The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-06
BOOM IN BAYONNE BONDS.
CORNELIUS zADRTsKIE BUY-
$4,000 W0RTK ar 1os.e7.

The Bayonne Board Of Councilmen
passed two hours in regular session
last evening and attended to several
matters of much import to the tax
payers of the community. Council
man Cronin was the sole absentee. AS
there were few citizens in attendance,
the knowing ones had evidently
learned that the Board would permit
to remain quiescent the matter OF the
electric light franchise and the new
water supply project. A couple of the
water syndicate's representatives APP
peared in the Council chamber and
held consultations with several city
officials just previous to the Board
being convened, but when President
Goddard's gavel fell they quickly with
drew.
Millionaire Scion Humphreys petit
toned the Board to return to him
taxes paid in error on realty owned by
William II. Walters. He said that
Mr.. Walters had also paid into the
City Treasury the requisite amount.
The matter was sent to the Committee
on Assessments and Taxes, as was a
petition from a.. e. Buell., requesting
to be relieved of what he deemed al
excessive assessment. He said he had
been taxed on the valuation of a
house he was erecting when the as
sessment was made, and that he re-
ceived no income from the property
until at least one year thereafter. He
charged that he had been discrimin-
ated against, and alleged in proof that
others who were building when he did
were not assessed for the then unfin-
ished improvements.
BONDS SOLD FOR 10S.21.
City Clerk Hamilton read seven pro-
posals to purchase the contemplated
issue of $53, 900 worth OF thirty-year,
s per cent. refunded assessment bonds,
dated January 1, 1889. In addition to
the premium each bidder offered the
accrued interest between the dates of
issue and delivery. The bids were as
follows: George A. Benwell, 1914. 81:
DIR. Leonard j. Gordon, 105 .28}; Will
lam Clark g. Sons, 106. 1875 the Me
cha1rics' Trust Company of Bergen
107.50; e. w. Kingsland, for the
IlON11SllD g LII 111oIIJiiliolLs DCs@
Cornelius Zabriskie, 10S.2 ~.
Mr.. Zabriskie will get the bonds.
The premium is greater than has
been paid for any previous issue OF
Bayonne bonds.
An ordinance changing the grade OF
West Thirteenth street, between Av-
enues G. and d, was passed. A resolu-
ton to draw a warrant for 1870 to pay
interest on bonds was adopted. The
Committee on Laws and Ordinances
reported in tine matter of the contract
to have the names of streets painted
upon the street lamps, and presented q
communication from Postmaster
Thomas Brady asking that the board
request property owners who have not
yet done so to number their houses in
order to better facilitate the delivery
of mail matter. The Board will have
issued the order necessary i'll the
premises.
A WALK FOR WORKINGMEN.
In behalf of the people of the First
end Fourth wards who are employed
the various r~efineries and manufac-
Jries at Constable Hook, Councilman
:. Carroll introduced a resolution EN-
powering the appointment OF a special
committee to examine into the matter
of building a raised walk across the
salt meadows between Constable Hook
and the Port Johnston coal wharves.
Councilman Carroll said that at pres
ent the Bergen Point workingmen are
compelled to daily travel to and from
their work via Gentreville. Council
man Scofield considered that the pro-
ject should receive careful attention,
and if there was any possible way of
granting the accommodation, the work
ingmen should be relieved of travelling
upon a roundabout route.
Councilman Kelly remarked that the
walk could be constructed for 81, 600,
and should have been built ten years
ago. incidentally he thought the COM
mittee could look into the matter of
making much needed repairs to the old
Hook road. Councilman McQuillen
suggested that the workingmen of the
Second and Third wards should also
be furnished with a walk from the
Bayonne station to Constable Hook.
Councilman Sanford believed in com
plotting the work of extending West
Twenty-second street from Centreville
to the Hook, instead of expanding
money on the old road. Councilman
Kelly replied that the old road would
not be abandoned by any means. The
ISSOlQliOl DdSSEQ, tti10 a ICollGIll 0OQ-
dard named Councihnen Carroll, SEQ
field and O'Farrell as the committee.
They viii report at the next meeting.
CENTRAL RAILROAD AND CENTRE
WILLIE.
City Engineer Smith reported that
in the matter Of the to relieve
rhe Centreville district he believed
arrangements would SOC be effected
for building the culvert beneath the
tracks of the New Jersey Central Rail
road. He submitted a letter from
Superintendent w. FL. Peddle which
said that the company had not yet
found time to ascertain whether or
not the location Of the culvert at West
Twenty=hrst street would be salts
factory. Many matters We're to be
first taken into consideration and
he would advise the engineer of the
decision anent the sewer as soon as
settled. The report went to the Com
mittee of the Whole, where Council
man Meigs said that he was tired of
waiting upon the whims of the rail-
road company whenever the Board
wanted anything done and the ON
pany was interested. The company
was always dilly-dallying, and he OBJ
Jected strenuously to going down on
ones knees to beg what the