The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02
MORE LEAKS ROUND
Expert Kreitler Makes
Report on the Mon
strosity's Roof.
SUGGESTIONS DIsREGARDED
Two Contractors Awarded Payment
for Complete Work on
Their Contracts.

The expert architect employed by the
!. city Hall commissioners to report on the
roof of the new City Hall, told the com
missioners this morning that the only
way to ascertain the exact number OF
leaks in the roof would be to uncover
parts of the roof, a piece of
which viii be received with not unmlxee
feelings Of pleasure by a long sunerins
public. to whom this costly monstrosity
is a public scandal.
To do justice to the one who is re-
sponsibie for the systematic blundering'
it should be added that the report points
out some things on the roof which are
satisfactory. but these are very few. the
expert, Mr.. H. Kreitler. says among other
things that in connection with the work
on the towers he finds a large number
of outside sash work on the windows
I broken.
In his last report he had pointed out
certain defects which he suggested the
architect or contractors should at once
remedy. but precious little attention has
been evidently paid to the experts s1g-
gestions, because he says to the Commfs-
sioners.-
"As to the imperfections in the roof
therA is no change made in the imper-
fectly cut tiles"
Not long ago the number of leaks IN
the roof were into the sixties; since that
time they are growing more and more.
and in time the roof of the City Hal
monstrcsity will he fit to he nlaced along
SIDE of wonders like the Fiffel Tower ct
some exhibition and labelled, Gigantic
Sieve made in JERSEY CITY"
1T find" continues Mr.. Kreitler. several
leaks in the tiles of tire roof of the tower
on the Montgomery street side. Where
the leaks are there is a DETECTION of the
settlement N the surface OF the roof
causing the joints to open" :.
Cr;ticizing another part of the sieve
the expert says that several trusses form
ing supports of the roof have settled by
reason of the bending of truss posts
Then again. the painting on the precious
roof. or sieve, is badly worn and requires
coating.
.The plaster. too says Mr.. Kreitler.
<sof the ceiling of the third story Is ex-
posed with the floor of the loft and is
passing over it In fact. the only way
the leaks and other defects car be ascer-
tanned is TO uncover parts of the roof"
One who is q good authority on the
monstrositv. when LOOKING at the last
words of the report. remarked that If the
roof had to be uncovered and the gentle
men who are responsible for its present
condition be allowed to put 1t on again,
there will be more leaks discovered and
they will go on taking it off and relayins
1t again ad infinitum.
Messrs. Datz and Hough, the Commits
sianers present, turned to the routine
work of passing claims and hearing re-
ports from Mr.. Brnome. That individual
reported that w. W. Farrier & Co. had
should be paid the balance of their con-
tract. 1920. less five per cent. from the
entire contract of $1s.0So, which will be
retained six months hence. A similar re-
C1lacf W1S made in fho casa - ro1troo+nr
R. English. who will receive l4.036. less
i've per cent. on the entire amount OF
his contract. Architect Broome at a re-
cent meeting was requested to report or
these contractors. Farrier, English and
Herman, but with characteristic obedi-
ence to orders one name was dropped.
tect~ to see that drains under the storage
yauft and Comptrolier's office We're con-
nectedsg A batch of claims were pre-
scented and passed and the board adj
iourned =