The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-06
A OF FINANCE
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

neid IN It's rooms at the City Hall, on Thurs.
day, September %, 1898, at $50 o'clock
Present-President Hitler, and Messrs.
Bedell, Detwiier and Simpson,
Absent-Mr. Fraser-1.
The call for the meeting was read by the
Clerk and is as follows:
JERSEY Cry, N. j., Sept. 81, 1893.
Mr.. Martin Finck. Clerk Board of Finance:
Dear Sir,-Please issue notices for a
special meeting of the Board of Finance, to
be held 0 n Thursday. September %, 1893.
at $3.50 P. M. sharp. to rescind the resolu-
ton of the Board, passed September %,
1893, providing for the borrowing of $500, 900
en- temporary loan bonds. and to adopt a
resolution in its stead, making the same pro-
visions in the new resolution as in the one to
be rescinded, adding the words, with in
terest' after the words payable on de-
mand." Yours respectfully
b e GEORGE K. HITLER,
President.
The following resolution was presented by
DIR. Bedell on behalf of the Committee on
Finance:
Resolved, That the resolution adopted by
this Board September 25, 1898. authorizing
the Committee on Finance to borrow, in the
name of the city. the sum of $500, 900 on
temporary loan bonds, ETC., be and the same
is hereby rescinded.
Adopted by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been ordered and taken:
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent Mr.. Fraser-1.
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance
be authorized to borrow in the name of the
city the sun of 100000 on temporary loan
bonds, payable on demand, with interest,
in accordance with the provisions of an act
of the Legislature, entitled, IAN Act to
authorize cities to issue temporary bonds in
certain cases." approved February 8, 1892.
the proceeds from said loans to be used for
the payment of seven per cent. assessment
bonds of the city, falling due on the first
day of October next; and be it further
Resolved, That the proceeds from the
sale of assessment bonds, authorized to be
issued under the act of March 16, 1893, by
resolution of this Board of August II, 1893,
shall be applied to the payment of the loans
hereby authorized to be made.
Adopted by the following vote. the yeas
and nays having been ordered taken: /.
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Fraser-1,
The Board then adjourned, on motion of
Mr.. Simpson.
MARTIN F1NcK,
Clerk.
Special meeting of the Board of Finance
held in its rooms at the City Hall On Mon
day morning. September IS. 1898. at ten
o'clock.
Present at roll call-President Hitler and
Messrs. Bedell, Detwiller and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. FTaser-1.
Mr.. Fraser subsequently appeared and
took his seat.
The call for the meeting, which was for
the transaction of general business, was read
by the clerk.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented,
received and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
OF S. Spengeman:
For the return of So enormously assessed
for water rents for market, year 1892.
OF Bridget Cutley:
For the return of $171. SO surplus paid in
redemption of land sold for unpaid adjusted
taxes. etc.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to their appropriate
committees:
Of Jersey City News, for advertising
Martin Act" notices, $162.7 rs.
Of F. Heppenheimer & Son, warrant
books for City Clerk, $3.50.
Of Jersey City News, advertising for pro-
posals to purchase bonds. $51 so.
Of Jersey City News, advertising property
under Martin Act, $131. 30.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS,
From the Clerk of the Board:
JERSEY CITY. Sept. %, 1898.
Honorable Board of Finance:
Gentlemen II beg leave to notify your
honorable Board that I have filed in the
office of the City Comptroller, September 10,
1898, the bond of indemnity of Edgar HI.
Congdon, agreeable to the orders Of your
Board. I herewith attach the receipt OF the
City Comptroller.
Yours truly,
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
Received and ordered filed.
(Mr. Fraser here appeared and took his
seat.)
From the Corporation Counsel:
ADVISING, on tne resolution OF the Board
OF Fire Commissioners, requesting the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners.
with the concurrence of this Board, to pur-
chase a plot of land and erect thereon a
suitable building for the Fire Department
purposes, to take the place of the premises
now occupied by the Hook and Ladder
Company on Webster avenue, which resolu-
ton was referred to him. that until the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
shall have passed a resolution to purchase
the land, the Board of Finance have
nothing to do in the premises, and further
advising that the communication from the
Fire Board be filed, pending the action of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners.
The communication from the Corporation
Counsel was received and ordered filed, and
the communication from the Fire Commits
sioners was ordered placed on file.
The following resolutions, adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners,
were presented, received and referred to the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions:
/. Authorizing the improvement of Old
Bergen road, from the Boulevard to Gates
avenue, and Bartholdi and Jackson places,
from Ocean avenue to Old Bergen road.
2. Awarding contract to Thomas Wood
tor the construction Of a in Summit
avenue, from Graham street to Hague
street.