The Jersey City news., 1892-02-04


for outdoor poor to January 25, 1892.
BY Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies:
Resolved. That the sum of $3.50 be
paid to Charles b. Brush for correc ing
insurance maps. six months, ending
500. so to De- Hnan g. Co., for pens for
City Clerks fl :e.
$25 to John ii Flcken for board of horse
of Inspector of Buildings for December,
1891
$32 6S to Jersey City Electric Light
Company for incaDdescent light in City
Clerks office. December, 1891.
$1S.65 10 Jersey City Electric Light
Company for incandescent light, Mayors
office, December, 1891.
SIG to Jersey City News for printing
manuals.
$.2l so to E. S. Jackson & Co., for paper
ing, painting, etc., of City Clerks office.
$50 to T. 6. Long for incidental ex-
penses as City Marshal to January ~.
1892
S6 to Mackey's A. B. c. Guide for Mac
keys Guide from January l, 1892, to
January l, 1898
BY Committee on Elections:
Resolved, That the sum of sci be paid
to p. II. Tiernan for rent OF place. Sixth
precinct, Third district, Registry and
Election, October aud November. 1891.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken on the call of the
President.
Yeas-All the members present, nine
in number
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The following Gamble and resolutions
were offered oy Alderman ONeill:
Whereas, BY the provisions of an act
entitled "An Act to cede to the Mayor
and Common Council of Jersey City GER
L., a. 1x,ff 1, e.,
under the tide waters of Communipaw
Bay, and to establish tide water basin
adjacent thereto" approved April 4, 1872,
there was ceded to the city lands under
water in Communipaw Bay. lying be-
tween Van Worst street and Grove street,
and extending south from Morris street
to the north side of proposed tide water
basin, and containing by said grant about
ten acres, and
Whereas. Said act provided further for
the establishment of a tide water basin
lve hundred feet wide, extending from
point west of the line of Jersey avenue,
easterly to the waters of the Hudson
River, which basin by said act it Is de-
clared shall have the effect of contract
so that the said tide water basin shall be
and remain such forever. but so that said
tide water basin shall be dredged and
kept in order without expense to the
State, aud
Whereas, it was provided by said act
that the title so conveyed to the city by
the State was upon condition that
the city should pay to the State such
sum of mouey as the Board
of Riparian Commissioners of
the State shall fix and determine. and
that said Commissioners should file
map and description of said grant. duly
certified copies of which map and descrip-
tion are made by said act. full evidence of
the title of the city to the land so de-
scribed and granted. and that thereafter
the city may fill up, reclaim and make
wharves of not exceeding two-thirds of
the area of said lands or may lease the
whole or any part for term of years,
and
Whereas, on December 8, 1872, the
Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution
accepting the grant and requesting the
Board Of Finance to issue bond for one
thousand dollars, the sum fixed by the
Riparian Commissioners of the State,
which resolution was vetoed by Charles
H O'Neil, the Mayor on December 10,
1872 and
Whereas, in answer to a resolution of
December 10. 1872, the Corporation Coun-
sci. VIM. A. Lewis, presented all opinion
on January Z. 1878, that the Board of Pub
lie Works possess the power under the
charter to build docks. wharves and piers
ETC.: ana
until March 2. 1885, when the Board of
Public Works adopted u resolution ac-
cepting the grant and requesting the
Board of Finance to issue a bond for one
thousand dollars to the State. which bond
was issued March 4, 1885, and paid April
3d. 1886: and
Whereas. Because of such delay the
Board of Riparian Commissioners of the
State, disregarding the action of the city
and ignoring the act of the Legislature,
made new division of the property In
question, Notwithstanding the fact that
these Commissioners in their reports for
the years 1871 and 1872 called the attention
of the Legislature to the fact that Jersey
City was without public docks and recon-
mended that part of the large basin
laid out by the Commissioners in 1864 be
to the Mayor and Aldermen OF
Jersey City for public uses; ana
Whereas, Recently the New Jersey
over the territory owned by the city. aud
have filled in in front thereof in direct
of law, and by reason of neglect
On the part of the city or its officers this
grant is rendered inaccessible to
our people, and its purpose temporarily,
# not completely. destroyed. therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen
Of Jersey City, as representatives of the
people, elected by their votes, do most
protest against any further de-
ay in the premises, and particularly
against such action as permits the
oss to the people of the grant
IF land and the tide water basin meu-
Toned in the foregoing preamble, and
demand that encroachments and reprisals
oy railroad corporations on this particu-
ar property of the people shall cease.
Resolved, That recognizing the fact
that the multifarious public duties of the
Corporation Counsel coupled with large
md successful private practice does not
afford that official the time necessary to
levote specially to this particular case,
his Board do earnestly request the Board
ii Finance TO select some counselor at
aw, and employ him to assist the Cor
Doration Counsel and Attorney for the
purpose of commencing and prosecuting
such legal proceedings as are
necessary to place "The Mayor ana Alder
men of Jersey City," and the people OF
Jersey City in full and complete posses
sion of the land, tide water basin. and all
the rights. powers and privileges granted
and conveyed by said act of April 4, 1872.
Resolved, That copies of this preamble
and resolution be sent by the City Clerk
TO the Board OF Finance and Board of
Street and Water Commissioners.
The preamble and resolutions were
adopted by the following vote the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken
on the call of the President:
Yeas-Aldermen Connolly, Day, Dusen-
berry, Kaiser. Keogh. McEntee, O'NeilI
and Salinger.
NAys-None.
Presideht A lien refrained from, votino