The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-10
rlAEp OF FINN.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

AbseHt-Mr. Peterson.
The call tor the meeting. which was for
the transaction of general business, was
read bv the clerk.
On motion the reading OF the Minutes
was dispensed with, aud they were ap
proved MS pripted.
PRESENTATION or PETITIONS N CoMMU-
NICATIONS.
Petition of John A. Sell for return OF
surplus paid in redemption of lands sold
for unpaid adjusted taxes, etc.
Petition OF Silas Macarthur for return
of surplus paid in redemption OF II
sold for unpaid adjusted taxes. etc.
Petition Of Andrew Powell for correc-
ton CT erroneous assessment.
COMMUNICATION from Van Houten
Post, G. A. R requesting an appropria-
tion to improve Soldiers plot iu New
York Bay Cemetery.
Received and referred to the Committee
Oh Finance.
PRESENTATION OF cLAIMs.
Claim OF j. b Cleveland of s. 80 for GER
titled copy of laws.
Claim of j. e. Cronham of So. 80 for
glnzing in Coinptroiler's Office.
Claim of ,. w. Harrison of SOL for sta
tionery for CITY Collector.
Claim OF j w. Harrison for 1922 rs for
stationery for City Collector.
Claim of the international Bank Note
Company of $3.50 for printing City Hall
bonds.
Claim of the Jersey City Electric Light
Company for S13 SO FOR lighting Col .ector's
Office, October 1891.
Claim OF the Jersey City News of s26
for printing manuals.
Claim of Robert Lightfoot of $4.2o for
typewriting-
Claim of the New Jersey Stats q eitung
of S35. 25 for advertising sale OF bonds.
Claim of n. p. Weuin of $50 for services
as Assistant Clerk of District Court, No
vember. 1891.
Received aud referred to the Commit
tee on Printing, Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication from the
Sinking Fund Commission was received
and ordered filed:
Office OF the Sinking Fund Commission,
City Hall, Jersey City.
Nov. Is, 1891.
Hon. Board of Finance
GENTLEMEN-The following resolution
was passed by the Sinking Fund Com
mission at The meeting held November
IL, 1891, and approved by the Mayor
November -. 1891.
Yours respectfully,
G. S. WEsTERvELT,
Clerk.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be aud they are hereby notified that this
Board will provide for the payment OF
piO|tOOOs ' PRt $500
bonds due February l, 1892, and Sl0O.0oO,
seven per cent. assessment bonds due
May /. 1892. /.
Communication from the Sinking Fund
Commission requesting the drawing OF y
warrant for $50 in favor OF c. 5. Wester-
welt for services as clerk.
Resolution adopted by the City Hall
Commission, November 10, 1891, ordering
paid $3.50 to John Ede,stein for convey
ance of his rights of reversiou in lot 40,
block 201, Mercer streef. taken in con-
demnatiou for site for new City Hall.
Communication from the Board of Tax
Commissioners requesting transfer OF un-
expended balances.
Received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The following resolutions adopted by
the Board of Street n Water Cummls
sioners were received and referred to the
Committee OIL concurrent resoiutions:-
l. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:-
Assessments and extensions. laborers
on meters, November, 1891. $548.33
Assessments and extensions, Water
Registrar. ETC., November, 1891. $3,06S.3l.
Assessments ana extensions, General
Superintendent. etc. November. 1891.
$3.50 90.
bordering paid the following claims
incurred in 1888 for repairs to Streets
Patrick McGovern, S2l: John Lowery.
$123; Owen Hurney, SOS. rs; Christopher
Brannigan, $42.
3-Four ~ resolutions ordering paid
certain claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee ON Finance reported
the official bond in So, 600 of James F.
Norton, as Clerk of the First Police
Court. with Robert j. Murphy and chris
tian Handel, sureties, and recommended
that it be approved. spread in full upon
the bond book and filed.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above report it was received and
the recommendation adopted by the fol-
towing vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Hitler n Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Peterson.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tions renortea the following resolutions
of the Board of Street and Water Conn.,
m~issioners and recommended that they
be In:
1. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:
Assessments md Extensions. laborers
on meters, November, 1891, $54S 33.
Assessments and Extensions, water
registrar. etc., November, 1891, s., 06S 81.
Assessments and Extensions, General
Superintendent. etc, November, 1891,
$3.50. 80.
3. Four az resolutions ordering paid
certain claims.
8. Ordering paid the following claims
incurred in 1888 for repairing streets, the
same to be charged to Contingent Fund,
Board Of Finance, 1S90-1:
Patrick McGovern, sci; John Lowery,
$l23; Owen Harvey, S66. rs; Christopher
Brannigan, $42.
The ayes and nays having been called
OH the above report it was adopted and
the resolutions ~concurred in by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Hitler II Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Peterson.
The Committee on Salaries and Claims
reported the following resolution aud
recommended that the same be adopted:
/. Ordering paid the regular monthly
pay roll for the mont of November, 1901,
when due.
2. Ordering pid sos 80 each to the Jer
sey City News, the Evening Journal. the
Jersey City Herald and the New Jersey
Stats Zeitnng for printing official min-
ntes during November, 1891, when due.
The ayes and avs having been called
on eacn of the above reports, they were
received and the recommendations there
in contained adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs. AL
len, Hitler and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Peterson.
The Committee on Printing. Stationery
and Supplies reported the following
claims, and recommended the payment OF