The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-02

MORE MUDDLING.
City Hall Commissioner
Condemn the Famous
Glazed Bricks.
TIE LEAKY ROOF REPAIRS
Contractors Will Begin Litigation
10 Recover Pay for Work on
the Monstrosily.
THE LEAKY ROOF REPAIRS

The City Hall Comm issioners paid their
respects to Architect L. H Broome IN
fine style at a meeting held today. They
passed resolution eendemning the glazed
brick in the monstrosity and ordered their
removal. There are in all in the corridors
and rooms about 25,003. The specifications
called for bricks cf UNIFORM size ard COLI
Of. In neither respect, It is claimed, do
they comply with rae specifications. TnsyI
the Grand Jury q sses esssfss zstsse
It has been said that a scandal turks Be-
had the glazed braek work but up 70 the
present time nothing disc agreeaDle has
SHOWN its head except d statement made
BY the mason contractor, Richard English
When the cid Commission condemned
the bricks English caused considerable
surprise by announcing that he bought
she bricks from friend Of Br90fne' and
finally that BroOme had assured him the
bricks were all that was desired. On the
assumption that the bricks would be re-
ported @. IS. blythe architect English laid
them From time to time he has removed
some discolored bricks; but the work as
whole il unsatisfactory and the bricks
are not acceptable. It is expected that
Eaglisn will refuse 2, remove the cen
less result, in which case tnere may be in
teresting revelations.
Having put English on the rack. the
Com I'M issioners tackled John Kierna n.
the carpenter contractor. The Comfnis-
sioners held that the roof Is not yet
wafer tight and in some respects not ac-
cording to Specifications. Allowance is
made for the departure from the plans
owing to Broome's action in changing
the pitch of the roof when the roof
beams were being put on. Architect
JSreiter examined the roof a year ago
and made a few stfggessIons. which, he
81 ID, il carr ed out would make the roof
2 perfect one Herman has neglected to
ard as a consequence Broon1e was era-
powered today to have the work done
and the cost thereof deducted frcrn money
due Kiernan.
that Kiernan Will. appeal to the courts
70 prevent an outsider from doing any
-'''s on the roof = IS reported that
ensm wcrK pe passed Upon by d.sin-
terested expert before final action is
taken.
Nothing has been heard from the ST.
Louis Art Metal Company and the Com
missicners are beginning to believe the
company will not enter into the contract
to furnish the moastrosity.
Thomas Hughes was awarded a con-
tract to previee larger gas pipes in or
der to increase the Light in the Alder
manic Chamber
contract 10 equip the building with the
fash system by which raeans It viii be.
possible to touch button and illurni-
nate all the rooms and halls.
For Sl29 the F2gan Iron Company has
agreed 10 surrrount the corrid5r rans with
brass rails ard to eract iron gir6ers far
the raising or lowering Of safes in the
light eppT't
Jo eph O'Denoflua was awarded con-
tract to plaster the caps OF the second
end third floors. He is to be paid SD
7. W. Dorsett was given a contract for
SiI0 to cap the chimneys in the attic
which terminate Inside the roof.
Mitchell. Vance & Co. were awarded a
contract for extra gas fixtures for s277s55-
The Commission estimate of nancy.
required for the ensuing fiscal year Is
S25, COO