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

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No advantage can come To the city by
compelling the State to bring a suit to
clear its title; such a course would only
involve the city in costs.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM D. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
Communication from the Board of Edu-
cation requesting the transfer of $500
from account or appropriation for re-
pairs, gas, etc, 1892.
Communication from the Sinking Fund
Commission requesting the drawing or
warrants in payment of the following
claims:--
$50, Herbert Booth, King & Bro, adver
Using.
$50, F. P. Van Saun, typewriting
$T5, G.. s. Westervelt, services as Clerk
SEQ, c.. S. Westervelt. incidental ex-
penses.
Official bonds of John P. Feeney, as
Police Commissioner, in $4,000, with
Dennis Mclaughlin and Hugh Dugan as
sureties. m -i
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Communication from the City Collector
acknowledging the fling in his office OF
the following assessment maps:
improvement of Forrest street. Ocean
to jackson avenues. $4,0S5.A2.
. ltipkONClECAt "a NAOO'h
avenue to Gray street, $S.6l8.
Communication from the City Collector
acknowledging his receipt OF Report NO:
Is of the Commissioners of Adjustment
amounting to $106. 064. 10.
Received aud ordered filed.
The following communication from the
City Clerk was received and oruered
spread upon the minutes:
JERSEY CITY, April Is, 1892.
Honorable Board of Finance.
GENTIEMEN:-I am directed by the
Board of City Canvassers to notify you
that the question of adoption or reception
of the act entitled San act to regulate
the pay of officers and employees of paid
Fire Departments in cities Of the first
class i'll this State" approved March ~,
1892, was submitted to the voters at the
charter election held April IL, 1899, with
the following results,
Total number of ballots cast in JerseA
City in favor OF increase of pay or Fire
Departments. S,023.
Total number of ballots cast in Jersey
City against increase Of pay of Fire De-
partments, 2,15S.
Very respectfully.
JOHN E. SCOTT.
City Clerk and Clerk Of the Board OF City
CanyasSers.
The following resolutions adopted BY
the Board Of Street and Water Commits
siouers were received and referred to the
Committee on concurrent resolutions:
/. Ordering paid the following payrolls:
Assessments and extensions, labor on
meters, March, 1892, S613.33.
Assessments and Extensions. General
Superintendent, ETC., March, 1892, $3.50 so.
Assessments and Extensions. repairing
water gates, March, 1892, $6S6.
Assessments and Extensions, Water
Registrar. etc., March, 1892, $1,000. 81.
Pumping aud Reservoirs. Believille
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03.
2. Authorizing the improvement of
Erie street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth
streets.
8. Ordering paid certain claims.
S6The annual reports of the City Comp
troller and of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion were received and ordered filed and
TO be Incorporated in the manual of the
Board.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The COMMITTEES on Finance reported the
official bonds of John p. Feeney in SIS, GOO
rs Police Commissioner with Dennis Nc
Laughlin and Hugh DuGaD as sureties,
and recommended that they be approved,
ordered spread upon the bond book and
filed. -
The ayes and nays having been called
on the above report 1t was received u
the recommendations therein contained
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen aud Kenny.
NayS-None.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The Committee on Salaries n Claims
reported the following resolutions and
recommended the adoption of the same:
/. Ordering paid the regular monthly
pay roll for April, 1892, when due.
9. Ordering paid s229. 10 a to the Jer-
sey G ty News. the Evening Journal, the
Jersei City Herald and the New J-rsey
Staatv Zeitung for printing official
minutes during April, 1892. when due.
8 Q dering paid $50 to 9. S. Westervelt
for ex ra services in itemizlng reports o
the c. tmmissioners of adjustment during
April 500, when u
4 Ordering paid s25 TO F. p Van
Saun for extra services as stenographer,
etc., during April, 1892. when due.
5. Ordering paid SO to N. p. Wedin
for services as Assistant Clerk to District
Court during April, 1892, when due; charge
District Courts receipt account.
The ayes and nays having been called
on til 9 above report, IL WIS received and
the resolutions adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein. Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The Committee IN Concurrent Resolu-
ton reported the following resolutions
adopted by the Board of Street aud
Water Commissioners, and recommended
that the same be concurred In.
l. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:
Assessments and Extensions
Water Registrar, etc, March.
1by2 SS,Joo.ol
| Assessments and Extensions
General Superintendent. ETC.,
March, 1692. .,.....,.....,,.. 9s9. 80
Q. Authorizing the improvement of
Erie street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth
streets.
8. Authorizing the improvement of
Sherman avenue from Hutton to Griffith
streets.
The ayes and nays having been called
on the ABOVE report, 1t was received and
the resolutions concurred in by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-President EdeIstein, Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Abseut-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The Committee IN Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported the following
claims and recommended the payment OF
the same:
$75 to james Atchison, regulator fol
Treasurer's ONCE.
Sos. 10 to The american District Tele'
graph Company, messenger service
Mayors Office, February. 1892.
$26 6t TO The American district Tele
graph c mpanf, mess. niger servise
N ytir'S office.
$50. "a to The American l)istiics Tele
grapn Company, messenger service,
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