The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-14
Thomas McLarney As the
Spokesman for the Pro-
testing Jewett Avenue
Property Owners Reads
Them An Essay On Duty
MAYOR FAeAa CUTS IT SHORT
AND THEN THE SPEAKER TELLS
HIM THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF
PAVEMENT WILL BE CERTIOR-
ARIED-CoNFERENCE ON MAC
ADAM.

ADAM.
Two lively conferences preceded yes
terday's meeting of the Street and Water
Board, and as the result of one of them,
that Board and the Finance Board and
Mayor Fagan were notified that the pro-
ceedings of the Street and Water Board
in confirming the final assessment map
for the asphalting of Jewett avenue, be-
tween West Side avenue and the Boule-
ward, would be certioraried to the Su-
pre- Court for review.
The delegation representing property
ownsss along the avenue in question con-
sisted Of Thomas McLarney, who acted
as spokesman; Terrence Lyons, James
Fitzgerald and Mrs. T. w. Haywood,
who said she represented her husband.
The delegation was not satisfied with
the treatment it received and left the
City Hall. in huff, finding only consola-
tion in she remark of President Ringle,
Of the Finance Board, to the effect that
a specimen of the pavement submitted
by the delegation, in his opinion, showed
that the work had not been properly
performed
Mayor Fagan, who attended the con-
ference, said the case was presented in
such manner that, in his opinion, an ex-
pert should be employed by the city to
investigate the matter and report his
findings. Eventually this was decided
upo- The cost will be borne by the city.
Tne members of the Street and Water
Board declared they had accepted the
with the specifications, and after having
confirmed the final assessment map they
were unwilling to retrace their steps.
They invited the dissatisfied property
owners to take the matter into court.
Thomas .McLarney, the spokesman of
the delegation, after receiving permission
to speak on the subject, drew huge roll
Of manuscript from his pocket and be-
gan to read. Mr.. McLarmey was so long
getting down to the main point and took
up 50 much time In explaining the duties
ne +ln C,,,.r,,:ze,;oyerr axnrascspo +ha
hope that they would be faithful to their
'0aths Of office and also expressing his
opinion that there was shadow of doubt
about this. that Mayor Pagan cut him
short with demand for the main conn
plant.
@oh. if the facts are too strong for
you," said Mr.. McLarney, .'we will stop
right here and adopt course that we
had already decided upon. / have done
a lot of work in this matter aud got no
thanks for it,"
Mr. McLarney then said the proceed
ings of the Board would be certioraried.
The assessments amount to about $100
a lot.
Reuben Simpson and. Harry H.
Holmes. representing property owners in
the Greenville section. participated in the
second conference the subject of which
was the specifications Of the contract for
re7airs to macadam roads awarded re-
Gently by the Street and Water Board
to John Nolan. The Finance Board re-
fused 10 concur in the award because 10
provision had been made in the speciE-
cations for the rolling of the crushed
stone TO be used Chief E-sincer Van
Keusen sSid ho had left out that item
of the specifications because Of the FREE
queat es91easicns of opinions of Presi-
daat Riag's Of tie Finance Board TO the
ezseces that the rolling should be done III
she eh-fesLioaed coaptvy way-that of
paying the contractor for the general
work and havns the rolling afterward
doae by the authorities senarately from
tile man contract. The Chief Engineer
ssid the v;ty could save money by the
method. as stean roller costs the City
S15 day, even though after it could be
used By tie contractor as lie proceeded
but few hours each day.