The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-09

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Special meeting of the Board of Finance
held at the City Hall. Tuesday, December
20, 1892. at 2 O'Clock p. M.
Present-President Edelstein, MessrS.
Allen and Bedell.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The call for the meeting which was for
the transaction of ger eral business was
read by the Clerk.
On motion the regular order of business
was suspended and the Clerk was di-
rected to call for proposals for the issue
OF $500. 600 five per cent. water bonds in
s~ccoidance with the resolutions adopted
November. II and December z, 1892.
The following eight bids were received
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole:
W. E. R. Smith, Investment Securities,
16 Broad street.
NEW York. Dec. 90. 1892.
To the Honorable Board Of Finance, Jer-
sey City,'N. j.:
GENTIEMEN-I herewith offer $104.04
for 500, Geo Jersey City Water Bonds due
January 2, 1928.
Yours respectfully,
W. E. R. SMITH.
c: zabriskie, Bankers. 24s s45 Washing
ton street.
JERSEY CITY. N. j.. Dec. 90. 1892.
Board of Finance. Jersey City, N. j.:
GENTLEMEN-I will bid $104. on for the
$500. 900 jersey City five per cent. Water
Bonds due January 2. 1923, according to
your advertisement.
G. ZABR1sKIE.
William Clarke & Sons, Bankers.
1853 NASSAU ST.. N. Y. Dec. 20, 1892.
To the Board Of Finance of Jersey City,
n. j.
= GENTLEMEN,-We herewith offer COB
one hundred u three for the 5000, 900.
Jersey City, 5 per cent. Water Bonds,
due Jan. 2. 1923. this bid is for The entire
amount not for any portion.
Yours respectfully,
VIM. CLARKE & Sons.
Spencer Trask & Co.. No. 10 Wall Streel.
New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. II, 1892.
Mr.. VIM. G. German, Clerk Board of
Finance of Jersey City, N. j..
DEAR SlR,-We will pay $104.03 per
cent. accrued interest or $l,040.30 per
81, GOO bond accrued interest to be added
for $500, 000. Ref9nding Water. 5 per
cent. bonds to be issued by your city,
payable January 2, 1928. interest, Janu-
airy and July. This is made subject to
all papers being favorably passed upon
by our counsel.
We base our bid upon your advertise
meat of the 9Th inst. from which we un-
.derstand the issue is for thirty years.
without privilege of redemption.
Yours very respectfully,
SPENCER, TRAsK & Co..
Coffin 81 Stanton, Bankers, New YORK,
London.
70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Dec. 90. 1892.
William G.. German, Clerk, Jersey City,
N. j.
DEAR Strive will purchase from you
$500, 900 City of New Jersey 5 per cent.
thirty year bonds. as per enclosed adver-
tisement, paying therefor 1O2 l710O and
interest; bonds to meet ell legal require
ments.
Yours truly.
COFFIN & STANTON.
N. W. Harris & Company, Bankers, lew
York, Chicago. Boston.
NEW YORK. Is Wall street, Dec. 20, 1892.
Board of Fiuance, William G, German,
Clerk. Jersey City, New Jersey.
GENTLEMAN-For the $500. 600 five per
cent. rebuilding water bonds, to be dated
January 2. 1898, and mature January 2.
1928, interest payable semi-annually. we
will pay 104. 81. that is, par and a premiam
OF IS. $40.
Usual papers showing satisfactorily
legality of issue to be furnished us prior
to payment for bonds, bonds to be paid
for on delivery at some bank in New York
City.
Yours very truly,
N. w. HARRIS & Co. :
Dict. N. W. H.-M.-B.
f. Kloeckner g. Co., Investment Secu-
rites. 6 Wall street
NEW YORK, Dec. 90, 1892.
VIM. G. German, ESQ.,. Clerk, Jersey
City, Nj.
DEAR SIR-According to your adver-
tisement calling for bids on s2oo,ooo Jer-
sey. City 5 per cent. Water bonds, payable
January 2. 1923. we herewith submit our
offer Of 104. 81 for the whole or any part
of the issue.
Respectfully yours.
+. kLoECKNER & Co..
George H. Benwell, Investment Secu-
rites, Schermerhorn Building, 6 Wall
street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 90, 1892.
Board Of Finance, Jersey City, N. j..
GENTLEMEN-I will give for the 100000
Jersey City Water 5 per cent. bonds. due
January. 1928. $1O3.97 {.
Yours respectfully.
GEO. II. BENwELL.
On motion of Mr.. Allen a recess was
taken.
The Board reassembled at twenty-five
minutes to three o'clock p. M, the same
ME N bers being present.
The regular order of business was then
resumed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICATIoNs.
Petition of Elijah S. Corales and Will
ldAt VI S0ANOAsAOk AOoAAA "a PAAS
allied upon sale of lands sold for unpaid
adjusted taxes, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
Finance.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claim of the New Jersey TILE Guam
antee and TRUST Company of SITS for
under The MARTIN AcG."
Claim Of l.. Andrews Of $780, 10 for sta
tionery.
Claim of the Western Union Telegraph
Company of So for time service.
Received and referred to the Committee
Printing, Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following vetoes were received
from His Honor the Mayor and laid over
under the rules.
MAYORS OFFICE.
JERSEY CRY. N. r., Dec. 16. 1892.
Tie Honorable Board of Finance:
CONFERENCE.-THE resolution of your
your Board, passed November II, 1899,
in the resolution of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners No
vember IA. 1892, ordering paid payroll
water pipe April, 1892, amounting
In the aggregate to the sum of Sl.7O7.25,
is herewith returned without signature
az to the following items. Nos. 4. 5, z, IL,
Is, II, 10, 81, 90. 81, 80, IS, 81, 38, SO, 40, AZ,
43, "A. 40, Al. Al. 48. 40, so, 81, 81. 81, 90.
Sc. 81, SO. The above items cover pay
ments to men as designated on the pay
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