The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
Absent ommissione Dugan.

AD1NAAb OOllihi9oACtiSt bdSdhs
Committee on Assessments and Exten-
sions presented the following:
Resolved, That a plumbers license be, and
is hereby granted TO 4. Schocber to make
connections with the water maine of Jersey
City and also to do general plumbing work
when he files the required bond in the office
of the Permit Clerk.
Resolved, That VIM. Geraghty be ap-
pointed assistant in the Water Department
and detailed to perform the engineering and
survey work connected with such department.
Resolved, That the salary of the assistant
in the Water Department, appointed this
day, be and is hereby fixed at SIS per month,
The fnregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes and
nays.
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers, Voc and Cook.
Absent-Commissioner Dugan.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks presented the following:
Resolved, That $14.8 80 be aid to the +.
G. Jupply Co. for lawn MOVE. tc., charge
public grounds and buildings 1928.
Resolved, That $208. SO be paid to War
rem & Nugent, Agents, for rent of Armory,
month Of May, 1898.
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rent of Armory, month of June. 1893.
Resolved, That 500 be paid to Hugh A.
Kelley for his services as Wharfnger for the
month ending June 30, 1898, charge Nor
gan Street Dock.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance be
requested to appropriate to this Board for
immediate use, the sum of twenty thousand
(S20, 600 dollars in order that the same may
be anniIad fn T1akiad dprfDn tho c1Ipo ~ ar
vacation, such repairs to the various public
schools as are found necessary.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the cal for the ayes and
nays.
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers, Yoe and Cook.
Absent-Commissioner Dugan.
Committee on Engineering and Survey
presented the following:
Resolved, That on and after July 1st,
1898, the following persons shall constitute
the Bureau of Engineering and Survey, al
w. w. Ruggles. Chief Engineer, $29166.
c. A. Van Keuren, Surveyor, 5000.
o. G.. Stringham, Surveyor, 800,
A. F. Schlagel, D%raughtsman, $125.
John Rowe, General Assistant and Clerk
to Bureau in Assessment Department, 800,
John McKeon, General Assistant and CLERK
to Chief Engineer, $75.
John Wilson, Rodman, S75.
Resolved, That the service of all other per-
sons now in the employ of said department.
to-wit: VIM. D. Geraghty, Jacob Eller and
Chas. Conway be dispensed with On and
after July LIST proximo.
Resolved, That on and after July /, 1898,
the office of Assistant Chief Engineer be
abolished.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter men
toned be paid to the persons named respec.
lively for services rendered as Chief Engi-
neer, etc, for five months, ending June Both,
1893, amounting in the aggregate to 81,
DOS. 80.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes and
nays.
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers, Yoe and Cook.
Absent-Commissioner Dugan.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That in accordance with Sec
ton 16, Chapter 1874 of the Laws Of 1891
this Board hereby certihes to the Board o.
Finance an estimate in detail of the amounts
necessary for the purpose of maintenance of
the various municipal departments, matter:
and things under the government control anc
management oil the Board of Street anc
Water Commissioners for the year beginning
December l, 1898.
Cleaning streets and removing ashes
and garbage, including salary of
Superintendent of Streets and
Roads. $50 O(
ing salary of Sewer Inspector. 10000
Engineering Bureau. ........... IA ,00(
Repairs to unpaved Streets. ....... 1901
Reconstruction of sewers. 10000
Lamps and lights, including salaries 80. 00(
Electric lights. 25, 00(
Public grounds and buildings. 5000
Salaries, Clerk of the Board, So, 900,
Asst. Clerk, 81, 500; two clerks in
Clerks Office, $500; each Com
missioner, $40, 600. .......... is 900
Printing and stationery. 2,00(
Repairs to public schools. ........ 25, 00(
Repairs to Engine Houses. ....... 7,50(
District Court Rentals. .......... 2,10(
Rent of Armories. 49,. ~. 1900
Urinal in public parks. .......&.. $500
Use of water for fire and other pub
lie purposes .................. 5000
Insurance. 500
Adopted by the following vote on the cal
for the ayes and nays.
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers, zoe and Cook.
Absent-Commissioner Dugan.
Privilege of the floor was accorded to Mr..
James Flemming. who addressed the Board
in matter of liberation of water as accom-
plished by the Behring system, after which
said matter was referred to Committee OF
Pumping and Reservoirs.
The Board on motion adjourned.
GEO. 7. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Stree
and Water Commissioners held on Monday
July 8, 1898, at 10o'clock.
No quorum bring present the Clerk de
clared the meeting adjourned.
GEO. L. BoUToN,
Clerk.
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