The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-28

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The investigation also developed the fact
that the Sidewalk Inspector had caused a
great many sidewalks to be repaired in differ
ent parts of the city by the property owners
at their expense. OF course, every sidewalk
put in repair by the owner is Of advantage to
the city. and it was for that purpose that the
Office of Sidewalk Inspector was created.
This fund of $4,000 was put aside under
the provisions of chapter 134, of the laws of
1891, and am in doubt as to whether, hay
ing caused the appropriation to be made
your honorable body has the right to direct
the Comptroller to withhold the payment of
claims thereon, however that may be. the
resolution which you passed accomplished its
end and permitted the suspension of judg-
ment until further investigation could be
made.
AS all expenditure against this fund must
come to my hand for approval, | think that
in the light of the developments of that trial
this resolution is not now necessary.
Yours respectfully,
PETER T. WANsER.
Mayor.
The above vetoes were each received and
laid over until the next regular meeting of
this Board.
From the Corporation Counsel: Il
JERSEY Cry, Feb. 16. 1894.
To the Honorable Board of Finance of Jer-
sey City:
Gentlemen-I herewith return the two reso-
buttons adopted by the Board of Education
respectively, January II and January 26.
1894, and referred to me by your Board
February Cd instant:
Conjunctively these resolutions in sub
stance request the appropriation by your
Board of FIVE thousand ($5,O00) dollars for
the purpose of paying the salaries of the
teachers necessarily required to be appointed
in and for School No. % land others"
also the appropriation at once of twenty
FIVE hundred ($2, 500 dollars for the purpose
of providing an annex to School No. ~
land the salaries of teachers, ~janitors, etc.
AS the balance of the appropriation for the
fiscal year to the credit of the Board
of Education is insufficient to per-
nit the withdrawal therefrom of
any money for purposes unprovided for or
not contemplated when the appropriation was
made the requests of the Board of Education
in these particulars should be denied.
Pamphlet Laws of 1890, Chap. 179. Sec.
2, substantially provides: That it shall be
lawful for the Board of Education of any
city, with the concurrence of the Board hay-
Jug charge of the finances of said city. to
appropriate and expend such sums of money
as in the judgment OF said Boards shall be
needed from time to time for the current ex-
penses of the public schools of said city, or
for the improving or increasing of school ac-
commodations in said city by the erection
or alteration of school houses or otherwise in
excess of and Notwithstanding any limitation
IDOL any such expenditure in said act or any
other law of the State, general, special or
local contained. The defect in this law is
that while in words it gives concurrent power
to the Board of Education and Board of FL
nance to make the appropriation and ex-
penditure for the purposes named therein, it
fails to create a fund or provide for the Gre
alton of a fund from which to make such adj
dltional expenditure.
The power which usually acc ompanies this
class of legislation is the borrowing of the
necessary money by the Board having charge
of the finances Of the city on temporary loan
bonds, and to provide for the repayment
thereof in the next or some succeeding tax
levy thereafter to be made.
| must, therefore, hold that the Act of
1890 aforesaid does not afford sufficient re-
lief in the premises.
WILLIAM B-RINKERHoFF,
Corporation Counsel.
Received, ordered spread in full upon the
minutes and filed, on motion of Mr.. Simpson.
From the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners:
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners presented the following resolutions,
and the same were received and disposed of
as follows:
/. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted February 9th. 1S94.)
2. Ordering paid certain claims.)
adopted February 18th, 1S94.)
8. Ordering paid the salaries of Water Reg
istrar, ETC., for the month Of January, 1894,
amounting to So, GIG. IS. as per pay roll.
adopted February 18th. 1S94.)
4. Ordering paid the salaries of General
Superintendent, ETC., in Water Department
for month of January. 1894, amounting TO
81, $40 so. as per roll.
adopted February 18th, 1894.)
5. Ordering paid the salaries of General
Superintendent, ETC., in Water Department
for month of December, 1898, amounting
to 81, 53S, as per pay roll.
adopted February IL, 1894.)
6. Ordering paid the salaries of "laborers
On meters for month of JANUARY, 1894,
amounting to 1898. SO, as per pay roll.
adopted February IL, 1S94)
z. Ordering paid the salaries of re-asses-
sors for month of June. 1892, amounting to
$685., as per pay roll. q
adopted June 81, 1922
8. Authorizing the improvement of Han
cock avenue from Franklin street to Bowers
street.
adopted February 10, 1894.)
8. Ordering paid the salaries of employees
at Belleville and High Service. month of
January, 1894, amounting to 81, 489. 80, as
per pay roll.
adopted February 10. 1994.)
Referred to the Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions.
10. That the 81, 600 due the city by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for metered
water for October, November and December.
1892, and January, 1898, be an Offset TO the
water meter purchased by said company for
81, 900 and the amount due as aforesaid be
cancelled on the water books. and that the
water meter becomes the property of Jersey
City.
(Adopted February 70, 1S94.)
IL. To accept the report of the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers to change the grade
of West Side avenue, from Yale avenue to
Culver avenue. upon petition of Jacob Skill
man and others.
adopted February 12, 1884,
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
From the Joint Outlet Sewer Commission.
Resolution to pay Patrick O'Neill ST.
232. % on account of construction joint out
let sewer between Jersey City and West Ho-