The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
OFFICIAL

Present-President Allen and Alder
men Connolly. Hoos, Jordan, Kaiser, Nc
Arthur, Norton. O'Neill, Salinger, Scher.
merhorn, Smith and Ward.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT keogh.
The minutes OF the regular meeting of
the 10th inst. and of the adjourned regu-
lar meeting of the 18th inst. were APP
proved as printed In manual form.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC
Petitions, etc, were presented, received
and disposed Of as follows
Communication from w. Parslow, Cor
oner, submitting copy OF verdict concern
ing death of Thomas Hines. January ID,
1891, on North Hudson County Railway.
Referred to Board Of Police Commits
sioners.
Sixteen q6 applications for permission
to erect awnings, signs, etc, and n ~
application for permission to cut down u
tree.
(See reports subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Three 90 applications for restaurant
licenses and ten Q0) applications for
transfer OF restaurant licenses.
(See reports subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Excise.
Seven "a applications for street must
clans licenses, i've % applications for
licenses Z peddle, and one "a application
for auctioneer's license.
(See reports subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Trade Lii
censes.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as foliows:-
OF John Connor, s75.7 "a; John E. Hewitt.
$500; John +. Men ulty, S13; l. Munkel,
S26 81.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
OF Bergen Hall Association, 1925;
Greene g. Donnelly, SIS; United Gas Inn
provement Company, s20.70. s15.15;
Warren & Nugent agents SOS 3.
Referred to COMMITTEES on Baths aud
Armories.
OF William II. Snyder, s4s; q. William
Winner & Co., 50.
Referred to Committee on District
Courts.
or Chelsea Ice Company, s25; Jersey
City Herald, $3.50; Jersey City News. $50,
$3.50.
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationery n Supplies.
or Theo. Smith & Bro, S7S.52.
Referred TO Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings.
Export OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
Alderman Jordan, Chairman of the
Special Committee appointed on the 10th
inst. for the purpose OF investigating
charges made by Alderman Norton
against the members of this Board in con-
nection with the subject matter OF the
placing of gates at the several crossings
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, verbally re-
ported that the Committee met at the
City Clerks Office on the 18th
inst, but Alderman Norton, by
reason of sickness in his
family, was unable 10 appear, and the Rev.
j. L. Scudder sent a letter of excuse, that
the meeting was adjourned until the 23d
inst, at the same place, but by reason OF
the sad afiliction to Alderman Norton in
the death Of his child and illness of his
other children. He could not appear. Mr..
Scudder sent no excuse, Alderman Jor-
dan therefore moved
THAT the Committee be discharged"
The motion was adopted.
EPoRT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections presented
a report recommending the adoption OF
the following resolutions
Resolved, That the Committee on Elec
lions are hereby authorized to repair and
alter to single booths all election booths.
now the property of the city, at the least
possible eX pepse.
Resolved, That the Committee on Elec-
tions are hereby directed to report at the
neXt meeting the times for house to house
canvass iii necessary, ais tor reglstra-
ton of voters and such other matters
as may be necessary to be determined
by this Board in connection with the
coming Charter Election. The report was
printed. The resolutions were adopted
by the following vote. the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken IN the
call OF the President. Yeas. Ali the
members present, twelve In humber Inc
Committee on Finance reported the fol-
lowing northumberland That war
rants be drawn on the City Treasurer in
favor of the following named persons for
payment Of salaries for February. 1891,
were due, viz
John E. Scott. City Clerk. ..........s250 90
Timothy c.. Long, City Marshall. lbs 90
John Z. Hewitt, Oyerseer of the
James C. Clarke, Inspector of
buildings 10 W
Philip Ebert, Inspector of Scales.
Weights and Measures ........... So 80
The report was received. The resolution
was adopted by the follow ing vote, the
yeas and nays having been ordered and
taken. Yeas-All the members present,
twelve in number.
The Committee on Excise reported the
following resolutions on petitions hereto
fore referred =
Resolved. That a license be granted to
Charles Henry Wiute TO keep q restaurant
where spirituous, vinous, malt and
brewed liquors may be sold, at No. Al
Grand street in the Sixth district.
Resolved. That a license be granted to
John Young to keep a restaurant where
spirituous, ~yinous, malt and brewed
liquors may be sold. at 321 Grove street,
In the First district.
Resolved, That licenses be granted to
the following named to keep restaurants
where spirituous, vinous, malt n brewed
liquors may be sold, ut the following
named places in Jersey City,
William Kramer, 405 Central avenue,
Fourth district.
Andrew Thompson. 20 St. Paul's ave
nue., Fourth district.
Resolved, That the following described
restaurant licenses be transferred
No. 16l b, James Reddy to Thomas
O'Neill. SAL Jersey avenue, Third district.
No. 332 b. McGinness g. Smith to NJ. +.
Heating. 3l2 Communipaw avenue, sixth
district.
No. 377 b, Cowan & Finlay to John
Doranat, sos Old Bergen road. Sixth dis
trict.
No. 4ol b, Reen 6 Egan to Desmond 6
Berner.
No. 400 b. John Conway to Thomas
Judge.
No. $50 b. Ludwig Burgbacher to Chas.
Wendf.
No. CO. b, c. j. Doran to S.W., corner
Gates aud Ocean avenues. Sixth district.
No. Ss8 b, Herman j. Eckel to McDon-
aid & Mccullough. 1876 Grand street, First
district,