The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
HoBoKEN TAX COMMISSIONERS.
The Members Decide 70 S~afe-Guard
Appropriations This Year.

The Members Decide TO Safe-Guard
Appropriations This Ecnr.
At the meeting of the Hobokep Tax Com
missioners last evening the reports Of the
City Treasurer and of the Adjustment Com
missioners were received. The City Treas
urer sent the following statement of moneys
received and expended toward the redemp-
ton of city bonds and the interest there on:-
Receipts-From Commissioners of Adj
justment from May 3, 1893, to May 5, 1894,
$3.50 10; from transfer from Sinking
Fund, as per report of June /, 1893, e37, 042.-
IA; adjusted by the Adjustment Commits
sioners, SSS,053.65; estimated amount to be
adjusted, $40. 900.
Expenditures-To Commissioners of Ad-
justment from May 8, 1898, to May s, 1894,
8 {, 1892. 80; Board of Water Commissioners,
adjusted and collected, 81, 465. IS; receipts as
above, Sl52, 0S7. 46; expenditures, SI35, 229. 4H.
Observation-Disclosures May s, 1893, Of
redeeming bonds and interest due 1928,
s2o,SSO.47; city bonds maturing 1884,
sos, $50; interest thereon due. k5s, 1871. so;
total, Sl53,6r7.9 81; defici ency May 2, 1894,
Sis. 5ss.4 40.
Appropriation required for 1S94q5-Bonds
falling due, $4,000; interest due, $50. 725, and
S59, 725; total appropriation. s75,3l3 40.
The Commissioners of Adjustment fur
lllchC0 blO OlDWlu OU6bDhiOlO5 puOWlliH
business don by their board from February
IL, 1891, the date Of inception until May z,
7SD4:-
Receipts-May 4, 1891 to May 2, 1892, by
City Treasurer, $60, $685. 80; May z, 1892, to
May /, 1893. by City Treasurer, $l17, Isl. 80;
by Water Commissioners, S3,os9.3l: surplus
accumulated, Sl0,39O.g7; May !, 1893, TO May
Z, 1904, by City Treasurer, $50, 934. n, by
Water Commissioners, 81, 465. IS; by surplus,
$685.. rs: total, S247, 6S9.56.
Expendltures-February IL, 1891. to
Commissioner, $1,000; MAY 4, 1891, to
May z, 1902, to Commissioner and At
torney, $40, S33; May 2, 1892, to May IL,
1893. TO Commissioner and Attorney, $29,-
1875; to Water Commissioner, 3d. S9. 81;
surplus account, SO, 800 81; May II, 1898, to
May z, 1894, Commissioner, 49, 0l. 05; sur
plus, S691. %; Water Commissioners, Sd, 49,
65; total, S6S, 1856. 81; received from Commits
sioders of adjustment. S247, 6S0.50; expended
2SS. 81; receipts over expenditures, $l79, 403.-
rs; bonds. 1929 paid, S166, 500; bonds due
1893-94, S65, $50; interest due, $5S, 737. SO;
total bonds and interest due. $3.50, 937. so; less
balance, Commissioners Of Adjustment ac-
count, S179, 403. 25; transfer Sinking Fund,
S37, 942. IA: amount adjusted. $685. 53. go;
amount to be adjusted, $95, 995. rs deficiency
May Z, 1894, SIS, 1913. 40.
Poorlnaster Miller communicated that he
W ould like SIS 500 for the outdoor poor. This
is nearly $1,000 lower than last years APP
preparation 1t was referred to committee.
Commissioner O'Hara brought up the mat
ter of the city departments misappropriating
moneys awarded for certain work. He said
if the agreements In the specifications are
not carried out hereafter the matter should
be brought before the Grand Jury for
proper Investigation. O'Hare said that the
Common Council had a distasteful way of
giving away money to the departments not
prescribed by the Tax Commissioners.
Chairman Baldwin announced these COM
mittees:-
Public Grounds and Buildings, O'Hara.
Barrie: Repaving Streets, Frommel. Brown;
Poor Fund, ~Eckelkamp, Barrie; Uncollected
Taxes, Stuart, Virgins; Health, Barrie,
Eckelkamp; Sinking Fund, Brown, Stuart;
Virgins, O,Hara; Police, FrommeI, Brown;
Stationery and Printing, O'Hara, Virgins;
Salaries and City Officers, Brown, Frommel.