The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-28

to William o,Neill, 70 Laidlaw avenue.
Fourth district.
No. e0S 5. Henry Behncke to Theodore
Vasel.
No. $50 B, VIM. Kelp to Edward t.
Page.
No. 7e5 B. james Heating to Dennis
No. sss B. Edward L. FRANKIE 10 Lud-
wig Burgbacher.
No. 6s5 b, Edward wiegel to Michael
Kelly.
The reports were received.
The resolutions were adopted by tn
following vote. the yeas aud nays havin g
beeu ordered and taken
Yeas-A1l the members present, twelve
Q2) in number.
che Committee on Finance reported the
folio wing resolution
Resolved, That warrants be drawn OF
the City Treasurer In favor of the follow
ing named persons tor payment of salaries
for March, 1891. when due, viz:
john + Scott, City Clerk, $3.50.
Timothy G. Long, CITY Marshal. Sl25.
John Z. Hewitt, Overseer Of the Poor,
S133 80.
The following resolution was offered by
Alderman Hoos and adopted
Resolved, That wnen his Board adj
journs it will adjourn 70 meet at the Al.
dermanic Chamber, City Hall, on Tues
day, April Z. 1891, ut 8 O'Clock p. m, and
hat no meeting will be held on April IA,
1891. the night OF the charter election.
The following preamble and resolution
was offered by Alderman Ward and
adopted
Whereas, The crossing of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at James street is by
reason of the number of trains over said
road dangerous, and
pie south of said railroad find it neces-
sarv to cross said road, and to saw time
and distance cross at James street, and
Whereas, II is possible 70 build a road
under said railroad ut James street, which
would be a great convenience to the peo-
pie and a benefit TO said road, therefore
Resolved, That q special committee of
three be appointed to confer with the
authorities of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company with a view to inducing sail
company 10 provide a crossing at james
street which will do away with any neces-
sity to cross the tracks on a level.
Aldermen Ward, Salinger and Keogh
were appointed the committee.
The following preamble and resolution
were offered by Alderman Schermer :
horn
Whereas, An act has been passed by
the last Legislature, under which the
Mayor of his city will be empowers to
appoint, TO fill two Offices created by said
act, namely, a Superintendent of the Po-
lice Department and a superintendent of
the Fire Department; and
Whereas, His Excellency the Governor,
in whose hands the bill now is, nas the
same subject to his a%pprovaI; and
Whereas, The creation of such addi-
tional offices will involve the expendi-
ture of an additional six thousand CSC, 600
dollars. Therefore,
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Board that His Excellency the Governor
be requested to withhold his signature to
h uF.N - NTul ~ fha anfA ewAZF .-A
that the Clerk OF the Board transmit TO
to him a cop of this resolution.
Alderman O'Neil moved hat the reso-
luton be laid upon the table.
The motion was rejected by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call Of the
Yeas-Aldermen Connolly, Hoos, Jor-
dan, Keogh, O'Neill and President Al
len.
Nays-Aldermen Kaiser, Macarthur,
Salinger, Schermerhorn, Smith and
Ward.
The resolution was then rejected by the
following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken on the call of the
President
Yeas-Aldermen Kaiser, Macarthur,
Salinger, Schermerhorn, Smith and
Ward.
Nays-Aldermen Connolly. Hoos,
~ NAt k1O6ag @NC4AA 0AA
Allen.
Alderman Salinger moved that the
Board proceed to the consideration of the
two ordinances now before the Board,
concerning fire escapes and fire limits.
After considerable discussion, on
motion OF Alderman Macarthur. it was
Resolved. That the architects and
builders of the city be requested to as
semble IN the Aldermanic Chamber, City
Hall. on Tuesday, April z. 1891. at Z
O'Clock p. m, to consider the subject
matter of proposed ordinances now be-
fore the Board concerning fire escapes
and fire limits, aud that notice to that eff
fcdt be published in the papers.
Alderman Connolly moved that the
Board do now adjourn.
The motion was rejected by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call of the Pres
ideut.
Yeas - Aldermen Connolly, Heos,
O'Neill, Salinger, Ward and President
Allen.
Nays Aldermen Jordan, Kaiser,
Keogh, Macarthur, Schermerhorn and
Smith.
Alderman Kaiser presented the follow
ing list of Republican Officers of Election.
and Alderman OiNelll presented the fol
list OF Democratic Officers of
Election. all of whom were declared ap-
pointed by the Board.
See pages A., B., c., ID. and Il.
On motion of Alderman Smith the
Board hen ad~jourded.
JOHN K. SCOTT,
City Clerk