The Jersey City news., 1891-10-08
BOARD OF FINANCE.
[oFFIcIAL pRocEEDINGs.l l

Special meeting of the Board of FL
nance held at the City Hall, Tuesday,
September 80, 1871, at O'Clock p. m.
Present-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Hitler, Kenny aud Peterson.
The call for the meeting. which was for
the transaction of general business. was
read by the Clerk.
On motion the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with, and they were ap-
proved as printed.
President Edelstein presented the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the resolution adopted
by this Board at the meeting held Sep
tember Is, 1891, to wit:
Resolved, That all claims of whatsoever
kind which have been referred to this
Board for action. and which have not vet
been finally disposed Of, be reported to
this Board at its next regular meeting
for concurrence. or non-concurrence by
whatever Committee any such claim is
now held"
Be and is hereby rescinded.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above resolution it was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Kenny and Peterson.
Nays Messrs. Allen and Hitler.
On motion the regular order of business
was then taken up.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COMMU-
NlCAIlONS.
Petition of George II. Bailey for the
return cf $1.695. 40 surplus paid in re-
demption of lands sold for unpaid ad-
justed taxes. &c
Received aud referred to the Committee
on Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claim of James A. Gordon, attorney
for John Daumont, for S1s7. 80, amount
of judgment and costs recovered against
the city.
Received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Claim of the Jersey City Electric Light
Company of $l103 for lighting City Col
lector's office, August, 1891.
Claim of the Jersey City News Of $22
for printing manuals.
Claim of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company. of $2395, tolls, etc.,
Board of Finance to July l. 1891.
Claim of The New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company, of $3.50. tolls, etc.,
Mayors Office, to July l, 1891.
Claim OF the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company, of 81. 60. tolls, etc.,
City Clerks Office to July l, 1891.
Claim of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company. of $50. IS, tolls, etc.,
City Treasurer's Office to July l, 1891.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Printing, Stationery and Sup
plies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Communication from the Corporation
Counsel enclosing copy of ord er, signed
by Judge NJ. NJ. Knapp for the payment
of expenses incurred by the Commission
appointed under Chapter xxx. of the
laws of 1889 to fix ana monument the
boundary lines between Jersey City and
Bayonne.
Received and ordered filed.
The following resolutions adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners were received and referred to the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions:- -
!. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:-
Assessments and Extensions. Water
Registrar, ETC., August, 1891, $3,06S31.
Superintendent, ETC., August, 1891.
$780,
Assess ments and Extensions, labor on
meters, August, 1891, $54S 33.
Pumping ana reservoirs, Belleville and
High Service, August, 1891, S.. .104. A.
2. Ordering paid the following claims
incurred in 1886 aud 1887 for repairs to
streets, ia excess OF appropri ations-the
same to be paid out of Contingent Fund,
Board of Finance. 1S90-1S9l
S26.SS James Mcdonald, repairs to
cart.
Se1. .92 James Mcdonald, picks, etc.
$33 10 James Mcdonald, repairs to
wagon.
8. Authorizing the Improvement OF
jackson avenue from N. & n. Y. r. Il.
TO Claremont avenue.
Eleventh street from Jersey avenue to
Coles street.
5. Authorizing the improvement OF
Ninth street from Monmouth to Bruins
wick street.
8 Requesting an additional appropria-