New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-24
PATRIOTIC MEETING OF THE JERSEY
CITY BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

A BOUNTY OFFERED FOR yOICNT EsRS.
| In CONT lance with request Of Committee OF
tho leading citizens, special meeting OF tpe Jelsey
City Common Council was belc last evening al tne
| City Hail. with o view of offering bounty toi
volunteers, under the last call Of the Government
| for which the quota Of the city is LOO AmerMan
CLEVELAND was chosen Chairman pro ten.
Alderman UARpRyEERGB, President Of the BOARD,
offered the following
Uhcveos Strenuous efforts beins made to give ana
and comfort 20 Tho Government IL its eeos suppress the
rebellion and yheeas desire to show, asa people our
ish recarl Tor the der 10 respond 20 Willingly
bis county rail and euds bs best efforts for he defense
aud iereis different communities throughout sle 10y
State have freely given bounty OF $500 each volunteer
upon the sccepsnce Of Ms enlistment, and Hhereas Il sp
pear equitable aud Just tina; such bounty should emsnate
eSpesscn oftno shoc people "'ho welfare OF 81 "
slct. b. I. therefore
Rr Tina. for the quss OF jersey City urder The recent
proclamation OF the Governor the sum o. 800 s bounty Dc
awarded each volunteer soldier upon snsmcn and thst
for the purpose carrying the above into effect ne Commit
Finance 30 Instructed 10 borrow for to period Of one
.Ecceding $1,000 aud that UPON tns equlsi'
ton Of The Committee of Finance bond or bond. OF inc
Gay whose total ,hs exceed sOU shall be Issued
sgned by tho Mayor and City Cek having thereon Attached
the corporate seal o. the city.
Rs,oseed Tha hen said .hs bsve been borrowed
the shall be psced 10 the credit Of The jersey 'ty
bounty Fund" drait. upon the shah be drawn
the Of said fund signed by the Mayor Of jersey ,is
no s.al render TO the Common Council iu statement OF
receipts and Expenditures thereof
K'elred The. in thus donating e sum Of sOss bounty
10 each youu.scr soldier tho individual members Of this Com
Council acting ssthcy believe In ooedsuee 60 me ne
niands OF correct and .oy puh sentiment throw tAoIn
tho md community Wnose
aoble effort. have been pat forth TO sue ain viii so
md true patriotism is led IN defense or
Constitutional liberty and that invoke the chcsen trec
holders the County of Hudson 10 rssc sufficient amount
70 so.d bounty volunteer soieT Ia order that Je
sey Gil IRE reimbursed n tho issue OF .hc bonds now
ordered End her proportion with the people CT the
entire County % Hut,ou
EeoreF Jha con mite, .hrea be appointed ~ confer
with the Board Ere.olicrs a. their lsnt
opportunity and that said Committee report ~ Ais bcsId the
result Of said conference.
esored That bounty Is intended 20 Amply TO the voun
eels ~ hereafter join Capt Dunnils company ios the
lith Regiment.
Patriotic remarks were made by Aldermen Har-
denbcrgh, Earle, Cleveland, Terry, Geds, and from
the citizen committee, Peter Bentley, J. II. Miller,
and ex-Alderman "A. +. CLARK The resolutions We're
hen adopted by unanimous vote aud Aide
Harienbcrgh, Hough and Mcbride were appointed
on the COMMITTEE above referred TO.
The bounty offered by the city, together with the
Government bounty sud advance pay, amounts to
about $40, which the volunteer viii receive on his
acceptance.
The State also pays the SUN Of g. per month, in
addition 10 the United States pay, to tie family OF
esch volunteer in The New Jersey regiments, and the
sum Of :, per month 20 each single man, unless It 10
assigned for the benefit Of widowed mother or s!s-
tiers, IN which the payment IA the cane rs TO
married men.