The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-30


IMPROVEMENTS TO COME.
While these increases of themselves
call for $109, 900. in addition to the figures
OF last year, many others appear in The
pending tax levy. The police force, while
increased numerically, will have its
efficiency augmented By tele9raphic
patrol system costing about Sl6 200. The
Fire Department is also to be Increased
In numbers and will have the use of new
hose, two new steamers and an serial
truck. The flremen are also to be made
more comfortable BY general reneirs to
their quarters. The Public Schools have
also been provided for.
Free text books will be In order and
efforts will be made to increase the SUI
pends now paid the teachers. Fart OF the
Contingent Fund has already been util-
lied to provide for night schools that
promise to be filed from the start. They
will benefit those who could not hope for
educational advantages without them.
Two, and possibly three, new public
school buildings will be opened during
the year. The city has also done well by
squaring up with the Free Pnoilc IL
brary to which the sum OF $44.764 has
been apportioned.
In addition to the new public schools
several other public buildings have been
completed or contracted for during tbo
present year. The Second and Fourth
Police precincts are about equipped with
ground has been purchased for q new
81 alton house in Greenville. The pur-
chase of the site for new City Hall that
will be credit to the municipality Is
known to you all
Progress has also been apparent in the
various city departments. The Street
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 Deneh5ted
have been completed or projected. 6ev-
eral main sewers to drain the westerly
slope of the Heights are contemplated,
and the city has assented to the building
Of a Joint sewer on the West Hoboken
line. These improvements will open mp
large sections of territory and eventually
add enormously to the city's rateables.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Splendid work has also been done IN tho
financial departments. The Commission
ers of Adjustment have sifted out large
amounts of arrears during the year. aud
the result Is shown in tangible assets
which must eventually be realized. the
completed work of the Commission dur
ing the year is embraced in their reports
Nos. 65 to IA inclusive, and which show
adjusted arrears aggregating 1881, ,6l6 96.
or this amount $161 80 Is included in
the pending tax sale. The unpaid adJustr
ments. exclusive of the sale In question,
and including the few properties Tor
which III lie has passed TO cue CIV, amount .
to $40, ,45S o. At this rate the monu-
mental arrears which Jersey City has so
long carried, will soon be wiped out.
The Sinking Fund Commission have
also done their share. They We're able TO
meet consolidated city 2 per cent. bonds
amounting to $400, ,000 and paid them In
full at maturity. The Commissioners
are also prepared to pay off another even
800, 600 of per cents that mature No
vember |.
This means the actual wiping ont OF
$500 900 of the city's debt and reduction
of S35. 600 annually in the interest account
Another large saving has been effeciec
by the refunding of 81, 1926 600 seven per
cent. bonds at the rate of five per cent.
The new issue found q ready sale at
premium and will call for $29, $50 less in-
terest each year than the OLD series de-
manded.
We are certainly justified, gentlemen.
| in being proud of such progress, and our
| thanks are due to His Honor, Mayor
| Cleveland, and the various other city
| officers who have aided US in bringing
about such good results.
The Tax Commissioners placed az the
| disposal OF the Finance Board four clerks
| to make out tax bills, a saving TO the city
| of $500 a month. The sum OF $1,000 was
ordered taken from the contingent fund
| for pight school purposes. The amount
| OF contract made to Michael Curlev for
the construction of the st. Paurs avenue
was concurred in.