The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15

OClOCk 4 M.
Present-All the members of the Board,
FIVE (6) in number.
After roll call a recess Of ten 40 minutes
were then taken.
Upon the r~e-assembling of the Board all
(5) in number.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceised and referred 10 their appropriate COM
mittees:
Claim of American District Telegraph
Co. for messenger service in Mayors office,
Month of November, 1892. $6.03.
Month of December, 1892. SO. %.
Month of january 1898, So rs.
Month of March. 1898, &c. 10.
Month of April, 1893. S10.77.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board OF Street and Water CON-
missioners:
The following resolutions were presented.
received and referred to, the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions:
~ Ordering paid salaries of General
SuP't. etc., for month Of July. 1893,
(a) Ordering paid salaries for laying and
repairing water pipe for month Of June.
1888, $8.21S.5 30.
(3) Ordering paid certain claims, passed
July 5, 1893.
From the Sinking Fund Commission:
The following resolutions, adopted July
"a, 1898, we're presented, received and
ordered spread in full upon the minutes and
filed.
Resolved, That the Hon. Board of FL
nance be and they are hereby notified that
this Board will provide for the payment of
the $11 500 Jersey City Z per cent. assess
ment bonds due November /, 1898,
Resolved, That the Hon. Board of Fl
nance be and they are hereby notified that
this Board will provide for the payment of
500, 900 of the $500, 900 Jersey City z per
cent. assessment bonds due January 1, 1894
Resolved, That the Hon. Board of FL
nance be and they are hereby notified that
this Board will provide for .he payment of
$3.50. 900 of the $3.50, 600 Jersey City Z per
cent. assessment bonds due October /. 1898.
In compliance with a resolution of this
Board adopted July II, 1889 a schedule Of
claims and pay rolls. ehargeable to special
street account aud remaining unpaid, was
received from the Street and Water Com
m~issioners and referred tc the Committee Of
the Whole.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
FROM the Ccmlml[tee on FINANCE:
Mr.. Bedeil, on behalf of the Committee on
Finance, submitted the following resolutions
and they were each adopted by the following
vote, the yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken:
Yeas President Hitler and Messrs. Be-
dell, Detwiller and Fraser.
Excused from voting-Mr. Simpson,.
Absent-None.
Nays-None.
Resolved, That upon the reports CT the
Corporation Counsel and City Treasurer,
and by direction of the decree of the Court
of Chancery, in the suit brought by John
Whitmore against Hannah E. Ryder. Jersey
City, and others, a copy whereof has been
| filed by this Board, a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
Allan l.. McDermott, Clerk in Chancery,
fer sixteen hundred and ninety-fiye dollars
and forty-nine cents, for amount of surplus
realized upon the tax sale, under chapter 112
of the Laws of 1885, and the supplements
thereto, made by the City Collector on April
2. 1890, of lot 81 (thirty-one), Block one
hundred and eighty Qs0), Pavonia avenue,
over and above the sum as adjusted due the
city, with interest, cost and disbursements
Whereas, Frank L. Herrick was employed
III LlC W ~ AICPdl tiAiShb = d lS@ooSSoOt
and clerk during the months of November
and December, 1891; January, February,
March, April. May, June, July and August,
1892, at a salary Of $1,000 per month; and
Whereas, His Honor Mayor Wanser OBJ
iected to the payment of his salary for those
months Except April, which was paid be-
fore he entered office, on the ground that he
was a committee appointment, and had more
over committed crimes against the election
laws; and said Herrick entered suit through
his attorney and recovered judgment for the
months of June. and July, 1892. and
April, 1892, which had already been paid in
regular form, and the month of November,
1891, was repassed by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, and the months
OF March and May, 1892, were paid as claims
and allowed by His Honor the Mayor, and as
it appears that there is still due to said Her
rick the months Of January, February, and
August, 1892.
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
Norman l.. Rowe, attorney for Frank L.
Herrick, who sued, ETC., for the sum of one
hundred and sixty-seven dollars and eighty
cents, for amount of judgment and costs re-
covered in First District Court of Jersey
City against the Mayor and Aldermen OF
Jersey City, and affirmed on appeal by the
Hudson County Court of Common Pleas by
rule entered March 18th, 1898, said warrant
to be paid out of the water account, as said
judgment was for services rendered to that
departm ent, and that a copy of this resolu-
ton be forwarded TO the Water Registrar;
and
Resolved, That the City Clerk be re-
quested to hold the warrant for above until
the Corporation Counsel files with him a full
release given by said Frank l.. Herrick for
all claims against the city for services as re-
a~ssesso! and general clerk in the Water De-
partmsnr during the months of November.
December, 1891. January. February, March,
April, May, June, July and August. 1892.
aud satisfaction pieces duly filed for all judg-
ments recovered against the city for services
rendered by said Frank l.. Herrick.
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor Of
Henry Ze;gier for &c. 90, to return over
charge for water rents of 1893 on Lot 20,
Block i49, fronting on Franklin street, and
that the Water Registrar be notified.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the CITY Treasurer in favor of
James G. Hasking for $751; 80 to return du-
plicatc payment Of water rents of 1898 on
Lots - and s." Block 716. Reservoir
avenue.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
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