The Jersey City news., 1906-08-07
From the same Board


Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board July II, 1906, and approved by
he Mayor July IS, 1906
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners June %, 1905, as
follows, to wit:
Resolved. That the specifications pre-
/ sented by the Chief Engineer on this
date for the construction of stairs for
Congress street, Jersey City, to Eighth
street, Hoboken, be and are hereby
adopted and ordered filed and the CLERK
of this Board is hereby directed to ad-
yertise for proposals in conformity there
with
Received and ordered filed.
From the City Clerk
Transmitting copy of resolution passed
| by the Board of Aldermen, at its meet
| ing held on July 6, 1906, as follows, to
| witt
That the Clerk of this board be in
| structed to request the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners to place signs
at all corners of the streets of Jersey
City for the benefit of the citizens and
| the public at large
1 Received and referred to the Commit
! tee on Streets and Sewers.
From the Water ASSESSOR
| Submitting lists of additions and can
| cellations for the week ending July 16,
| 1906.
| Received and ordered filed.
| From the Clerk
| Jersey City, n. j., July 16, 1906
| 10 the Hon., the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners
| Gentlemen F=;
| The work of placing the Water De
partment on a paying basis has been
| proceeded with to an extent which now
warrants the prediction that with prompt
| action, and the exercise of vigilance.
economy and care, the desired end can
| be attained
As heretofore outlined to you, nv ulti-
| mate purpose was to cause the installa-
ton OF meters throughout the entire city,
and with this purpose in view | have
caused to be instituted an investigation
| of those meters which record large CON
sumption, and the prediction noted above
IS passed on the findings already made.
| Which, though covering but fractional
portion of our plant indicate an increas-
| ed income on the same output of he
tween one hundred and two hundred dol
lars per day, and this, | believe to be a
| conservative estimate
The reason for this finding can ha
| traced to various causes. one of which
mas Deen the failure to detect inaccurate
| ana imperfect meters and another the
incorrect readings of same.
Inc work of investigation and examin-
alton of the Lesser meters and the force
engaged therein, has not vet been com
pleted Enough has been adduced how
ever, to justify the statement that mtil
our present plant is restored to salts
factory condition it would seem the YER
Iest Ioliy to propose a general instala-
tlon OF new meters until we evidence onr
apliity to properly care for those we al
ready have. -
attention has also been given to q
number of other matters some If which
though comparatively small, are none tbf
iess lrksome. apd which, in part. are ii
cnaraeler that can be, and have been
| corrected oH-hand, yet embrace others q,
,nucn maieriality, but are of such = na.
!ure tlat they require gradual correation
~ ~ , o,usr thilt proper service may not b,
checked or hampered y
me misuse of fire hydrants has bea,
M no.E irksoihe and costly, and a map !,
now IN process of preparation ;nd;oat,,,'
every pipe line and hydrant and gafe Is
eiie CITY each of which latter shall bay,
in!umnered designation so that responsi
bllity for breaking and use of watar lo.sa, ea,
oe established or minimized.
Oh assuming charge it was qu:ckI,
made apparent that our employes war,
taiSeis engaged In repairing hydrant
1roken by those who either had No a,,
thority to use them or were careless !,
thelr use, and a temporary correction
Mas at once Instituted whereby rasnon
siDii'ty was established and the autbor
OF the trouble billed for the cost. -''io'
Melhods have been adopted whereb,
Kept Nand recorded every day, ~
longs OF each emplpye in the pine law
ing ana repairing branch, and The COS COS
Z 90 me department of each piece of Mn
laia. as well as the income and outgo 3 q
The cost of Pipe ,ayjnp dona ~ ).
! department. with its own emnioress. an on
) pears to be wholly dispropcrfisna +
mar laid by contract. and I we,,ld !
therefore. suggest that this branch i i
eut 10 include only sufficient main m =
asnance force consisting Of not more tha'
nnsssssa sss,si'n q twenty men paid, as far n
possible On monthly basis. = - :