The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-17
BOARD OF FINANCE
orrfcIAL PROCEEDINGS.


The following communication was re
ceived and ordered laid upon the table:-
No. 6 WALL STREET,
New YoRK, Nov. 10, 1891.
Honorable Board of Finance. Jersey City,
n. j:
Dear Sirs: | will give 100 and accrued
interest for tile 1900, 900. JERSEY City . per
cent City Hall bonds, payable February 10,
1898, aud annually thereafter 20 1912.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE A. BENwELL.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claim of Henry Z. McCartin, of Sl12 90.
for taking Acknowledgements under Mar
tin Act.
Claim of the New Jersey Stats Ieitung
of 1903 for advertising tax sales.
Claim OF the Jersey Clty News OF S35.25
for advertising sale of City Hall bonds.
Claim of the Jersey City News of S22
for printing manuals.
Claim of j. w. Harrison of SI3 so for
stationery for Board of Finance.
Claim of j. w. Harrison of S25. 10 for
City Comptroller.
Claim OF the New Jersey Title Guaran-
tee aud Trust Co. of $40, for rent OF vault
of August l, 1892.
Claim of Robert E. McCoobery of 800
for coal.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Printing, Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Communication from Hugh Dugan.
County Collector, enclosing statement OF
taxes levied for State school aud County
purposes against Jersey City for 1891 as
folio VS.
County Tax..................... 447,14O 10
Total ...... $685., ITS rs
Received and ordered filed.
Communication from the City Treasur-
er enclosing statement of bank balances
.-l 1;- 1t F.-zl ~ NArar,hor 4 1901
as follows:
BANK BALANCES
BANK. ACCOUNT. AMOUNT.
Second National. General. S25, O2S Us
Third Nation al .........G eneral.... 7,222 93
Hudson Co. National. ..... General. 15.19a 93
Second National ........... Water.-... 961 ~
Hudson Co. National. ...... Wafer. 3,552 20
Hudson Co. National. .Asse ssment. 6,65o ~
Second National Especial School. 59,sSa "
Hudson Co. National. Special st rect. II. 085 80
Second National. 49,. Adjusted Liens 21.7SS %
Hudson Co. Nat ional So. Surplus 800. l5,4oO w
SINKING FUNDS.
BANK. ACCOUNT. AMOUNT.
I'd National. Tax Arrearage Fund 80. S5l,9l1 80
I'd National. Tux Arreara re Fund, 1883 l,220 IA
I'd National Tax Arrearage Fund, 1888 Is, gu "
I'd National \. Sinking Fund, 1S73.... 6,799 98
I'd National. -. Fund 18s2, No. l..... 80 e
I'd Nationals. Fund, 1882, No. &c.. 1850 %
I'd National. Fund 1858 ........... 436 a
ed Nationai..... Fund 1889. No. 1...... 1877 50
I'd National. ..... Fund 1888, No. &c." 46f "
I'd National. Water Sinking Fund. 1853 u
I'd National Special General Account: 7,9l2 "a
I'd National. q or Sinking Fund, 1916 14,00O W
I'd National. ~. Sidewalk Account. 9OSl %
Received and ordered filed.
Official Dond of James r. Norton as
Clerk of the First Police Court, of Jer-
sey City, in 5000, with Robert ]. Muir
phy aud CHRISTIAN Han ell as sureties.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
The following communication from the
Corporation Counsel WAS received, or
dered spread upon the minutes and
fled:-
JERSEY CITY, November z, 1891.
Hon. Board OF F~inance:-
DEAR SIRS:-l inclose herewith copy of
a letter sent me by the Corporation At
torney relative to the suit rough Dv
Charles H. Mulliken against the city for
salary due him from the Fire Depart
ment. l entirely agree with the Corpor-
alton Attorney and believe that the COM
promise OF $500 offered by Mulliken
should be accepted and said amount paid
him in full for all claims. Should you
agree with us as to the expediency OF this
course u resolution shoul be passed au-
thorizing the law officers to give a relicta
in the cage. whereon a formal Judgment
can be entered, which your Board can
pay as other judgments are paid.
Respectfully submitted,
WIN. d. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
Communication from the Board of Al
dermen requesting an appropriation of
$500 to restore Soldiers monument and
plot in New York Bay Cemetery.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The following resolutio ms, adopted by
the Board of Street II Water Com
missioners, were received and referred
to the Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tions:-
1. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:-
Assessments and e~xtensions-re-
pairing water gates, October,
1871 ............. ..........S $40 w
Assessments and extensions-re-
pairing water pipe, October,
1891. 3,3O3 90
Assessments and extensions
LAYING water pipe, October,
1891. Observation-Disclosures. 2,579 rs
Assessments and extensions
paving over pipe. October. 1891 300 so
Pumping and reservOirs-Belle-
vile and High Service, October.
1891. -......... ................. OUT ~
2. Ordering paid claim of Joseph
Doesn, of $62. for repairs to streets IN eX-
out of Contingent Fund, Board of Fir
nance, lS90-1891.
8. To advertise for proposals for 400
lengths of cast iron water pipe.
a. Ordering paid certain claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions reported the following resolution
adopted by the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners and recommended that
the same be concurred in:-
1. Ordering paid $62 to Joseph Doesh,
for repairs to streets, incurred in 1883,
in excess of opristions; the same to
be paid out Of Contingent Fund.
Board of Finance, 1S90-1S91.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above report, it was received, and
the resolution concurred in by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Presldent Edelstein. Messrs. Hill
lier and Henry Kenny.
Navs-None.
Absent-Messrs. Allen and Peterson.
The same Committee also reported res
| olution no~n-concurring in the following
| claim resolutions adopted by the Board
| of Street and w alter for the reason that
| said bills are improperly made out; the
Board of Street aud Water Commission
ers being hereby requested to nave said
bills corrected so as to show by whom
the work done, or material furnished,
were ordered, when it was ordered,
and by whom the material was
received, and, In the case of services rem
dered, TO state by what authority or di-
rection said services We're rendered, and
also to return proper copies of said claims
to this Board for consideration:
1920. Is, p. j.. Condon.