The Sunday morning news., 1889-11-24
TUE FINANCIERS GO SLOWLY.

They Postpone Concurrence in Regard to
New Police Building Contracts.
The Board of Finance held a special
meeting yesterday afternoon, at which it
was confidently expected that the action of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners awarding the contracts for the
construction of the new police building
would be concurred in, and at last the
work would be fairly started. Nothing
out disappointment, however, seems TO
be held by fate for the members of the
police department, and once more their
spirits fell below zero.
The Financisrs took no notice whatever
of the Street and Water Commissioners
action, and passed it by in silence. This
action, it was afterward explained, was
due to the fact that the Commissioners
had not yet examined the plans and speci-
fications as thoroughly as they deem their
duty toward the tax payers OF the city de-
mands. This they say they will do before
the next meeting, on which occasion, in
all probability, the action of the Street
and Water Board in awarding the con-
tracts will be concurred in.
After an executive session in their
office of almost two hours duration the
Board settled down to business.
The communication of the Bergen I'm
provement Association praying that the
Board would concur in the Street and
Water Commissioners resolution for
main sewers in Duncan and Sipp avenues
was received" and the communication
from the Police Commissioners asking
the Board to provide for the increase of
pay for the Police Department author
lied by the people at the last election
met like tate.
ceipts of his Office during the past week
had been $247, ,S51 40. City Collector O'Neill
ciamored for telephone in his office and
his communication was referred to the
Corporation Counsel.
Sundry pay rolls of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners were concurred
in, as were also the resolutions authoriz-
ing the construction of sewers in Ninth
street, between Brunswick and Mon
mouth streets; in Sussex street, between
Green and Hudson; in Pavonia avenue,
from the Pennsylvania Railroad to New
ark avenue; and the improvement of Van
Horne street, from Communipaw avenue
to the Newark and New York Railroad,
and of sherman avenue, between South
and Bowers streets, and of Linden ave-
nue., from Garfield avenue to the old
Bergen road.
President Edelstein introduced reso-
luton which Was carried and which
directs that after January 1, in compli-
ance with Chapter 1917 of the laws of 1885,
rents penalties, permits and every other
item now collected by the Water Register.
Provision was also made in the resolu-
ton for all the arrangements necessary
for carrying out the change, and Presi-
dent Edelstein and Commissioner Alien
were appointed committee to carry
them out.
The City Comptroller was authorized
to transfer $4S and $22 from one account
to another for the Board of Education
and the Committee on Finance was au-
thorized to borrow on AZ per cent. tenn
porary loan bonds. S400 for their own sal
ary account and 1882. 10 for the same
account of the Street and Water Com
missioner
1t was also resolved that all future GER
titicates issued on account of improve
ments ordered by the Street and Water
Board shall bear interest on the date of
AZ per cent. per annum.