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WATER CONFERENCE
Mayor and City Officials
Have Another Consulta-
tion About Experts
and Plans.
AN OFFER FROM CINCINNATI
Finance and Street and Street and
Water Boards Will Name
Their Experts in a Few
Days and Then Another
Conference.
AN OFFER FROM CINCINNATI

There was another pow-wow in the
mayors office last night about the water
supply and with the exception of Messrs.
W. E. Midlige and R. Brown all the mem
oers of the Finance and Street and
water Boards We're present, and of course
Mayor Hoos
His Honor opened the conference by
saying that since the services of neither
MI. Fteley nor Mr. Croes could be OBJ
tanned he suggested the name of John
w. Hill of Cincinnati. This gentleman
recently wrote to the Mayor telling him
tnar he, Mr.. Hill, was competent to
tackle the water supply of Jersey City,
draw up specifications for any kind of
supply and superintend the building of q
plant, If such was deemed necessary. Mr..
Fill added in an informal sort of way in
ms letter that he would do all for $50
DAY and would in three weeks from the
date of his appointment draw up the
necessary plans and specifications.
That's a very short time for such an
important work." observed President
Boltwood of the Street and Water Board.
The expert. I think said Finance
Commissioner Bailey, should remain In
the employ of the city after the bids are
in, to be consulted from time to time.,..
Commissioner Heintze interposed here.
He said he had all along thought that
there should be two experts: one for the
Finance Board and the other selected by
the Board of Works, and that each ex-
pert should draw a specification and then
the two boards would lay their official
heads together and make them fit.
My view," said Finance Commissioner
Reuben Simpson in his practical way. .ts
for these two experts to get together at
the outset and not at the finish.'
Commissioner A. Hauck suggested that
the Board of Works should name an ex-
pert who would draw up the specifica-
tions and the Board of Finance should
appoint an expert who would act as a
consulting engineer.
"Oh. we can settle that afterwards.s
said Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. Nolan wanted to know if the FL
They had not. Then the Finance Board
was anxious to know IL the Street ana
Water Board had selected, theirs; but they
had not. They VIII do SO, said Mr.. Bolt
wood, tomorrow night.
Il Think said, the Mayer after a. pausa.
that when the Board OF Works selects
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go ahead and get up specifications. Then
the Finance Board should, after selecting
theirs, give him similar instructions and
then we would have two specifications
which we could advertise for bids.'s
The Mayors suggestion was not in ac-
cord with Commissioner Bailey's Views
Inc latter oH1cial thought that two sets
OF BIDS were unnecessary and would IN
.l{aoll ! lead to snags and snarls:
6rautigam OF the Finance Board who
curing d the confab had been doing a Pile
along together we can take a hand and
help them settle it."
But we are not engiueers.n said Mr.
Boltwood
1--WE have to pass ON them anvwav >,
replied Mr. Brautxgam. s-s-
More time was consumed in talking ana
1t was finally agreed to meet on Thurs
day, by which time 1t is Expected both
poaras VIII have named their experts.
street and Water Board may appoint
John J 4. Ward and the Finance Commits
sioners may select c.. C. Vermeule as
their engineer.