The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-31
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
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DS IuduS ny lAS Mayor anu aldermen OF
Jersey City to James p. Nerthrop of the
following described certificate of sale, being
for property purchased by the city at a sale
made by the City, Collector under the pro-
visions of Chapter 112, Laws of 1886 and
the supplements thereto, upon The. payment
to the City Treasurer of the amount for
which said property was sold, with interest
thereon at the rate of ten t10) per cent. per
annum to the date of payment, together with
all costs, charges and expenses incurred by
the city relative thereto, and that upon such
payment q proper assignment of such certi-
hcate, to be approved by the Cooperation
Counsel, be delivered under the seal of the
city and the hand of the Mayor.
No. 603, Block 2S6, Lot 20, Jewett ave-
nue..
No. 6o4, Block $50, Lot 81, Jewett ave-
nue..
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the Board of Finance the following
described property, purchased by the city
under Adjustment tax sales, and for which
deeds have been given vesting the title there
to in the city, to be sold and conveyed to the
following named persons respectively or their
assigns, in fee simple free from all incum-
brance for the amounts now due the city
thereon, including all taxes levied since the
date OF the order confirming the adjusted
liens, with interest and costs to date, and
that upon the payment of said amounts to
the City Treasurer deeds be executed there
for under the seal of the city and the hand
of his Honor the Mayor and delivered to
said purchasers. which deeds shall be APP
proved by the Corporation Counsel and shall
contain a full warranty of title to the amounts
paid to the city by such purchases, to wit:
To Frederick w. Flaacke or his assigns,
Lot %, Block 408-411, Harrison avenue.
To Henry Delatush or his assigns, Lots 10
and 20, Block 409-411, Harrison avenue.
TO Henry Feulkes or his. assigns, Lots 35
and S6, Block 40S-411 Harrison avenue
A recess of thirty 500 minutes was then
taken for the purpose of comforting with
representatives of the Board of Education
relative to the estimates of appropriations
submitted by said Board for the coming
fiscal year.
Upon re-assembling all the members of the
Board were present,
There being no further business the Board,
on motion of Mr.. Fraser, then adjourned.
MARTIN FINcK.
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Finance
of Jersey City, held in its rooms at the City
Hall on Friday, July 81, 1893, at s Pm,
Reconsideration Hitler and Messrs.
Bedell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson fa).
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
July 18th and of the adjourned meetings of
July II and II, 1898, were apprved as en-
crossed in the minute book, on motion of
Mr.. Fraser.
A recess OF fifteen DO minutes was then
taken.
Upon the re-assembling of the Board the
same members were present as at roll call.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS n COMMUNE
CATIONS.
Petition of Drayton < Durant for the re-
turn of duplicate payment of water rents of
1898.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
Printing. Stationery and Supplies:
Claim of N Y, and M. Telephone Co.
for telephone service at Offices of City Col
$3.35.
Claim of NY. and NJ. Telephone Co.
for telephone service at office of Board of
\ ldfiC h1dlGl l.. LOUD, IL u AaC L,
1893, $685..
Claim of NY. and NJ, Telephone Co
for telephone service at Mayors office from
March l, 1898, to June 1, 1898, So.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
A communication was received from the
City Collector submitting Herewith a list of
unpaid personal taxes for the First and Sec
ond districts for the year 1852.
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The following resolutions were adopted
by the Board of Street and Water Commits
%sioners:
/. Resembling SO much of a resolution
adopted June 80, 1893, ordering paid certain
claims as refers to claim of Jas. 1. Dean,
for services as driver at Belleville in Decem-
Der, 1892.
Adopted July II, 1898.
2. Two resolutions ordering paid certain
claims.
3. Authorizing the construction Of a sewer
in Congress street, from a point about $50
feet west of Central avenue, to connect with
sewer now being built in Pierce avenue.
Adopted July II. 1898.
A. Authorizing the opening of Fremont
street, between Railroad avenue and Wayne
street.
5, Authorizing the opening of a street to
be called Prior street, according to terms as
set forth in the petition in writing of the
National Docks and NJ. Junction Connect
ing Railway Co.
Presented July II, 1898.
6. Authorizing the construction of an 49,
inch brick oval sewer in Leonard street, from
Summit avenue to connect with sewer now
being built in I entral avenue.
Adopted July Il. 1893.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions.
From the Clerk of this Board:
JERSEY CITY, July II, 1893.
Hon. Board of Finance:
GENTLEMEN,-I beg leave to inform your
honorable body that have this day received
from the Chief Engineer of the Bureau of
Engineering and Survey and the Building
Inspector, reports made by them in compli-
ance with a resolution passed by this Board
July Z, 1893, requesting them to examine
the various school buildings in the city and
report the result of such examination.
The reports show the following estimated
costs for repairing the several school build
ings, as also the estimated costs for repairing
new furniture and the purchase of new furni-
ture where required:
Repairs to Repairs TO
Buildings, Furniture,