The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-24
TREASURY DEPLETED.
No Fund to Meet the Five
Per Cent. Bonds to the
Amount of s575.ooo.
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Delinquent Taxpayers Are 10
Blame for the Condition
of Finances.

The Board of Finance met Yesterday
evening at five o'clock. City Attorney
Weart, Secretary Nevin and the Comp
troIler were the only persons outside OF
the board present.
When President Hitler raped for
order, and all the members were enrolled
as being present. his first action was TO
readjust the Committee on Printing,
Stationery and Supplies. President
Hitler, in making up his committees
originally, by some oversight. neglected to
give Commissioner Fraser q chairman
ship. Commissioner Detwiller was the
happy possessor of more thau one, SO
President Hitler equalized matters by
appointing Mr.. Fraser. Chairman OF the
Committee on Printing, Staglonery, and
Supplies, and relegating Mr.. Detwiller to
second place on the committee.
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS,
lengthy conference of the memDers,
held in Comptroller Houghss Office, pre-
ceeded the meeting. At the conference
the Comptroller revealed to the members
somewhat alarming condi1ion OF aHairs
from financial point of view.
1t seems that during the coming fiscal
year per cent bonds to the extent OF
S575, Zoo fall due, which, IL taxes of 1883
and 1889 had been fully paid, would have
been redeemed by Sinking Fund monies.
Owing to the noh-collection or the taxes
of these years, no fund is ut present avail
able by which the bonds can be re-
deemed.
At the meeting fsthe board. however.
steps were taken which will enable. it Is
believed, the Financiers to meet these
obligations.
PLAN OF RELIEF.
The proposed plan is to cause the City
INF RI q
before June Is, list of all property upon
which the taxes for the years OF 1888 anu
| 1889 have not as vet been paid also the
amount of taxes unpaid The property
in arrears is TO be designated by the lot
and block number. Steps are to De taken
to compel the payment or the taxes, ana
| il the sum required fs not Forthcoming
| from the means adopted, the old plan OF
Issuing new bonds in anticipation OF the
collection of the arreara0es Will be re-
sorted Co.
The official bords of James H. Love. as
| Tax Commissioner, in $4,000; Hugh II,
Abernethy as Police Commissioner, in
SIS 600, aud John Brennan, AS Fire Com
missioner, were approved by the Corpor-
alton Counsel as to snfficlency, ana py
the board ordered filed IN the bond book.
MUST PAY HIS TAXES.
One John Dillon endeavored to have
the board caucel 1899 taxes on his prop
erty, bec aase II has besn taken Ior Couu-
ty Roau purposes. Under advice from
Corporation Counsel Edwards Dillon's
petition WAS refusad, and the tax must De
paid BY him.
The special Committee on Rules re-
ported thsJ the rules governing the old
board were satisfactory. The only change
is in the meeting time The new ooar1
will meet on the first and third Friday of
each mouth at eight p. NJ. With this
change the rules were adopted.
The payroll of the Mayor and city en-
ployes under CONTROL OF the board for the
month of May was passed.
A batch of old claims dating back as
far as 1882 were paid, on motion OF Com
missioner Bedell.
County Collector Hugh Dugan was
paid SIC. COO on account OF the county tax
for 1892 The June interest was provided
for by drawing on the general account
for Sl3, 500 general account to pay inter-
est on assessmenb bonds for $4,000. and
water account for ss.750, making total
OF $64. $50.
TO COMPLETE RAvINE ROAD.
Engineer Edlow w. Harrison was
present at the meeting and asked that
the board make provision tor the appro-
priation OF a sufficient sum of money for
the completion of the kavine road sewer.
The additional work will cost about
$4,000. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions in
conjunction with Engineer Harrison.
the half dozen or more old vetoes
which Mayor Wanser sent to the old
Board OF Finance aud which were sus-
tanned because OF inaction. were ordered
spread in full on the minutes.