The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-01

| adoption of reolutions ordering paid the
| following claims:-
(-Chargeable to account Printing, Sta
tionery, ETC., year 1S941S95).
N. Y. & N. J. Telephone Co., telephone
tolls Mayors office, from June 1, 1895, to
September 1, 1895, 1896.
N. Y. & N. j. Tel. Co., telephone tolls,
City Treasurer and City Comptro1ler's
offices, from June /, 1895, to September /,
1895, $3.50.
R. H. Weaver, for taking down avn
ings of City Collector and City Comp
t~roller's offices, s..
o Golden, cleaning window panes
in offices of City Treasurer, City Comp
troller and Board of Finance, $3.50.
Albert Datz. printing and stationery for
Mayors Office. 1925.
Hugo Mootz, locksmith work in City
Hall, SO.
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid BIZ the following
vote on the call for the ayes and nays
by the President
Ayes-President Jones and Messrs-
Bailey and Simpson 90.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Detwi1ler and Harden
bergh G).
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
TIL following resolutions were pre-
scented. received and they were each
adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays by the President
Ayes-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey and Simpson (9.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Detwiller and Harden
bergh C).
BY President Jones, on behalf of the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions
Whereas, This Board received under
date of May 9 the following resolution
from the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. adopted at the meeting
of said Board at that date.
Whereas, The condition Of the public
dock at the foot of Morgan street is such
as to require. that it be largely rebuilt;
and
Whereas, Proposals for such rebuild
ing, based on plans and specifications
prepared by the Chief Engineer have been
heretofore received;
Resolved, That the contract for such
rebuilding be awarded to Sanford & Still
man Co. at the prices named in their
proposal submitted to this Board IN
May 6. 1895. viz
For the whole work, as per plans and
specifications, sixteen thousand G1e,OW
dollars.
f0r 0dCn eAuA pic, eight dH0 oO'NAeS
five hundredtlls ($S.75) dollars. that being
the lowest bid received.
And that the Corporation iAttor-
ney be and is hereby directed to pre-
pare and have executed the necessary
contract for the same; provided,
however, that this award of contract
shall be of no force or effect unul the
Board of Finance shall have first con-
CURED therein and in addition to SUCH
concurrence, shall set aside to the credit
of this Board a sum sufficient to cover
the cost of such rebuilding, which said
sum is herein estimated at seventeen
thousand ($17, 00O dollars, ana Is hereWllh
requested and
Whereas. This Board has provided in
the tax levy of 1S95-1S96 for a fund with
which to meet the requirements of the
contract for rebuilding the said Nor
gan Street Dock to the extent OF
S3,O0O. which, with the cash now
on hand in the Morgan Street
Dock account, will be sufficient to
: cover the cost of said rebuilding to the
extent of the sum specified in the resolu-
ticn quoted above, i. e., $4,000; ana
Whereas, The approach of the winter
| season makes it imperative that the work
| contemplated under this contract be pro-
ceeded with so that the use of the dock
may not be interfered with during the
: busy season which follows the close of
the winter.
Resolved, That this Board concurs in
the resolution of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners at their meeting
|, held May 8, 1895, and quoted above, pro-
vided. however, that no payments on ac-
i count of contract with the said Messrs.
: Sanford & Stillman Compan be made
$ prior to December /, 1895, in excess of the
- - -. lo-l IN fho MOrOcn
! Street dock account, and that the city
be not obligated by said contract to make
Z any payments on account of said con-
(. tract prior to said date in excess of the
e sum of $4,000; the balance of the amount
which it has been estimated it will cost
!. to defray the expenses Of such rebuilding,
: ETC., i. e., $13, 900 having been appropria-
/ ted by this Board for said purpose and
not being available until December L
1895.
!, BY Mr.. Bailey
whereas, Lot east part '4, block 2So-
232, Fairview avenue, vas enormously as
: sessed for taxes for year 1894 on a valua-
ton of $1,700, representing a house and
. lot, when said assessment should have
, been on a vacant lot; therefore,
Reolved, That the City Collector be
and is hereby directed to change on his
9 books the valuation of lot east '21, block
U 230-2S2 Fairview avenue from $l,fW 10
$4oO, for year 1894. and fix the tax ao-
> cordingly.
BY Mr.. Bailey
d whereas. lot L, block 500, Ferris street,
was enormously assessed for taxes for
the year 1894 on a valuation of s1,4G0 when
the assessment should have been on a
valuation of 81, 900; therefore,
Resolved, That the City Collector be
and he is hereby directed to change on
his books the valuation of lot L, block
59s. Ferris street. from s1,400 to $1,000 and
fix the tax accordingly.
BY President jones'
Resolved, That the City Comptroller
be and he is hereby directed to trans
fer the sum of $500 from the account
g SALARIES" to the account Claims,
Board of Fire Commissioners, present
fiscal year.
BY Mr.. Bailey
Resolved. That the Committee on FL
u nance be authorized to borrow $52,ST1.&
y on bonds to be issued in anticipation. or
the redemption of lands bought by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City at
Is the sale Of the City Collector made &c.
lg tober s. 1895, of lands for unpaid adjusted
= taxes. assessments and water rents, said
= Eonds to be payable at the option. of the
city, with interest at the rate of 4 per