The Jersey City news., 1892-05-20

the three mem hers of the Board of APP
pealS In cases of taxation, by virtue OF the
statutes of New Jersey, entitled IAN act
providing for Boards OF Appeals in cases
of taxation in cities of the first class" ap-
proved February 25, 1899. and that such
statute provides that the members shall
receive an annual salary of 81 200. and
may appoint clerk who shall receive an
annual salary not exceeding 5000, and
that said Board organized and appointed
Clarence w. Gesner as clerk at O salary
of $500.
PETER F. wANsER,
Mayor.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Board of Street ano
Water Commissioners and ordered spread
In full on the minutes and filed; q
JERSEY CITY, May 4. 1899. d
To the Honorable the Board Of Finance:
GENTLEMEN: The following Is copy OF
the resolution adopted by the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners at It's
meeting held May 4, 1899, and the same is
Ispresented for your concurrence. st
Very respectfully. er f
oa GEORGE I. BoUToN.
Clerk.
Resolved, That all concurrent payrolls
emanatinC from the Committee on AS
sessments and Extensions and passed oy
this Board on the 25th day of April, 1892.
and which same are as yet not concurred
| in, be and the same are hereby recon-
sidered and recommitted to the Com
| mittee on Assessments and Extensions
| aud that the Clerk of the Board be direct
| ed to so notify the Board of Finance and
request the same be retured.
The following payrolls were received
| from the Board of Street and Water Com
| missioners and referred 10 the Committee
on Concurrent Resolutions.
Assessment and Extensions, repairing
vatar Oafas nril 1899. S150
Pumping and Reservoir, Belleville ana
High Service, April, 1892, s., 050.S
The following official bonds were re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
| Finance: ,oeW
Frank Meyer, as Constable. in the sum
| of $1,000. with Henry Windecker and
| Christian Wagenhals as sureties.
James Grant, as Constable, in the sum
| of 81, 900, with James Hunt and Frederick
| Schober as sureties. gsX ~
Peter III. Daily. as Constable, in the sum
| of 81, 900, with John Fl. Masker and David
| Harper as suretes.
Edward F. O'Grady, as Constable. In
| the sum of 81 ,0c0. with John OGrady and
Mathew Lyuch as sureties.
John Jelly. as Constable, in the sum Of
| 81 ZOO, with Frederick w. Payne and
| Charles Turner as sureties.
Henry j. Powell, as Constable, in the
sum of $1,000, with Henry Prigge and
| Henry A. Gaade as sureties.
John H. Masker. as. Constable, in the
sum of $1,000. with Joseph Warren and
| James +. Cannon AS sureties.
| REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
| The Committe ON Finance reported the
| official bonds of Frank Meyer, James
| Grant, Peter II. DAILY, Edward E.
| O'Grady. John Jelly, Henry j. Powell.
and John Fl. MasKer, and recommended
| that thev be approved, entered i'll full in
| the bond book and filed.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above report 1t was adopted by the
| following vote:
Ayes-President E,lelstein, Messrs.
| Allen, Bedell and Peterson.
| Absent-Mr. Hitler.
The Committee on Concurrent Reso-
| lutions reported the following resolution
| Of the Board of Street and Water Com
| missioners and recommended that the
| same be concurred III:
| /. Ordering paid certain claims.
The ayes aud nays having been called
on the above report twas adopted by the
| following vote:
| Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Bedell and Peterson.
! AbsenJ-Mr. Hitler.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| BY Mr.. Allen:
| Whereas, A certain requisitior issu ed
| by the COMPTROLLER of Jersey City, April
| 1. 1892 in payment of interest then due,
|
4 No. 115 for $500, has been lost in the muil.
| aud after due and proper search cannot
| be found, and has never been received by
the said j. w. Hardenbergh; and
Whereas, The said J. w. Hardenbergh
| has prepared and executed u bond In the
sum of $50 to indemnify the city against
any loss in the payment thereof, aud
| which bond IL believed a sufficient hecur-
ity; therefore
| Resolved, That the Comptroller be and
is hereby authorized to issue requsition
or draft upon the City Treasurer for the
same amount to the said j. W. Harden
| bergh in payment OF said Interest due to
him. April l, 1892, and the bond herewith
attached be placed on file in the Office I
the City Comptroller.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Whereas, Tho Bureau OF Engineering
and survey by reason of lack of applica-
tions for improvements Is not self.sustain-
| ing.
Resolved, That the sum Of $1,000 be ap-
| prOpriated tor the use OF said Bureau,
| and that the Committee on Finance be
authorized to borrow said amount on
temporary loan bond at not exceeding
five per cent, the same to be repaid out
of assess ments next hereafter to be made
| upon various improvements tor the sup
port of said Bureau.
By Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn on tne Cluy lTehSultT, III ldVOr VI
that officer, to transfer from adjusted lien
account collections made April /. 1892. to
April 80, 1892. as follows:
To Water Account. S1.644 50, adjusted
| water rents.
TO Assessment Account $S065. .43, ad-
justed assessments.
To General Account s2,5O4.40. adjusted
taxes, 1890.
TO General Account $25s. tax sale
advertising fees.
10 Tax Arrearage Fund, 1890, SIS, AGO. 13.
adjusted taxes, 1890.
10 Tax Arrearage Fund, 1889, So 1S2. 90,
adjusted taxes, 1883.
10 Tax Arrearage Fund. 1888. S3,nl097.
10 Arrearage Fund $50 097.lS. adjusted
taxes, 1875 to 1887.
To Tax Arrearage Fund 81, 1,S6207. inter
est on adjusted taxes. etc.
To Fund 1873 81. 326. "a. adjusted taxes,
1872 and previous years.
TO Fund 1872 sl.2S6s5. adjusted taxes.
1878 and 1874.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, That q warrant be ordered