The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-29

Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Detwiller and Fraser ~
From the Committee Of the Whole report
ing approval Of the following official bonds
and recommending that they be spread il
full on the bondsbook and filed:
OF Hugh II. Abernethy, member of the
Board OF Police Commissioners; James H.
Love, member of the Board of Tax Commits.
%sioners; John Brennan, member of the Board
of Fire Commissioners; and the following
constables: Andrew Manning, John H.
Masker, John H. Mitchell, Enoch Raynor,
Edward F. OGrady, Edward H. Martin,
Michael A. Egan, Frederick P. Budden, jr.,
William Hogan, Joseph Boland, Henry J.
Powell, Peter H. Daily, Frank Meyer.
The report was received and the recommen-
dations therein contained adopted and the
official bonds of the aforesaid approved by
the following vote on the call for the yeas
and nays;
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Bedell
and Simpson (3).
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Detwiller and Fraser (2(.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Bedell moved lhat when this Board
adjourns it be to meet subject to the call of
the chair. Adopted.
The following resolutions were presented
by Mr.. Bedell and each adopted by the fol-
lowing vote on the call for the yeas and
nays; Z
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Bedell
and Simpson (3).
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Detwiller and Fraser (2).
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of that
officer to transfer collections made March 81
to-May 4, 1898, inclusive, as follows:
To water account, $2,413.40, adjusted
water rents,
To assessment account, ST., 047. 63, adj
Justed assessments.
To general account, 50. 544. GA, adjusted
taxes, 1879.
To general account, s112, tax sale adver-
Using fees. s
To tax arrearage fund, 1890, So, 1s4.7 II. :
adjusted taxes, 1890.
To tax arrearage fund, 1891, 50, 98e. se,
adjusted taxes, 1891.
To tax arrearage fund. 1889, SO. s17. os,
adjusted taxes, 1889.
To tax arrearage fund, 1888, ss,s7s.57,
adjusted taxes, 1888,
To arrearage fund. SIC, 465 .05, adjusted
taxes, 1876 to 1887.
To lax arrearage fund, So, 1915. 80, interest
on adjusted taxes, etc.
To fund, 1878, 1890. 05, adjusted taxes,
1872 and previous years.
To fund, 1878, 1924. SO, adjusted taxes,
1878 to 1894.
Total $54, 434.6 so.
Resolved That a warrant be ordered drawn
on the City Treasurer in favor of that officer
to transfer $94.20 from the surplus account
to adjusted leinss account, same being
amount surplus received at sale held Oct. 10,
1890, on lots So, 81, Block 800, said sale
having since been cancelled.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered drawn
90 the City Treasurer in favor of Hugh
Dugan, County Collector, for the sum Of
SPAS, 742.6 81, account state school tax, 1892
and 1893.
Resolved, That the clerk Of the Board be
requested to report to the Board at its next
! meeting a list of voters not acted Upon by
this Board, received by him from the former
| clerk with the date of their receipt and
a short memorandum of the resolution voted
in each case.
On motiou of Mr.. Simpson the Board
adjourned.
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
Special meeting of the Board of Finance Of
| Jersey City, held in their rooms, at the City
Hall, on Friday, May 10, 1893, at 4 o'clock
P. M.
Present-President Hitler and Messrs Be-
dell and Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson %.
Absent-None.
The call for the meeting, which was for
the transaction of general business Including
the fixing of the regular meeting day of the
Board and the appointment of the president
of the standing committees for the ensuing
year, was read by the Clerk.
The following communication was pre-
sented by Corporation Counsel and same was
received, ordered spread in full upon the
minutes and filed.
Hold. Board of Finance, Jersey City.
SIRs-The enclosed lisa copy of the men,
orandum filed by Judge Depue in the Su-
preme Court in the quo warranto proceedings
now pending relative to the membership Of
your Board of Messrs. Fraser and Detwiller.
1t removes all question as to the existence Of
a stay.
WM. D, EDWARDS,
Nav IS. 1893. Corporation Counsel.
Peterson,
VS.. Mem. filed May 10, by Judge
Detwiller. Depue.
Edelstein,
Eraser.
The restraining order allowed Mr.. Justice
Lippincott in the above cases, having expired
by limitation and being no longer binding, it
is unnecessary to decide the question arising
on the motion to vacate the stay granted by
Judge Lippincott. (signed)
D. A. Depue, p.
ApPRov OF H MINUTES.
The Minutes of the Board of Finance of
Jersey City of April "a, 1898, were read as
engrossed in the minute book, whereupon the
following resolution was presented by Mr..
Bedell:
Resolved, That the minutes of the meet
ing of April "a, 1893, be approved as read;
that the proceedings had at that meeting be
ratified, and that the appointments made by
the Mayor, and set forth in said minutes, be
confirmed"
The following resolution was adopted IN
motion of Mr.. Fraser by the following vote
(the yeas and nays having been ordered and
taken):
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson (5).
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson, the minutes of
the Board of Finance Of Jersey City Of meet
ings held April 25, April 81. April %, April
90. Nav 1 and May 5, 1898, were approved