The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-30
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER cOMMIs-
SiOyEsS.
[oFFIoIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Organlzatlon meeting or the Board OF
street and Water Commissioners, held on
Monday, April q, 1891, AT IL O'Clock a. N,
Pursuant to an act entitled "AI act
conceTning cities OF the ilrst-cinss IA thi
State aud constituting Municipal Board
or Street u Water Commissioner
therein and defining the powers and du.
ties OF such Municipal Boards aud relating
TO the municipal affairs aud Department.
OF such cities placed under the eontrol
providing for the maintenance OF The
same" being Chapter 1874 OF the laws vi
1891.
Approved March 2s, 1891.
The following gentlemen met Mt the
office OF the Board of Street and Water
commissioners on Monday, April 81, 1871,
Tor the purpose OF Observation-Disclosures
K. Cook, Edward A. Dugan. john Il.
Madden, Charles J. Soners and Stephen
+. Yoe.
Documents were read setting forth that
the aforementioned gentlemen had been
appointed by His Honos, the Mayor, as
members or the Street and Water CON-
missioners. Tor terms as follows,-
For Five Years-Messrs. Somers and
Dugan.
For Four Years-Messrs. Madden and
Yoe. -
For Three Years--Mr. Cook.
The roll was then called and ali an
swered 10 their
Commissioner Madden was on motion
appointed temporary chairman aud George
i. Bouton temporary clerk.
The chairman declared that the frat
business In order was the election or d
President for the ensuing year.
COMMISSIONS Somers was nominated.
and there being no other nominations. he
was on the call OF the roll BY the Clerk
declared elected BY the following vote:-
Ayes---Al the members Of the Board.
President Somers assumed the chair
and rendered thanks for the honor that
had been conferred upon him.
BY Commissioner Ougan:-
Resolved, That the Board now proceed
TO the election Of a Clerk thereof for tho
term OF three years at a salary OF g. $40
per nnnum
Adopted BY the following vote on the call
Tor the ayes aud nayss--
Ayes-Aii the members OF the Board
present, five in number.
On Call for nominations Commissiouer
Dugan nominated George I. Boutou, and
there being only one nomination., Presi-
uent Somers cast q balloI bearing the
name OF George I. Bouton for CLERK, who
having received a majority vots. was
thereupon declared by the President
duly elected Clerk for the three q
next ensuing.
RESOLUTION by Commissioner Dugan:-
Resolved, That Geo. L. Boutou be and
IS hereby appointed clerk Of this Board
Tor the three years next ensuing at an
nnual salary OF So 500 payable monthiv.
Adopted by the following vote on tie
cali for ayes aud nays.
Ayes-Au the members of the Board
present, five IN number.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
JERSEY CITY. April q. 1891.
Honorable Board OF Street and Water
Il n ~ IN 80 IN - ATn
GENTLEMEN: l beg leave to report that
at the meeting OF the old Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners held this
morning all BOOKS, papers, etc, were
transferred TO this Board.
Very Respectfully,
GEO. I. BoUroN. CLERK.
Received and ordered tiled.
MOTIONS AND REs0 LUTIoSs.
Commissioned Dngan moved that the
rules of tine old Board, as amended py tie
clerk, BE- adopted temporarily.
Carried.
Resolved, That all clerks, servants AID
subordinate employees Of the various de-
ferred to this Board BY the act under
which this Board has been organized be
continued In their respective employ
ments temporarily aud until further
order OF this Board.
Resolved. That the Clerk OF this Board
~ u!rectcu W request the h0norubte
Board OF Aldermen TO transfer to this
Board ut once all books. papers, maps.
drawings, profies, records, property,
matters and things whatsoever, useu or
In their possession, connected with the
care and management OF the public parks,
the use N occupation Of the public
streets, all pending ordinances relative
70 the use and occupation Of the pablo
places, with the applications therefor and
all other matters connected with the city
government transferred from said Board
Of Aldermen to this Board uuder chapter
1874 Of the laws of 1891. aud that the Clerk
OF the Board OF Aldermen be requested to
forward to this Board the names. sainr-
les, dates aud manner OF appointment aud