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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor:
JERSEY CITY. May 9. 1894,
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners:
Gcntlemen-A committee of property
owners living in the upper end of the city
near the West Hoboken line waited upon me
this morning and requested me to take action
on behalf of Jersey City with the object of
repudiating the agreement between Jersey
City and the Town of West Hoboken in
connection with sewers in falisade and New
York avenues, this city, dated September
81, 1898, | write to your Board to ask that
they be granted a hearing and such action be
taken as may BE- calculated to tend to the
best interests Of the city, it is my desire that
your BOARD instruct your Chief Engineer to
have prepared a map of the sewerage system
in that section of the City and send it to me
as soon as possible.
Very respectfully,
PETER f. WANsER.
Mayor.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting May 4, 1894, and ap-
proved by the Mayor May Z. 1894.
Whereas, The Board of Street and Water
Commissioners have requested by resolution
bearing date Dec. 4, 1888, this Board to APP
propriate the sum Of $1,000 as an additional
appropriation for necessary repairs to
Public School Buildings, be it
Resolved, That the sum Of $4,000 be and is
hereby appropriated to the Board of Street
and Water Commissioner as an additional
appropriation for necessary repairs to Public
School Buildings, and further
Resolved, That in order to provide the
funds for such appropriation the COMMITTEES
IN Finance be and is hereby authorized to
borrow the sum of 50 5000 on temporary loan
bonds at the rate of AZ per cent per annum.
the amount of said bond to be provided for
on the next tax levy.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby eoncurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners, april so, 1884. to-wit:
Awarding contract to Patrick P1unkett
for the construction of a branch main sewer
in West Side avenue from the center inc of
Broadway and West Side avenue to the
center line Of West Side avenue and Fair
mount avenue with lateral sewers in the
following streets, etc.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby nonconcurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, Dec. II, 1893, to-wit:
Ordering paid to John Murphy. laborer,
eight and three-fourths days SI7.50 and John
Murphy, rockman, two days IS, as per pay
roll for October, 1898.
For the reason that the appointment of
said John Murphy was vetoed by His Honor
the Mayor and the veto was sustained by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby nonconcurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, April 2, 1894. to-wit:
Ordering paid the claim of JONI Murphy
for $22.5 50 for services,
For the reason given by the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions in their report on
pay roll for October, 1898, presented this
evening.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby nonconcurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioner April 16, 1894, to-wit:
Ordering paid the claim of F. NJ. Decker
for $3.50 for salary as Clerk in the Water
Department for the period from Aug. 81,
1898, to March 81, 1894, for the reason that
the payment of above salary has already
been nonconcurred in on pay rolls presented
to this Board.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Clerk of the Board.
JERSEY CITY. May 9, 1894.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-I nave to report that the
Commissioners of Assessment filed with me
on une . llSb. d DTCllltllldIy ShCJCl " I'LL
provement of Ogden avenue, and on this
date a final assessment map. ETC., for sewers
in Grace street.
GEO. 7. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor of:
John Nolan, s372.4o ON account of contract
No. 674.
Thos. Wood, s1,351.12 final on contract No.
COS.
Edward o'Donnel1, $1,000 on accounted
Nc. 500. Is
William H. Conyers, s649 final on contract
No. 705.
Neil Campbell, $4,000 on account of con-
tract No. TOT.
Kelly Bros, ST. 900 on account of contract
No. 706.
Henry Byrnes, $~1,6o2.5S on account of
No. I'll.
Graham Van Keuren, $500 on account of
contract No. IT'S.
John Hopkins, $500 on account of contract
No. 722.
Thomas Cavanagh, $1,000 on account of
No. 724.
Received and referred to their appropriate
Committees.
From the same officer:
Certifying that a portion of the work under
offers made to this Board on July II and
Aug. Z, 1898, had been completed.
Received and referred the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
PRESENTATION Of CLAIMS
The following claims were presented:
Peter c.. Vreeland. $138: Lizzie Woodcock,
Steele & Condict, 51.96; Thomas Rynn,
1880: o. H. Perry, %; H. w. Moser,
2Ss; Daniel Moran, 1873; John Marthaler,
100; Wood & Menagh, 3l.55, 2, lbs
John Mannion, So; James McDermott, p;
T. s. Lilis, 20.9O, H. 10; M. G.. Lennon,
80; John 7. Killen, 3.37; A. Kantrowich,
"a; John Herman, 11.25, Is; Luke Kill
duff, 266. 10; NJ. Kilmurray, 1898; Peter
Jochaln, 1870; j.. G. Supply CO., 272.O
43. IL; William Harris. 5.25; Thomas
Holmes, 2o.94, J.. W. Harrison, 31.45,
10. 10; Jas. P. Hall, 1920, 4; jill eau
tier & Co., 1920 10; John T.. Davidson,
Assignee, 8; Hugh Dugan, 1880, 40.9
%. so; Thomas Duff, 70; Julius Breternitz,
Jr., SO: Dennis Byrnes, IS; United Gas
1,241. 20, 1874; N. Y. & N. J. Globe Gas
Light Co., 3,166.05; Hudson County Elec-
trio CO., 1,5s9.25; J.. G. Herald, 1880; j.
c. News, 151.25, 1925. Is, 49, IS. Holmes
& Cogan, 1886. rs, 2S0.50; Mackey, Young
& Co. 335. 50. $50. rs. 329. 10, 1922. so,