The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11

Whereas, On the incoming OF tue present
Board the appropriation for the current year
| applicable to the cleaning of ewers and
basins and to the reconstruction of sewers
were found to be depleted to an extent
which if a normal and necessary expenditure
was maintained for the balance of the fiscal
year would result in a deficiency in each of
said accounts; and
Whereas, Numerous petitions have been
presented to this Board for the correction of
existing evils in the sewer system which,
though the complaints are. upon inyestiga-
| ton, ascertained to be well bounded, are yet
impossible of correction by reason of the
practical exhaustion OF our available funds;
| therefore
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance be
| and is hereby requested to specially appro-
| priated to this Board for use during current
fiscal year the sum of five thousand dollars
for cleaning sewers and basins and sflve
thousand dollars for reconstruction of sewers.
Resolved, That a mason's license be and
is hereby granted to Lewis Stevens TO make
connections with the sewers of JerseylCitv
when he files the required bond in the office
OF the Permit Clerk.
The foregoing were each separately adopt
| ed by the following vote on the call for the
ayes and nays:
Aves-All the members of the Board,
FIVE in number.
Committee on Municipal Lighting present.
ed lowing:
Resolved, That 500 be paid to John L.
Davidson for services as Lamp Inspector for
the month ending July 81, 1894,
Charge transfer from street lighting.
Adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays,
Ayes-Atl the henderson, the Board, FIVE
in number. NS
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
presented the following n
Resolved, That $13S,2 81 be paid to Jarvis
+. Underhill, for oil + Sd ~ 5
$3.50. SS to Jarvis #. UnderhilA for Oil,
ETC. Stadtt9g se az LIB nof SG "
$64. 55 to Jarvis f. Underililh foeoil, etc !.
$3.40to F. A. Smith, for Supplies.
S106.95 toaF.t A. Smith, for supplies.
Sf96.42 TOT. a Smith, for supplies,
$3.50 to Michael Foster, constructing bents
under water main.
$3.50 to Michael Foster, constructing bents
under water, main.
$45U to Michael Foster, constl ucting bents
under water main.
Resolved, That by and with the concurrence
Vi TIC DOdtQ y Il lHdilSP G0 ldl III lily
| employees heretofore appointed by this Board
on Tuly.2, 1894, be and are hereby fixed as
follows
Foreman. Robert Macarthur, $3.50 per
day. 2
Masons, Michael Saunders and John
Schner, 81 per day.
Laborers, Tnos. Kelly, Thos. Mitchell,
Henry Schultz, John Jouan and Peter
Schroeder, So. so per day.
Patrick Mitchell, use of horse and cart, So
per day.
The foregoing were each separately adopt
ed by the following vote on the call for the
ayes and nays; IS
Avesr-All the members Of the Board, five
in NUMBER ash 81 .s9is
Committee on Assessment and Extensions
presented the following.
Resolved, That So, 108 be paidto E J
Condono on Account Of contract No. 729, Tor
furnishing, and laying about IL, 900 lnealSteet
of II inch c~ast-iron water pipe. $50 y.
Charge water account.
Resolved, That by and with the concur
| renee of the Board of Finance a warrant be
ordered drawn on the ity Treasurer in
| favor of that officer for So, $50. %, such sum
representing amount of unpaid check depos-
| tied by Township of Harrison in payment tor
water furnished said township for six months
ending February 10, 1894, and that the City
Treasurer be requested TO turn over said
Echeck to this Board upon the receipt Of war
rant herein ordered drawn.
Charge water account.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter men,
toned be paid to the persons named
respectively for services rendered as