The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-15
Absent-Mr. Detwiller-1.

AAoNGA1ftNhOOD DDciNECDs
Mr. Bedell moved that when this Board
adiourns it be to meet on Saturday, February
| 10, 1894, at 4 o'clock P. N.
Adopted.
The following resolutions were presented,
received and disposed of as follows:
BY Mr.. Simpson and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken:
Yeas-President Hitler, Messrs. Bedell
and Simpsons.
Nays-None.
Absent Mr.. DetwiIler.
Resolved, That in the retiremen of John
d. Fraser from this Board we acknowledge
the loss of valuable services to this city, and
we place on record our high appreciation of
his character as a man and his ability and
worthiness as a public official.
Resolved. That warrants be ordered drawn
upon the City Treasurer for the payment of
salaries of the following members of the
Board of Finance for the months of Noyem-
Der and December, 1898, and January, 1894:
George r. Hitler, Alva A. Bedell, Reuben
Simpson and Jacob j. Detwiller, each for
the sum of $125.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer for the sum
of $I07.52 in favor of John ID. Fraser, in
payment of salary as a member of the Board
of Finance for the months 81 November and
December, 1898, and for the period from
January / to IS, 1894, both inclusive.
By President Hitler and adopted by the
following vote on the call for the yeas and
nays:
Yeas-President Hitler. Messrs. Bedell
and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr Detwiller-1.
Resolved, That this Board consents to
and does hereby approve of the appointment
of M. M. Kenyon as Clerk to the City
Comptroller from January 10. 1894. TO April
!, 1894, at the monthly salary of 1888
BY Mr.. Bedell and adopted by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been or
dered and taken:
Yeas-president Hitler, Messrs. Bedell
and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. DetwilIer Il,
Whereas, On April 90, 1892, lot 7B,
Union street. block 606-607, assessed to Mrs.
X. Everett, was sold to the city for taxes,
ETC., as adjusted in report II; and
Whereas, Said lot fronts on Boyd avenue,
and said sale by reason of said error is de-
fective and should be cancelled; therefore,
Resolved, That the sale above recited be
cancelled of record by the City Clerk, and
that a warrant for $40. 70 be drawn in favor
of the City Treasurer to refund amount Of
purchase money paid to the City Collector
for said lot purchased at said sale of April
20, 1892, and that the resolution adopted
July 81. 1898, to assign the certificate OF sale
of said lot to William H. Hurlburt be re-
scinded.
Resolved, That the City Collector be di-
rected to ,readvertise and sell for adjusted
taxes, etc, lot 7B, Boyd avenue, block Gus
607, in report IL.
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be,
and he is hereby authorized to pay the proper
city authorities all taxes and assessments as
sessed by the Taxing Department of Jersey
City subsequent to the liens included in the
sale of property heretofore purchased, or
which may hereafter be purchased by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, or in its
behalf at sales heretofore made, or which
may hereafter be made for non-payment OF
taxes and readjusted liens under the provis-
ions of an act of the Legislature of the State
of New Jersey entitled, ''An act concerning
the settlement and collection of arrearages of
unpaid taxes, assessments and water rates or
water rents in cities of this State, and i'm
posing and levying a tax, assessment and
lien in lieu and instead of such arrearages
and to enforce the payment thereof, and to
provide for the sale of lands subject to fu-
ture taxation and assessment. passed March
80. 1885, and the several supplements and
amendments thereto.
Resolved, That in order to provide the re-
quisite money with which to make payment
of such subsequent taxes and assessments,
bonds of the city to be issued from time to
time as required in an amount not exceeding
FIVE hundred thousand dollars, said bonds to
be dated and issued in such denominations
as the Finance Committee of this Board may
direct, and to be made payable at the option
of the city, with interest at and after the rate
of A per cent. per annunl, payable with the
bond.
Resolved, That upon the redemption, as
signment or sale of any property upon which
subsequent taxes and assessments have been
paid by the City Comptroller in accordance
with this resolution, the amount SO paid with
interest thereon from the date of such pay
ment at the rate OF 6 per cent. per apnum
shall be included in the settlement Of said re-
demption, assignment or sale for taxes or as
sessmenrs as aforesaid shall be wholly apS
Piled on account of the payment of the prin-f
cioal and interest of the bonds hereby auth
orized to be issued.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of A..
b. Davenport for twenty dollars, duplicate
payment of taxes for 1890 on lot 15G. block
494 Pine street, said payment having been
made first on November 2, 1891, on account
of original tax, and again on May 2, 1888,
upon the tax as adjusted.
BylMr. Bedell, on behalf of the Committee
on Finance:
Chapter 1856 of the Laws of 1898, the sum of
thirty-two hundred and twenty-nine dollars
and forty-fve cents ($3. 229 .45) be and the
same is hereby appropriated when received as
hereinafter provided for to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners for the pay
ment of the following bills, incurred prior to
March Is, 1898, for necessary repairs to pub
lie buildings in excess Of appropriation, this
Board being satisfied that such repairs have
been made, to wit:
Mahoney & Warren. ........ $454 81
Mahoney & Warren, 100 SO
Joseph Iewkes. $50 90
lanes Rafters 1870 90
lanes Rafters 1888 IS
Kelly Brothers. 1876 16
Kelly Brothers. 324 90
Kelly Brothers. 420 90
Kelly Brothers. 429 90
Kelly Brothers. 10 90
Michael Courain 26 IS
Michael Kelleher. ........... 100 90
Philip E. Martin. 1S9 90