The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-16
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
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Adjourned meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Saturday evening. January g.
1894.
The roll was called at s o'clock.
Present President Donnelly, Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None.
LEADING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel:
Presented, received and ordered spread in
full upon the minutes.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 81, 1893.
Charles Esterbrook, Esq.,, Clerk Board of
Fire Commissioners
I enclose copy of opinion which l have
Just rendered to the Board of Finance; ]
also send you a copy of the resolutions which
you should pass ordering these resolutions paid
No warrant should be ordered drawn by YOU
Board upon this fund, however. without con
sultation with the law officers of the city.
You can pass these resolutions at your
meeting this evening. even before the mem.
oranda of the judgments reach you from the
Board of Finance. / think the amounts
stated are correct. | want to get this mat
ter off my hands as speedily as possible, now
that the appropriation is available.
Yours respectfully.
WIN. D. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
Copy of opinion.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 26, 1898.
Honorable Board of Finance:
Sirs,-I have considered the questions in
volved in the disbursements of the appropri-
alton made by your Board to the last levy OF
three thousand dollars to the Board OF Fire
Commissioners to pay outstanding claims.
1t seems there has been a shortage in that
Board for a number of years in the claims
account: suits were threatened and some
judgments entered; to meet these defcien-
cies the appropriation of So, 900 was made.
Under the law where no other fund is avail
able. judgments are met by the issuance OF
temporary loan bonds to be paid out OF the
next tax levy. Anticipating such claims in
the Fire Board, the appropriation in ques-
ton was rightfully and properly made.
From it such claims should be paid as
either have been or could be put in judge
ment. The law officers, although informed
that the city has received the benefit of the
supplies, defeated these claims in every way,
but after the recent decision by Judge Lip
pincott in the Perry case we are constrained
to advise that similar claims should be paid
without the expense of additional litigation
out of the fund above mentioned. The
judge clearly indicates the distinction between
the liability of the city civilly and the liabil-
ity of officials for oyerdrawing appropriation.
l return herewith the following claims tor
judgments presented to your Board;
Michael Rockford Uames ID. Man.
ming, attorney ,.... ..........$ 946 .06
Henry P. Wittpen flames P. North
rop, attorney 436 "a
Oliver IA. Perry {Bacot & Record,
attorneys):. $50 "a
Beach Brothers James A. Gordon,
attorney ~. 1854 ID
These claims should be referred to the
Board of Fire Commissioners for payment
out of this fund of three thousand dollars.
/ enclose a resolution of reference and also
resolutions to be passed by that Board for
their payment, which should be forwarded
with the papers.
Yours respectfully,
WIN. ID. EDWARDS.
Corporation Counsel.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMs.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed Of as follows:
Thomas Rush, $s5. 70; T. S. Lellis, $3.50
and S3.75.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
New York and New Jersey Telephone Co.
81. SIS.
Referred TO Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion the Board took a recess.
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