The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-25
Mayor Hoos Wi1IWait for the
Finance Boards Action
on the Water Ques-
tion.
SURPRISE FOR THE BOARD OF WORKS
Specifications Will Be Acted on By
the Financiers on Wednes-
day Night Next.

Mayor Edward Hoos gave the members
of the Street and Water Board and
Board of Finance surprise this morn
ing. The gentlemen composing these
Boards expected today to receive an in
vitation from His Honor to hold q con-
ference about the new water supply plans
and specifications. However. at the
eleventh hour the Mayor decided not to
hold the conference, but allow the Board
of Finance to wrestie first with the plans
for both gravity and filtered supplies at
their meeting called specially for that
purpose, on Wednesday night, and
then when they ultimately come to him
he will take some action. What that
action will be His Honor declines to say.
II have he said this morning to
News reporter, latter some considera-
ton thought it best not to do anything
with the plans and specifications until
after the Board of Finance has passed
upon them. Then when they come to me
1 may make some suggestions. I am
anxious to have as little delay as possible
in the preliminary matters, and it is
for this reason, among others. that !
have decided to pursue this course"
The Mayors attitude is construed by
water situation to indicate that If the
Board of Finance is satisfied with the
form of the proposals he will not put
any obstacle in the way of pushing them
forward. 1t is known that the Mayor,
some time ago, submitted the plans to
the expert engineers, ]. ]. Croes and
FteIey, and they have made some sugges-
tions but not of very radical nature.
When the plans and specifications come
haf0ra Honor
NIT them in an official communication 10
the Boards.
So far as the Board of Finance is con-
cerned, one thing is almost certain-it win
not concur In the resolution to adopt the
specifications for filtered Passaae sewage.
Each member, when Messrs. Mermeuie
received with the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners and the Mayor, q
copy for their inspection. but other mat
ters to dispose OF have prevented tne
Board from even discussing them sener-
ally. Learning through the News, OF
last week that His Honor was ABOUT 70
dent Henry Brautigam called speclal
meeting for Wednesday to dispose of the
resolutions of the Street and Water Beard
adopting the specifications ana reQueS1nS
the advertisement Of proposals for BIDS.
Unless there are some grave changes
made in the original draft OF the spectn-
cations, It is not eelevsd shae e shs ss 5os 5osrd
of Street and Water aCornUissioners Aon-
coneurred in.
Throughout the deliberations of the
specifications the Board of Street and wa,
ter Commissioners have had no omolax
assistance from any except the exRe5ls
employed by the city. President Boitr
wood, it is said, requested the Board OF
Finance "to come and reason togeinsr
with his colleagues, ana whatever hltnes
there were between them could be easily
arranged, with the view Of arriving az an
amicab1e understanding and g. speedy So
| luton of the water problem, but the FL
nanciers thought it better TO walt until
| the plans come before them officially, ana
| then do the conference work.
Left thus alone the Street and Water
| Commissioners tackled the problem, and
after several changes had been made IN IN
| the plans by their suggestion they Were
ultimately adopted as the very best speci-
fcations in their. Judgment which couio
be made for the benefit of the city.
Wednesday nights meeting of the
Board of Finance is looked for, forward ot,o, 70
practically depends the fate OF the le,,l new "
| them. and ultimately the Mayor veto them
| but it is expected he will not-then the
| Board will override the veto, since they
| have a majority vote.