The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-19

spokesman, had this to say -
e'ur essInate cornprehends a slight in
tural growth Of the city and for the IN
creased demands made upon US. The
t,ss nesserment made this year N our light
ing system is an earnest of cur endsavors
lor the year to come We have bsea
compelled to pare very closely in order to
Keep within the limit of present apprapria-
tloh, ana while We would like to ex-
tend the system. ard our estimate does
comprehend a little extension the IN
Of the~- favorable consideration Of even
per cent CT the petitions presented to
The District Court rental viii be s2,100,
the same as last year, and it is the same
way with arInory salaries of 81 800, 81 200
gong % the Armorer, and $500 to a.Super-
where Aleck Mclean. Of the 9sJqelrnar'
has found berth for his son, an increase
81 SL SfSOg a ast iy asked for or s55Oo as against
Street and Water Commissioners is
Of the brilliant and well paid Water Reg
is5rar, Larry" Frederick.
The salary account Of the Clerks office
IS the same as last year, S152s0.
special appropriation Of $l2o00 was
asked Ior the abutrnents for the Pacific
President Rrautigam said he was very
much opposoed to spending. any money
N improving the bridge for the benefit
and ne deelare1 re believed The br.ds.e
safe enough for t:le public If trolley cars
were keps otf l..
for the Sl2,090 if it were not necessary
Commissioner Kaiser made the
f6ewa5 son es startling statement that it IS
getner and up. The money viii. il is
supposed. have to be appropriated
priation Of all the money asked s Tor for Clerk
Bouton read with marked emphasis the
following
las the past two years is already bearing
fruit IN eApressaon of satisfaction ard
comnendation from citizens an over she
city, and where this state Of things exists
at nome II must and does have Its g3ed
effect on our neighbors and on ~vlsitoFssf.
The license monies which nave been an
mitted Of this betternent in the cordfEleflS
Of our streets, and in a degree Of satis2.g;
cedented Il IN Gur its uninmty G1GH amSF @e sisve
that the work already inaugurated should1
be continued on the same line, and that
most suicidal. This is a crtttcaTss COM
munity, and our people have not @ifisthe
past been inflicted mi With suTfett@of 9-
therefore. seem to US Chat. wlsll3khere
exists, as there does at'tthes present TIME,
icism, that that which excited it, should
be promoted rather than retardes7.,
ITO divide the license monies. available.
for the repair and maintenance of
paved streets, diverting Z d consi5erabie
portion to RECONSTRUCTION Of Sewers al
traction to parks, and still futthert di-ts
version to the erection Of steps sand the
rebuilding of bridges etc., cannot but,4re-.
suit in eventually atomizing the find.
been the subject of past condemnation,
and to cure which the license law was
enacted We would respectfully butrin-
sistently request that our estinn%te for
sewer reconstruction and park betternfent
be considered withou. regard to the IL
cense monies, and that if your Honorable
h0E9 ut fhxr n00f7f ffrrfo caa. +11.
way clear 10 grant what we ask for
these purposes. that they be held in
allegiance fr future consideration and
settlement"
Every year in the neighborhood of
100000 is spent for repairing paved streets.
fund. President Brautigam is opposed 10
and he expressed Himself forci6ly On lie
subject last night.
Because money is not raised by taxa
tion, he said. lis no. reason why 1t SaOuld
0e9 IS deal of money to spend every year
In the repair of streets. l don't care If it
is put in a special fund to which property
owners do not directly subscribe. Special
finds to me are Objectionable and are
forms of bad government. You, gentle-
men, Of course want that part Of the spe-
les this year, and you also want $4,000
for the reconstruction of sewers Tt oc-
ours g me that It wound be a wise policy
for this city to pursue to drop on street
repairing and use the liquor license money
for reconS tructing sew crS. l appreciate
the state of affairs by reason of cur bad
sewers in Eighth street. and am in favor
OF repairing them at once. This repair
means the opening. of new territory and
the improvement of a locality where con-
siderable building will be done when drain
age is provided. 1 cannot see why you
money feF such an object as. good sew
ers whicfS-to my way of thinking is a
more important one. l think $4,000 will do
all the street repairing necessary this year.
and that will leave as much more at your
disposal for the repair of deplorable sew
erS.
"But," interrupted Clerk Bouton, "the
Mayor has outlined good roadway sys-
tenI. which we hope to carry out, and to
Do it we need all the money We can get.
II you VIII look over my report on I'M
provements of streets you will see where
the liquor license money has been spent.P
ports. Mr. Bouton,'i said Mr.. Brautigam
laughing, but we do not all look up q {
matters the same. From personal obser-
ey once placed in special fund for street
repairs has been wasted I don't mean to
reflect any diseredit upon the present
speaking of five or six years ago. Money
was fooled away and it is not right. I
dc the most good. It's all right to explain
ey Is come from? Some halt must be called
and favor little retrenchment.
L have glanced over the salary list and
lind some twelve or fifteen men en-
psCyeu as CLERKS IN the Water Depart
ment. I would be pleased to know what
they do. They are all high priced efn-
ployes. notice"
Clerk Bouton explained or at least tried
to explain that clerks We're needed in his
department.; but having no fund from
which TO pay them they have to be hired
by the Water Department and detailed
to offices in other departments Mr. Bouton
Insisted that even more clerks were
needed
.'All these things are charged to the
Water Department. and that is probably
the reason why il runs beibhind" !" re-
marked President BrautiEam caustically
"Gertleren,' he continued, turning to the
uneasy Street and Water Commissioners,
I'VE will consider your estimate with the
others
The Finance Commissioners have prun-
ing knives up their sleeves. and It is ex-
pected that something will be heard TO
drep when the final appropriations are
made There IS going to be a general re-
iuction of expenses in all the city depart
ments. The tax rate, it is said, must come
down.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
NEW YORK, June 1s. 1sse.-For the. ss
hours ending at eight p. NJ, Saturday
Fer New York City and vicinity
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer to-
night: southeely Winds
ssarsness's Ther@oneter Report.