The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24

Nays-None.
Absent-Nonc.
From the Committee on Salaries anc
Claims recommending the adoption of reso
buttons: Ordering paid the following claims:
Of j. w. HARRISON for stationery fol
City Clerk, SO. so.
OF. G. News, for advertising ''Martir
Act notices. $162. rs.
Of /. C.. News, for advertising property
under Martin Act" $131.2 5.
OF John II. Edwards, for serving notice.
under Martin Act" $136.
All chargeable to the account of "Martir
Act.
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the following
vote, the yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken.
Yeas--President Hitler and Messrs. Be.
dell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson.-(O
Nays-None.
Absent--None.
The following communications were pre-
sented.
JERSEY CRY, Nov IL, 1893.
10 the Honorable Board of Finance:
Gentlemen:-I hereby recommend Chas.
b. McAnally for promotion to a clerkship in
my Office at a salary of seventy $50 dollars
in place of John O'Neil, deceased.
Very Respectfully,
P. II. O'NEIL,
City Collector.
JERSEY Cry, Nov. II, 1898.
To the Hon. Board of Finance:
Gentlemen.-I hereby recommend that
James l.. Merritt be appointed messenger in
the Office of the City Collector, at a salary of
sixty dollars $500, in place of Chas. B.
McAnallY, promoted. and most respectfully
ask for his confirmation.
Very respectfully submitted,
P. H. o NELL,
City Collector.
The communications were received and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were presented.
BY President Hitler:
Resolved, That the communication of P.
H. ONeiil. City Collector, recommending
for promotion to a clerkship in the Office Of
the City Collector Charles b. McAnally. at
a salary of seventy dollars (S7O per month,
be received, and that Charles B. McAnally
be and is hereby appointed as a clerk in the
Office OF the City Collector, at a salary of
seventy dollars ($70 per month, appoint
ment to take effect from and after this date.
Adopted by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken:
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller, Fraser and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
BY President Hitler:
Resolved, That the communication of P.
H. O'Neill, City Collector, recommending
for appointment James L. Merritt. as mes
senger in the Office of the City Collector, at
a salary of sixty dollars $500 per month, in
place of Charles b. McAnally, promoted,
be received and this Board hereby appoints
James Merritt as messenger in the office of
the City Collector, at a salary of sixty dollars
$500 per month, in place of Charles B.. Nc
Anally, promoted, appointment to take
effect from and after this date.
Adopted by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken:
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller. Fraser and Simpson-5.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
By Mr.. Fraser:
Resolved, That the resolutions passed by
this Board October 81. 1893, authorizing
the Committee on Finance to have prepared
and issued City Hall Bonds of this city to
the amount of $3.50, 900 be, and the SAME
are hereby rescinded. Adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken.
YeascPresident Hitler and Messrs. Be.
dell. Detwilier. Fraser and Simpson. 90.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
BY Mr., Bedell on behalf of the Committee
on Finance.
Resolved, That in accordance with the
request of the City Hall Commissioners, and
in pursuance of the provisions of an Act oil
the Legislature of the State or New Jersey,
entitled An act to enable cities in this
State to furnish suitable accommodations for
the transaction of public business" approved
April 10, 1887, and the supplements and
amendments thereto, there be issued CITY
Hall Bonds Of this city to the amount OF
five hundred and Fifty thousand $3.50, 600
dollars, said bonds to be issued in the name
of the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey CITY,
signed by the Mayor of the City and sealed
with the corporate seal, attested by the City
Clerk and countersigned by the City Comp,
troller.
Resolved, That said City Hall Bonds
shall be dated January 2, 1894, to be paya.
Bile in gold coin of the United States o.
America of the present standard of weigh
and f~neness. with interest at the rate of five
% per e per annum, payable semi
annually in like gold coin on the first day.
of July and January in each year; the princi
pal of said bonds to fall due as follows:
Twenty thousand $3.50, 000) dollars on the
first day of January in each year, from nine.
teen hundred and fourteen (1914) to nine
teen hundred and twenty-three both inclu.
sive, and the balance of three hundred ano
fifty thousand $3.50, 000} dollars on the frs
day of january nineteen hundred anc
twenty-four (1924l.
Resolved, That said bonds hereby author
lied to be issued under said act of April Is
1887, and the supplements and amendments
thereto, shall be sold by the Board of Fl
nance at the best price that can be obtained
therefor, but at not less than thier par value
and accrued interest.
Resolved, That the proceeds of said
bonds when sold be applied and appropriated
to said City Hall Commissioners for the pur.
poses of said acts.
Resolved, That in order to provide for the
payment of said bonds, and the interest
thereon, there shall be included in the ia,
levy and raised by taxation in this city, a
sum equal to the interest upon such bonds
and the principal of the bonds falling du,
within the year.
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and he is hereby directed to issue a circular
requesting proposals for $3.50, 000) of Cit,
Hall Bonds hereby directed to be issued
1.sI n..o.lu- - L. = r. - L--x