The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-23
ROARD of
fOmcial Proceedings.)

Regular meeting VI lbC -.
nance was held in its rooms at the City
Hall on Thursday. October u, 1894 at o
Present@President Jones and Messrs;
Bailey. Detwiller, H~ardenbergh ana
Simpson,.
A~bsent-None.
After roll call Mr.. Bailey was excused
and retired from the meeting.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minute OF the
| special meeting of october 10, 1874, was
dispensed with, and the a 10 I'M ii mins
ute BOOK, on motion Of Mr.. simpson
PRESENTATION OF fhlIlloN'
Tho ofHcial bond of Cornelius Healy, as
| water Registrar, in the sum of $4,000,
duly approved by the Corporation Coun-
sci. with Dennis Mclaughlin, M l.;
Desmond, James Hum; Jon m M nr ! anp
| received and referred to the ComHietee
| on Finance.
Petition of Ernest W. Luhr, to return
| to him the sum of $12.21. including pen
| atty of "a cents. and interest, At cents,
| for duplicate payment of water rents
| for year 1892, on lot No. II. Block io4,
| Hancock avenue, paid July "a, 1894. beng
| duplicate of payment made June Y; lssS.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims. g.
Requisition from the Joint Outlet Sewer
| Commissioners. to pay $372-s9 to James
MoyIan for services as engineer in SUI
perintending the construction OF Ine
| Joint outlet sewer between jersey City
| and West Hoboken.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of Randolph. Condict &
Black. attorneys of Mrs. F. Rooney, Tor
the return of duplicate aymen OF water
rents for year 1881. n
Referred to the Committe on salaries
Applications of Albert Payne and john
/ T Meakim, for appointment to the posi-
ton of marshal to the Second Gnd)
District Court.
Referred to the Committee of the
Application of Bernard McGuigan for
aupointment to the position of Assist
ant Clerk in the Second cd District
| Court.
The following communications were
| received from the Board of Trade of Jer-
| sew City, and were referred to the COM
mittee of the Whole.
To the Honorable Board Of Flnance:-
Gentlemen-At a meeting held OCTOBER
18th. 1894. by this Board, on motion OF
| Mr.. Henry V. Condict the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That this Board approves
the action taken b. the Board of FL
nance on the specifications for a con-
tract for a new water supply.
WILLIAM J. s TAITs
Jersey City, October 18th, 1894.
To the Honorable Board of Finance:-
Gentlemen-At a meeting of this Board
held October 18th, 1894, the following
resolutions were adopted
Resolved. That in view of the great
injury suffered by the people of Jersey
City during the present year on accom-
of the pollution of the Passalc Rlver pg
the introduction therein OF sewage ana
other refuse and offensive matter by
municipal and other corporations and
individuals, this Board respectfully urges
: -
upon the city authorizes 10 proceet
of power to the Mayor and Common
Council of this city, in the Act passed
March 18th. 1852. authorizing the con-
struction of works for supplying Jersey
City and places adjacent with pure
and wholesome water" to take such
portion of the water of Passalc RIVER
flowing between the villages OF Acquack5
snonk and Belleville as may be required
to furnish the inhabitants of the SAID
city, and others residing adjacent there
to. with a sufficient quantity OF pure
and wholesome water for domestic ana
other purposes" confers upon them a
right to have the water of the Passaic
River within the limits named in the
act preserved from. contamination, ana
Resolved, That the Secretary be M
strleted to present a copy hereof 10
His Honor the Mayor and to the Board
of Finance.
WILLIAM J. TAFT,
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented.
received and referred to their appro-
pirate eommittees:-
OF John j. O'Hara, $40; w. T. Vidal,
$33. so: John T. Edwards, Sl5.64; T. Z.
Brown. S23; John ]. Walsh. $50; Edward
Schanck. S68; George F. Watson, A.T5;
Hugo Mootz. 50.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following resolutions adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Com.
inissioners, requiring the concurrence OF
| this Board. were presented, received
and referred to the COMMITTEES on Con-
current Resolutions
/. That by and with the concurrence
of the Board of Finance, $1,000 be paid to
Maxwell MeMaster for damages sus-
tained in change of grade of Vroom
street the Board of Finance to pro-
vide the money, etc.
Adopted October IS, 1894.
2. Awarding to the Standard Oil Co.
the contract for furnishing oils to Belle
willie and High Service Pumping Stations
Adopted October IS, 1894.
3. Fixing the salary of John Smith,
laborer in Water Department at $500 per
day when engaged
Adopted october Is, 1894.
4. Fixing the salaries of John Nc
Mahon, fireman, and others.
Adopted October Is, 1894.
S. Ordering paid certain claims.
Adopted October Is, 1894.
6. Ordering paid the salaries of lab
| orers on repairs at High Service for
the month of December. 1891, Gas per