy since he dis
regards the commands Of the architect
MIR. Broome sent this letter to the Com
miSSionerS.
I'm response to your resolution passed
Wednesday, July IL, 1895, requesting rnt
as the architect of the new City Hall
to value such work and material as per
formed by Mr.. John Herman, the con
| tracing carpenter on the, above named
building, not already paid for, nor con
demned by me, and on which there is n
issued in his favor. I will respectfully
report that Mr. Herman has received t
| date $25,640. His contract calls for pay
ment to be made in cash in sums OF NO
| less than $1,000, twenty per cent O
values done to be retained from eacf
payment made, which would require Mf
Kiernan to have furnised values to tht
amount of ,25o since date of last certifi
cate. Mr.. Kiernan has not Furnished
values to this amount under his con
tract, emitting him to such payment
He persistently and continually is ant
| has done work contrary to my order
| and wishes, and as the architect l shal
| insist on being so recognized and my ddi
| rections respected and obeyed, as tn
| contract demands. before l shall lssu
| a certificate for any amount Worl
| already condemned and not accepted b,
| me must be remedied and made 600!
| before any value will be placed on Worl
The letter was ordered filed and re
| ferred to the CITY Hall Committee
| Minor matters of business were ATTENDED
/ to and the meeting ended.