The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-03
ASSESSMENT
OUTRAGE.
Trouble Over Payment for
Germania Avenue I'm
provement.
INSPECTORS QUEER ACTION
Finance Board Thinks the
Supreme Court Decision
Should Be Set Aside

At yesterday afternoons meeting Oh
the Board of Finance Clerk Kalaher
read notice to the effect that the SUI
preme Court had set aside the assess
ments for the Improvement of Germania
avenue. The improvement was made
about three years ago. Some of the af-
fected property owners protested against
the assessments levied end certioraried
the matter to the Supreme Court.
After the notice was read Commits
sioner Ringle said that the case should
be reopened. He said
81 have been told by a gentleman VINO
is in position to know, and l have no
reason to doubt his statement, that one
of the petitioners to have the assess
ments set aside was INSPECTOR of the
job, and that his reason given therefor
was that the work was not properly per-
formed; that it was not dohe in accord
ance with the specifications. If this is
so, it is one of the greatest outrages ever
perpetrated on the city. This matter
should be thoroughly sifted."
AS the Board is not in possession OF the
Supreme Courts decision, but merely of a
notice to the effect that it had been filed,
the matter was referred to committee OF
the whole.
The letter sent to the Board by Mayor
Hoos, urging speedy action in the matter
of appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
and Improvement of a certain plot of land
in Little Italy, for a park, was also
read The text of the letter was published
in yesterdays Jersey City News"
1t is generally understood that the mem
IA MIN i'm n
the appropriation asked for, if the plot
can be secured on reasonable terms. 1t
was stated that the owner of a portion
of the plot recently purchased it as a
matter of speculation in view of the
Little italy, park agitation, and that
he was asking an exorbitant price for it.
The Corporation Counsel has forwarded to
the Board an opinion to the effect that
the property can be acquired through
condemnation proceedings. At the sug-
gestion of Commissioner Ringle the
Mayors letter was referred to Committee
of the Whole The members will inspect
the proposed site next Wednesday after
noon at two o'clock.
The Board approved of the appoint
ments of James Collins as Private Secre-
tary TO the Mayor to succeed Edward H.
Hoos, and Attorney-at-Law Dennis Ryan
as the Mayors Clerk, to succeed Mr.. Col
Inns. Mr.. Collins's salary is fixed at $1,500
a year and Mr.. Ryan's at 5000 year.
The following bonds were approved by
the Board: James S. Nolan, Street and
Water Commissioner. $4,000; John P. Nc
Cormick and James F. Norton, $1,000 each;
Constables Michael A. Egan, Second
ward John H. O'Brien, Third William
Herche, Third; Nicholas P. Wedin, Jr.,
Fourth; William H Thompson, Fourth;
owen Fitzsimmons, Fifth; Edward Brod-
erick, Seventh; George w. Washburn,
Eighth; George H. Brown Ninth;
Michael Nugent, Tenth; Michael Grod,
Twelfth, each in the sum of $1,000
The new standing committees were an
nounced as follows
Finance -Messrs. Midlige, Carnes and
Mullins.
Concurrent esolutions-Messrs. Ringle,
Mullins Midlige.
Salaries and Claims-Messrs. Carnes,
Mullins and Midlige.
Printing, Stationery and Supplies
Messrs. Mullins, Midlige and Ringle.