The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-09
NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON.
WEST H0BoKEN'S COUNCIL HOLD
4 BUSY MEETING.

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Collector Conlin's Report-Salaries of
City Observation-Disclosures Egan's De-
1ay-No Spectators Present at the
West Hoboken Tax Sale.
Whack went Chairman Finnegan's
gavel at eight o'clock last evening,
and the Councilmen of West Hoboken
assumed their official air of import
ance and came to order.
Ellsworth Post, No. ID, G. A. r., in
vited.the Board to assist at its cele-
bration of Memorial Day. The Coun-
ell accepted the invitation, and APP
p%ropriated $25 to assist the Post in de-
fraying its necessary expenses.
John Ehrhardt and Louis Huicq
signed the bonds of Clerk Schneider,
and will be held responsible for his
actions in the sum of $4,000. Assem-
blyman .Judson G. Francois filed his
bonds as Constable for $500. Recorder
Goynes also filed his bonds.
Engineers certificates were issued at
the request of the Street Committee
to Peter Tuohy, for $50S; to Denis
Egan, for $508; to Martin Allen, for
$576; to Peter Tuohy, fol $165, and to
Otto Schultz, 1878. The West street
sewer contract was granted to Thomas
Mcneil, whose bid was 1910. Con
tractor Mason appeared before the
Board at a later stage of the meeting
and protested against the action OF
the Board, but his remonstrance was
unheeded.
The time given to Contractor Mar
tin Allen to finish the Malone street
sewer elapses today. The work is moi
half done and the Board was obliged
to extend his time sixty days.
If the work is not completed then,
his bondsmen had better look out for
squalls.
WHY DOES CONTRACTOR EGAN DELAY?
Contractor Egan has caused no
end of trouble by his peculiar conduct
in regard to the Ann street sewer. he
started work, but, for sone reason,
after excavating a few feet, ordered
his men to desist and to fill up the
cavity they had made.
SUPERINTENDENT Goeltz, of the
North Hudson County Railroad, and
several other property owners in that
vicinity complained to the Council OF
Egan's conduct. Egan has been mott
fed to appear before the Board at its
next meeting and explain.
The Salary ordinance was read. 1t
increases the Treasurer's salary from
$500 to $1,000. but otherwise makes no
material change in the payroll. The
salaries drawn by the town officials for
the ensuing year will be:-Treasurer,
81, 900; Collector, $500; Assessor, $500;
Town Attorney, $500; Recorder. $500;
Town Physician, $3.50; Overseer of
Poor, $3.50; Commissioners of Appeal,
81 a day; Police, $14 a week; Tow
Councilmen, 50 a meeting; extra SEES
sions, 40 cents an hour.
The Anderson case has grown to be
bette noir of the Council. 1t has been
dragging it's weary length over the
minutes of the last four wears and
still is unsettled. J. G.. Syms has al
ready paid 1915. IS to the town on be-
half of Anderson's bondsmen, leaving
a balance due Of So, 1884. 80. To say
that the Council is becoming disguised
expresses but mildly the feeling in the
matter. The bondsmen will again be
notified to settle at once. Council
ma Nolan justly remarked:-ssWe are
not doing business on the instalment
plan.n
COLLECTOR CONLIN's REPORT.
Collector Conlin presented the fol-
lowing monthly statement
Balance April $S,201 90
Collected to April .................. 2,3F 81
$10,5OS 81
Discussed to April s.......... ...."... $1,4S IS
Balance 5000 90
Treasurer Nolan's statement was:-
Balance, from annual So, 6s7 81
Receipts to date. 10,746 IS
S23,3s4 80
Discussed to date .....................$l5,l8 ~
Balance. $40, 100 So
The gas company has a bad habit of
digging up the towns streets and then
neglecting to leave them in proper
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