The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-06

will be opened during the year. The city
has also lone well by squaring up with
the "Free Public Library" to which the
sum of $44, 754 has been apportioned.
In addition to the new public SCHOOLS
several other public buildings nave been
completed or contracted for during the
present wear. The Second and Fourth
Police precincts are about equipped with
new and modern buildings and the
ground has been purchased for a new
station house in Greenv1lle. Inc pur-
chase of the site for a new City Hal that
will be a credit to the municipality Is
known to you all.
Progress has also been apparent in the
various city departments. The StreeL
and Water Commissioners have repAved
many blocks of streets from the excise
fees. and scores OF street improvements
to be paid for by the property benefited
have been completed or projected. Sew
eral main sewers to drain the westerly
slope of the Heights are contempt tea
and the city has assented to the building
of a Joint sewer on the West Hoboken
line. These improvements will open up
large sections of territory and eventually
add enormously to the city's rateables..
Splendid work has also been done in the
financial departments. b Commits
~sioners of Adjustment have sifted out
large mounts of arrears during the year,
aud the result Is shown IN tangible as
sets which must eventually be realized.
The completed work OF the Commission
during the year Ia embraced in their Re-
ports Nos. Is to "a inclusive, and which
show adjusted arrears aggregating S65l,-
Gle. 9S. OF this amount SOL 245.9O is ln-
clnded in the pending tax sale. The un-
paid adjustments, exclusive OF the sale In
question, and including the few proper
ties for which title has passed to the city
En- G110 dE2 Nd At thtp rate the
monumental arrears, which Jersey City
has SO long carried, will soon be wiped
out.
The Sinking Fund Commission have
also done their share. They were able to
meet consolidated city z per cent. bonds
amounting 10 $500, 900. and paid them J
full vt maturity. The Commissioner are
also prepared to paw off another even $780,
600 al Z per cent. that mature November
This means the actual wiping ont of
$500 900 OF the city's debt, and a reduc-
ton Of $35. 600 annually in the interest &C
count.
Another large saving has been effected
bv the ~rsfunding OF 81, 469, 900 of seven per
cent. bonds at the rate OF nve per cent.
The new issue found Il ready sale and at
a premium. and will call for $29,380. less
interest each year than the old series de-
manded.
We are certainly justified. gentlemen,
in beiug proud of such progress, and u
thanks are due to His Honor, Mayor
Cleveland, and the various other city Off
GERS who have aided us in bringing about
such good results.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Rssolu-
lions reported the following resolutions
of the Board of Street II Water Com
missioners and recommended that the
same be c~oncurred In:
1. Awarding contract to Michael Cur
lev for sewer In St. Paul's avenue from
Tonnele avenue to the Hackensack River:
Q. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:
Assessments and Extensions-Water
Registrar, etc.. October, 1891. $3.06S 81.
Assessments and Extensions-General
superintendent, ETC.. October, 1891,
$685. 80.
on meters, October. 1891, $54S.3 80.
Assessments and observation-disclosures
sors, October, 1891, 1925.
3 Ordering paid the following claims,
incurred in 1888 for repairs to streets in
excess of appropriations, the same to be
paid out of Contingent Fund, Board of
Finance, 1S90-1S91:
$40, Patrick Kane, for services as
Sc, Michael Reeve. for services as
s4a. P. D.. Hill, for services as laborer.
$40, Patrick Koran. for services as
laborer.
to the credit of the Sinking Fund Com
M ission, for Sinking Fund purposes TO
paw the principal of $3.50, DOC. 5 per cent.
water bonds dated June ]. 1891.
Tine ayes and nays having been called
on zach OF the above resolutions the re-
port was received, and the resolutions
%concurred in by the following vote:-
Ayes = President Edeistein, Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs Hitler and Peterson.
The Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported the following
claims, and recommended that warrants
be ordered drawn in payment of the
same:-
S693-The Evening Journal for adver-
Using tax sales.
s69s-The Jersey City News for adver-
s142. so The Jersey City News for
printing tax bills.
s1O-The Jersey City News for adver-
Using.
So 5o-The Jersey City News for print
5 s5-J. w. Harrison for stationery
for City Clerk.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above report, it was received, and
the claim ordered paid by the following
vote:-
Ayes - President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, That ii accordance with the
supplementary act approved March "a.
1873, a warrant be ordered drawn gu the
City Treasurer in favor of thar officer for
ork0 -, fraudFor said onaonof fron, 4.-.-.