The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-07
city, to August Praxmarer, on his paying

city, to August Praxmarer, on his paying
the license fees.
Resolved. That licenses as street musi-
clans, as provided for by ordinance
Mayor and City Clerk, under the corpor-
ate seal of the city. to Adolph Schwock,
Karl Schroeck, Ludwig Held and Kari
Hahn, on their paying the license fee.
The reports were received and the res
olutions adopted.
AUDITING OF AIN BY RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was reported
by Committee on District Couzas in pay
ment of claims heretofore referred:
Resolved, That the sum of SIS be paid
to Herring, Hall, Marvin Co., for repair
ing safe Second District Court.
S35 to G. w. G. W. Werner & Co., for
one Court record book, First District
Court.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas aud naTs having
been ordered taken on the call OF the
President pro tenn:
Yeas-All the members of the present.
seven in number.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The follo wing resolution was offered by
Alderman Day:
Resolved, That pursuant to the provis-
ions Of an act entitled. IAN act con-
corning Overseers of the Poor IN cities of
the first class" approved March 10. 1893,
GQlS DOdEU no Q6f6Df dutuUElZ6 Vic Of6t-
seer of the Poor to appoint and employ an
assistant.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having
Doen ordered aud taken:
Yeas-All the members present, seven
in number.
The following preamble and resolution
were offered by Alderman McCoobery.
Whereas, The city, by its purchases OF
real estate at sales made under the pro-
visions OF Chapter liz. Laws OF 1886. aud
its supplements, has become the owner in
fee of several parcels of land, and
Whereas. Such land is not needed by
the city. and a sale thereof would relm-
burse the city for the outlay, and bring
such prc9erty again subject to taxation;
therefore be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Board a sale at public auction OF sucn
property at this time you'd secure the
best returns. and co that end we direct
that by and with the concurrence of the
Board of Finance all property TO which
the city have secured the fee simple by
purchases made by the city under the
provisions OF Chapter 112, Laws of 1886,
and its supplements. be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder. under the
direction Of the Committee on Finance of
the Board of Aldermen, and the receipts
therefrom be used to pay off the bonds
now held by the Sinking Fund for
moneys loaned the city In making said
purchases.
Alderman Kaiser moved:
That the preamble u resolution be
laid upon the table.
The motion was rejected by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the cali Of the
President pro tenn
Yeas-Aldermen Dusenbery and Kaiser.
Nays-Aidermen Day, Farley, Nc
Cookery, McEntee n Salinger.
After some discussion the preamble
and resolution were then adopted by the
following vote, the ayes and nays haviug
been ordered and taken on the call of the
President pro TEN:
Yeas-Ali the members present. seven
az in lumber
On motion of Aldermen Day, the rules
were suspended, and William Grant was.
by unanimous vote. appointed a City
Weigher and Measurer.
On motion of Alderman Salinger, the
privilege of the floor was granted TO the
Merchants Protective Association of Hud-
son County.
Messrs. Banks. Gibbons and Hoersch
appeared and addressed the Board. aud
Mr.. Banks presented a communica-
tion from said association, charging
that the Inspector of Scales, Weights and
Measures does not perform his duties
according to the ordinance ana recon-
niended that the Inspector be- provided
with a double receipt book, one receipt to
be signed Dy the Inspector, and to be re-
tanned by the dealer as proof that his
scales have been inspected. the other re-
ceipt to be signed by the dealer and
turued over to the Board, with his month
ly report as proof of the work done by the
Inspector"
The communication was received, and
on motion of Alderman Day referred to
the Committee On Trade Licenses.
On motion OF Alderman Farley the
Board then adjourned.
JOHN E. SC0TT,
City Clerk.