The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-04
BOARD OF FINANCE

BOARD OF FINANCE
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued.
8. Mary +. Brown, five Thousand dol
lars 49, 900.
o Robert Sterling and Annie. his wife.
five thousand three hundred dollars
10. Winfield S. Weed, five thousand
eight hundred dollars ($5,S00).
II. Philip Growneys tour thousand
eight hundred dollars ga 500.
12. Susan c. Van Zandt and Peter G.
Van Zandt. five thousand Jour hundred
dollars Us, 400).
Is. Marlaret Granger, five thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars ($5, $50.
IA. James Hunt and John Hunt, seven
th usand two hundred and fifty dollars
Isl, 250l.
Which warrants shall not he delivered
to the person entitled thereto until they
shall have executed and delivered a deed
for their respective properties, vesting
the title thereto in the Mayor and Alder
men of Jersey City, as approved by the
corporation counsel.
Aud be it further resolved, That a copy
of this resolution be forwarded to the
Honorable Board of Finance.
MIR. Kenny offered the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the action OF the City
Hall Commissioners in acquiring tue
title to landssin Block POL on Montgom-
cry, Mercer and Henderson streets, with
in the site heretofore selected for a new
City Hall, aud in purchasing the several
parcels therein contained as reported to
this Board at this meeting for a sum of
not exceeding $3.50. 00U, be and the same
is hereby concurred in by this Board and
that the prices proposed to be paid TO the
Several owners thereof be also concurred
in as reported to this Board. and be it
further
Resolved, That the City Comptroller
pass to The credit of said Board Of City
Hall Commissioners said sum of $3.50. 600
hereby appropriated for the purposes
aforesaid out of the first moneys realized
from the sale of City Hall bonds as here
tofore ordered to be issued by this Board
GU September 20, 1891, and
Resolved. That all resolutions hereto
fore adopted by this Board as regards ap-
propriations for the purchase of sale site
be and are hereby rescinded.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above resolutions they were
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Hitler Kenny and
Pete son.
Nays-None.
Excused from voting-President Edel-
stein.
The regular order of business was then
resumed.
OF bIANOiNG LID,
The COMMITTEES on Concurrent Resolu-
tions reported the following resolutions
of the Board of Street Il alter Com
missioners. and recommended that the
same be concurred in:
l. Awarding contract to John Nolan
for the Improvement of Kensington ave-
nue., from Bergen avenue to a point no
feet west thereof.
2. Authorizing the improvement of
Jackson avenue from the Newark and
New York Railroad to Claremont ave-
nue
8. Awarding contract to Robert j.
Clarkson for the improvement of North
street from Durham to Central avenues.
4. Orderiny paid certain claims.
The ayes and nays having been called
on each OF the above resolutions. the re-
port was received and the resolutions
concurred in by the following vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs. Al
len, Hitler, Kenny and Peterson.
~Nays-None.
The Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported the following
claims, and recommended that warrants
be ordered drawn in payment of the
same:
$35 60, the American District Telegraph
Co, messenger service, Board of Finance,
Sc ttember, 1891.
$50, Frank McDermott, ice, City Hall,
September, 1891.
SIS 3, the Jersey City Electric Light
CO., lighting Collectors Office, Septem-
Der, 1891.
ss4. As, the United Gas lmproveme MT
Co., gas, City Hall, September, 1891.
The ayes and nays having been called
on each of the above resolution, the re-
port was received and the claims ordered
paid by the following vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Hitler, Kenny aud Peterson.
Nays-None.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Resolved. That Il warrant be ordere d
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
Charles 4. Jordan for SO, ia 81, to return
mount paid at AK sale OF March 26, 1890,
for lots 81 to rs. alternate, Block 604, sold
for unpaid adjusted taxes. etc.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, That in accordance with
Section 80 of a supplement TO an act en-
titled, San act to reorganiz, the local
government OF Jercey City" approved
March "a. 1878, a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor OF
that officer for $3.50, to transfer that
amount from assessment to general ac-
count, to be credited to the appropriation
for ENGINEERING Bureau, Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, 1890-1S9l, the
same being the mount for services rem
dered by said Bureau and Included in the
expenses for the following improve
ment:
Improvement of Clifton place and
Westcott avenue, $3.50.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, h a warrant he ordered
drawn or the City Treasurer in favor of
that officer. to be deposited to the credit
of November. 1891, interest, as follows:
On general account.....t...........SlS SIS, 935
On general account, to pay interest
on assessment bonds. .......... 22,S20
On water account................... 1855
EQUAL. sol ,590
BY MI. Allen:
Resolved. That warrants be order ed
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
that officer, to transfer from adjusted lien
account, collections made August 81 to
September 80, 1871, as follows:
10 Water Account, l,034. 10, adjusted
water rents.
To Assessment Account, $24. 956 SO, adj
justed assessments.
To General Account, 50, 7S5. 40, adjusted
taxes. 1890.
To General Account. s76, tax sale ad-
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