The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-25

comprehended we would ask for s2sc.oo6 to
start with
Special. Bay street sewer. 10000
Special. Gregory and York
street sewers. .......... 5000
Special, Newark avenue
Special, Provost street 80
Special, thirteenth street street 'D
Special. communipaw ave- 's's
nue. sewer.......... -. 10000
Special, Van Worst street
scWer...- ....--.... 5000
The above are the result Of estimate made
by our Chief Engineer
Preparing manhoies and
pasihs-.'. ..,..-.- .-.--.-. $500
3saa o 3 wsas S Ssssa @ be
found necessary.
Street lighting. ............ 100000 125,ooo
Inspector. $1,000; additional sum for natural
increase in lighting plant.
District Court rental. 600
Just sufficient to pay rental of Second Dis
trict Court.
Armory salaries ....... 1900 1900
.,aa Armorer, $1,000; Superintendent of Armory,
insurance. ........... 1900 1900
duced.
Engineering Bureau sal
Chief Engineer. $500; Surveyor, s2.4oO; Sur
veyor, Si.Soo; Surveyor, $780, Mechanical
Draughtsman. s1,500; Draughtsman 1920;
Clerk, $500; Rodmen at 5000 each. s2,7oO; s,
Assistant Rodmen at 5000 each, 50, 700; Type
writer. etc.. $780, The work of the Bureau
mented force is absolutely necessary Repairs
to wagons, instruments, horse-shoeing. station
cry, etc.. etc., $500.
When the item for reconstructing
sewers was reached Commissioner Bailey
tartly asked If the stoppage of sewers was
not due to the fact that the streets are
always in dirty, filthy condition Clerk
Bouton who was acting as spokesman
agreed that dirty streets caused part of
the trouble. but insisted that if the sum
asked for to clean streets was allowed no
more trouble in that direction would be
experienced. President Brautigam re-
marked that unpaved street, which were
improperly drained probably cause the
sewers TO become chOkeQ up.
An item of $1,000 under the head of
miscellaneous expenditures attracted the
attention of the Finance Commissioners
Mr.. Bouton explained that the item was
a provision against breaks in sewers.
Mr.. Bouton said that the large sum asked
for street and sewer improvements was
necessary to complete many contemplated
improvements. Lower Montgomery street
which is N a deplorable and dangerous
condition has been agreed upon as the
first thoroughfare to be put in first class
order Bids in fact have already been
advertised for and the best available
specification blocks are to be used. When
the item of $4,000 for sewers was reached
President Brautigam in his good natured
blunt way informed the visitors that if
they expected to get any such sum they
would be greatly disappointed.
you can't get it and that is all there
is to it'' he said
He also served notice on the gentlemen
that the Board of Finance had a right to
say what disposition should be made of
the liquor license money. He advised the
Commissioners that when they did not
have sufficient money to pave or repair
a street they should patch it up and let
it go.
IF I had my way about it," he said
mo street would be asphalted unless the
property owners desiring it paid one half
the costs. Asphalt is a luxury which
those who want it should pay for 1t is
well enough to lay asphalt to make a.
drive to the Boulevard but we have no
right to spend the city's money to
asphalt certain streets just because the
residents thereon desire it,
During the last three or four years.
said President Boltwood tartly 'sall the
money has been put on the surface where
the eye could catch it while the sewerage
system, vastly. more important has not
received proper attention
Mr.. Bouton at this juncture remarked
that the Street and Water Board could
with propriety ask for s5000O0 rather than
S5O, 600, for the reconstruction of sewers
and streets and every dollar of it could
be well and advantageousiy spent
aEtable,'s interrupted Commissioner
Heintze. In some sections of our city
owners of houses cannot rent their houses
owing to the lack Of proper drainage IA
cilities Many of our streets want re-
pairing in the worst way. Bay street,
Van Worst street and First street are in
worst on Gods earth, and must be seen
tion.
What we need" said Commissioner
Simpson .''is a new system of sewake
and by adopting one, believe our streets
could be kept in much better condi-
1--WE all want to improve the city," said
President Brautigam, tbut circumstances
make it necessary that we use as much
Of the license money as possible for the
President Boitwood urged the allow
anee OF a sum sufficient to place more
benches in the public parks. He said
daily women with sick children who go
to the parks for breath of fresh air
have sto sit on the grass.
No member of the Board of Aldermen
put in an appearance. City Clerk O'Don-
nell was on hand, but very reluctantly
he explained the Boards estimate There
are only three increases in the estimate.
They are 7trifing and provide for the re-
instatement of the salaries of the City
Clerk and City Marshall, $500 for new
set of law books for the District Courts;
and. lastly. the elections estimate, neces-
sarily larger owing to nine new precincts
and the fact that spring elections fell
upon the city alone. The Finance Com
missioners promised to consider the many
requests and to be as generous as possi-
BILE.
PROFESSIONAL CROOK AT SIXTEEN