The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-04
BoARD OF FINANCE.
oFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Adjourned meeting of the Board of Finance
was held in its rooms at the City Hall on
Friday, May 25, 1894, at 8 o'clock P. M.
Prescnt-President Jones and Messrs.
Detwiller and Hardenbergh-3.
Absent-Messrs. Bailey and Simpson,.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Petition of Ucilla McCutcheon ct ais for
the return of 81, 1912 surplus paid in re-
demption of lands sold for unpaid taxes. etc.
Received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
Communication from James A. Gordon,
attorney for Bernard Meyer. notifying the
Board of Finance that he has recovered a
Judgment and costs in the sum of $S0S.62
against the city for horses furnished to the
Fire Department.
Received and referred to the Board of Fire
Commissioners.
Communication from Edith w. Cook,
Secretary Hudson County Branch s. c. A.
A., calling the attention of this Board to
the sanitary condition of the Jersey City
Hospital and to the condition of some of the
floors in same institution and requesting the
Board to take such action as will remedy the
existing evil.
Received and referred to the Board of
Police Commissioners.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to their appropriate COM
mittees:
Claim of Brush, Alberts & Co., for oil
cloth, etc., for Board of Finance, $12.15.
John j. ONHara, for printing, stationery,
ETC., for Board of Finance, $103.
Collins & Corbin, for costs in case OF
George w. Douglass versus Jersey City.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Aldermen.
Resolution to assign certain certificates of
tax sale.
Resolution to convey deeds (now held by
Jersey City of property purchased under
adjustment sales) to certain persons upon
payment of all taxes, etc.
The above were received and referred to
the Committee on Concurrent Resolutions.
From the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners:
The following resolutions were presented,
received and referred to the Committee or
Concurrent resolutions. Ii
1.-Ordering paid certain claims.
2.-Directing the Clerk to advertise for
proposals for the furnishing and delivering
Of about ten thousand 40, 000) gross tons of
anthracite coal at Belleville and High Ser
vice from either of the following named
mines: Jeddo. Keystone, Consolidated,
Highland, Packer, Green Ridge, Northwest,
Glenwood and Spring Brook.
3.-Ordering paid the following salaries of
employees in the Water Department as per
pay rolls:
Laying and repairing water pipe for the
month of November, 1893, amounting to
49, 07. 25.
Laying and repairing water pipe for the
month of December, 1898, amounting to
49, 1928. so.
Laying and repairing water pipe for the
month of January, 1894. amounting to 3d.
169. 10.
Laying and repairing water pipe for the
month Of February, 1894. amounting to
s. 200 98. III at
Laying and repairing water pipes for the
month Of March, 1894, amounting to 49,
565. so.
General Superintendent, etc., for the
month of April, 1894, amounting to $1.448.
The City Collector presented a list of per
sonal taxes for 1898, paid from date of con-
hrmation to May LIST. 1894, said list being
furnished in compliance with the resolution
of the Board Of Finance adopted May 4th,
1894.
Received and referred to the Collector of
Arrears Of Personal Taxes.
Aldermen Hill, Martin and Mccarthy,
representing themselves as q committee APP
pointed BY the Board OF Aldermen to wait
upon this Board with the view Of attaining