The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-07
BOARD OFF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL
Adjourned meeting of the Board of Street
aud Water Commissioners held on Friday,
April 81, 1894, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Present-Al the members of the Board,
five in number.
The following payroll was presented:
Commissioners and clerks, 81, Dos. 30. April,
1894.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Assessments and Extensions
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Tho Committee on Streets and Sewers re-
correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Assessments and Extensions
reported on payroll Commissioners and
Clerks, 81, 2o8. 80, April, 1894, as correct.
The report was accepted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers pre-
sented the following:
Resolved, That $25 be paid to W. d.
Horne for analysis of asphalt.
Charge special street account.
Adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-An the members of the Board. five
in number.
COMMITTEES on Assessments and Extensions
presented the following:
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter men
toned be paid to the persons nSzned respec-
lively for services rendered as Commissioners
and clerks for month ending April 80, 1894,
amounting in the aggregate to $1,20S.30.
Adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-An the members of the Board, five
in number.
Commissions Somers moved that a reces
be taken for five minutes.
Carried.
On reassembling all the members of the
Board were present.
The minutes of the meetings heretofore held
and not already approved, as also the min
utes of the meeting of this date. were on
motion approved as engrossed.
Commissioner SomerS moved that this
Board do now adjourn for the official year of
1893-94.
Carried.
The President declared the Board adj
journed.
GEO. 7. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Organization meeting of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioner held on
Friday, April 81, 1898, at IL O'Clock noon.
Pursuant to an act entitled, A Act con-
corning cities of the first class in this State
and constituting Municipal Boards of Street
and Water Commissioners therein, and de-
fining the powers and duties OF such nuni-
cipal boards and relating to the municipal
affairs and departments of such cities placed
under the control and management OF such
boards and providing for the maintenance of
the same" being Chapter l34 of the Laws of
1891, approved March %, 1891. Commissioners
Madden, Somers, Dugan, zoe and Cook met
at the office of the Board. corner of Mercer
street and Jersey avenue. on Friday, April
~, 1894. at 70 o'clock noon, for the purpose of
organization.
The Clerk called the roll and all answered
to their names.
Commissioner Cook was on motion APP
pointed temporary Chairman, and announced
that the first business in order was the selec-
ton of a President for the ensuing year.
Commissions Somers nominated Commits
sioner Madden, and there being no other
nomination a ballot was ordered with the
following result:
Commissioner Madden received four votes
and one blank was cast.
Comm ~issioner Madden was declared duly
elected President for the ensuing year.
President Madden, on assuming the chair,