The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
BOARD OF FIN .NCE.

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BOARD OF FIN lNCE.
loFFIcIAL PR%ocEEDINGs
Adjourned meeting of the Board of FL
nance of Jersey City, held in its rooms at
the City Hall on Thursday, June 20, 1898,
at 6 o'clock p. NJ.
Present President Hitler and Messrs.
Bedell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson %.
Absent-None.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND ON
MUNICATIoNs.
Bond of Joseph Locke, Constable, in the
sum of $1,000, with John Mccarthy and
Ernest j. Leonard as sureties, was pre-
scented, received and referred TO the Com
mitt ee on Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
com mittees:
Claim of Regain g. Higgins, cleaning
carpet in Mayors Office, $4.S5.
William z. Douglass. taxed costs in
suit of j.. C. and Harsimus Cemetery Sc. SO.
P. II. Hanley, window shades for Board,
5000.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Aldermen SUBMIT
ing estimates of appropriations for the
coming tlscal year.
The following resolutions adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
were presented, received and referred to
the Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tions:
1. Fixing salary of the assistant in the
Water Department, (appointed June Goth,
1893, at $500 per month.
2. Concerning the opening of Seven
tenth street between Jersey avenue and
Hoboken avenue, petitiened for by Henry
Traphagen and others.
8. Requesting this Board to appropriate
$4,000 to make repairs to public school
buildings during the summer vacation.
4. Ordering paid certain claims, passed
June 29th, 1881 A resolution from the
same Board submitting estimates ofappro-
~priations for the coming fiscal year was
presented, received and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were presented,
received, and each adopted by the follow
ing vote on the call for the yeas and nays:
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpsons.
Nays-None.
AbSent-None.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:
Resolved, That when this Board adj
journs it be to meet on Thursday, July
6, 1893, at 7;30 o'clock p. m.
By President Hitler:
Resolved. That the City Comptroller be
and he is hereby directed to make the fol-
lowing transfers in his books, account
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count repairs, gas, ETC., 1891 1892 to account
books, stationery. etc, Same year,; and
$175. 90 from the account repairs, gas, etc.,
1891-1S92. to account janitor'S supplies,
same year.
By Mr.. Bedell:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in pay
ment of claims incurred on account of
construction of the joint outlet be-
tween Jersey City and West Hoboken, as
follows, said amounts being 81 per cent. of
the whole of said claims chargeable to
Jersey City: 81 ,065. SO to Patrick O'Neill
for construction work, and $43.74 to Pat
rick McNulty for services as Inspector
during May, 1893.
BY Mr.. Bedell:
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in payment
of the following claims incurred in the
construction OF the joint outlet sewer be-
tween Jersey City and West Hoboken,
being 81 per cent. of the whole amount of
sey City: $685. 6 to Nathaniel Alberts for
work and materials furnished Under his
contract for sluice for joint outlet sewer.
By Mr.. Bedell:
Resolved. That the Honorable Board of
Street and Water Commissioners be and
are hereby requested to attend the next
meeting OF this Board to be held on Thurs
day, July 9th, 1898, at 7:30 o'clock p. M, to
be heard in relation to their estimates of
appropriations for the coming fiscal year.
BY Mr.. Bedell:
Resolved, That this Board hereby CON
ours in the following resolution adopted
by the Board of Education June 9Th, 1893:
Resolved, That the Board of Finance be
and they are hereby requested to transfer
the salaries of principals and teachers for
July and August to the current month Of
Jufse, as this Board has ordered the sala-
ries OF principals and teachers paid for the
months of June, July, and August, 1893,
by virtue of the power conferred upon
this Board by an Act for the Control and
Government of the Public Schools of Jer-
sey ity, approved April cath, 1873; and
be it further
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and is hereby directed to transfer to the
account of salaries Of principals and teach
ers of June, 1893, the amounts credited to
the months of July and August, 1898, to
carry out the request of the Board of Edu-
cation as herein stated.
Collector p. III. O'Neill was granted the
privilege of the floor and addressed the
Board relative to an increase In the clerical
force of his office, which he believes neces-
sary. owing to the large amount of work
required to be done-especially during the
tax collection season.
On motion of Mr.. Bedell, the Board then
adjourned.
MARTIN FINcK,
Cjar1r