The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
TEE LATE ORBS7BS c.
The Finance Board EndeaV-
oring to Dispose of One
of His Legacies.
REDEEMING A NUMBER OF BONDS.
Will Investigate the Water De-
partment-Schools To Be
Repaired.

AuS 6OAr0 ol Hlu&lco mAue Au eAoEt.
last night. to patch up the complicated
state of affairs, the lats Oreshes Clevs-
Land. when he was mayor, left on their
hands when he was shslved. When the
new charter became operative and the
liquor license money was apportioned, a
certain percentage sgoing ito fund
known as special streets, great deal OF
work on the streets WAS peing done, that
is, judging by the claims which piled up
rapidly. and which were chargeable
to the account. The late Mr..
Cleveland allowed the fund TO
become exhausted for 1s9l-S2, but
knowing this fact. quietly sat down be-
fore being shelved and signed warrants
aggrsgasing $4,000, which hat been
passed by the Street and Water Commits
soners, and which he evidently supposed
would be paid bv iacoming officials.
Comptroller Hougn, hewsyer. did not
like this method of doing hESiness, aud
when it was suggested that he pay the
warrants and charge them to the special
street fluid of 1892 93 he rebeiled.
He took this stand upon the advice of ex-
Mayor Collins. All efforts since that
time to move him have been without
avail. He will not attach his signature
W RAy OF Guc StS ueu Dy Lu6 lhle
Orestes Cleveland, and as a result tbs
claimants have not recslved cent.
TEE FINANCE BOARDS EFFORT.
About four weeks ago the new Board
of Finance directed him to set aside 500,
0o0sef the specialsstreet funds for the pay
ment of the $4S, 900 worth of claims aud
$16. 900 worth more for which warrants
fused to comply and as result there is
a lively controversy on, Two weeks ago
the Finance Commissioners requested
the Street and Water Commissioners to
give them a detailed statement of all the
claims against the street account for 1892
which had not been paid. The list sub
mitted last night showed $4,000, but
is $1,000 with more outstanding. The
Finance Commissioners want to pay all
the city's old debts, but 1t will never be
done until Mr.. Hough thinks he is acting
lawfully in the matter. Last night
another effort was made to pay the old
claims under an act of the last Legisla-
ture.
The Board experimented with john
Nolan whose claims aggregate $4,000.
This Is the resolution Adopted
Resolved That the City Treasurer and City
Comptroller be directed to pay to John Nolan
the sum OF S4a9 90 upon warrant No. 231 book
dated April 81, 1899, to his order on account of
repaving Grove street, heretofore ordered paid
by the Board of Street and Water Commission.
ers, said warrant to be paid out of the special
street fund.- set apart by this Board out of the
license funds or 189298 by resolution of May 10.
1893, as amended May 8. 1893, being a part of
the bills amounting to $4,000 rnerein mention
ed, said sum $467. IS being hereby appropriated
for the payment of said warra It.
Comptro Ter Hough will not recognize
this resolution for the same reason that
has withheld his signature from the
others.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE WATER DEPART
MENT.
The request of the Board of Trade that
the Finance Board demand of the Street
and Watar Board detailed statement of
tho receipts and expenditures of the
Water Department from May /, 1892 to
May /, 1898, was complied with. The
Finance Commissioners ask that tie re-
port be prepared as soon as practicable.
1t Is upon this report that it is alleged
application will be made to Judge Lip
pincott for the appointment of u COM
mtttse for thorough investigation of all
the accounts of the board.
PREPARED TO REDEEM BONDS.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners gave
the members of the Board an agreeable
surprise and demonstrated the fact that
the city was In splendid condition,
finapcially by reporting that they were
prepared to redeem 81, 500 of the 500. 600
worth of seven per cent. assessment
DOuuS aus N6Vsulb6r L. 1885, also $lUU, ,OUU
worth of the $500, 900, same bonus, due
January l. 1894, and $159 600 worth OF the
$459, 900 batch. same bonds, due October /,
1893.
Te REPAIR THE SCHOOLS.
The Board decidec to borrow on tenn
porary loan bonps $40, 600 which is to be
utilized by the Street aud Water Conf
fntssioners for the immediate repair OF the
public schools. ALI the work necessary
TO be done must be given out by contract
and before a single payment is made the
work done must be accepted as sarisfac-
factory by Engineer Rugglss, Building
Inspector Macarthur aud the committees
of the Board of Education having in
charge the schools undergoing repair.
There will be four contracts ana several
schools will be embodied in each con-
tract.
s'TIM" MUST BE BETTER.
Tho members of the board called City
Marshal Tim" Long TO the front aud
gave him hauling ever the Goals for the
dirty condition of the City Hail. Iu fu-
ture the City Marshal will be held re-
sponsble for the cleanliness of the build
ing, and not the unfortunate and under
paid scrub women.
The payroll of the General Superinten-
dent for July, amounting to 81, ,594, and
laborers repairing streets and water
pipes for June. S., ,21S50, were passed.