The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-02
OUT THEY GO.
The Terms Of the City Hall
Board Expire Today
and They Step
Down.
Trouble FOR THE NEW COMMISSION
Nearly All the Contractors will
Sue for Work Alleged to
Have Been lmprOp-
erly Done.

| John e. Pearson, James Burke and
Emil E. Datz held their last meeting as
City Hall Commissioners this morning,
| and at noon adjourned sine die. Not one
| of the gent men seemed to regret his
departure from official life. They We're
| not particularly jubilant either, as they
do not know just what will happen to
| the monstrosity when their successors
take hold OF 1t.
On the other hand they seem to think
there will be howl of indignation when
the new Commissioners inspect it and
see what an elephant the $500, 900 struc-
ture really is.
1t is admitted by several gentlemen,
who are practical builders, that even
If Broomes plans had been carried out
to The letter the city would have had
frightfully Incomplete building. IHas-
much as the plans and specifications
have been departed from, personal in
spection is all that is required to CON
vince property owners that the building
is disgusting example or careless work
ana poor architecture. A close estimate
Of the cost of giving the building fin
lShed appearance is $20000
one of the first things that will have
TO De done is to give the walls of the
thlrd floor finish coat. Broome's S
O. plaster
ready for finish and the walls are in
that condition. Contractor English will
not put on the finishing coat of white
plaster unless ordered to do SO. and then
only with the understanding that he viii
be paid extra.
There is considerable extra work abso-
iutsiy IL Ely necessary which should have been
N uhe n1ason,s specifications. A like CON
Qielon OF affairs exists regarding the con-
traets gsbs OF pattfsa fne ca%rpenter % and plumber
W
land, and on the ninth Of the month or
ganaTed. ,ni nj Readers tl Of The News are
the Commissioners Their Indictment
was gladly received by Taxpayers who
at the, building. The COMMISSIONER
themselves say they are pleased for the
reason It will give them an opportunity
for vindication of any wrong doing or
neglect of the city's interests The mon
strosity site cost 1895 200.
me Commissioners in all have only had
posal. OF the $685. they had on hand
in cash, at the time of adjournment to-
day, $7O0. This was turned over to the
Sinking Fund Commission. Including the
$50, 900 yet to come there will be just
enough money to pay all debts. The S5o,-
600 yet to be raised is to come from the
sale of city buildings. 1t is believed this
sum will be realized on the old City Hall.
I which should bring at least $4,000, and
the building now occupied by the Street
nue. and Mercer street. The latter build
ing, it is believed, will be sought. after
BY many and lively ssamgettion % It is rss
lied on the buildings sufficient number
of pieces of city property will be sold
until the necessary sum is procured.
Just when the sale of the old city
buildings will. take. place is not known.
They cannot be sold until the monstros-
ity has been accepted as complete and is
made ready for occupancy.
The new commission will be composed
Of City = Treasurer G lDcsinson, city Comp
poned ygaM y Magor wanser The
todian viii doubtless be. Emil E. Datz.
He will not be appointed, however, for
has been tried on the Indictment he is
now under. Pending disposition Of the
indictment the new commission will get
along without custodian.
The other members will meet in Mayor
| Wanser's private office tomorrow morn
ing and ;9Tgsnize; an City Trsasnrer Pick
understood that G. Fred Farrell. Clerk of
the old commission, will AZ that office
for the new commission He VIII not
Mr.. Farrell has the minutes Of the old
commission up to date, and will be able
He will show them that only s21Oo has
been spent for the extra work and $500
of this was absolutely necessary to COM
ply with. the rules OF the Underwriters
Association.
Provision had been made. to run two
electric light wires through the hulld-
had to be placed in distinct tubes.
esasa as the fesaby s9agsf gooa psa shows It is
ing that there was only $A100 of extra
work. Builders usually. ALLOW 10 per
work work. There ere viii doubtless be claims
for extra work filed against the. city by
all the contractors, but there is moth
to show that any extra work was or
dered.
tors provide that no extra work will be
paid for unless ordered by resolution
of the commission.
ished today. but it will require several
weeks of steady work before any of the
contractors will be able to complete his
made to the new commission tomorrow
for an extension of time by all the con-
It VII doubtless o+ be girantea d
become involved in disputes with the
contractors
accepting the building, and this action
will not be taken until Comptroller
Hough is at least satisfied that the speci-
easions have been eompeT bsy with @ 9 5aca
to pass upon the genuineness Of the roof
tiling, of the tiling in the halls, the al
legged copper bas-reliefs, the glazed bricks nc Ks
which have been condemned. They con-
f1dently expect to be made defendants in
suits brought by every contractor The
greatest fight will of course be with Car
penter John Herman. The building cam
not be accepted until all these disputes
have been settled, and Kiernan's fight
will probably be a long one. No steps
will be taken to secure the 100000 ap-
moflstrosity until it has been formally
accepted by the city Mayor Wanser
hopes to be able to go into the new build
ing before his time expires in the spring
of 1897.