The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-21

purchase the plot OF land known as lots six
and seven, Stegman avenue, and lots forty
two and forty-three, or Dwight street, in
block 1924. being a plot forty (40) feet in
width and two hundred (200) feet in depth,
for additional site for public school No. o..
And that in case said Committee shall be
unable to purchase said lots or any OF them
at a reasonable price. or through the dis
ability Of the owners to make title thereto,
then the Corporation Counsel be directed to
initiate proceedings for the condemnation
thereof according 70 law.
Resolved. That the Board of 7 Finance be
and is hereby requested to appropriate to this
Board the sum OF ten thousand dollars for
the repairing of engine houses, il having. Z
a result of a thorough investigation, been
! certained that such an amount is the m
mum sum required to place said building
proper condition.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
FIVE (5) in number.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Commissioner Somers moved to take from
the table the. veto Of His Honor the Acting
Mayor of a resolution designating certain
streets to be paved.
carried.
The veto was then taken up and read.
Commissioner Somers moved that the
! resolution do now pass, notwithstanding the
objection Of His Honor the Acting Mayor,
lost by the following vote on the call for
the ayes and nays:
Nays-All the members of the Board, five
(5) in number.
The President declared the veto of His
Honor the Acting Mayor sustained.
Commissioner Somers moved to take from
the table the veto Of His Honor, the acting
Mayor. of a resolution for payments TO Chas.
O'Neill on contract for improvement OF
Hooker avenue.
Carried.
The veto was then taken up and read.
Commissioner Somers moved that the res
olution do nov pass, Notwithstanding the OBJ
j~ections of His Honor, the Acting Mayor.
Lost by the following vote on the call for
the ayes and nays:
90 in number.
The President declared the veto of His
Honor, the Acting Mayor, sustained.
Commissioner Somers moved to take from
the table the veto of His Honor the Acting
41dyOk u q iCoOAalAOA aNAORhthiE a. iAtHAN
contract for improvement of Hooker ave-
nue..
Carried.
The veto was then taken up and read.
Commissioner Somers moved that the
resolution do now pass, Notwithstanding
the objection of His Honor the Acting
Mayor.
Lost by the following. vote IN the call
for the ayec and payS.
Nays-All the members of the Board,
five (5) in number.
The President declared the veto of His
Honor the Acting Mayor sustained.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That in accordance with awards
of contracts heretofore made on July 10, 1898
this Board hereby ~designates the following
street or portion thereof as one in which
Belgian block is to be relaid. in accordance
with the proposal of John Nolan, and thai
the Corporation Attorney be requested Il
prepare the necessary contract therefor:
Henderson street, from Pavonia avenue II
Hoboken city line.
Adopted by the following vote, on the cal
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, fly
(5l in number.
Resolved, That the Water Registrar b,
and is hereby directed to prepare and trans
nit to the Board of Finance a detailed state
ment of receipts and disbursements on waite
account from May 1, 1892, to May l, 1883
Adopted by the following vote. on the cal
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, fv
% in number.
Commissioner Cook moved to take frot
the table an ordinance entitled An ordin
ance granting to the Consolidated Tractiol
Company a location for its tracks within tn
limits of the City of Jersey City"
Carried.
The ordinance was then taken up an
read.
Commissioner Cook moved that the ordin
ance be placed upon its final passage.
The motion prevailed by the followin
vote, on the call for the ayes and nays;
Ayes-All the member of the Board, fv
o. in number.
The Board on motion adjourned.
GEO. I. BoUToN,
Clerk.