The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
WATER CLAIMS PAID
Board of Finance Clears Off
the Cost of the Certio-
rari Proceedings.
GREENyILLE PARK ASSURED
City's General Bonds to Be Re-
newed-Both Receives AS
sistance Needed.
iREENyILLE PARK ASSURED

paid $l9l0.s2 to various firms. The SUM
represents the taxed costs in the fight
which was made against the award OF
an $S,OO0,0Oo water contract to the Jersey
City Water. Company.
When that award was made MessTx.
Collins & Eorbin, representing the Mont
clair Water Company and the Morris
Canal and Banking Company; Vice Cham
celor Stevens representing several in
dividuals and Messrs. Dickinson, Thomp-
son & McMaster for the Rockaway and
Hudson Water Company, certioraried the
award. There was, 1t will be remembered
a long and bitter fight and the printing
OF the evidence and other expense. amount
ed to a round sum. The award was set
aside and the city was directed to pay
the costs. Messrs. Collins & Co.rbin filed
a claim OF S7Ss.07; Frederick W. Stevens,
now Vice Chancellor, s747.37, and Dickin-
son. Thompson & McMaster, s545.S7
The Boerd of Finance '.hung up'' the
claims temporarily for the reason that Il
was expected by the members and other
city officials that the Jersey City Water
Company would pay over one,-half the
costs. The company's share was not
Forthcoming and the lawyers became una
easy. Their demands for a settlement
were not needed as promptly as they de-
sired.
Ex-senator Brinkerhoff. who had been
substituted as counsel in the case when
Mr.. F. w. Stevens was elevaeed to the
Equity bench, wanted his money and made
repeated demands for the Stevens claim
1t was not paid, and few days ago he
attached lots Nos AZ to 53 inclusive, in
Block 49s, Suydam avenue
The city recently acquired title to the
lots under the Martin act
1t is said that the Senator at first pro-
posed attaching the new City Hail He
abandoned the idea because of the incon-
venience that would arise. Another OBJ
lection was that the building is not
owned by the city yet, not having been
accepted or paid for.
To avoid complications the Finance
Board last night paid the several claims.
The attachment will consequently be
raised The city officials made the pay
ments Somewhat reluctantly. They are
of the opinion, however, that the water
company will pay its share of the costs.
The Board did not act upon the resolu-
ton of the Street and Water Board. ask
ing for $1,000 to pay an expert engineer
to examine the plans for the elevation of
the Erie Railroad tracks. 1t is said the
necessary $1,000 is to be set aside by the
Board at a meeting to be held next
Thursday evening. Until the money is
appropriated the Street and Water Board
will not appoint an engineer.
The resolution of the Street and Water
Board appointing S. S. Hubbard and NJ
J. Altkerr assistant expert accountants
RI n Cn n
accounts at $40 and s. a day respectively
was concurred in The new men are of
Both's selection. They are to work from
8 o'clock in the morning until O'Clock in
the afternoon. Mr.. Both, who receives
$40 a day, says, with the additional as
sistance given to him, he will he able
to complete his investigation in few
weeks.
In allowing the new accountants the
Finance Commissioners took the same
view of the subject as the Street and
Water Commissioners, that is, that with
two men drawing less pay than Both, the
work will be completed in a shorter time
and at less expense than if Both were
allowed to continue alone at $40 a day
At the request of Judge ]. d. Bedle
Frank Meyer was appointed marshal Of
the First District Court at salary of
81 day when engaged The appoints
ment takes effect March Is
The Board concurred in the resolution
of the Street and Water Board purchas-
ing the thirty lots in Greenville for park
purposes from Henry Lembeck. Sufficient
money to pay for the lots, which cost
$12, 579. .76, is to be raised on temporary
loan bonds The money will then be de-
posted to the credit of park account.
The Street and Water Commissioner may
then at any time order a warrant drawn
for Mr. Lembeck. 1t is understood Sl00 900
is to be raised on bonds to purchase the
other two public park sites which have
been described from time to time in THE
News
Mayor Wanser hopes to create the new
parks this summer On May there will
,, mature $50O,O00 of general bonds. The
Sinking Fund Commissioners have on
hand only $4,000 to redeem them. This
necessitates a renewal of S450,000. With
the approval of the Mayor bids for that
amount of bonds will be advertised for.
The new issue will bear date of May
and will run thirty years, the rate of
interest to be paid on them having been
fixed at AZ per cent The bonds will be
payable in gold. They will not be sold
maturity in 1927 a certain sum is to be
inserted in the tax levy each year, placed
in a sinking fund and invested year to
year.
Edward O'Neill was awarded contract
| for the construction of a sewer In Vir-
ginia. avenue; Alex. McGrath & Co., a
sewer in Hoadley avenue, and Thomas
Harrington, the opening, widening and
| Improvement of DeKalb avenue. Money
| was raised to pay awards arising from
| the making of the latter Improvement.
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