The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-15
HUMBUG REFORM.
Mayor Hoos Criticizes Re-
publican Officials for
Squandering the
City's Money
WATER BOARDS FINANCES
No Quarter to Be Shown to
Contractors Who Do Not
zealously Push City
Work.
His Honor Will Veto 0verseer
Burke's appointment and the
Removal of Clerk G. F.
Sutherland.

Mayor Hoos made a new rule today.
He proposes closing his Office promptly
at noon Saturday. Since he has been
in office his rules concerning the hours
he will be on duty have been broken
almost daily. His Honor cannot stand
the long hours and it is his intention to
take life as easily as possible under the
circurnst tances. So far the office has not
proven bed of roses and the Mayor is
not ashamed to admit that fact. He
says he had no idea the Office of Mayor
was attended with SO many annoyances.
Il have been elected to fill the office,
however, said the Mayor and I will do
so no matter how much work I have to
do. 1 imagine when we get affairs rum
ming along smoothly there will be no
trouble. From what I can learn business
in nearly all the departments, but more
particularly the Water department has
been conducted in a slip shod manner.
Where the reform we heard so much
about comes in / have been unable to
detect, IN fact I can find absolutely no
trace of it. So far as I have gone in
an investigation of affairs it would appear
that the one object of all the Republican
officials has been to spend in as short a
time as possible all the money at their
disposal That will be remedied in future
as 1 propose making my Office a check
upon extravaganza. I am satisfied that
the Street and Water Commissioners will
do their utmost to put the Water Depart
ment on a self-sustaining basis. The
has been promised before but never ac-
complished. I trust my administration
will be able to attain that end
The Mayor is very much pleased with
the way the Street and Water Commits
sioners are conducting their affairs The
Commissioners he has found have made a
thorough inspection of the department
under their control and are efdeavoring
TO obliterate abuses which have crept into
President Boltwood and Commissioner
eIIeintze are particularly active and they
Eare exposing the unbusiness methods
(which are used by their predecessors.
The Mayor had another long talk to-
Gay it'll Chief Engineer Ruggles con-
eerri public Improvements. He in
struc Il the Chief to grant no extensions
of Il. to contractors unless there are
mitiga ng circumstances.
1.-THE way public improvements have
dragged along,'' said the Mayor is not
satisfactory to me and do not propose
to permit its continuance
The Chief promised 10 keep the con-
tractors up to the mark. Those who dis
regard his wishes are to be reported to
the Mayor. He in turn will request the
Street and Water Commissioners to pro-
coed against the delinquent contractors.
This morning Clerk Bouton in response
to the Mayors request for report OF
the Boards financial condition forwarded
the following document to His Honor
GentIemen-Conform to your re-
que: have prepared and herewith sub
mi; cement OF the financial condition
OF All IN so far as it pertains to
tne e,eeial account balances
a n the incoming OF