The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-29

approval of the Corporation Counsel as
having been drawn in legal form.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
Printing, Stationery and Supplies:
J. w. Harrison, stationery for City Col
lector, $685. 5.
]. w. Harrison, Stationery for Board of
Finance, 1896. "a.
J. w. Harrison, stationery for Comptrol-
ler's office, $151 80.
$s5. IS 5 ''4''is0H' S'A''0ns'' '0' SA' s'
urer, s1a4.4s. '''''
Jerry City News, printing manuals, SIG.
II. c. Kelsey, certified copies Of laws of
1893, S.. so.
Jeremiah F. O'sullivan, copies Of Legisla-
ture bills, $50.
VIM. b. Edwards, for cash disbursements
as Corporation Counsel, 1857. 81.
The United Gas improvement Company gas
City Hall, March, 1893, $685. so.
The Jersey City Electric Light Company,
for lighting City Hall March, 1898, $74. "a.
c.. w. Wenner & Co., stationery for Cor
poration Counsel, SO.
P. H. Hanley. moving safe, etc., in
Mayors office, 81. so.
Herring-Hall Marvin Company, opening
large safe in office of Board of Finance, April
%, 1898, SIS.
Albert Datz, stationery and printing, Board
Of Finance, $1s9.
Albert Datz, for warrant books for City
Clerk, $3.50.
Albert DATE, printing and stationery fol
City Comptroller, $274.
Claim of Keuth X. Stearns, drawing deeds
| for City Collector under Martin act, $210.
Claim of Philip F. Botzong, serving no
tees on account of Martin act, $44.
Claim Of the New Jersey Staats-Zeitung
Company for advertising tax sale No. 8 on
| account Martin act, $223.80
Claim of Albert Datz, bill heads for City
Collector, $50.
Claim of Evening Journal Association, ad-
vertising tax sale IN account Martin act,
$223.e0
Claim of Evening Journal Association adj
vertising tax sale on account Martin act,
$111.15.
Claim of the Jersey City News, advertis-
ing tax sale notices, $1S5. so.
Claim of John T. Edwards, for serving no
ices of tax sales, $751;.
OFFICIAL CONCENTRATIONS.
MAYORS OFFICE,
CRY HALL.
JERSEY Cry, N. J., May 1, $685..
To the Honorable Board Of Finance:
GENTLEMEN
I hereby notify your honrable Board that
I have appointed Mr.. William NJ. Oberg-
| fell as a member of the Board of Education
| of Jersey City from the Second Aldermanic
| district for the term of two years from May
| first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, to
| succeed Mr.. Michael Moran, whose term ex-
pires May first, A. d. eighteen hundred and
ninety-three.
Very respectfully,
PETER F. WANsER,
Mayor.
On motion of Mr.. Bedell, received, order
| ed spread in full upon the minutes and laid
MAYORS OFFICE,
Cry HALL,
JERSEY Cry, NJ, March, 31,1S93.
To the Honorable Board Of Finance:
GENTLEMEN
I herewith return without approval
the resolution of you Board relative to the
appointment of the Jersey City Democrat as
an official paper passed March %, 1898, and
certified to me on the 9th inst, whereof
the following is a copy
Resolved, That under and in pursuance of
an act of the Legislature of the State of New
Jersey entitled An act concerning the desig-
nation Of official newspapers in cities Of the
first class in this State" approved March g,
1898. The Jersey City Democrat, a news
paper which has been published in Jersey
City for a less period than one year be and
is duly designated by this Board as an ofic-
ial paper Of. Jersey City IN addition to the
official newspapers to be designated by the
charter of Jersey City as official newspaper of
Jersey City.
Under the charter of 1871 as amended in
1874 Flaws of 1874, page 504s section q the
number of oficial papers was fixed at four
two daily papers not belonging to the same
official party, which shall have had the
largerst bona-6ide average daily circulation
for six months nextproceeding such designa-
ton, a weekly paper published in that part
of Jersey City formerly known as Hudson
City and a German weekly paper. Under
this act the Evening Journal, Jersey City
News, as dailies, the Jersey City Herald and
the New Jersey Stats Zeitung have been
designated, this list is compulsory upon the
city. 1t is now proposed to add to this list,
unQ6T tile pTOVlSlOHS Ol dill dit PdoSCo Wy tiC
late legislature having this paper evidently in
view, the Jersey City Democrat, a daily
paper which has been in existence for anew
months only. / am advised that this law is
unconstitutional and special.
But waving that question for the present
I am opposed to the designation Of the extra
paper for economical reasons. Jersey City
cannot afford to pay any. more money for
these purposes. While the salary Of an
official paper is So, $50 per year the designa-
ton of an official paper carries with it the
right to advertise all Of the notices of the
various Boards of the city, proposals for sup
plies, tax sales, election notices, etc. These
amount to about $12, 900 per year for a daily
paper.
In effect this resolution adds an annual
burden to Jersey City for all time to come
| equal to an issue of FIVE per cent, OF bonds
for Two hundred and forty thousand dollars.
Moreover the money to meet the designation
fol this year would have to be raised by the
issuance Of temporary loan bonds to be repaid