The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-09
NEW CITY ENGINEER
s. and w. Board DiSmisses
W. w. Rnggles and APP
points L. D. Fowler i
in His Place.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
Judge Blair Says a Stone crusher
Can Be Located on Mont
gomery Street.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM TIE MAYOR.

k4AO IN9OIt y az TE1AA 49,
missioners Hauck n Nolan) 20 investi-
gate the charges against Chief Engineer
W. w. Ruggles, which was published in
yesterdays Jersey City News the
Street and Water Board transacted out
little business at its regular meeting yes
terday afternoon.
In carrying out the spirit of the re-
port as adopted, a resolution was passed
disnissing Winthrop w. Ruggles from the
office of Chief Engineer, to take effect
November. L., and another adopted APP
pointing Lucien D. Fowsr his successor
and fixing his salary at $500 per an
mum. The Board of Finance was request
ed to accept his official bonds, the
amount OF which will probably be 5o,00o.
These resolutions received the unanimous
vote of all the members present. Com
missioner Brown was absent.
The following communications were re-
ceived from Mayor Hoos:-
November s. 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-My attention has been CALI
ed to the many defects in the system
which has prevailed for so many years in
the Water Assessors office. The present
assessor, Mr.. Kenny, has met with m
Vulnerable obstacles, and it is almost inn
possible 70 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 up at all. Charges
AVE been made where no water was
ever consumed, and on the other, hand,
water mas been consumed and no charges
lave been made. Instead of cancelling
from the books the reduction made by the
Adjustment commissioners, the DtflS al
fected still appear as an asset to the
clty's credit. l am satisfied that no one
knows, or is there a soul living that can
tell, at the present moment, wen APP
proximately, what collectable water as
sets the city has on her books. This
state of affairs has existed long enough,
and l consider delay in this matter next
to. criminal. Something must be done,
and lone at once, in order to make the
Water Department a self-sustaining and
not a debt creating department.. l sug-
gest that your honorable Board carefully
consider one of two remedies which pre-
sent themselves 10 my mild:-The first
is that you take steps towards the meter
ing of all water consumed in this city.
The second is to make q new and honest
assessment of the entire city. Since the
city could not afford the expense of put
ting in the meters, l would favor put
ting them in at the expense of the land
lords, believing that this temporary eN-
pense would prove a saving in the end
both to the landlord and to the city. If,
on the other hand, q new assessment be
resolved upon, then the men necessary to
do this work must be thoroughly honest
and competent.
j trust that your honorable Board will
give this matter most careful considera-
ton, and having considered that you will
act both wisely and expeditiously.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOGS, Mayor.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
tleiienLLi ease 1uFitstl me, al your
earnest conseiaiehcs' a statellene snow
ing tne ailouLt % money sApendeq on
petltloiea IMPROVEMENTS, uffaef the Jaws
q lSs9, Whicn 9y reason OF OBJECTIONS
have been killed.
Aoois lSilyst aalIst. zoos 49,,
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Wafer CorqnissioneTsN W
Gcntlegnen-Enclosed herewith you will
ind a COMMUNICATION respecting, the con-
which was semi mo Nv one of fhe citizens
1t is my wish that your honorable Board
nivestlsaIe lnc Complaint that mas been
remedy this condition of affairs. WI
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Dear SirEf hog IA cali the attention of
the proper department, through you, to-
the condition or the roadway over sewer,
any also 70 tug cohulslol OF the sewer IL
sen, running from 09flleld avenue over
the rallfoads 70 ms Ray. Inc sewer
mean ru1s Along Waikerl avenue ana
avenue. near the Oiu Peoples Home, on
Gafleid avenue. Ine fallroads are not
On Hisilii9its' ana at the 1901 OF the mil,
"hefe q large pfick receiver IS, the nag
SlaS on Top OF same is proken and some
iyihS IN the roadWay Inc smell at times
IS un~pearable; TO say nothing of being
unheaithy- Ihe roadway Is washed away
ana IL q heavy snow storm should come
Would mol pc surprised II some one
broke a reg by railing into the hollow.
II the city does NOT control the ground,
| ASK tnai Ine owners OF same be conn
petieo 10 III IN tnls Washout, as it is a
menace 70 pupfc safety.
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AZ Walker avenue.
rho mnoon. 49, $50.
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were referred for future consideration.
A petft;ou from pronertv ovners ~,
o,.aa4 $500, ua.,4sas.m 80.
0iiSne 'eHaS iequFstnfs TIE boafu 70
push forward the work OF improving that
avenue from jackson ia Ocean aveo,as
a. l's = ieia / - "a III ihpdssdpie
condition, which prevents the selling or
renting of houses thereon was referres
= ia ronnit+oa ~ $780, ce~
= ~ eoiiiii'see ~ o.tee.s anu sewers.
Chief Engineer Ruggles submitted spe-
ci6cations for several improvements and
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