The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
BOARD OF FINANCE.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Special meeting OF the Board of Finance
held at the City Hall, Thursday, April %,
1892, at half-past nine o'clock a. III.
Present-President Edelstein. Messrs.
Allen and Bedell.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The call for the meeting which was for
the transaction of general business was
The following communication from the
City Clerk was received and ordered
filed:
JERSEY CITY. April 2S. 1892.
w. G. GERMAN, E,q.,
DEAR SIR,-Please take notice that Alva
A. BedelI, appointed by the Mayor, o
Member of the Board of Finance. ap.
peured before me April 26, 1892. and took
the oath of office required by law.
JOHN E. SCOTT,
City Clerk.
President Edelstein announced the fol-
lowing:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance-Messrs. Allen. Bedell and
Peterson.
Concurrent observation-disclosures. Peter
son, Allen and Bedell.
Salaries and claims-Messrs. Hitler.
Printing, Stationery and Supplies
Messrs. Bedell, Hitler and Allen.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS m COM
MUNICATIoNS.
Petition of Patrick Keeney for return
of $500 "a surplus paid in redemption of
lands sold for unpaid adjusted taxes.
etc.
Petition of Jane Vreeland for return Of
duplicate payment of water rents.
Received and referred to Committee on
Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMs.
- t-.l- 70 .~y { 20 &c q Z 80
glazing.
Claim of r. Lightfoot of $40 for type
writing.
Claim of the Jersey City News of $3.50
for advertising tax sales.
Claim of the Jersey City Herald of $34l
for advertising tax sales.
Claim of the New Jersey Stats Zeituug
of $435 for advertising tax sales.
Claim of the Evening Journal of $43o
for advertising tax sales.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Printing. Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Communication from the Board of Fire
Commissioners requesting an %appropria-
ton of 80. 493. rs to pay increase of salaries
of Fire Department.
Concurrent resolution adopted by the
Board of Aldermen to assign certificate of
sale of lauds sold for unpaid adjusted
taxes, etc., to Frank A. Weber.
Communication from the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners request
ing an appropriation OF S.. 900 to credit of
Engineering Bureau, 1Sy1-92.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The following resolutions adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners, were received and referred to
the Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
ions:
l. Authorizing the opening of Baldwin
avenue from Church street to Academy
street.
2. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:
Assessments and Extensions.
General superintendent. ETC.,
April, 1897. S9S9 W
| Assessments aud extensions,
Reassessors. January, 1892.... 600 OF
Assessments aud extensions, re-
assessors, February. 1892..... 615 OF
| Assessments and extensions. re-
assessors. March. 1S92......... $50 OF
| Assessments and extensions, re-
assessors. April, 1895. ........ $50 OF
Assessments and extensions,
paving over pipe. February,
4Ql u
| Assessments and extensions,
paving over pipe, March,
| 1874. 45l W
| Assessments and extensions.
paving over pipe. April, 1892. 200 OF
/ Assessments ana EXTENSIONS.
paving over pipe. April. 1892. 139 81
| Assessments and extensions,
shutting off water, February,
Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 81
| Assessments and extensions,
shutting off water, March,
IS9s....... 416 Ct
| Assessments and extensions,
shutting off water. March.
1s92........................... 1928 o.
| Assessments aud extensions,
shutting of water. April,
Observation-Disclosures. 1874 o.
Pumping aud reservoirs, repair
ing gates on Meadows,
March, 1892. 49,. .............. 172 o.
Pumping and reservoirs. repair
lag gates GU Meadows, April.
1917. 526 U
Pumping and reservoirs. repairs
at High Service. February.
1Sv2. ...,....... .......-........ 33S U
Pumplng and reservoirs. repairs
at High Service. March,