The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-12
BoARD OF
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting Of the Board of Finance
held in its rooms at the City Hall on Fri
day, October 9th, 1898, at 8 o'clock p. M.
Present-President Hitler and Messrs.
Bedell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson,.
Absent-None.
APPROVAL o. H MINUTES.
The minutes of the following meetings
were approved as engrossed in the minute
book, on motion of Mr.. Simpson:
Regular meeting of July 81, adjourned
July 81, adjourned July 81. special August
10, adjourned August IA, special August II,
adjourned August 20, regular September /,
special September IS, regular September Is.
special September 25, and special Septem-
Der %, 1893.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
Petition of j. X. Minugh:
For return of duplicate payment of water
rents, 1893.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Petition Of Sophia Jacklinski:
To refund to her $4. 45, amount paid in
error on wrong lot for taxes, as adjusted.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
Petition of James Murray:
To have returned SIS, being a duplicate
payment of assessment on lot H3, Block
701, Ocean avenue.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
Communication from Fire Underwriters
Association of Hudson County:
Requesting that their special committee
be allowed the privilege to be heard in
reference to the introduction in this city of
the proposed new central FIRE alarm system.
Received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
committees:
From the National Bank Note Co., en-
craving plates and furnishing TOO assess
ment gold bonds, 81, 1870.
P. H. Hanley. repairing furniture, Col
%lector's office, 81.
ss !. ID. l. oAa'a' Tor supplies to Board
Jersey City Electric Light Co. lighting
offices Mayor and City Collector), in Sep
TENDER, 1898, $51.69.
w. 7. Vidal, printing, etc, Mayors
Office, $65. so.
c. w. Wenner & Co., stationery for
SOTpOIdllOu SOuiSCl, 9lO.
P. L. Meschutt, cleaning and laying car
pets in Comptroller's Office. 81. 10.
Jersey City News, printing slips sale of
taxes of 1888 and 1889, 1925.
John L. Edwards, serving notices under
Martin Act, $258.
New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust
Co., searching titles under Martin Act,
$915 and 1881 so.
Jersey City News, printing pamphlets sale
No. 9, under Martin Act, 800.
Jersey City News, advertising tax sale
No. 8, under Martin Act, $261.
Jersey City News, publishing Martin Act
notices. $143. so and $155. rs.
Kent K. Stearns, drawing assignments,
ETC.. under Martin Act, $43.
American District Telegraph Co., mes
senger service to Board in September, 1898,
$1.36.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following resolutions, adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
s~ioners, were presented, received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions:
/. Ordering paid salaries of laborers on
meters for the month of September, 1898. as
per pay roll, amounting to 1898. 33.
q. Ordering paid salaries of Water Regis
trar, etc.. for the month Of September, 1898,
as per pay roll, amounting to 50, 901. 65.
8. Asking for an additional appropriation
of $4,000 for cleaning streets, etc. fiscal
year 1S92-93.
4. Ordering paid salaries of employees al
Belleville and High Service for the month
Of August, 1898, as per pay roll, amounting
to 81. 656 II.
s.. Certifying to the Board of Finance
that the total cost for reconstruction 81
sewer in Railroad avenue, between Hender.
son and Warren streets. amounts tc
81, 1873. IS.
s. To advertise for proposals to furnish
and deliver cast iron water pipe-about ont
hundred q00) lengths twelve az inch. ont
thousand & 900 lengths eight 80 inch, hvt