The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-20
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
from His Honor the Mayor-

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Jersey City, November s., 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
GentleEen-My attention has been called
to the many defects in the system which
has prevailed for so many years in the
Water Assessors Office. The present As
SCISSOR, Mr.. Kenny, has met with innu-
merable obstacles, and it is almost impos-
sibie to bring in order the chaos which now
exists. Books have been kept in a happy
go-lucky sort of fashion. or else have not
been kept at all. Charges have been
made where no water was ever consumed,
and on the other hand water has been
consumed and no charges have been
made. Instead of cancelling from the
books the reductions made by the Adjust
ment Commissioners, the bills affected
still appear as an assessment to the city'S
credit. | am satisfied that no one knows,
or is there a soul living that can tell, at
the present moment, even approximately,
what collectable water assets the city has
OIL her books.
This state of affairs has existed long
CROUCH, and consider delay in this mat
ter next to criminal. Something must
make the Water Department a self-sus-
tanning and not a debt-creating depart
ment. I suggest that your Honorable
Board carefully consider one of two rem
edies which present themselves to my
mind: The first is that you take steps
towards. the motoring of all water con
make a new and honest assessment of the
entire city. Since the city could not af-
ford the expense of putting in the meters,
/ would favor putting them III at the sx-
pense OF the landlords, believing that this
temporary expense wodld prove a saving
IN the end, both TO the landlord and to the
city. II, on the other hand, a new as
sessment De resolved upon then the men
necessary u 10 s1liS work must be thor
ougaly honest and competent. I trust
that your do1orable Board will give this
mater most careful consideration, anu
having considered that you will act both
wisely and cyTeditiously.
q r ASO1nf fin II r Ctth-rrtt}nd g
EDWARD HoOs.
Mayor.
Received and referred 20 the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions.
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, Nov. s, 1897.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
COMMISSIONERS
Gentlemen-Please furnish me at your
earliest convenience a statement showing
the amount of money expended on petit
toned improvements under the laws of
1895, which by reason of objections have
been killed.
ED YARD Hoos.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From His Honor the Mayor, enclosing
communication from G. A. Murray, in the
matter Of the condition of sewer in
Walker avenue from Garfield avenue to
the Bay.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From the Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. October q, 1887, and approved by
the Mayor. November /. 1897.
Resolved. That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
lions adopted by the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners. October IS. 1897,
to witt
Directing tho Water Registrar to cam
eel of record the assessment for water
rents against lot 30. block Slt, for years
1887 to 1897. inclusive. aggregatng $1,000.
Directing tile Water Registrar to cancel
Of record the assessment tor water rents
against lots II and is, block rs, years
1895. 1855 and 1897.
Directing the Water Registrar to can
eel on his books. the record of the as
sesslnent for water rents against lots ZIG
and liz block 6G6, for 1872 TO 1897, i'm
elusive. aggreSatlng $01.55.
From the Same Board:-
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board November s, 1887. and approved by
the Mayor November 5. 1887.
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
hereby concufs In the following resolu-
ton, adopted BY the Beard Of Street and