The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

N~SOAfSA 4ldL TIC SERVICES OF .JerrW
Roach and John Ryne, as employees on lamp
wagon. be dispensed with, the same 10 dad
from October l. instant.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote, on the call of the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, FIVE
in number.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
presented the following:
Resolved, That $500 be paid to John Nc
Carthy, for unloading, carting and trimming
about 5000 tons Of coal at Belleyille pump
ing station.
Charge water account.
Adopted by the following vote, on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, FIVE
in number.
Committee on Assessments and Extensions
presented the following:
Resolved, That $50 be paid to George
Fettis & Co. for sand.
S1V7.15 to Peter Jochum, for repairing
wagon.
SO to NJ. o'Mara, for horseshoeing.
$500 to National Meter Co., for meter.
$500 to National Meter Co, for meter.
SIC. 20to M. OMara, for horseshoeing.
so to +. w. Decker, for services Ia
HolSl DNRdiLhuCuls august
Resolved, That by and with the consent Of
the Board OF Finance the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named re-
spectively, for services rendered as General
Superintendent, etc., in Water Department
for month ending September 80, 1898,
amounting in the aggregate to 81, 619.
Whereas, Property owners, taxpayers and
residents Of that section of Jersey City
living along the line on Bergen avenue,
from Virginia avenue to Bedell avenue, to-
gether with the streets intersecting the
same, have repeatedly, by petition and per-
sonal application, brought to the attention Of
this Board the absolute necessity for q
greater supply of water; and
Whereas, This Board, while realizing the
requirements of these citizens. and fully ac-
knowledging the justice of their complaint,
is powerless to afford relief without the con-
current action of the Beard of Finance.
Resolved, That the Committee on Assess
ments and Extensions of this Board be re-
queSted to wait upon the Beard of Finance
at its next meeting and endeavor to arrive at
some solution whereby the long standing
cause for complaint may be removed.
Whereas, Numerous applications have
been and are constantly being made to this
Board for the laying of water pipe and ex-
tension of mains, in order that buildings
already constructed and those in course Of
erection may be supplied with Passaic
water.
Whereas, BY reason of an insuficiency Of
pipe, such applications have accumulated to
an extent beyond the power of this Board to
grant las evidenced by a. detailed list of
unacted-upon petitions submitted by the
Chief Engineer this day. unless concurrence
&c had in raSolTfior haratoS0ra 1areaJ Io1I-fn1r
to the purchase of water pipe; therefore
Resolved, That the Clerk Of this Board
be directed to forward a copy of such list to
the Board of Finance, with a request for
speedy concurrence in pending resolution, to
the end that relief may be afforded in the
most urgent cases at least.
Resolved, That plumbers licenses be and
are hereby granted to Joseph H. McGuin-
ness, Joseph A. Lane, Charles Munzing and
Joseph O.. DUFF to make connections with
the water mains in Jersey City, and also to
do general plumbing work. when they file
the required bond in the Office of the Permit
Clerk.
Resolved, That Michael ]. o'Rourke ba
and is hereby appointed as re-assessor.
Resolved, That the salary of re-assessor
appointed this day be and is hereby fxed at
SIS per month.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the caU for the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-All the members of Board. FIVE
in number.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks presented the following:
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to VIM.
Zimmerman for twenty-six days services az
inspector on Fifth Precinct Station House in
September, 1898.
Charge this appropriation.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-AlI the members of the Board,
five in number.
presented the following:
Resolved, That the following SUMS be
paid to the newspapers hereinafter named
for advertising hearing on petition and pub
fishing ordinances to authorize the Consoli-
dated Traction Co. to lay tracks, etc, in
certain streets;
Charge ordinance account.
$141.9 80 to New Jersey Stats Zeitung for
advertising hearing.
$115 80 to Jersey City News for adyertis-
ing hearing.
$685. rs to Evening Journal Association
for advertising hearing.
$26 to Jersey City Herald for advertising
hearing,
500 to Jersey City Herald for publishing
ordinance.
5000 to Jersey City News for publishing
ordinance.
$206 so to New Jersey Stats Zeitung for
publishing ordinance.
$207 90 to Evening Journal Association
for publishing ordinance.
Adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers, Yoe and Cook
Nay-Commissioner Dugan-1.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY Commissioner Cook:
Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel,
Chief Engineer and Superintendent of
Streets and Roads be requested to attend
every meeting of this Board and remain
until said meeting is over.
Adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays;
Ayes-All the members OF the Board, 1--WE
in number.
The Board on motion adjourned.
GEO. L. BoUToN,
Clerk