The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-05
A OF FINANCE.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

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The minutes of the following meetings,
SPECIAL July Is; regular July 49,;
especial, July 25, and Special" July 81,
1884, We're approved as engrossed in the
minute book, on motion of Mr.. Bailey.
PRESENTATION OF LAIMs
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to their appropriate
committees:
Claim of Collins & Corbin, for judgment in
case of Anthony P. Smith vs.. Jersey City,
81, 920.
OF Collins s. Corbin for professional ser
vices, etc. in matter of contest for Messrs.
Detwiller and Fraser as members OF the
Board of Finance, against attack upon their
title to their offices, S515.07.
OF f. d. Linn & Co., for two () copies
laws of N. j., 1894 paper, 81.
Of Hugo Mootz, for locksmith work IN
City Comptroller's office, $3.50.
OF Dyes Government Counterfeit Detector,
for one years subscription to "Dyes Govern
ment Counterfeit Detector,n from July l,
1888, to July l, 1894, So.
OF j. C. News, for printing slips for
manuals, S22.
OF Herring Hall Marvin Co. for repairing
locks, etc. City Collectors office, 81.
OF American District Telegraph Company
for messenger service to Board of Finance
for July, 1894, $500.
OF j. c. News. for printing for Mayors
office, $1,000.
OF J. H. Geraghty, for locksmith work in
City Treasurer's office, $2.25.
OF American District Telegraph Company,
for messenger service to City Clerks office
in July, 1884, $3.50.
OF Herring Hall Marvin Company, for
opening, repairing and putting new combin-
alton lock on burglar door, etc, in City
Treasurer's. office, $7!.10.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence OF this Board, were received
from the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners. and were referred to the Com
mittee on Concurrent Resolutions:
l.. Ordering paid the salaries of employees
repairing cement MAN," for the period
from July 16 to 81, 1874, amounting to $379,
as per pay roll.
Passed August 6, 1894
9. Ordering paid the salaries of General
Superintendent, etc, for the month of July,
1894, amounting to 81, 342, as per pay roll.
Passed August 6, 1S949
3. Ordering paid the salaries of employees,
''laying and repairing water pipe" for the
month of july. 1894, amounting to 81, 073.S7,
as per pay roll.
Passed August 20, 1884,
T.. Ordering paid the salaries of employees
at Belleville and High Service, for the month
of July, 1894, amounting TO S4,359,46, as per
pay roll. ~
Passed August 20, 1914
5. Ordering paid the salaries of employees
.s'repairing cement MANI for the period
from August l to 10, 1894, amounting to
1851. 30. as per pay roll.
PASSED August 20, 1894
6. Ordering paid the salaries of Water
Registrar, etc, for the month of August,
1894, when due, amounting to 81, 776.65, as
per pay roll.
Passed August 20, 1894
T.. Awarding contract to Philip E. Martin
to connect boilers at Belleville with twelve
412 inch pipe, etc. Contract price, S2,20O.)
Passed August 6, 1884,
Z S. To advertise for bids to furnish and put
up a 'Surface Condenser at High Service
Pumping Station.
Passed August 6. 1894
8. To turn over to the Board of Fire Com
misSionerS the balance remaining of the
special appropriation for the repairing of
Engine Houses amounting to 50, l54.7 9, and
requesting the concurrence of this Board in
the payment OF certain claims heretofore in
Cured by said Board of Street and Water
Commissioners for repairing Engine Houses,
and not included in the above balance.
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j 10. Ordering paid certain claims.
. Passed August 6, 1924
IL. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed August 9, 1884,
II. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed August 20, 1871
IL. Fixing the salaries of firemen at Belle
vile and others,
Passed August 20, 1884,
IA. Fixing the salary of Alfred c. Head
den. General Clerk, at 500 per month on
and after September 1, 1894.
Passed August 20. 1894
Is. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed August q, 1884,
From the City Collector:
The following communications were pre-
sented by the City Collector, received and
disposed of as follows:
Statement showing personal taxes collect
ed from May /, 1894, to August l, 1894,
amounting to S2.30S.
Referred to the Collector of Arrears OF
Personal Taxes.
Communication certifying that he has re-
ceiyed from the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners for collection the assessment
map for the Improvement of Seventeenth
street from Henderson street to Jersey ave-
nue., amounting to $1,000.
Communication certifying that he has re-
ceived from Dennis Mclaughlin, Clerk of
Hudson County, Report No. 81, made by the
CouihilSSiOnerS OIL AuJuSIlueHu, diAOuuuiAS
to $258, S99.5 So.
Filed August 2, 1894.
The above communications were. received
and each ordered filed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented, re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
Salaries and Claims:
Petition of Louis Bauman requesting re-
turn of So paid for water rents on soda
water fountain, being an erroneous assess
ment of water rents for year 1894.
OF John Garrick for the return of $500
for duplicate payment of taxes for year 1888.
OF the Pennsylvania r. r. Co. for the re-
turn of S18. 10 each for the years 1892, 1898.
1894, being duplicate payment of water
rents for the said years.
OF John Woods for the return of $21.S5
for duplicate payment of water rents for
year 1893.
The following official bonds were present
ed, received and referred to the Committee
ON Finance:
OF John H. Alderman as Deputy City
Collector in the sum of $4,000, with John J.
Toffey. James Warner, Emanuel Sands,
John Chilver, Robert A. Simpson, Horace
FL. Farrier, Edward Hoos and William w.
Farrier as ~sureties.
Of Philip M. Kaiser as Constable in the
sum of $1,000, with Albertina Kaiser and
Henry Windecker as sureties.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Finance:
The Committee on Finance reported,
recommending that the following official
bonds be received and approved, and that
the same be spread at large upon the bond
book and orderedfled.
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