The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting OF the Board of Financt
was held at its rooms In the City Hall or
Friday. November II, 1893, at eight o'clocl
P. M.
Present-President Hitler and Messrs
Bedeil, Detwiiler, Simpson and Fraser-(5)
Absent-None.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the special meeting O
Nov. 8, l893, were approved as engrossed
in the minute book on motion Of Mr..
Fraser.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. ETC.
The following petitions were presented
received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel:
Of H. d. Liliendahl, to return to him a
duplicate payment of taxes of 1888.
OF Mrs. Henry Morgan, to return to hel
the sum of $44.21, it being a duplicate paw
ment of taxes of 1890, on Lot E. Block
224 1-2 Crawford street. paid Nov. 6, 1893.
the same being duplicate of payment made
March IS, 1891.
OF North Hudson County Railroad Com
pany, to have returned the sum of 800. IS
payment in error of taxes for 1892 on Lots
l to 4, Block 700, Central avenue, and for
the sum of $183 23 for duplicate payment Of
Water rents of 1898, on Lot part 81, Block
pig, 1857 70; on Lot part 81, Block 572 and
S97.55 both on Summit avenue, paid June
5o, 1898, being duplicate of payment made
same date.
The following communication was pre-
sented, received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance with power.
To the Mayor and Board of Finance of
Jersey City:
Gentlemen:--This is to notify you that
John III. Shannon, who was one of the
sureties on the official bond of Jeremiah B.
Cleveland, City Treasurer. departed this
lite on the sixth day Of July last, and that
his estate will not be liable on the said bond
from and after the time of his said deceased.
This notice is given you for the purpose
OF enabling you to protect yourselves by re-
curing a new surety in the place of said
John M. Shannon, if same shall be neces-
sary.
Signed) ANNA SHANNON.
Executrix of John M, Shannon, decd.
Dated, Oct. 81, 1898.
Petition of Henry Traphagen to have re-
turned to him the sum of and hundred and
eighty-six dollars and eighty-two cents
($1S6. 80 as surplus sale for adjusted taxes
On lot %, Block No. 215, Commissioner
map, sold by the city at a tax sale held on
the Goth dav of March. 1890.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel. :
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to their appropriate com
mittees:
Of j. w. Harrison, for stationery sup
plies for City Comptroller, $40, 95.
OF United Gas Improvement Co., for gas
used in City Hall during the month of Octo-
Der, 1898, SIS. AS.
OF Jersey City News for advertising
manual, pages 90-102, thirteen pages, $25.
OF John j. OHata, for printing and
stationery for City Collector and Board of
Finance, $21 40.
Of Amerieun District Telegraph Co., for
messenger service during the month of Octo-
Der, So 80.
OF Jersey City Electric Light Co, for
lighting the offices of Mayor City Collector
500. 66.
Of R. H. Weaver, for taking down and
storing awnings I'M Comptroller's Office 1927
and Collectors Office ($3): total, SIS.
OF George Rihgle, for stove and supplies
for same in Mayors of6ce, $685..
OFT. Y. Blown, for map made for Cor
poration. Counsel showing Entertainments of
the Ny. LIE and W. R.R., between
Provost and Monmouth streets, $40.
OF Jersey City News, for advertising
Martin Act notices, $57.75.
OF Jersey City News, for advertising
Martin Act notices. $57.75
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS,
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners:
The following resolutions, adopted bv the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
and requiring the concurrence of this Board.
were presented, received and referred to the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions:
l.. Fixing salary of Cornelius Stanton.
residence 70 Hopkins avenue, as 'slaborer
IN laying and repairing water pipe. ap-
pointed October 80, 1893. at So per day
when engaged.
(This resolution was presented to this
Board November s., 1893, but not contain
ing the name and residence of the party to
whom the salary refers, was ordered returned
to the Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners on account of this omission and is
now received by this Board as corrected.)
2. Ordering paid certain claims passed
Nov. 8, 1898.
8. Ordering paid certain claims passed
November Is, 1893.
4. Ordering paid the salaries of employees
at Belleyille and High Service for October.
1898, amounting to 81, 54e. IS.
5. Requesting the Board of Finance to
make an additional appropriation of $15S. 50
to account OF armory rentals, fiscal year
1929, and to add $500 to the appropria-
ton Of coming fiscal year 1893-94.
6. To fix the salary of John McGrath.
2S4 Seventh street, laborer on repairing and
laying pipe (appointed November 8, 1887
at So per day when engaged.
Z. Requesting Board of Finance to trans
fer 81, 1876. 10 from appropriation for erect
ing engine houses to the account of Fifth
(5th) precinct station house adopted Nov
ember IS, 1898.
8. Authorizing the construction of a "a
inch brick oval sewer in Manning avenue.
from a point about IS feet from Johnston
avenue to and connecting with sewer now
built in Grand street adopted November 10,
1888.
8. Awarding the contract to Henry Gun
ningham for improvement Of Duncan street.
between Bergen avenue and the easterIy line
of the proposed Boulevard adopted Nov
ember ID. 1888.
10. Awarding the contract to P. P. +.
Mullery for construction of a sewer in Sum
init avenue, from Laidlaw avenue, etc. to
Bowers street adopted November 10, 1899.
II. Awarding the contract to James
Harrington for the Improvement of Orient