The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
7HE CI7Y'S FINANCES.
Preparing to Raise Street
Cleaning Funds---The Po-
lice Building.

The Finance Board held a prolonged
caucus but very short meeting last even
ing, and then adjourned to meet at half
past nine this morning. The presence OF
Street and Water Commissioner Dugan
and Street Superintendent Philip E.
Tumulty in the chamber during the eau
Gus gave rise to the impression that the
caucus had something to do with raising
funds for street cleaning and the Street
Superintendent's salary. City Counsel
Edwards and City Attorney Hudspeth
were in the caucus.
The Commissioners made their appear
ance at ten minutes past nine. A number
of resolutions from the Street and Water
Board were concurred in, including the
award to Michael Mullery OF the contract
for the Ninth street sewer. the award to
John Fox for furnishing 1000 lengths of
six-inch cast-iron pipe, and the advertise
ment for bids for the Monmouth street
improvement.
CLAIMS AND RESOLUTIONS.
A warrant was ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer in favor of G. S. Wester-
velt for 1920 for services rendered IS
Clerk to the Sinking Fund Commission,
A resolution offered by Mr. Bray was
adopted providing for the issue of tenn
porary loan bonds for $l3s due I. Herbert
Potts on Judgment in the case of the
City VS.. the District Telegraph Company
in the First District Court
The Comptroller reported total receipts
for the week ending April Z, as $96, ,2S9. 40,
divided as follows: = Tax averages,
s672l4; general tax, $83, ,697.22; assess
ments, 81, ,723. 50; water, So, ,7O3. ~; Sinking
Fund Commission of 1873, 81, ,467. so; liquor
licenses, S25
For the week ending April IA, total
$50, ,030.29, divided as follows:-Tax arrear-
ages, $S9465; general tax, $14. 1898. .15;
assessment, S4,073.09; water, $7,144 40;
sinking fund commission of 1873, $95
THE POLICE STATION BIDS.
The Finance Board last night referred
the Street and Wafer Boards resolutions,
for the erection of the new Fourth Police
Precinct Station House to Philip e. Mar
tin, Marcus Bollhardt and Edwards
Brothers, to the Committee on Concurred
Resolutions. The Fire Board was in
censed at the action of the Street and
Water Board in awarding the contracts
as though it had been definitely settled
that 1T had control of property of which
the Fire Board claims possession The
bids, however, exceeded the appropria-
tion for the proposed new station house
by over 81, 600
The Board convened again this morn :
ing, and, after another hours caucus, ad-
Journed without transacting any busi-
ness. 1t is not definitely known what
was the bone of contention But the
presence of the Street and Water Board,
Street Superintendent Tumulty and
Street Cleaning Contractor Byrnes, at
the meeting is indicative thaG the street
cleaning contract was one of the subjects
under cOnsider8tion
MR.. ByRNE'S CONTRACT.
Byrne was awarded the contract for
three months, commencing December l,
it remaining optional with the Street and
Water Board to continue the cont act
from month to month pro rata. Byrne's
bid was $S1, ,050 for the yearly contract.
There were but GOO Appropriated for
street cleaning purposes out of which the
Street Superintendent's annual salary of
". 900 was to be paid
A bill has passed the Legislature pro-
viding for an increase of the amount al
ready appropriated not to exceed the
amount originally appropriated. The
Stre9t and Water Board has but to re-
quest the Finance Board to appropriate
the amount required to carry out the
yearly contract with Mr. Byrne.
Tne contract called for the removal of
ashes and garbage and the cleaning of SO
many miles of street. The Street and
Water Board ordered its clerk at the last
meeting to advertise for bids for cleaning
the streets for the balance of the year.
Mr. Byrne claims he has already done the
heavy work, and that it is not fair to give
to someone else the light work It Is also
feared if the CONTRACT is to be again
awarded combination might force up
the figures.
The Finance Board, it is stated on good
authority, will hold Mr.. Byrnes to his con
tract