The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Contractors Suit for SlO05.
So Due Him Since 1896
to Be Settled by the
y City.
FINANCE BOARD IN SESSION
Comptroller Orderedto Trans
fer s22, 900 for Water
Mains in Newark Ave.
nue..

A number of claims of Contractor
Byrne, amounting in the aggregate to
$1,oS5.S6 that have passed through the
hands of Boards of various administra-
lions since 1886, were discussed by
City's Financiers yesterday afternoon.
Mn Byrne, it seems, did not bother his
head about presenting the claims for two
years after the work was performed and
different Boards held them up. The pres
ent Board has been notified that Mr..
Byrne has, through Bedle, Edwards and
Thompson, Attorneys, commenced suit
to enforce the payment of the claims,
which are as follows
December, 1896 labor in completing
Harrington contract for street cleaning
as per written order of the Chief Engin-
eer, $495.S6; to gathering papers on
streets from April 2S ito May 81, 1899,
per order Of Chief Engineer, $500; June
g. 1896 to work done on macadam, Dun
can avenue between Boulevard and Ber-
gen avenue as per order of Commissioner
Kaiser and Chief Engineer, $500, max
ing total of 81 ,0s5.s6; also on the fol-
lowing claims: August Z, 1856 to carting
500 loads of ashes at so cents per load
from lot 16, block 1a1 Academy street,
$3.50.
Upon investigation of the Board it was
found that, the items of work, amounting
to 81, ,0S5.s6. We're performed, but that
Byrne failed to present his claim to the
city. and by reason thereof payment was
delayed
Tie BOARD found that the last claim,
$780, is of doubtful validity, and author
ized the City Attorney to flea relieta in
said action for the amount of claims,
81 .0S5.S6, with costs without interest.
The Commissioners were advised that
the city had no defense, as the suit was
commenced before the claims were out
lawed. The Commissioners have agreed
to settle all except the last claim, $3.50,
and will contest it in>court.
The City Comptroller was directed to
transfer 81, 900 from the account for the
laying of enlarged water mains in New
ark avenue, Willow Court, etc, for the
purpose of laying additional water mains
in Summit avenue, Manhattan avenue,
north. There has been great howl
about the lack of water pressure in that
vicinity.
A resolution was passed requesting the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers to investigate the condition Of the
Seventeenth street sewer between Jersey
avenue and Coles street, and to report
TO the Board of Finance the result of
their investigation at the earliest date
possible.
The City. Collector was authorized Ito
sell under the Martin Act all lands and
real estate in the city whereon the taxes
and assessments have remained unpaid
for two years from the date of taxes and
assessments thereon, and which taxes
and assessments have not been adjusted
By the Commissioners of Adjustment.
a warrant was ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer in favor of that officer to
transfer the sum of $685.. so from Ii
eense monies to the credit Of the Street
and Water Board to pay for labor and
material on paved streets for the balance
of the month of September and October,
$500 for September and-sl 632. sc. for Oc-
tober.
The City Comptroller was directed to
transfer the SUM Of se12, balance re-
naming in the account Of Special Repairs
to Hospital to the account Of Special
Claims, Board Of Health.