The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-19
BOARD OF FINANCE.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

The President here directed the clerk to
call the name of John D.. Fraser, as a mem
Der of the Board of Finance.
The clerk, as directed, called the name Of
John D.. Fraser, and the latter not being
present, the clerk was further instructed by
the President to record Mr.. Fraser as q
member absent.
The call for the meeting, which was the
transaction of general business" was read
by the clerk.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minutes of the follow
ing meetings, regular, March l6, adjourned
March, SO and regular April 6, 1894, was
dispensed with and the said minutes were
| approved as engrossed In the minute book
on motion Of Mr.. Simpson.
PETITIONS, ETC.
Petition of New York Chemical Works,
~petitioning that the tax on certain property
be reduced and that the personal tax charged
be cancelled, all for year 1884,.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Petition Of Simon J. w einthal for the re-
turn Of 80. SO for duplicate payment OF taxes
for 1890.
Received and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
A communication was received from
Haney@& Hesser, coal dealers, in which they
request that the resolution of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners to adver-
tise for 49, 600 tons of coal be ono
in.
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceived and referred to their appropriate
committees:
Jersey City News for printing manual
slips, $50.
American District Telegraph Co., messen-
ger service to Board Of Finance for March,
1894, S2.15.
u lan,erhninoo Gny1C mo 1sr.or hanlc for
City Clerk, $3.50.
Wood & Menagh, for supplies to the City
Marshal, $125. 15.
John j. Nevin, for postage stamps supplied
to Mayors office to. April l, 1894. $3.50.
7. Y. Brown, for verifying and making
by the city at its several tax sales, 1858.
j. w. Harrison, for stationery supplies to
City Treasurer, S21.2 {,
N. Y. & N. j. Telephone Co., for telephone
service in Office of Board of Finance, from
December ], 1898, to March /, 1894, S7.95.
N. Y. & N. J. Telephone Co., for telephone
service in City Collectors office from Decem-
Der /, 1898, to March l, 1894, 70 cents.
N. Y. & N. J.. Telephone Co, for tele-
phone service in offices of City Treasurer
and City Comptroller, from December l,
1898, to March /, 1894, 1926.
N. Y. & N. j. Telephone Co., for telephone
service in Mayors Office, from December l,
1893, to March /, 1894, $16.25.
Jersey City News for printing Martin
Act' notices, $40.
Jersey City News, for printing 500 copies
of Tax Sale No. 10, for City Collector, $l25.
j. w. Harrison, for stationery supplies to
City Collector, S102.
]. w. Harrison, for stationery supplies to
City Comptroller, $164.58.
J.. w. Harrison. for stationery supplies to
City Clerk, $72.5O.
James S. Erwin, legal services in case,
John Nolan VS.. Mayor, etc, $3.50.
The following petitions were further pre-
sented and referred to the Committee on FL
nance
OF j.. B. Ginocchio, to refund to hin the
sum of Sl2.01, with interest to date, paid in
purchase of lot 2, block 150,n B~ergenwood
avenue, for unpaid taxes for 1868, as it is
impossible to locate said property.
OF Jane A. Gaines and others 70 have can
celled sale of certain lots bought from the
city by William Van Keuren October IA,
1891, as said lots have been dedicated to the
city about the year 1870, as a continuation
of Westcott avenue now known as Baldwin
avenue
sented, received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance
OF Hugh Fl. Abernethy, as Police Com
missioner, in the sum of $15,0 600, with Hor-
ace H. Farrier and =. II. Klein, as sureties.
OF John brennan, as Fire Commissioner,
in the sum of $15, 900, with Frederick Brink
man, Abram Post and Horace II. Farrier as
s~ureties.
The bonds each bear the endorsement of
the Corporation Counsel as having been
drawn in legal form.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The Corporation Counsel presented a com
munication forwarding a copy of Assembly
Bill No. 1877, entitled, IAN act to ascertain
the rights of the State in certain waters of
the State, and to provide for the furnishing
of a State water supply to the municipalities
thereof, y etc.
Received and ordered filed.
The same official returned the following
petitions, with his endorsement that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted
OF Pleasant Home Company, to nave re-
turned $4.12 for taxes on certain property
paid in error for taxes Of 1898; and of Dun
can Robertson and Richard Vreeland, to re-
turn to them $14.32 paid in error on certain
property for taxes of 1892.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance
From the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioneTs -
The following resolutions, requiring the
concurrence of this board, were presented,
received and referred to the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions r
l. Ordering paid certain claims.
Adopted March 26, 1894.
2. Ordering paid certain claims.
Adopted March 10. 1894.
8. To pay awards for real estate taken and
damages sustained in the opening of Nep-
tune avenue from Ocean avenue to Bergen
avenue.
Adopted April "a, 1891.
4. Awarding to Henry Byrne the contract
for the improvement of Zabriskie street
from Central avenue to Summit avenue.
Adopted March 10, 1894.
5. Ordering paid the salaries of Water
Registrar and in Water Department for the
month of March, 1894, amounting to las per
payroll S3,001 IS.
6. Ordering paid the salaries of "laborers
on meters'' for the month of March, 1894,
amounting to las per payroll $623.33.
Z. Ordering paid the salaries of re-asses-
sors for the month of March, 1894, amount
ing to las per PAYROLL 1925.
s. Ordering paid salaries of Genera Su-
perintendent, etc., for March, 1894, amount
ing to $1,549.5 so las per payroll-9
8. Ordering paid salaries of employees at
Belleville and High Service for March,
1894, amounting &c. S4,549.51 las per pay
roll
10. Resembling resolution passed February
25, 1894 ordering paid claim of J.C. Sup
ply Co. for S23.S 5.D
II. To advertise for proposals to furnish
and deliver about 10000 gross tons of coal at
Bel4eville and High Service pumping sta
lions from either of the following mines
Packer, Jeddo, S~pringbrook and Highland
IL. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed April 2, 1894.
10. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed Anril O. 1894