The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-17

North. by entire line Of Lincoln street
| from Nelson avenue to Central avenue;
east. hy centre line Of Central avenue
| IRON Lincoln street to Manhattan avenue;
souti. BIZ entire line OF Mnnhattun avenue
| from Central avenue to Nelson avenue.
west. BIZ centre line Of Nelson avenue from
Mar haitian avenue to Lincoln street.
Twelfth Precinct bounded as follows
North, by centre line of Bleecker street.
/ produced, from Pen Horn Creek to Nelson
-avenue; east, by centre line OF Nelson
| avenue from Bleecker street to Manhattan
avenue; south. by centre line Of Man
| haitian venue, produced, from Nelson
avenue to Pen Horn Creek; west. by Pen
| Horn Creek.
AUDITING OF CLAIMS By RESOLUTION.
The following resolutions were re-
| ported by Committees In payment OF
\ claims heretofore REFEREED
BY Special Committee on Decoration
| Day.
Resolved, That the sum OF $50 be paid
to G.. Van Houton Post. No. 3. for ex-
| penses. ETC.. Decoration Day, May, 1891.
BY COMMITTEES on Aims
Resolved. That the sun of $500 be
| paid TO John +. Hewitt for incidental ex-
| penses as Overseer OF the Poor TO June
o. 1891.
BY COMMITTEES on Baths aud Armor-
le-:-
Resolved, That the sum OF s1e5 be paid
" y.
Armory. Co. ID, Fourth Regiment. N. 9.
n. j. quarter Guiding May 81. 1891.
SIPS 20 Martha Bumsted for renS of Ar
mofy, Co A, quarter ending May 81. 1891.
BY Committee on District Courtss-
Resolved. That tho sum OF SIG be paid
to John II. Masker for services rs con-
stable First Districs Court, May, 1891.
s105 to Jame Palmer, attorney for We'll
don estate, for rent of First District
Court rooms, ETC., for May, 1891
By Committee on Printing. Stationery
and Supplies
Resolved. That the sum of 50. 25 be paid
to Philip Ebert for stationery, etc, for
use as Inspector of Scales. Weights and
Measures.
80 to Evening Journal Association for
notice 10 architects aad builders.
Sc to Evening Journal Association for
advertising notice to present claims.
s24s6 to Jersey City Electric Light
Company for incan 'escent light, City
Clerks Office. April, 1891.
$40 to Jersey City News for advertising
notice to present claims.
SO TO Jersey City News for printing
manuals.
"a to Jersey City News for printing title
page TO Manual. etc.
$50 to J.. g. News for publishing ordi-
nances and printing manuals, &c.
81 to J. q. News for publishing notice to
architects
sSt.oO " l.. ~. LpuE AoE 4uCkhtntdt Ca
peuses as City Marshal TO june o, 1891.
$52.5 so to X. McDermott tor ice at City
Hall from March IA to May 3. 1891.
$3.50 to n. J. Stats Zeitung Co. for ad-
vertising notice TO architects
IS to Adolph Walter for repairing clock
in Aldrmanic Chamber.
BY Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings
Resolved, That the sum of SEQ be paid
to a. J.. Dingler for halliards n blocks
for flag pole on City Hall.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken on the call of the
President.
Yeas. all the members OF the Board.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following preamble and resolutions
were presented by Alderman Keogh and
adopted
Whereas. Under an act concerning cit
les passed June l, 1856, IL is provided that
in any city of this state tn which there is
land owned by such city n not required
for the purpose for which it was pur-
chased such and may be prepared n
used by the public as "a park or place OF
recreation, and,
Whereas, a large tract of land adjoin-
ing Reservoir No. 8, in the Fourth Dis
trict, was purchased some years since for
reservoir purposes, and Is not required
for such purposes, therefore
Resolved, That this Board respectfully
recommend to the Board of Finance the
making of an appropriation of not ex-
ceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars
for the purpose of preparing, improving
and maintaining said tract OF land as a
park or place of recreation for the use of
the public.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman McEntee and adopted
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
are hereby notified that the Board of AL
dermen have charge OF the City Hall, and
said Board of Finance are hereby re-
qussted to refer all requests for repairs to
any portion OF said building to this Board
of Aldermen.
The following entitled ordinance was
presented by Alderman Salinger ami the
same was received, laid upon the table
and ordered to be printed on slips for the
use of the Board, wiz:
"Ail ordinances to amend an ordinance
entitled An ordinance 20 provide for the
appointment and government of an In
spector of Scales, Weights and Measures,
aud to prescribe his duties and compensa-
tiou and TO enforce the keeping and
using Of just weights and measures
passed April 10, 1890"
On motion Of Alderman Smith the
Board adjourned.
JOHN e. SCOTT,
City Clerk.