The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
OFFICIAL E

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Board of Aldermen of Jersey City
Regular meeting at the AIdermanic
Chamber. City Hall, Tuesday, March 10,
1891.
The roll was called at s.25 O'Clock D. m.
Present-President Allen aud Alder
men Hoos, Jordan. Kaiser, Keogh, Nc
Arthur, Norton, O'Neiil, Salinger, Scher-
merhoTn, Smith and Ward.
Alderman Connolly was absent at the
calling Of the roll. bat subsequently, APP
peared and took his seat.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
March q. 1891, and of the special meet
ing or the 4th inst. were approved as
printed in manual form.
Alderman Salinger wished to be ex-
cused from voting on approval of min
utes OF special meeting Of 4th inst. be-
cause of absence from said meeting.
On motion of Alderman Macarthur the
Board took a recess for thirty minutes.
On reassembliug all the Aldermen were
present excepting Alderman Connolly.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
Petitions, etc, were presented, received
and disposed of rs follows:-
Invitation to review parade of the An
cient Order Of Hiberniaus on Tuesday,
March II. 1891, at IL o'clock a. IN.
Accepted.
Invitation to attend annual boxing
tournament of Lorillsrd Athletic Club at
Oakland Rink, Monday. March 10, 1891.
Accepted.
Communication from John Sheridan
and other citizens and taxpayers of Third
Aldermanic district requesting the board
to urge every effort to induce Alderman
Norton to emaiu in said district.
Received and ordered filed.
Nine 90 applications for permission to
erect awnings, signs, etc, and one ID ap-
nIipqfInn for manhattan IN rnf dONrn a
tree (see reports subsequently made).
Referred TO Committee on Streets.
Five () applications for restaurant
licenses, and nine () applications for
transfer of restaurant licenses (see reports
subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Excise.
One ~ application for city a~uctioneer's
license; five () applications for peddler's
license. and one ~ application of junk
shop license tsee reports subsequently
made).
Referred to Committee on Trade License.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed OF rs follows
OF j. w. Curtis. S7250; John Doseher,
SIS; Helmke & Kett, 500. 70; Bryan Smith,
S25; H. Kicker, Sl1.50.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
OF Martha Bunlsted. Sl25.
Referred to Committee on Baths and
Armories-
OF Henry F. Crawford, s23; George d.
Earle, $24.7 rs: Weldon Estate, S75.
Referred 10 Committee on District
Courts.
OF Thomas Z Shields, 81.
Referred TO Committee on Election.
OF Jersey City News, s14, $3.50, SO; F.
c.. Long, S44.43; n. j. Stats Zeitung Co.,
1910.
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationery and Supplies.
or Jas. J.. Connolly, 5000 r. c. Long,
$3.50; Frederick Smith, $l1.37.
Referred to Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings.
alderman Connolly appeared and took
his seat
OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS.
The City Clerk presented reports OF the
approval by the Mayor at the following
dates of the following entitled ordinances
passed as follows:
March 8, 1891, ordinance of February
"a, 1891, for relief of Mrs. A. Raffel in
construction of bay window at No. 292
Grove street.
March 5, 1891, ordinance Of February
"a. 1891. to license and regulate bill post
ers.
March 5, 1891, ordinance of February "a,
1891. to authorize the A. a. Grifiug Iron
Company to lay railroad tracks across
Woodward street. &C., and that
February q, 1891. the ordinance of Feb
ruary 10. 1891, to amend the ordinance to
license shows, circuses, &c., went into
effect without the Mayors action.
The reports were received and ordered
filed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections reported
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Committee on Elec-
tions are hereby authorized to procure all
books, blanks. stationery and furniture
necessary for the next ensuing registry
and election.
Resolved, That the Committee on Elec-
tions are hereby authorized to report at
the mex meeting nominations for ap-
pCintment as officers of election.
Resolved, That pursuant to the pro-
visions OF an act to regulate elections,
approved May %, 1890, the Board of AL
dermsn do order aud direct that in all
precincts In which it is necessary to max
the house to house canvass the several
Boards of Election and Registry shall
commence said canvass on Tuesday,
March 81. 1891, and shall complete said
| canvass on or before Saturday next sue
eeeding, aud all the Boards of Registry
an Election shall also meet on Tuesday,
April Z. 1891, for the purpose of rams
ferring the names from the canyassing
books 10 the register, where necessary,
anu also on said DAY for the purpose OF
altering, revising and correcting the
registry for the annual Charter Election
OF April II, 1891.
THE REPORTS ERE RECEIVED.
The resolutions were adopted by the
| following vote, the yeas ana nays having
been ordered and taken on the cali of the
president-yeas ill the members Of the
board.
The Committee on Excise reported the
following resolutions on petitions here
tofore referred:
Resolved. That licenses De granted to
the following named TO keep restaurants
where spirituous, yinous. malt and
brewed liquors may be sold at the tollow-
ing named places in Jersey City: Patrick
| McKenna. 6l0 Grove ssreeJ, Second dis
trict: Arthur Buchanan, 65S Graud street,
Second district; H.. w. Harms, 479 Hen
dersnn, Third district: A w. Book. SOL
Central avenue Fourth district; Charles
Schlatman, l6 Greeayilie avenue. Sixth
district.
Resolved. That the following described
restaurant licenses be transferred No.