The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-13
FINANCIERS AT WORK.
Il FALSE Alarm ABoUT THE NEW
POLICE STATION.

Hackensack Wharves and Hudson Coun-
ty Rolling Stock-Postponing the Tax
sale-Street Improvements.
Dhe Board of Finance after two
weeks vacation met this morning and
transacted considerable business. Pre-
vious to the meeting they held long con-
sultation with their counsel and attorney,
Senator Edwards and Assemblyman
Hudspeth, which, together with the pres
ence of Commissioners Feeney and Kelly,
of the Police Board; Chief Murphy, in
full uniform, and Architect La Baw with
roll of plans under his arm, gave rise
to the rumor that important action would
be taken in reference to the new police
building.
These expectations. however, were not
to be realized. The Board, after transact
ing some routine business, listened to
Architect La Baw, as he and the Chief ex-
planned the plans, and then took recess
for five minutes. They were in their
private room about three-q uarters OF an
hour, and when they emerged not a word
was said about the building.
HACKENSACK wHARvES.
At the opening of the meeting a COM
munication was read from G. B. Thurs
ton. G. d. Van Reypen and John d. Cars
callen, submitting petition setting forth
that under a recent act of the Legisla-
ture the Board is authorized to purchase
land bordering on an arm of the sea for
dock purposes.
The petition then goes on to pray that
the Board will take the necessary steps to
secure wharves on the Hackensack River
1t sets forth that the Hackensack is q
side Of the fe4 hill f9A' IS building f "1 up
rapidly; that public wharves there
would tighten the cost of building by
affording an accessible place for the un-
loading of brick and other building ma
terials near the buildings and that the
lands on the river are rapidly increasing
in value and being bought up by manu-
featuring concerns.
RAILWAY TAX QUESTION.
The North Hudson County Railroad
Company sent letter, saying that under
the law they paid taxes on their rolling
stock at the place where it is stored or
housed, and therefore the company was
not liable for the $46666 which had been
assessed against it on its cars which pass
through this city. These communications
were referred to the proper committees.
The Comptroller reported that during
the past two weeks he had received
$50, zoe. 10, and the collector of arrearages
OF personal taxes reported that he had
collected 81, 1921
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
The resolutions of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners authorizing
the improvement of Paterson street and
Van Horn street, the opening and exten-
ton of Pearsall avenue and the awarding
of the contract for the improvement of
Halliday street to Samuel Oakley, were
concurred in.
A resolution offered by President Edel-
stein was adopted, which, after stating
that under the provisions of the new
charter 100000 would be set aside for
three years for the repaving and re-
pairing of streets, requested the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners
to push forward the needed improve
ments as rapidly as possible; and that
contracts for the same be awarded only
TO resident taxpayers; and that each con-
tract require the use in paving of first
grade traprock from Hudson county quar-
rieS.
AS several delinquent taxpayers, whose
arrearages have been adjusted under the
Martin law, have paid their taxes since
their lands were advertised for sale under
the law, the City Collector was directed
to adjourn the sale of lands for adjusted
taxes, which is advertised for September
IL, from time to time until otherwise Or
dered by the Board.
The pay rolls of the old Board of Works,
Board of Street and Water Commissions
ers, were referred to the City Collector so
that he may cancel all claims thereon
which have been paid on judgments OBJ
tanned against the city.
The salary of John H. O'Neill, mes
senger of the Board. was fixed at $66 per
month, and S466. 66 were transferred from
the September account to the August ac-
count of the Committee ON Printing and
Stationery.
The deficiency of $14,000 between the
appropriation and the contract price for
lighting the streets was provided for
by an order for the issuance of
four and one-half per cent bonds to cover
loan, the amount to be placed in the
next tax levy after the loan is obtained
The Board then adjourned for two
weeks.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
I met President Feeney of the Police
Board this afternoon and he told me that
at the conference between his Board and
the Finance Board during the latter's re-
cess this morning, the financiers told his
Board to go ahead and make their ar
rangenents for erecting the new police
1.