The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-06
THEY ARE TOO FRESH
City Hall Commissioners
Jump on the Street and
Water Board.
CALL THEM CHILDISH OFFICIALS
Watchmen Stationed at Each
Door to Keep All Officials Out
Until January 16.
CALL THEM CHILDISH OFFICIALS

No one, not even officials, will be al
lowed in the new City Hall until Janu-
ary 16.
This conclusion was arrived at by the
City Hall Commissioners at meeting
held in the Aldermanic Chamber this af-
ternoon. The action is regarded as a
snub TO several branches of the city
government. and as a consequence has
caused a lively breeze in Official circles.
The determination of the City Hall
Commissioners to exclude every one, even
city officials, from the building, is the
outcome of the alleged premature "chili-
ish" action of the Stret and Water q. M
missioners in stealing into the new build
ing yesterday and holding the first pub
lie meeting there.
THE Street and Water Commissioners
were too - fresh" is the opinion ex-
pressed by all three City Hall Commas
sioners. Commissioners Hough and
Dickinson are particularly MAD.
The former, in speaking of the action,
said at to-day's meeting:-'.We will show
the Street and Water Commissioners and
everyone else who is running the new
building
1t will probably riaase the people who
have to pay for the new structure to
know that Louis H. Broome, the $4,000
architect has been laid on the shelf for
long time. His opinions were not con-
s.dered of any value at any time by the
new Commission. and as consequence
Broome has been placed in the undgnified
position of a spectator rather than a
director of the work. The City Hall
Commissioners got rid of him long
while ago and Louis H., as a conse-
quence. has been out in the cold. He is
mad. but that does not affect any one
interested in the completion of the, new
Dullding according to plans and speci-
fications. the Commissioners say.
Today resolution offered by Commis-
sloner Hough was to the effect that mas
much as the building should have been
ready for occupancy year ago and is
not ready even NOW, that on January 16
the several departments shall move into
their new quarters, said premature occu-
pancy, however, not in any sense to be
regarded as an acceptance of the building
or any of the work and materials fur
nished, the city at the same time not
waving any rights to reject any work
which it has heretofore S,cntended was not
done in compliance with plans and speci-
fcaticns- The resolution further provides
rious contractors who have done any work
in the new building. The resolution was
passed.
Subsequently resolution was passed
excluding from the building until Janu
airy l6, all persons, including officials,
not provided with passes issued by some
member of the City Hall Commission.
This exclusion of all branches of the Off
: cial family has caused various kinds of
trouble The Finance Commissioners
were to have met in their new quarters
next Thursday evening. They are to be
shut out and compelled to meet in their
old office The Street and Water Com
missioners adjourned yesterday to meet
in the new building Friday morning
They. toe, are to be excluded. and if it
is found necessary the Aldermanic Cham
Watchmen are to be stationed at every
door to prevent by force. if needs be. the
entrance OF any man or men who try
to get in without passes.
The Street and Water Commissioners
have advertised to receive bids in the
new Hall next Monday. Inasmuch as
they Will not be permitted to meet there
the bids will have to be readvertised
The City Hall Commissioners are aware
of the inconvenience that will result from
the determined stand they have taken
but they do not propose giving in an inch
Mayor Wanser is in sympathy with the
Commission.
Commissioner Dickinson says:-"We will
show these childish officials who has
charge of the new building. The several
departments will move in at one time OF
not at all. The first thing we know the
contractors whose work has not been ac-
cepted will be claiming that something
has been damaged, that it was according
to plans and specifications before the de-
partments rushed in and took possession.
! am in favor of shutting oUt everyone,
and 1 will see to it that everyone is kept
out. The people who moved in yesterday
had no business to do so. There will be
no more such childish play If I can PR
vent it"
The Street and Water Commissioners
are mad and say that the action of the
City Hall Commissioners is a direct snub.
They consider that they have been dis
courfeously treated They are smiling
just the same, because they stole a
march and held the first public meeting
in fle n1onstrosity