The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25
ROARD OF

at eight o'clock P. M.
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller. H~ardenburgh and
A~bsent-None.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the special meeting of
meeting of September 5. were approved
as printed in manual form on motion of
PETITIONS. ETC.
The following petitions were presented,
received and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims
cancellation of assessments
water rents, subsequently adjusted.
Petition Of John M. Jones for the re-
turn or sl4.25 for duplicate payments Of
NO. 81 Jones street, paid June so, 1894,
and June 30, 1894.
Petition Of Margaret McAllister for the
return of $74.S2, surplus paid in redemp-
ton of lands sold for unpaid adjusted
taxes, etc.
Petition of P. D. Van CIeef for the re-
turn OF $3.50 for duplicate payment of
water rents for year 1895.
Petition Of John M. Jones for the re-
Turn Or s2.75 for duplicate payment of
in error for year iis7f4. - -
Petition of Abraham Van Horne lat
torneX Of William Bender) to have re-
turned $45.60 for assessment
fer water rents paid for years 1891, 1892,
1893 and 1894.
Petition Of Carl G. A. sohuman, attor-
ney for estate of Gustave Schuman, for
the return of $500 water rents paid in
error.
Communication from Lafayette Repub-
lican Battery relative to new water sup
Received and ordered filed.
Communication from Pau r. Dorgeval
requesting that certain interest paid by
the estate of John D. Meyer and Henry
Ranken on certain taxes be returned.
Clerk OF the Board directed to reply to
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented.
received and referred to their appropri-
rs Jsrs s. ~ city ,n News s., $500 siios Sc g! so. " So. g
Douglass, $500; Andrew j.. Boyle, $685. 90;
+. F. Van Sam, $3.50 G. s. Westerveltt,
f PerSins Jo ins X =. N Wsl sTe;rss s1s. Tit,e Raan 1a1anl
Moot s1.s5; j. W.. Harrison. siss. %:
Chronicle s53 Publishing Company, $500; $500
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation COUNSEL
referred the petition of Michael Flaher-
ty (received by the Boar of Fire Com
missioners and referred to this Boare),
requesting that provision be made to
m June 9. 1895, by the Jersey CRY Fire
Department. in crossing his market gar
oea, on the occasion of the fire on the
bridge foot of Chapel avenue, verbally
advised this Board (Board of Finance}
that Mr.. Flaherty had no legal claim
against the Board of Finance, and rec,
to the Board of Fire Commissioners.
The verbal opinion of the Corporation
Counsel was received, and the Clerk OF
this Board was directed to return the Pc.
+itioa of MIR Fix hprtV tn the Board OF
Fire Commissioners.
From the City Collector
- 80 uono JsrSey R ei5y; Sept eF F Is, nss5:
Gentlemen-This is to certify that !
have received from the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners for COLLECTION
in my office the following Assessment
sewer in Zabriskie street. Summit
avenue to Sanford plaee.:..:.. 1884
Sewer in Wavely street, ou reef east
of Central avenue to Central ave- on
Sewer in Montrose avenue to Garlic
ton avenue to Sanford PLACE.: 2'44S
street, to North street. etc....... 1868
of grade Columbia avenue,
zabriskie street, to 50 feet north .eo
in Highland avenue, Boule- : o.o
yard to West Side avenue...:....;. 3.W0
Sewer in Van ReiDen place, Acad- eoo
envy street to Stuyvesant avenue; 2,2so
CITY Collector.
FROM sl Jersey city; Sept. 10, 1895.
the Hon. Board of Finances:
Gentlemen.Block s. Lot 6; Van elect
or Block new no. l.SSSs L3e ?,
assessment in the name of Caffrew, and
of Mccartney from 1873 to 1880. he
bills for taxes. on this properly
produced in this office today by Nj.
Randolph Perkins, attorney for the
owner. The duplicate was adjusted IN
Report No. "a of Martin Act Commits
sioners, which was al error. and a tax
sale made of same April IL, 1898. to z.
L. Holt, No. 10 Lexington avenue, Tor
S41. s8. The owner desires hat the SAFE
be set aside and cancelled and the
purchase money returned to the pur-
chaser.
fsSRSss1spy w. wooLLEY,
City Clerk.
Sale No. 5,526.
Received and referred to the Com
mittee on Salaries and Claims.
MAYORS OFFICE CITY. HALL.
Jersey City, September 16, 1895;
the Honorable Board OF Finance OF
Gentlemen:-I have considered the two
resolutions adopted by YOU Board at
yy=Tenen mseti 70 9 of s fer oftieIal ? action Etc, a on
9. 1895 relating 70 a new
water supply. the one awarding a con-
tract to the Jersey. City Water Company
twenty-five (25( years, with the option
contained in the proposal to purchase
the plant, etc, if the people SO vote; ana
by the million gallons by contract with
the East Jersey Water Company.
The resolution awarding. a contract TOR
a new water supply to the Jersey city
Water Company being the more impor-
tant as to whether / sign it or veto It,
gives me the occasion to say that the
mere fact that the resolution is before me
is evidence that the attempt to get a new
water supply has gone through the de-
veloprnentS incident to large and lnpor-
tant municipal undertakings. with the
usual resistance always met With IN Such
matters. and is now left for me to de-
eide.
The people have hal the question SO
continuously before them that they can
recall all the various conditions which
have surmounted the efforts to BRING
about its settlement.
Upon the reception of the recent, bids
and before any conclusion was reached
by the Board of Street and Water Com
fused in the public mind by the attitude
of the two newspapers in their discus
sion of it. and by the issuance of the un-
official letter of four members 2f the
to set the public right as to my position
and the reasons therefor la it IS TO
dispose of the matter in my W mind.
The public are entitled to know. and I
the city officials cannot bond the city
for the new water supplyi The laws bear
ing upon their course IN this matter give
gallon only. but hermit TIE Voters to set
tie the uuestiona"forsg or s~sagafnst' the
purchase of the water works. etc, at
the price named, in the opIion contained
sniff ra geS on either side of that question