The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-27
BOARD OF FINANCE

J. O'Neill. Messenger to Board of
Finance, $50.
James Clark. Clerk to City Clerk. SIS.
Resolution of your Board adopted
November II, 1892:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn ON the City Treasurer in paymnet
of salaries for the month of November,
1892, when due. as follows:
William G. German. Clerk Board OF
Finance, $166.66
j. C. McKeon. Assistant Clerk Board of
Finance, $3.50.
q. Poynton, Clerk to Collector, SIS.
j. O'Neill, Messenger Board OF Finance,
$50.
James Clark. Clerk to City Clerk, SIS.
The reasons why approval is withheld
from the foregoing resolutions and the
items therein contained can be shown be
giving the reasons In detail:
First-W. G. German is entitled accord
ing to the resolution of your Board to
draw a salary for services at the rate OF
$1,80O per annum or $3.50 per month.
The resolutions herewith returned so
far as they affect Mr.. Germans attcmpt to
pay him a salary at the rate of So, 600 per
annum or $685. SO per month.
Mr.. German was appointed Clerk of the
Board of Finance at a salary of fifteen
hundred dollars per annum, MIMI ts.
page 6, 1689-90. MIR. German was pro-
vided with an additional salary as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the additional salary
to be paid to VIM. g. German as Commit
tee Clerk be and is hereby fixed at S25 per
MONTH" y = \ P. "a, Mlnutes 1889 go.
Following the appointment at the rate of
fifteen hundred dollars per annutn and
the resolution providing for additional
salary at $25 per mouth or $500 per an
mum. the following resolution was passed
May !, 1890:
Resolved. That from and after the
twenty-fith day of April last, the salary
Of the Clerk Of this Board shall be eigh-
teen hundred dollars per annunl, payable
In regular monthly payments"
1t is plain to me that the salary of 81, 500
and the extra pay at The rate of $500 per
annum were merged in the resolution of
May 1st. 1890, which fixed the salary as
an entirety at eighteen hundred dollars
Since that OF May 1st, 1890. affecting Mr..
Germans salary.
Mr.. German has drawn since Deem
Der, 1890, S166.60 per month, or at the rate
Of $4,000 per annum through July, 1892.
the discrepancy coming to my notice IN
August for which month of August Mr..
Germa accepted for full services
Finance $3.50 for August. 1899.
In December, 1890, Mr.. German accepted
a warrant for his services as Clerk of the
Board OF Finance for November, 1890, for
the sum Of $3.50; there js no resolution fol-
lowing such payment of November. 1890.
increasing or changing his SALARY; never
theless. he drew in January, 1891. the
warrant for his services for December,
1890. for $685. 8. and this continued each
month through July, 1892. or q total Of
twenty months the excess of $1,000,
amounting to 1888. 90.
Second, Thomas Q. McKeon is entitled.
according to the resolution of your Board,
TO draw a salary for ser vices at the rate OF
resolutions herewith returned 80 far as
they affect Mr.. McKeon attempt TO pay
him a salary at the rate of 81 800 per
annum or $3.50 per month. Such resolu-
tions do not agree with the resolutions
appointing McKeon or fixing his salary.
Mr.. McKeon's appointment was fore
Swallowed by the following resolution
which passed September "A, 1889.
Resolved, That the position held by
John I. M. Kaylar as Clerk to the City
Collector, and detailed as Assistant Clerk
to the Board of Finance, be and is hereby
declared vacant fron October /, 1889"
minutes p. A, IS89-90. which resolution
was followed BY the following COM
municatiou:
JERSEY CRY. September "a, 1889.
To the Honorable Board of Finance:
GENTLEMEN-I most respectfully nomi-
nate for approval aud appointment by
your Honorable Body Mr.. Thomas G.
McKeon as Clerk In place OF Mr.. Johns J..
NJ. Kaylor, at a sulary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum appointment to date
from October /, 1888.
Very respectfully.
p. H,sO'NEILL,
City Collector.
Which communication wa acted on as
follows by your Board:
Resolved, That the appointment of
Thomas e. McKeon as Clerk to tho City
Collector at a salary OF $1,000 per annum
bs and is confirmed by the Board Of
Finance page A, minutes 16Sg-90,"