The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02
SCHOOL NO. 26'S DELAY
Hudson City improvement
Association Wants to
Know.
ROW eyer STAPLES FACTORY
Matters Of Interest to the
District Discussed by
the Members.

The delay in the progress of the cen
struction of No. 26 School in Palisado ave-
nue. and matters in connection With the
conviction Of Mr.. Staples for maintaining
q nuisance in Waverly street in the shape
of a candle factory, formed the chief top
ic Of discussion at last nights meeting 81
the Hudson City Improvement Assecia-
ton, During the discussion of the latter
subject Mr.. Nicholas Witsch, a wealthy
resident of Palisade avenue, differed with
some Of his colleagues, and taking his har
left the room.
Mr.. Badenius, of the committee appoint
ed some time ago to investigate the nuis-
ance, reported that Mr.. Staples had been
convicted. and tina it is rumored that he
would appeal the case.
Financial Secretary Barber moved that
the set of resolution adopted by the As
ISOLATION. at the time of the Investigation
of the nuisance, be resurrected, and fur
nished to the press for publication, and
that each member of the committee
which Investigated the nuisance be also
furnished with a copy of the resolutions,
so as to be thoroughly informed of the de-
tails of the investigation should the case
be appealed. Mr.. Witsch thought he de-
tected a personal motive behind Mr.. Bar
ber's resolution. On of the members who
served on the committee ave testimony
in the case of staples behal lie was
former Secretary Fuller. who is no longer
a member of the organization. Mr..
Witsch believed that Mr.. Barber was try-
ing eto get square" with Mr.. Fuller, with
whom, when Mr.. Fuller was a member of
Aha asc1afofso1 he lc1 frarf1apf 1icprfac
Mr.. BARRIERS motion was, however. car
ried. Mr.. Bauhan, the new Secretary, in
formed the association that former Sec
rotary Fuller had called at his house and
secured the original copy of the resolu-
lions, stating that they were wanted to
be used at the trial.
Mr.. Badenius reported that Fire CHIEF
Conway had told him that in case of a
fire he would not allow his men to enter
Staples factory building on account of
its dangerous condition and the danger
GUS stuffs stored therein. Mr.. Badenius
said that $50 pounds of ham condemned by
Health Inspector Benjamin were removed
from the factory in the dead animal
wagon.
Frederick ]. Mersheimer. committeeman
for No. 26 school, was on hand to explain
the delay in the progress of the construc-
tion of the new building. He laid the
blame on Contractor Dubois, but said
that the contractor claimed he was
harassed by the Master Plumbers As
ISOLATION, who oppose Dubois FOR hir-
ing non-union men. In answer to
questions he said that there was
no legal way of taking the contract
from Dubois. who. though constantly
watched by inspectors and frequently
warned against using materials not up to
specifications, managed to creep inside
1.-THE saving clause every time. He se-
cured the contract after bidding $1,000
Flower han his competitors. Mr.. Mer-
Eheimer was asked when he thought the
building would be completed and he re-
plied:-"About October l." Mr.. Muier
said that Mr.. Mersheimer was more san
guine than he was. He did not believe
it would be finished by January /, 1899.
The contract calls for the completion Of
the building within six months after the
contract was awarded, February %.
What will you do if the school is not
finished on contract timer" asked Mr..
Muier.
Hand the mater over to the Corpora
tion Counsel replied Mr.. Mersheimer.
Secretary Bauhan read a letter received
from the Mayor thanking the ASSOCIATION
for the resolutions recently passed conn
mending his course on the water and
Grove street trolley franchise questions.
The Mayor said, in response to an invi-
the association on the third Thursday in
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