The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-07
PART I
BOARD OF FINANCE.
OFFICIAL

DUAhD UF
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting OF the Board OF FL
nance held at the City Hall. Tuesday
April IL, 1892. at 8 O'Clock p. IN.
Present-Mr. Hilliet.
Absent-Presideut Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Kenny and Peterson.
In the absence Of a quorum the meet
ing stood adjourned.
Clerk.
Special meeting of the Board of FL.
nance held at the City Hall, Tuesday,
April 10, 1892, at s O'Clock y. m.
Present-President Edelstein. Messrs.
Alien and Kenny.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The call for the meeting which was for
the transaction of general business was
read by the CLERK.
On motion the reading Of the minutes
was dispensed with and they were ap-
proved as printed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND CoM-
M~UNICATIONs.
Petition Of Kent K. Stearns, Attorney
for Otto Kuhn, for return OF $40 % SUR
plus paid in redemption Of lands sold for
unpaid adjusted taxes, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finan ce.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
claim OF james ALchis0n Oh 30 ZOE reg
ulator for Treasurer's office.
Claim Of the American District Tel
graph Company Of SOS. 10, for messenger
service, Mayors Office, February, 1892.
Claim of The American District Tele-
graph Company of $50 "a. for messen-
ger service. Mayors office, to April l,
1892,
i. Claim of The American District Tele.
| graph Company of $26. 81, for messenger
! service. Mayors Office.
Claim of The American District Tele-
graph Company Of S66 81 for messenger
service Board of Finance to April l.
1899. .t.t9. 800 trts e
Claim of w. F. Furman for $25, for cop
les of legislative bills.
Claim of P. H.. Hanley Of IS for repair
ing furniture.
claim of p. II. Hanley of $55 for desk
Claim Of the Jersey City Electric Light
! Company of s29. 90 for lighting Mayors
| Office, March, 1892.
Claim Of the Jersey City Electric Light
Company of $40. 10 for lighting Collectors
Office. March, 1892. .
CLAIM of tine Jersey City Electric Light
Company of a. so for lighting Treasurer's
Office. March. 1909.
Claim Of the jersey City News Of s. tor
printing manuals. ~
Claim of the Jersey City News of 81. so
for printing forms.
Claim OF the Jordan Stationery Com
! pany of $275 for indexes for City Collector.
Claim of Frank McDermott of $50 for
ice City Hall, March. 1899. p
Claim of Charles H. Scott of $24. IS for
carpenter work Collectors office.
Claim of Charles H.. Scott of &4S for car
penter work City Hall. 4
Claim of Wyckoff, Seamens & Benedict
of sos. 95 for typewIitipg supplies.
Claim Of G. w. Wenner & Company of
$25 for stationery. .,t
Claim of the Western Union Telegraph
Company of IS for time service.
Claim of Gilbert Collins Of &4o7 for legal
services. - +
Claim of the Jersey City News of 81 rs
for printing tax sale notices.
Claim of the Jersey City News of $3.50
for printing tax sale pamphlet,
Claim of the Jersey City Printing Com
pany of s1S3, 10 for printing law case.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Printing. Stationery aud Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication was re.
ceived from the Corporation Counsel and
ordered spread upon the minutes
JERSEY CITY, April IS, 1892.
Hon. Board of Finance:
SIRs--I have examined the voluminous
petition presented to you some months
ago by Hon. George r. Gray. State
Treasurer of New Jersey, on behalf of
Sinking Fund of the State relative to
lots 10 to "a. 30 to 80. and As to SO, inclu-
sive, So: "a. So. 90, ~. CD aud "a, In block
800. on Irving and Poplar streets. In the
Fourth district, which have been sold by
the city under the Martin Act."I
I have gone over the matter carefully
in the records and with Mr., Leon Albeit,
Jr., who is counsel for the State Treas
urer herein, l find the facts as stated In
the petition.
The property was ~mortgaRed to the
State by Samuel C. Nelson and wife In
November. 1878. for $4,000; since 1879 the
taxes have not been paid; in 1881 the state
| foreclosod and took title to the property
In u suit to which the city was a party,
| the property was bought In by the State.
l advise you that under the decision of
the Court of Errors and Appeals in the
| Trustees of Public Schools versus City Of
Trenton q Stewart 6d7). this property,
while owned by the State is exempt from
taxation and assessment for local improve
ments; this decision has been followed by
Vice Chancellor Green In the suit brought
against Jersey City by the Attorney Gen
eral on behalf of the School Fund, on the
Sinclair property on Ocean ID
The City afterwards adjusted the liens
upon this property on Poplar and Irving
streets and the same were sold to various
persons under the Martin Act such sales
of property OF the State or of any of It's
funds have recently been held invalid by
the Court of Errors and Appeals In the
case of Pugh versus Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund under q sale made by the
Comptroller Of the city of Newark Just
reported.
The amount bid by the purchasers nc
the sale should be returned by the city
with interest at six per cent. the record OF
the sales aud Of the taxes since assessed
should be cancelled. enclose the proper
form of resolution for this purpose.
AS the city has recently improved
Irving street by placing sidewalks there
in, l suggest that a memorial be presented
TO the State authorities requesting that
the City be reimbursed therefor. Tn
amount thereof l think can be obtained
as other cities have followed this course
successfully.
Continued on Thi. d Pays.