The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-23
oyer FAGAD'S VETO.
Mccain Made Engineer Of a
Hoboken Sewer in Spite
Of the Mayor.

The meeting of the Foboken counc
last night was very short. the city father,
being anxious to get through on aecounr
of the heat
The following were the proposals 70,
cleaning the Park avenue sewer betweer
second and Third streets:-Patricl
taaherty. 25 cents per lineal foot; Patrick
Farrell. % cents; J. B. Harrigan. Is cents
Proposals to furnish a two-horse stree,
sweeper-Charses Haas, 1916.
The Jersey City. Hoboken and Ruther-
ford Electric Railway Company sub
rnftted a proposition offering to cede TO
the city a strip of land on Seventeenth
street extending from Willow avenue 10
the westerly boundary, thus widening the
street. and to improve the street. on
condition that the city would vacate a
strip on the north side of the street.
The matter was referred to the Com.
nittee on Streets.
The resolution passed at the Iast
meeting which raised the salary Of tn
sluiee gate keeper to s72o per year. was
reconsidered, as this salary was thought
to be too much.
There were no objections to the Third
street sewer
Mayor Pagan sent a communication
70 the Board refusing to approve the an
pointment Of H. Mccain as engineer On
the Third street sewer. between Wil.ow
ana Jefferson streets. on the ground tha
from experience on the main taterai
sewer Mr.. Mccain was not the proper
person to do the work.
a communication from the schoo-
board was received asking the Counc;,
g request the trolley companies tc
lessen the speed OF the cars when passing
scnooi houses. II was referred.
An ordinance regulating the soeed a.
trolley cars to six miles per hour and
oolieing them to carry gonss. head
lights and Tenders in the city Brnits ana
providing for a fine of SIS for failure 4
comply with its conditions. was offered
by Mr. Weinthal, but was laid over ,,nt;l
next meeting. un1i
The ordinance providing for an irsr,ee-
.or 81 buildings passed its third and ina
Mr.. Mccain was then made e,ginea,
on tne Third street ever. over the Nav
orS Veto on motion of Mr.. CapeIii.
me contract for the CONSTRUCTION .,
rs $3.50 SAFE IN THIS sewer was award
60 to PatrJck Flaherty.
fcr the Improvement Of Church So4,are
Fark Cnarles PITTS bid was the Lowest
and he received the contract.
James kiliduff got the contract fo,
Cleaning the jackson street sewer. James
harrington that for cleaning the PaTls
avenue sewer. Patrick Flahertv got fbs
JOB OF cleaning the receiving basins.
u was then time to adjourn. and the
molten was about to be put when M
We1iytnal arose nj said:-"One momen+
Mr. Chairman. this meeting has NOT adj
journed yet?'
No" SAID Mr.. offer7nan. s,but a motion
% adjourn is always in order. You
know that. don't your
Yes. but | don't want any points from
you on parliamentary law"
IhlS gave rise to a hot disnrte both
the Chairman and Mr.. Weinthal clairnins
70 know as much about parliamentary Ian
as the ether. It looked for a time as
II there might be a row, but Mr.. Fox
poured oil or the troubled waters by sug-
costing that Mr.. Weinthal be allowed ID
ask what he desired. Mr.. Weinthal SAD
ne wanted information about asphaltina
the streets But 1 don't want any in
formation from you, Mr.. Chairman: j
want It from the committee"
You won't get 1t from the committee
man.
Then there was another lively tilt. the
Chairman insisting on the dignity OF his
office. and Mr.. WeinthaI trying to ge,
the Information from Mr.. Fox directly.
Finally Mr.. Fox answered the question
ana the meeting adjourned.