The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28
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Adjourned meeting of the Board of FL
nance of Jersey City, held in its rooms at
the City Hall on Monday, July II, 1893. at
z o'clock Pm.
Present-All the members OF the Board,
Ave (5).
The following petitions we're presented, re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
OF Henry Zeigler. to have returned six
dollars, being an overcharge on a tax bill of
1893.
Of Ellen N Klump, for the return of a
certain amount of duplicate payment of taxes
OF 1892.
Of James G.. Hasking, to return duplicate
payment of $1S. 80 for water rents of 1898
(paid in error on July s, 1888.
A communication was received from a
committee appointed by the Board of Trade
of Jersey City (Joseph A. Dear, Presidency,
in relation to securing an investigation of the
account of the city, and the same was re-
ceived and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Claim of United Gas Improvement Com
pany for gas used in City Hall, June, 1898.
$19.05.
Claim of R. H. Weaver for storing and
hanging awnings in Collectors and Comp
troller's office, SO.
Claim of P. H: Hanley, recovering table,
etc., with cloth, 81
Claim of Jacob Soney, for repairing locks
and fitting keys in Office of Board of FL
nance, So.
Claim of G. VIM. Wennes & Co., station
cry for Corporation Counsel, ST.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee of Salaries and Claims re-
ported favorably OF the following claims and
recommended that the same be paid, charge
able to the Martin Act account.
The NJ. Title Guarantee and Trust Co.,
for searching titles, ETC., under the Martin
Act, ST, GAO.
The Jersey City News, advertising tax
notices under the Martin Act, $91.
The report was received, the recommended
tons therein contained adopted and the
claims ordered paid by the following vote,
the yeas and nays having been ordered and
taken:
Yeas-President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller and Fraser AZ.
Excused from voting-Mr. Simpson ~.
Absent-None.
From the Committee on Concurrent Reso-
l%utions, reporting the following resolutions
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners and recommending that the
same be concurred in:
/. Fixing the salary of the fireman at
Belleville (appointed July 10, 1881 at $50
per month.
Q. Fixing the salary of the laborer on water
pipe (appointed June 20, 1889 at So per
day when employed.
3. Fixing the salary of the oiler at Belle
vile (appointed June 10, 1882 at $50 per
month.
81. Concurring the opening of Pavonia
avenue, from Garrison avenue to Westside
avenue, and awarding damages for land
taken for same.
5, Ordering paid the salaries of employees
at Belleville and High Service for the month
of June, 1898 las per payroll), amounting to
81, 700.49.
6. bordering paid the salaries of General
Superintendent, ETC.. in Water Department
for the month of June, 1898 las per PAYROLL,
amounting to 81, 1874.
The report of the committee was received
and the recommendations therein contained
nays having been ordered and taken
The same Committee further reported as
follows:
1ENl LEMEN,- Jul oOllllltllCC OIL SOH-
current Resolutions, to whom was referred
the resolution of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners ordering paid the fol-
lowing claims:
Hugh Dugan, ss34. so. s57.77 and $s1,
for feed furnished to Pipe Yard, etc..
Would respectfully report recommending
that the payment of the above named claims
be n~on-concurred in, for the reason that your
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claims excessive.
Your Committee would further report
recommending that the furnishing of feed to
the several departments by the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners should be
given out by contract, and to the lowest
bidder, thereby enabling the city to obtain
its feed at more reasonable figures than
those now being charged.
Respectfully submitted,
To Be C0ntnued.