The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-21
BOARD OF
nomnial Proceedings.l

O11C
Special meeting of the Board of FL
nance was held in it's rooms, at the City
Hall, on Thursday, November 18th, 1894,
at four o'clock P. M.
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller, Hardenbergh and
Simpson %.
Absent-None.
The call for the meeting, which was
for the transaction of general business,
was read by the Clerk.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, &C.
A petition of Frederick Bergheim for
the return of $S.15 surplus paid in re-
demption of lands sold for unpaid adj
justed taxes, &C., was presented, re-
ceived and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and disposed of as follows
OF P. Dafeldeker, S26; Jersey City News,
$122. so; J. J. Walsh, $30.S5; Martin Ffnck,
$39. rs; American District Telegraph Com
pany 1914; A. ]. Doan, $11.25; Jersey
City News, SIG, and George w. Cassidy,
1892.
Referred to their appropriate commit
tees.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following official communications
were received, and disposed of as fol-
lows:
From the Board of Education
Resolution resembling resolution adopted
by said Board, Oct. 18th, 1894, requesting
transfer of $196.42 from account of
Teachers Salaries" ~1S93-1s94, to account
of "Janitors' Salaries" 1~S93-1894.
Resolution requesting trasfer of 1885, AZ
from account of Teachers Salaries" to
account of Fuel year 1S93-1S9D.
Resolution requesting transfer of 1864
from account of "FueP' to account of
'Janitors' Salaries (year 1893-189D.
The above resolutions were each re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
From the Board of Fire Commission
ers:-
Resolution requesting the concurrence
of Board of Finance in the payment of
certain claims of the United Gas I'm
provement Company incurred prior to
Dec. i, 1892, and to be paid out of appropri-
alton made to Fire Board for payment of
claims incurred prior to Dec. LIST, 1892.
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent resolutions.
communication ITOn lAG Slly SO4lCC-
tor
Submitting statement of personal taxes
collected during October, 1894, amounting
to s2.S72.
Ordered filed.
communication from Hugh Dugan,
County Collector:
Notifying Board of Finance that the
taxes levied for the year 1894 for State,
State School and County purposes are as
follows:
State School Tax. ......... s229.275 Is
County Tax.......... ...... 49,. 43l,2SO 81
Total. /. j. ............ $3.50, $50 06
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
The following resolutions, requiring
the concurrence of this Board, were re-
ceived from the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, and referred to
the Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions.
Adopted November Il, 1894.
Awarding to Graham Van Keuren, the
contract for construction of sewer in Ia
briskie street, from a point about 80
feet westerly from Summit avenue to
and connecting with sewer to be built
in Sanford place.
2.-Adopted November u, 1894.
Awarding contract to John Hopkins
for construction of sewer in Montrose
avenue from Carlton avenue to and
connecting with sewer to be built in
Sanford place.
3,-Adopted November IL, 1894.
Ordering paid certain claims.
Adopted November II, 1894.
,.-.-. 4Loa eolociae ~ Tohn nj no1x-
Engineer at Belleville and Thomas Mail
lv. Fireman at Belleville, at ST., and
s65 per month respectively.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions reported recommending that the
following resolutions adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers be and the same are hereby con
Cured in.
l. Awarding contract to John Hopkins
for construction of sewer in Montrose
avenue, from Carlton avenue to and con-
Meeting with sewer to be built in Sanford
place.
Adopted November u. 1894,
2. Awarding to Graham Van Keuren
the contract for construction of sewer
in Zabriskie street from a point about
ninety feet westerly from Summit ave-
nue. to and connecting with sewer to be
built in Sanford place.
Adopted November u. 1894,
The report was received and the reso-
Iutions therein contained were each con-
Cured in by the following vote on the
call for the yeas and nays by the Presi-
lent
Yeas-Al the member of the Board,
five 90 in number.
Mr.. Detwiller. on behalf of the Com
mittee on Concurrent Resolutions, here
stated that certain claims of Michael
Foster, for constructing bents under the
36-inch water main at the Hackensack
River, aggregating the sum of $5,3SS, are
now in the hands of the committee, and
not being familiar with the circum-
stances connected with the said work,
respectfully requested that the committee.
be relieved from the further considera-
ton of the resolutions of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners re-
ouesttng the concurrence in he claims
of Michael Foster.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson, the Com
mittee on Concurrent Resolutions was
relieved of the further consideration of