The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-16

sa2.95 to United Gas Improvemens
Company for gas at Armories. Co's,A. ana
D., December. 1892.
Ss0.25 TO G. H. Springsted for coal for
Armories, Fourth Regiment.
$50 to United Gas ImprovementCompany
for gas used In drill rooms, ~ ana %
Newark avenu January, 1898.
SlS. Is to United Gas Improvement
Company for gas used in Armortes, Cos.
A and d. January, 1893.
s26.25 to Joseph Zumbusch for store
etc. for Armory, 81 and 20 Newark ave-
nue..
By Committee on District Courts.
Resolved. That the sum of S24 be paid
TO Richard Garrick for services as Con-
stable, Second District Court, February,
1893.
Constable First District Court, February
By Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies:
Resolved, That the sum of $50 be paid
| to John Duffy for board of horse OF In
| specter of Buildings, January and Feb
| ruary. 1898.
By Committee on Public Grounds and
| BUILDINGS: - .
Resolved, That the sum OF S126. 93 be
| maid to William D. Connell for repairing
root of City Hall.
$50 to Thomas Sherwin & Co. for insur-
| ance on City Hall.
| following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken on the call Oh tne
Yeas-Aidermen Connolly, Day, Far
ley. Kelly, Keogh, McCoobery, McEnSee
and Norton.
Nay-Alderman D%usenberry.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered by Alderman Day and unan
imously adonted:
Whereas, BY the provisions OF an acl
approved April 4, 1872. entitled A ACT
TO cede to the Mayor and Common Coun'
Gil of Jersey City certain lands of t6e
State. now and heretofore under the tlde
waters of Communipaw Bay. and TO es-
uablish a tide water basin adjacent there
tor the Corporation of Jersey City wa
rranted a large tract of land fronting ou
a water way n~avigable, n by said &C,
made forever n~avigable for vessels OF al
measurements, and
Whereas. The Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey. disregarding tue
grant and intent of the law, and undel
color of a so.called new designation Dy
the Riparian Commissioners of the Stat
took possession of said property, ana o.
divers ways and means converted the SAT-
land to purposes of their OWL, and
Whereas. By a resent decision OF tn
Court of Errors and Appeals. the Cour
of last resort In this State. the OWNERSHIP
OF said tract WAS decided in favor OF tn
city of Jersey City. and notwithstanding
ali right aud Justice the said matter mas
for the purpose OF delay and emclument
been appealed to the Supreme Court o
the United States, and
Whereas the said property has been 70
a long time a source of immense revenu
TO the Central Railroad Company OF New
jersey sad the Corporation of Jersey. Cit.
is wrongfully and illegally defrauded OF
large source of revenue that ought In a.
fairness TO be at the command. and fo
the use Of Jersey City, and would affor
ample means to improve the property an
render it useful to the people. and
Whereas, no definite time q B
fixed when this question will b
fnally adjudicated and the City. b
It's failure to take proper ~precaution
is losing daily large sums OF monel
q
Whereas, during the past ter, years TN
property has yielded a large revenue, an
az. the present time the following amount
are collected by the Central Railroa
Company or It's agents, to wit:
. From canal heats named as follows fo