The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-07
BOARD OF HNAych.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Finance reid IN the City Hall. Thursday,
May 10. 1892, 1T s. 80 o'clock A. NJ.
Reconsideration Edelstein. Messrs.
Allen, Bedeli and Peterson.
Ahsent-Mr. Hitler.
On motion. the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with, and they were APP
proved as printed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND CoMMU-
VACATIONS.
The following petition was received,
ordered spread in full on minutes and
filed:
Hon. Board of Finance:
GENTLEMEN.-I desire to respectfully
call NUur attention to the IN paid claim of
Sl,OSS "a for repairs made by ME TO Engine
No. 8 If the Jersey City Fire Department
in july last. Several of the apparatus
were broken down and they had to lie re-
paired at once, l was at first not disposed
to undertake 10 repair the steamer, as
the Fire Commissioners had been unable
Co pay previous bills for rep ,ir- and it
was difficult for me to secure my
money. l realized, however, that No. s
had to be ATTENDED to ut once, and, when
| was assured That the Board of Finance
would provide for the payment of the bill
in the t tax levy, | did the work called
for. This included a new boiler and a
general overhaulinC of the engine, which
| would not repeat for less THAI $3.50 or
$1,000. The work performed was no more
than necessary to make a frst-class job
of it.
Your honorable Board, as was agreed,
did make an appropriation, but 1t was
only for 81 1900, and was to provide for
similar repairs 10 Engine No. 9 and to the
chemical apparatus known as Engine
No. 4 This amount, gentlemen, Is evil
IDENTIFY insufficient. and the Board of Fire
commissioners have by
adopted January %, 1892, SO certified and
have requested an additional appropri-
alton Of 5000 10 meet the repairs made on
said Engines Nos. 4. s u g..
Since then, however, nothing has been
doue. l take this method OF recalling the
matter TO your ate ntion and trust you
will provide for the settlement of the
claims. | had to pay cash for both MA
terials and labor, and the city has had the
benefit of the same about nine mouths.
Yours respectfully,
IHEo. SMITH.
Jersey City. May II. 1892.
Petition of W. ID. Edwards for the re-
turn of water rents paid twice in error.
Petition of Daniel t.. Cleary for return
of surplus money on tax sale.
Received and referred to Committee on
Finance.
Communication from Counselor John
Griffin enclosing copy of judgment and
costs against city for 1906 81 in favor of
Theo. Smith & Bro.
Received and referred to Committee on
Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claim of II. @. Kelsey of S26. 80. certified
copies of laws.
Claim of b. f. Lee of 50, copy of
SuDreme Court opinion.
Claim of r. Lightfoot of 50, typewrit-
ing.
Claim of Hugo Mootz of s2a. so, repairs
to CITY Hall.
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Printing, Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following official bouds were re-
ceived and referred 10 the Committee Oh
Finance:
OF John f. Scott, as City Clerk, in the
sun of $25, 900. with Henry Traphagen anC
Richard c. Washburn as sureties.
or Euoch Ryno. as Constable. in tbt
sun of 81. 000, with Ferdinand HeintZt
and Henry Z. Simon as Sureties.
OF Richard Garrick. as Constable, IN thu
sum of $1,000, with Henry Puster ant
john Garrick rs sureties.
OF William Hogan, as Constable, in CHI
sum of 81, 600. with John Sheridan ane
Bernard McGinness as sureties.
The following communication from tn,
Corporation Counsel was received
ordered spread in full on the minutes ant
filed.
JERSEY CITY, May IA. 1892.
Honorable Boaru OF FINANCES:
Observation-Disclosures resolution
recently passed by the Board of Alder
men providing for tue assignment of Ger
~titicates of sale for property purchased b.
tie city at tax sales under the Mai til
act' to various persons Frank A. Webe
and Mrs. w. j. Thompson) have been re
ferred to me for opinion. l advise siren
uously that these resolutions be %concurret
in. The only interest which the city ha
in property purchased at tax sales is t.
obtain the money due for taxes. assess
ments and water rents; to enforce pay
mant of these liens these sales are made
AT the sale the city invites bids, and !
nom are obtained buys in the property
Chapter liz Of the laws Of 1856 (the 81
called Martin act). provides in Section
that the Board of Aldermen may, witt
the consent of you Board. assign certifi
Gates of sale 40 any person OR persons
II II \ provided that IL sold at privatI
sale the price for the land shall not b.
less than the amount due the city Thereon
When purchased. These resolutions cal
for the payment Of the moun due will
interest at ten per cent. per annum ant
all charges incurred by the city. In othe
words, the city obtains just what it woult
have obtained in case these parties hal
purchased at the public sale. An assign
ment works no hardship TO the owners O
the equity of redemption; they have tn
same right to redeem from a privat
owner as from the city. l have heard l
intimated that the city should not assigl
II certificate except to a person interested
in the property; on the same theory tn
city ought not to sell for adjusted lien
except 10 the owner. If this rule wer
followed we might as well abandon at
tempting to collect back taxes 1t i
wholly %untenablc. In the cases before N
the persons seeking to obtain assignment
they should be made. hav written thi
at length because l believe that IL tn
course ad vised is followed. a large amour
of money eau be realized by the city. Nh
only question in my opinion tor you t
, ask in these cases is, Will the petitione
pay all the money due to the city wit
\ interest and charges for an assignment
When this question is answered affirme
} lively you should concur. l return III
resolutions.
Respectfully submitted.
WIN. D. EDWARDS,
$ Corporation Counsel.
Communication from the City Collet
tor acknowledging his receipt of Repol
No. 70 of the Commissioners of Adjust
meut amounting to S134, ll2 10.
+, Received md ordered filed.