The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-17
SIGHT SEEING.
City Hall Commissioners
Inspect That Wonderful
Monstrosity.
MORE OF BRooME'S BoTeHWoRK
Nice Task for Judge BIair-Con-
tractors Ready TO Do the
Right Thing.

City Hall Commissioners Dickinson,
Datz and Hough. accompanied by Cor
psriation Counsel Blair and Architect
Broome. this morning made an inspection
Of the monstrosity
At the building the officials were met
by John Kiernan. the carpenter contrac-
tor, and Richard English, the mason
contractor. Disgust showed itself plainly
IN the faces of the Commissioners as
soon as they had entered the monstros-
ity Broome, with his photographic pro-
Cavity, wanted to do all the talking
After he had made FIVE distinct efforts
70 land English's work, he was abruptly
shut up by Commissioner Dickinson. who
IS on to the willy architect.
The officials went on the roof IFS
redeeming feature is that Ike Rockaway
Beach. it IS swept by ocean breezes
Broome still insists that it leaks. Kier-
nan declared that it does NOT and in
consideration of what he said produced
half dozen witnesses who were willfne
and ready to vouch for that fact. AS a
whole the roof was considered as Near
perfect as it was possible to make Il in
view or the great change in tihe pitch
broome made without authority after
ne, ne moelmlstroSity ell was in course of erec-
e1oAi. iiS tiilnS was carefully examined
and the officials agreed with E,v..ssst
hrelttler that It was of a good, otlaIifv
ana "a was beyond question well laid. The
oang,ais ear,..s pe1eve that # Mr.. Herman will
larry out Mr.. kreitt,ers suggestion Ia
rave new and deeper flashing set about
the edges the roof will be absoifteSy
water tight.
Although Mr.. Herman contends that
the roof has been built in cnnforn,ftv-
with specifications, he is willing. he saws
10 10 10 anything to make the Commission,
time saoislaea 70 sssi WITH It and at the same
GO everything his specifications called
foT Corporation Counsel blair viii
stionit a. M q letter to- the Commission
What 'Mr. Kiernan shall do in order fhsf
made. i'AsaaiSits
From the roof the officials went tfroupb
ne remainder of the building Here and
there little things were discovered wbich
must pc done to make the building com
plete- lt was practically admitted thar
s. some OF tne things Kiernan had omitted
were not distinctly specified in his con-
tract Owing to the trihing cost Of these
diminished work Mr.. Herman was indnce5
70 say he would do the work at cost In
order that his part of the vhoIe vvori-
may be accepted without Further tro,,,,Is ~ n
one thing Mr.. kiernan has to do is to
MAKE pockets for the reception Of sash
weights for the windows
AS soon as Mr.. kiernan makes few
repairs and completes a few neriecsad
pieces OF work he win probably ordered
paid nearly all eff his contract r.o,1ev
The Commissioners will be entirely gui6-
ed IN their actions by Corporation Coun-
SCI Blalr, VINO is TO outline course for
them to pursue on Monday. Noltwit hsta nd
ing Broome's fault-findfng with Kiernan'ss
work the Commissioners are quite satis-
he'd that 1t is up to the proper standard
EngllSh's work was next inspected
There We're many parts of the building
which surprised the visitors. The
brick work is beyond doubt first
csass, but when it was discov-
cred that the third floor walls had
had not been given coat of white plas-
ter they shuddered. This is supposed TO,
be one of Broome's oversights. II will
cost the city several hundred dollars
What interested the Commissioners
work The specifications call for brieks
of uniform size and color. They are as
far from complying with the specifications
as anything can be imagined. English
as he bought the bricks through Prone.
and was told by that gentleman before
they We're laid that they would answer
every purpose
Broome in preparing his specifications.
appears to have discreatelv made himself
boss of the situation What he accepts
has to go. For that reason it is probable
that the bricks which diSgraeed the build
ing, which were condemned by the old
Commission, and condemned now by Presi-
dent DatZ, Will have to be accepted AMI
paid for. Corporation Counsel Blair IS
to address a letter to the Commission on
Monday relative to the glazed brick work
After the contractors have made few
repairs and dcne little, work now in dis
pute the monstrosity VIII be accepted, but
the Commissioners say they will be careful
not to accept it as complete according to
plans and specifications.