The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-05
TO IGNORE VETO.
Street and Water Board
Will Pass Telephone
Ordinance.
OBJECTIONS TO ENGINEERS
Mayors Reasons for Disap-
proving Ferris, Hall and
Bowly's Appoint
ments.
OBJECTIONS TO ENGINEERS

Mayor Hoos this afternoon sent to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
his disapproval of the resolution of that
Board, passed recently, appointing Gar
wood Ferris engineer of the new water
works at a yearly salary of $4,000: James
P. Hall and H. H. Bowly, assistant engi-
neers, at salary of $500 annually.
AS 1.-The News exclusively stated a few
days ago, there We're many objections
taken to the appointment, and some of
these were discussed at the meeting of
the Finance Board last week. The
Mayors action today somewhat compi-
Gates the situation.
When the appointments were made that
resolution was, according to law, sent to
the Mayor. At tn esame time another
resolution slightly different in form was
sent to the Board of Finance fixing the
salaries. Now last week the Finance
Board neither concurred nor non-con-
CURED in the resolution, laying it over un-
iii Wednesday next for a conference viii
the Finance Board and Corporation Coun-
sci, for the reason that the Board thought
that by fixing the salaries their rights in
the contract would be abandoned. Now
that his Honor has vetoed the appoint
ments, the question arises, What will the
Finance Board do with the salaries reso+
luton?
In view of the Mayors veto the fol-
lowing of which is copy. the Board Of
Finance on Wednesday will non-concur in
June 5. 1899.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
.'Gentlemen-Ie herewith return to your
Honorable Board, without my approval.
the resolution adopted at your meeting
held May 2s. 1893. and presented to me for ,l
my approval May Is, ls99 and of which
the enclosed is a certified copy.
L have taken this action for the fol-
lowing reasons: The resolution eontem-
plates the appointment of one engineer
and two assistant engineers. While 1t is
necessary for the city to have some engi-
neer to guard the city's interests in the
construction of the new water works, it
does not seem to me at this time neces-
sary to appoint three when the work TO
be done by the. contractor is merely pre-
liminary- Furthermore, in my estimation
salary of $500 per year is sufficient for
the engineer. | am also Informed that
at least one of the so-called assistant
engineers has no claim to the title of
engineer, and l advise that your Board
when the time is ripe for the appoint
n.ent Of additional engineers, appoint en-
gineers that are such or else appoint them
as inspectors and pay them a salary
which VIII be that of an inspector rather
The Importance of supervision of these
new water works cannot be over esti-
mated and you should consider carefully
and well before appointing anyone.
Il would have been only too happy to
consult with You before you passed a
resolution of this Importance and l regret
that you did not seem to look on this
matter as of sufficient Importance to make
it necessary to confer with me.
mo one should be appointed for
longer term either in specific words or by
inference than a term at the pleasure of
the appointing power. 1t would seem TO
me also that inasmuch as the inspectors
which will be appointed at some time will
in all likelihood be practical men, that at
least one of the engineers should be we'll
versed in the theory of engineering lest
we fail to combine theoretical and prac-
ticaI engineering.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOOS,
Mayor'