The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-08
BOARD Of FINANCE.
IoFFIcTAL PROCEEDINGS.

lOFFIcIAL PR0CEEDINGS.l
Regular adjourned meeting Of the
Board OF Finance, held at the CITY Hall,
Wednesday, May q, 1891, at 2.30 o'clock
p. m.
Present-President Edslstein. Messrs.
Allen, Hitler, Kenny and Peterson.
Absent-None.
On motion OF Mr.. Allen, the Board di-
rected Clerk to call for sealed proposals for
water bonds in accordance with the reso-
lntion adopted April 10. 1891.
b following proposals were received
and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole:-
NEW YORK. May "a. 1891
Board of Finance,
Jersey City. n, j..
DEAR SIRs:-We hereby bid sl01. 06 and
accrued interest for the s351,001 Jersey
City 3 ner cent water bonds, payable J une
l, 1921 (S353. 40 ana accrued interest from
June l to date OF delivery for the lot.
%ospEa & FAxsnAw.
NEW YORK, May %, 1891.
Hon. Board Of Finance,
Jersey City. N. J..
GENTLEMEN:-We will take the $4,000
Jersey City 5 per ceut water bonds as per
your advertisement, at 101H and accrued
interest. This lot Is for the entire
amount, not for any portion thereof.
WILLIAM CLARK 81 Sons.
NEW YORK, May "a. 1871.
W. G. German, Esq,
Clerk Of the Board Of Finance,
Jersey City, N. ].
DEAR STR:-R .ferring TO your advsr-
tisement of May 16, Offering S3j0,000 five
per cent. water bonds of your city. we
now offer to take the whole of the same
at 1O2. IS and accrued interest.
Awaiting the favor Of your reply. we
are
Yours, very truly.
VERMILYE & Co.
On motion Of Mr.. Allen u recess was
then ordeerd.
The Board r~eassembled at 3:25 o'clock
?. m, all the members being present.
On motion the privilege of the floor
was granted TO Major z. *. Paugb0rn
and President John p. Feeney of the
Board of Police Commissioners, who adj
dressed the Board in reference to the san
itary condition Of the Third Precinct
Police Station, Oakland venue.
On motion the subject matter WAS re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES OF h 70 Whole.
On motion OF Mr.. Hitler the Board
then took a recess.
The Board reassemble1 at $40 O'Clock
D. m. all the members being present.
On motion the reading OF the minutes
was dispensed with ami they were ap-
proved as printed.
PRESENTATIONS OF PETITIONS n CON-
1AlLAIkONE
Petition Of X. j. Smith for return Of
duplicate payment Of taxes.
Petition of William 4. Taylor for re-
turn OF taxes paid In error.
Petition of Charles II. Caufeld for re-
turn Of taxes paid in error.
The above were received and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Communication from james 1. Man
ming, attorney, in reference TO certain
claims against the city incurred by the
former Board 0f Public WORKS in 1882.
Received and referred to the COMMITTEE
on Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claim of DE HAN & Co. for stationery,
Mayors office.
Claim Of De Ham g. Co. of s72 for sta
tionery for Board OF finance
Claim of the Evening Journal Associa-
ton OF s275 for advertising tax sales.
Claim of the Jersey City Herald OF ~ 20
for advertising sale OF water bond
Claim of the Jersey City News Of 81. so
for printing manuals. etc
Claim OF the Jersey City News Of %. As
for advertising TAX sale notics.
Claim of the Jersey City News Of 500. 80
for printing law case.
Claim of the Jersey City News of SEE so
for advertising sale Of water bonds.
Claim of the Jersey City News of S22 for
printing manual
Claim Of Regain & Higgins Of sl4 70 for
cleaning carpets, etc.
Claim Of G. w. Wenner G. Co., of 81 for
stationery for Corporation Counsel
The above claims wers received and re-
ferred to the Con Hittee OF Finance.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Communication from the Board of Al
dermen. requesting appropriations to
meet the expenses OF elections.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Communication from the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners, concerning the con
dition of the Oakland avenue police
station.
Received and ordered filed.
Official bond of Joseph Farmer, as
Assistant Water Registrar, in $4,000,
with Hugh Dugan and James Roche as
sureties.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finauce-
The following resolutions, adopted by
the Board OF Street and Water Com
m~issioners, were received and referred TO
the Committee OF Concurrent Resolu-
ticns:-
/. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:-
Assessments and Extensions-Water
Registrar. etc, May. 1891. s2.S7666
Assessments and observation-disclosures
ing, May, 1891, S562.5 80.
Assessments aud Exteusions-Super
~intendent, etc, May, 1891. S923 90.
Assessments and Extensions-Dist ri
buting water bills, May, 1891. s46S. Is.
q Two (2) resolutions requesting the
Board of Finance to fix amounts OF
official bonds.
8. Ordering paid certain claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The Committee on Finance reported the
official pond OF Joseph Farmer, as A.
sistant Water Registrar. aud recon-
meuded that the sans be approved.
Ordered spread in full upon the bond
book and fled.
The ayes ana nays having been called
on the above report 1t was received n
the recommendations therein contained
adopted by the following vote:-
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs. Al
len, Hitler. Kenny and Peterson.
Nays-None.
The Committee on Concurrent Rssolu-
tious reported the following resolution
of the Board OF Street aud Water Com
missioners, and recommended that the
same be coucurred jus
1. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:-
Pumping and Observation-Disclosures and
High Service, April, 1891, s5,S7s "a
Pumping aud ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at
High Service, April, 1891. $50.
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