The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-21
BUILD Up WEST SIDE
Finance Board Asked to
Help Danforth Avenue to
the Hackensack.
CITY ALL RIGHT FINANCIALLY
She Has Money to Invest in Bonds
Time to Pay. Taxes
Extended.
lITY ALL RIGHT FINANCIALLY

A delegation of citizens representing
the West Side Improvement League at
i5tsnded the meeting. of the Board of FL
nance last night.
The gentlemen present were:-Messrs.
Martin Adams, r, c. Cook Peter F,
! Campbell and Daniel Y. Lewis. They
| were there to urge the board to take ae-
| ton upon opening. grading and paving
Duncan avenue. The gentlemen showed
that under the provisions of a law ap-
proved April II, 1888, the city is authorized
to issue 100000 worth of bonds to bear
not exceeding 5 per cent. interest, the
proceeds to be devoted to the acquisition
| of land and construction of public docks,
wharves and piers.
They presented a petition signed by
at least two hundred business men and
large property owners, among whom
were President E. f. c.. Young, of the
| First National Bank; Richard c. Wash
burn, President of the Hudson County
National Bank; Thomas B. O'Neill,
Henry Condict, Peter Oelrich, Robert
Cook. Daniel Beatty. F. M. Foye, Gar
wood Ferris, F. c.. Wolbert and John
Pearson.
PETITIONERS PLAN.
The plan of the petitioners is to ac-
quire by condemnation all the land neces-
sary to the continuance of Duncan ave-
nue. as an eighty-foot th~oroughfare from
it's present terminus to the H~ackensack
River. 1t is then proposed to acquire
for dock purposes a plot of ground 400
feet square.
The gentlemen argue that in addition
to the revenue the city would derive
from a public dock at such a point, in
a short time, acres of waterfront prop
erty inaccessible and practically value
less now, would be covered with fac
tories and manufacturing enterprises of
every description.
The Board of Finance looks with favor
upon the plan and will give it further
consideration in committee. 1t is prob
able that conferences will be held with
the Mayor and petitioners on the sub
ject early in January, 1895.
TIME FOR TAXES EXTENDED.
1t was decided by the board to extend
the time for the collection of taxes,
without penalty, until January Is. The
January interest was provided for by
drawing a general account for $24, 200, to
pay interest on assessment bonds for
$54, 562. 25, and IN water account fer
$50, 1876, $131, 957, % in all. In addition to
this, 100000 was paid to County Collec-
tor Hugh Dugan on account of county
taxes for 1894, and $40, 900 to the Sink
ing Fund Commission, as interest upon
maturing bonds. That the city is all
right financially and has money to in
vest probably was demonstrated by the
passage of a resolution directing the
City Comptroller to purchase all the out
standing improvement certificates posi-
BILE.
Library Trustees was squared by paying
them s2S,G00.
MUST FURNISH BONDS.
For several months past some city
officials have been performing their du-
ties without having furnished bonds as
required under the charter. Last night
Wharfinger Henry w. Williams filed a
bond for $1,000 with William Anderson
and John Doscher as sureties. Con-
stable Andrew Manning flied a new
Ruggles a bond for SEE. 00o, with John
Craven and Henry Lembeck as sure
ties, and Surveyor Van Keuren one
for $40, 900, with the same sureties. A
claim of $1,000 of Collins & Corbin for
e sSryiess s daTiingf the the s hfeaging and of wa the
Commissioners was -non-concurred in.
Corporation Counsel Blair declined 10
approve it.. The claim is considered a
trifie excessive. The construction of a
Bergen avenue and Van Cleef street,
to connect with the sewer in Dwight
street, was concurred in. as was also
the award to F. J. Weis to erect an
electric light plant at the High Ser
vice pumping station. The presentment
of the Grand Jury in the water question
was received and fled. The board will
hold no more meetings this year.