The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Special meeting OF the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Thurs
day, July 2e, 1894, at nine o'clock A. M.
Present-All the members of the Board.
The meeting held in accordance with the
following call, which was read by the Clerk.
Jersey CITY, July "a, 1894.
Mr.. Geo. T. Bouton, Clerk:
Dear Sir-You will please call a special
meeting of this Board for II lrsday July 26,
1894, at 8 o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose of
transacting general business.
Yours. etc,
JoHNJE. MACARTHUR.
President.
Report of C. Healy, Water Registrar. re-
ported certi6cate in favor of:
Fox & Drummond, $4,S13. 81 o n account
of contract No. 443.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Assessments and Extensions.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Assessments and Ex-
tensions reported on certificate of G. Healy,
Water Registrar in fayorsof: s.
Fox & Drummond, Sd, S13. 81 on account
of contract No 443 as correct:
The report was accented.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Committee on Assessments and Extensions
presented the following;
Resolved, That the resolution adopted by
this Board February 10, 1894. ordering
turned over to Fox & Drummond in lieu of
cash a certain bond Of the Town of Harrison
for, the sum Of S4.S13.3 81, such payment to
Drummond being OF accounts of water
sfurnished to. said Town of Harrison to Aus
gust 10, 1898, be reconsidered and rescinded
forg oothe reason thar said bond has
been cancelled BY a cash payment to this
citylsof the full amount ofits face value. "a
Resolved. That $4,S1337 be paid to. Fox
& Brummond on account Of contract M J. AS
forswater furnished Town of Harrison for.
six months ending August 10, 1893.
Charge water account.
Resolved, That the resolution adopted by
this Board July is. 1894. ordering paid
SIS, Ss5 50 to Fox & Drummond on account
water furnished Town of Harrison for six
months ending February 10. 1894. be and is
hereby rescinded and that the City Clerk be
notified to cancel said warrant,
Resolved, That the Water Registrarsbe
directed to cause the water to be shut off
from all property which may on August 10th
proximo be in arrears for water rents and on
which the water rents for current year re-
main unpaid and that the Clerk be directed
to give public notice to such effect.
The foregoing were each separately adopt
ed by the following vote on the call for the
ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members Of the Board, Eve
n number.
The Board. on motion adjourned.
GEO. T. BoUToN
Clerk.
Regular meeting Of the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Monday,
July 80, 1894, at nine o'cluckfA. M
Present--.sAll the members of the Board,
FIVE in number
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COMMUN-
ICATIONS.
From DR.. U. Allen and others:
Petitioning for the appointment of Mr..
Joseph Wilson as inspector on the proposed
improvement of Ogden avenue, with as
phalt.
From J. Hall Browning:
Calling attention Of Board to the imper-
feet sewer connection made by the city with
his private in Florence street and re-
q~uesting Board to repair the same.
From A. r. Scott. Martha Rumsted and