The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-11

JOURNAL P|LL0R|ED.
Director higgins Exposes the
Absurdity Of the Attack
on School No. ~
BOARD OF QUOTATIONS MEETING
Action Of the Committee
Unanimously Approved
BY the Entire Board.
BOARD OF QUOTATIONS MEETING

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Director higgins, last nlsnss =
meeting Of the Board OF Eoucaeion' -
verely criticized a statement reosls'
made in the Evening Journal "a reiet
ence to the erection OF new fuDhc Scioo
No. II.
II nave a few remarks to make m reia-
ton to an article published in the EVEN
ing Journal" November 2, II l 90 not err
In the date. The article referred y =
violation, so called, of III speciflcations
for the construction of Public School NO.
II. The fourth paragraph OF the salo ar
ticle is the one in question. At the time
OF the drawing of plans and specin-
cations for School No. II, it was desired
to place a window in the building TO IA
cilitate the cleansing of some and TO pre-
vent possible accident, as is usual IN
old style of windows, by sitting upon the
sill. etc. Knowing of a window in the
market that would answer the purpose,
the patentee of which is Mr.. Louis n.
Broome. architect, who socially and in a
business way I consider a friend, natur-
allv induced me to favor his fittings. /
accordingly called for the Defender
Sash
e'Iha lnStTIft1OH L IeCeINtQ u VII
Rrooma was that a 1M inch sash was
necessary 4 receive the said fittings.
The work. was specified accordingly.
AAt the time it was necessary to CON
slider the sash in the completion of the
building a model and drawing for the at
. aooe' ~ -
90 ~ $3.50.
ceived and l found them as loAoWs
II was necessary to bore through the sill
~osh ,aoa;va . nix,ot ~castinp. If was
Y s1sn : $50 - X
accordingly ana iouhu ~ :
= hars would leave 7 might saw. a film
bana
OF wood on the edge OF said boring.
.I.nsilao1s ~. n,nr : received
from he Defender Company to work
9Th Won will take notice that the size
80 49, a1+ara5 from I liz
OF the castlng nau peeii ieeleu : ~
inches to III inches in diameter You will
.,so ana tbat the said drawing compels
s'so ~ uaa Inc : ~ inch casting, This.
Won will understand. is a mechanical inn
noss,b;Iitv and reo,,ires YOU to force the
possipity aAo aansanuance
casting into place, and the consequence
will be splitting the sill of sash.
1T tbsrea fter notified Mr.. Broome as to
I thereai'er noei,ieo :Na ~
the defects and made a suggestion 10 MIN
~ have q lighter casting made. so as to
- $1,000 ua towa,er
allow me 70 use MS Sous -
refused to do so and attempted 70 con-
- +ta+ T was wrong in nv opinion.
vineV I ehas
I sent MIN the following ieeee
Jersey CITY, August 2 1870.
+ aaassibia ~ ID the necessary bor-
ing for Defender fixtures on l ~ lncn
woe on eoge 70 mass . satiiiS 1890 viii
have ID use something else to suit the
thickness of the .sashes.
het me Kn0W at one as time y Snort
RUDoLPH ". SAILER.
In a day or two after I received from
ar. Broome the IoAo"lhs reply
Jersey City, August II 1898.
= NJ Sa1 p E srvo,r ,ettar az Aueust &
received and contents noted.
l was somewhat surprised at your say
tns y four aee = ~ horine etc FOR orr
attachment for making safety windows
Tor School NO. II l say II your pullaer
earefllly and acc1ratelv' that 1t can be
done, and can make the work .satisfac-
Tory; as we ave Qon i semi No
n and On . 1& inch sash,
] will only say Mr.. Lane has never, up