The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-23

Present President Hitler aud Mess RS.
Allen and Beiell-3.
Absent, Messurs. Detwill and Faser.
APPROVAL Of II MINUTES.
The minutes OF the nesting OF April %.
1893, were read and approved as ingrossed
in the minute book on motion OF Mr..
Bedell.
PRESENTATIONS OF PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICArIoNs.
The following communications were
presented, received and disposed OF as
follows:
From the City Hall Commission of Jer-
sey City submitting the following:
OFFICE CITY HALL COMMISSION, /
CITY HALL, March IS. 1893. ]
Honorable Board of Finance:
The following resolution was passed OF
the City Hall Commission OF Jersey CITY,
at It's meeting held Monday. March IL,
1898, aud approved by the Mayor. March
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE T. FARRELL.
Clerk.
Whereas, In order to afford suitable
accommodations for all the city depart
ments IN the new City Hall, aud erect a
building suitable to the growing needs OF
the city, the site heretofore selected by
this Commission containg 300 feet square
on Montgomery. Henderson aud Mercer
streets should be entarxed by the acqui-
sition of the remainder OF the block adj
Joining the same on the west, therefore
Resolved, That in accordance with the
authority granted by Chapter 81 OF the
Laws Of 1898. all that plot of land situate
in Jersey City, New jersey. described as
follows:
Beginning at a point on the northeriy
side of Montgomery street distant 6wo
hundred feet from the northwesterly
corner Of Henderson n Montgomery
streets; thence running ~ uortheriy par
allel with Henderson street two hundred
feet TO the southerly side of Mercer
street; thence (2) westerly along the
southeriy side of Mercer street about one
hundred and fifty three feet to the
e~asterly side OF Grove street; thence ~
soutnerly along the easterly side of Grove
street about two hundred aud
feet to the northerly side Of Montgomery
street; thence easteriy along
about two hundred and six feet to the
point or place of beginning. being the
balance OF Block No. 201, on the official
City Map, be and the same Is hereby
selected for aud added to the new City
Hall site, heretofore selected BY this Com
mission, SO that the said site will occupy
the entire block. 201A, and be bounded
by Montgomery, Henderson,, MERCER ano
Grove streets.
Resolved, That by and with the con-
currence of the Board OF Finance said
additional property above described be
purchased and acquired for the said City
Hall site by this Commission, and in case
said land or any part thereof cannot De
acquired in fee simple for a reasonable
price, then the same or SO much thereof
as cannot be SO purchased be ACQUIRED by
condemnation uuder the provisions OF
Chapter 134, Laws of 1887. n supple
meuts thereto.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Concur
rent Resolutions.
From the Commissioners Of Adjust
ment:
JERSEY CITY. April 6. 1898.
To the Board of Finance for Jersey City:
GENTLEMEN-Please transfer to our ac-
count out of the monies collected uuder
the act authorizing our appointment aud
the supplements thereto, the sum OF
seven Thousand ive hundred &7,5OO dol
lars aud pay the same TO US, to be used
in properly performing and carrying out
tue provisions of said act.
E. +. c.. Young.
A. L. GARRETSoN,
C. B. THURSTON,
Commissioners of Adjustment.
The following communication was also
| received from the same com ~iissioners:
JERSEY CITY. April 6. 1893.
VIM. G. German, Esq, Clerk Board oil
DEAR SIR-Tne following is a cop Of a
resolution passed by the Commissioners
of Adjustment at a meeting held April .,
1898.
Yours respectfully,
L. ID. FOWLER.
Clerk.
Resolved, That a requisition be made
on the Board of Finance for the sum OF
seven thousand five hundred CS1.500 dol
lars to defray the present icurrent ex-
peases of this commission.
From the Corporation Counsel:
JERSEY CITY, April z, 1898.
VIM. G. German, Esq.
DEAR SIR:-I herewith return petition
OF ID. Mclean Shaw, with ms opinion
thereon adverse to the petitioner. send
You also the five resolutions OF the Board
/ OF Aldermen relative to the ~assignnents
of certificates, with one concurrent reso'
luton for all Of them. l do not thiuk II
necessary to lumber up our records With
individu al resolutions. This closes ou'
with the Blair petition. which l sent tc
Mr.. futile TO be forwarded to you, all OF
the matters which you recentiy sent me
except the resolution of the Board OF Al
dern1en Oh the South Cows which l ex'
pect 10 return to you In a few days.
Yours respectfully,
VIM. ID. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
The above COMMUNICATIONS were each
received and referred to the Committee
| Of the Whole, on motion of Mr.. Allen
the President presented the following
communications and the same was re-
ceived and flied, and ordered spread upor
| the minutes ON motion Of M. Allen.
JERSEY CITY. April q. 1893.
George r. Hitler, Esq, President OF th,
Board OF Finance Of Jersey City.
Dear Sir:-I called at the Office OF YOU
| Board in the City Hail this morning al
g:05 O'Clock, aud e~ndeavored, according tt
| your instruction to open the large safe IL
said Office, by the combination o gave
| me. which you informed me you obtained
| from your former clerk, William q. Ger
| man, but after repeated efforts was una
| Bile TO open said safe with such combine
ton.
E. w. Wo0LLEY,
Manager Herring. Hall. Marvin Go.
RICHARD BURKE.
LOcksmith and Expert.
The following resolutions adopted by
the Board of Street and Water. Commits
| siouers were received aud referred TO tn e
| Committee on Concurrent Resolutions:
Ordering paid the following salaries, as
per payrolIs submitted:
Water Registrar. etc.. for February
1898. $2,914.9S, n for March, 1898
81 14 9S.
Rs.Assessessors for September. 1892
| $500.
Rs-Assessors for October, 1892. $500.
Re-Assessors for November, 1892. $500
ke-A SCISSORS for December, 1892, $500.
Re-Assessors for January, 1893. $500.
Re-Aassessors for February, 1898, $500