The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-05
SUGAR AND WATER.
City Wants Too Much of the
One for Too Little Of
the Other.
THE BIG REFINERY's BILL
VI. D. Edwards Argues Before The
Street and Water Board
Major Bnndy's Usual
Objection.
TIL BIG REFINERY's BILL

The Street and Water Commissioner
met yesterday afternoon. Clerk Bouton
was absent, and his assistant, William
A. Tolson. acted in his stead. Counsel
lor William ID. Edwards, representing the
American Sugar Refining Company, was
present. In behalf of his clients, he made
a tender TO the Board or ST., 900 in settle
ment of all claims the city has against the
company for water furnished. According
to reports made from the Water AS
city $1s,30o. The company is in ar
rears, not because it is in the habit of
Withholding ma but because the OFF,
GERS believe that errors have been made
in computing the quantity of water con-
sumed.
Mr.. Edwards announced that the COM
pany was willing, without going to court
to seek redress, to compromise on $4,000.
President Boltwood, on behalf OF the
Board, refused the amount offered, de-
claring hat he felt that he had no power
to do so. MIR. Edwards rather expected
a refusal of his proposition and not hay-
ing been disappointed retired.
The city will now doubtless be called
upon to show cause why the assess
ments against the Sugar Hous shall not
be reduced.
Major Bundy, who has been given an
appropriate appellation by those who have
come. in contact with him, gave the Board
one of his old-time talks. The Major
objects to the materials that nave been
called for in the specifications for the
proposed improvement of Churc street.
"AH objections should be presented to
this Board in writing" said President
Boltwood. III you object to the improve
ment write out your objections and we
will give them consideration"
This friendly advice irritated the Major
and he fumed for a few minutes He
considered, he said, that he had been
treated with gross -discourtesy.
Il have no objection to the improve
ment sir he shouted, None whatever
sir. ] object to the materials specified y
No one interrupted the Major again and
he enjoyed himself immensely trying to
be dignified ard sarcastic at the same
time. The Major has for years objected
to every public improvement in which
he was in any way concerned. The Major
says he will keep his eye on the improve
Llt>lil VI S4uIti SllSct liz Will see I IL
that property owners get all they pay for.
Counsellor w. H. Speer appeared before
the Board and made one of his character
istic speeches. He had been retained by
John Casey and others to demonstrate
against the abandonment of the proposed
improvements of Coles and Eighteenth
streets. Mr.. Casey and other property
owners a few weeks ago petitioned for
the repaving of these streets. Other
property owners combined, filed an objee-
ton to the work and all proceedings were
abandoned.
Mr.. Speer ~endeavored to convince the
Commissioners that they were RESPONSE
BILE for stopping the work. He did not
succeed. The Commissioners promised to
make the improvements as soon as the
objections to them are withdrawn.
Specifications submitted by Engineer
Ruggles Tor the repaving of Payonia ave
nue. between Grove and Kelso streets,
and Pacific avenue, between Johnston and
C~ommunipaw avenue were adopted.
Bid which had been received for the
reconstruction of sewers in New York
avenue, Chestnut avenue Ocean avenue,
Bergen and jackson avenues were re-
jected. New bids are to be advertised for
under the percentage plan adopted by
the Board on Friday.
Bids were received again for lumber,
coal and feed for the next year. Bids
We're received six weeks ago., but the bids
were, it was alleged, unbalanced in such
a way that the city was called upon to
pay more han market prices for every
item included in the specifications.
The specifications under which yester-
days bids were received were prepared
after careful study and arranged so as
TO prohibit unbalanced bidding.
The bidders for the coal, coke and wood
contract were:-James Coyle. Horace Nc
Bride and Hugh Dugan.. Tht.r respective
prices w~ere:-Stove coal, on, $40, IS and
1920; Cumberland coal, ton, SO, So and $3.50;
coke, 81. so, 81 and 81; wood, by the cord,
$6.75, $3.50 and IS.
The bidders for the lumber were:-Gil-
son, Collins & Co., James Stewart Com
pany and Dodge & Bliss. The bid of
James Lyons was declared informal.
For the feed and hay contract there
were only two bidders. They were ma
Wagner and Vile & Son. Their respective
prices were:-l0o tons of hay, SO cents and
IS cents; straw, So cents and 90 cents;
salt hay, SO cents and As cents; bran. 50
cents and rs cents; oats, 221s cents and 50
cents.
Charles Wagner, who is supposed to BIZ
ex-Street and Water Commissioners Du-
gan, was low for the feed; James Eoyle