The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-14

lice Commissioned requesting appropria-
ions TO paw salaries of new Police jus
tices, and of 5000 to procure books aud
stationery; also requesting an a~ppropria-
ton Of 5000 to ht up the new Fourth
Precinct police station aud police cou
therein.
Received and referred to the Committee
Of Finance.
The following communication from the
Corporation Counsel, in reference TO the
petition Of Henry Gaede, attorney, for re-
turn OF moneys paid in the purchase oil
lands sold under the Martin act, was re.
ceived, ordered spread on the minutes and
fled
JERSEY CITY, March 2s, 1891.
Hon. Board Of Finance.
GEN TLEMEN:-On the written petition
of Ganvin Humbrock for return OF 500 43
paid to City Collector upon purchase at
adjustment sale OF lots As to 80, block $50,
on October 16, 1890. ON the ground that as
the property was owned by the Sinking
Fund Commissioners OF New Jersey, It
was exempt from taxation. and could not
be sold for arrearsges. l advise that no
action be taken for the present. The
city claims that under section 10 OF chap
ter 1874 of the laws of 1889, the State has
waived its right to exemption, and that
the lien imposed by the Commissioners OF
Adjustment Is valid, likewise the sale.
At all vents the question is now pending
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brought by the Trustees Of Public
Schools of New Jersey against the city TO
compel the cancellation OF the taxes as
adjusted under that section.
Until that suit is settled no action
should be taken by the city on Hum
with.
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM ID. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
The following communication from thu
Corporation Counsel was received,
ordered spread on the minutes and
JERSEY CRY, April /, 1891.
Hon. Board of Finance.
GENTIEMEE-Relative to the letter Of
The Sunday Morning News under date Of
March IA, 1891, referred to me, Ireport:-
Previous to December z, 1889, tbs official
newspapers Of Jersey City were the Jour
nal, Argus, Herald and Sunday Morning
News. On that pate your board passed a
resolution under Section 4 OF a supple
meut TO the charter passed March ~, 1874,
designating as official papers the Journal,
Jersey City News (dailies), the Herald and
the New Jersey Staats Zeitung; by this
action the Argus was dropped and also
The Sunday Morning News.
On January II, 1890, this resolution was
rescinded by your Board; the effect Of
this action was to restore The Sunday
Morning News q Argus as omcial
papers. This action was taken into
Supreme Court On behalf of The Jersey
City Daily News, but was finally fully sus-
tanned.
Thus The Sunday Morning News re-
manned as an official newspaper until
November 10, 1890, when q new desirna-
ton was made, dropping that paper. I'M
til this latter date, however, The Sunday
Morning News was entitled to receive its
salary for printing the official minutes up
to said November 10. 1890, the Daily News.
however, was not entitled to such pay
ment. When the certiorarI suit was de-
cided in November, 1890, the Argus was
paid in full-The Sunday Morning News
should have been paid at the same time,
but was not.
understand that while there is due to
The Sunday Morning News for printing
official minutes from February 1. 1880. to
November 10. 1890, the sun Of $l,979.13,
there is only SASS OF remaining In the
appropriation available for this purpose.
Tue release addressed to Mr.. Hitler,
Chairman OF the Committee on Salaries,
however, by the owners of the newspaper
agreeing. under the circumstances, to ac-
cept 81, 450.0 o. in full for this claim will
discharge the city OF all liability.
Yours respectfully,
VIM. d. EDWARDS,
Corporation Council.