The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-19
NOW FOR THE KNIFE
Finance Board Receives the
Budget Of the Street
and Water De-
partment.
PRESIDENT BRAUTIGAMs CRITICISM
Money Has Been Needlessly Ex-
pended-Plans for Better
Street Cleaning
Diseased.
PRESIDENT BRAUgIGAMS CRITICISM

Clerk Bouton, of the Street and Water
Board, entertained the Board Of Finance
iast night with barrel full of explanatory
data relative to the modest appropriations
the members Of the Board ne is Clerk
for think are necessary for the successful
and proper condue- Of the department
under ...e.- control
The explll.Icry ds-a n.s care:siv
prepared, o1t ;ais yaar lie Street AMI
Water commissioners have in i1eHry
@BrautlSam, president of the finance
Board, ma,1 10 deal with VINO has
made most pronounced financial sue
cess OF life by Iivlng UP and practlcing
the lines of economy Mr. 15Yautigarn
is a large prorerry ewna-, and last night
IN PLAIN terms he i.fc-:n.l The street i
Nater Eotfi.n's s'o1ass TIA wat DIS The
peses, ii :,ossihle. pri:.s;:ns about cur
tailnneut Of e-.sensas =, various branches
OF the city government.
In explaining the Street and Water
Board estimate Clerk Bouton first took
up the subject of cleaning streets and
removing ashes and garbage. Last year
tne "a appropriation for this purpose was
S40 COO. This year slO0,030 is asked for
these reasons, as given by the Clerk
Our prac-ical knowledge OF the require
nenls OF -fle CITY prompts us to ask that
Tor the ensuing year the items be divided
and that S65,VU9 be allowed Us for street
cleaning anu $4,000 fo- The removing OF
ashes and garbage. We desire to be re-
corded ast sayiHs, thstt satisfactory results
can neither De expect.d nor obtained tcr
a less sum than we ask, 5ns il the amount
requesteds IS not allowed Us, su.h sum as
may be allowed .s:ll .a eNlsenjei jGiic-
iously we would. hoeseves, respectfully
submit that in si:cn ease sou. Honorable
body assume he responsibility fur aT-
sal1sf fac-o-y results vnica we ha, e IN
the past fo..@S very ,lari 10 exp!a:r. by
reason OF al;- .i9>a s,.uNiiil. " 10 New
ork Ci-y "ij.l It's 2ratsisli!y iis:i:sr,;ed
ct Newark Wnlcn provides sum for
ike purposes almost four times in excess
or ouis.
1--WE would also respectfully direct your
attention to the substantial increase in
under way"
work of cleaning me Strssts The BOARD
declared that Henry Byrne the contrac-
tor, was certainly dong excelient work,
and enc CT tie Street and Water Comrais-
sioners Went SO tar as to announce that
1Byrne is iola3 more than he contracted
for and more than he is getting paid for.
sa d to be in COMPLIANCE with request
from Mayor Wanser, who is on record
as being Very rnueh ina favoT Of having
many # the public thoroushtares swept
and cleaned daily AMI the ashes and
garbage. removed without any unleces-
sary delay.
missicnsss intend trying to INCREASE the
street cleaning appropf ltio1S 80 nj V
will be possible to have she streets kept
well swept and clean all the time.
III the-eurrent year $12,T50 was set aside
fer cleaning sewers and receiving basins.
The amount asked for IS $16.o0e and the
reasons given were
'tThe urfavorable condition of many OF
our sewers, particularly in lower Jersey
City ard the Bergen section, requires
that the accommodating filth be removed
by hand process. We admit that 1t is an
expensive process, but without wholesale
sewer reconstruction there is no other
remedy consequently trucks and. teams
are constantly employed in this service;
Our sewer cleaning squad is daily engaged
in remedying complaints of clcgged sew
ers and in anticipating such conditions
where there is likelihood of occurrepce.
We find it unnecessary to exercise IN TINS
branch of the service an economy border
ing on parsimony in order 70 keep within
our appropriation. These Gisintegrating
sewers grow worse with each recurring
year, hence a constantly increasing de-
mand for relief is made upon u.s., The bal
ance of amount over salary schedule is
cies 81 provide Tor sapphsS ana s0n'iissn
Proposed salary schedule based on pres
ent employment:-
Eleven men, at s62.5o per month
Two vses men. at $50 per 1nenth each. 10000
Sewer Inspector. ...-.. 200 %
Use of teams and trucks. three at
Sl,259 per year each-......-.....- 3,T5o.U1
For public grounds and buildings $500
WAS appropriated last year. The amount
asked for now IS $4,000.
ssTh.s appropriation represents the care
and maintenance of the public parks. Our
estimate for the ensuing year compre..
hends the laying out and Identifying, ef
two new park sites, the purchase of. which
is already contemplated. We also contem-
plate the employment of a practical gar
dencr at S75 per month, and the engage
ment OF additional men for the two rev
rTy-a low If-f frs Nfx-A
men at $50 per month for six months,
si.250; two men at $50 per month for six
months, $500.
The increase. in the printing and sta
tienery account is only $500, or $3.50 as
against $1,000 last year The increase
is due TO 81 greater bulk of business in
the department. The account for re-
pairs to unpaved streets and maintenance
of macadan pavement shows an in
crease to $500 from s5,000. For the en-
lsrged demand Mr.. Bouton had this to
say
'sTHhe sum requested represents an IN
crease of $500, most modest request,
If con,sidlera ton is had of the amount of
lnacadam recently laid together WITH
improvements of this class which are
endsr way. Macadam streets must re-
EceM constant attention or they rapidly
dssfptegrate. Net only must top dress
ms be occasionally applied, but they.
should in dry seasons be kept constantly
Watered. The care required by and given
to oibr unpaved streets has been so
often brought to your attention as to re-
quire at this tine NO extended s'.ate-
ment We would Respectfully request
thst you examine very fully into what
will be required of us on this account.
and have no doubt that such examination
Will result III the full amount asked fer
being allowed us.
The reconstruction of sewers accoun.
showed the amazing increase cf S51, enc
. or $N5, 900 as against $4,000 last year The
explanatory data accompanying this
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