The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-06
BOARD OF

W CLERK.
Special meeting Of the Board of Fl
nance, was held in its rooms at the City
Hall. on Friday, July 10, 1895. at 5 o'clock
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Detwiller. Hardenbergh and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
The call for the meeting issued by the
APPROVAL OF TILE MINUTES.
The following minutes were approved
motion of Mr.. Simpson
Regular meeting, June 20. ADJOURNED
June rs, and July 2 and special July
PETITIONS, ETC.
Thu following petitions were presented,
received and referred to the Committee
Petition of Penelope Galloway, for the
return of & for o~vercharge for water
rents. 1S94-1S95. 49,
return Of $3.50 for, overcharse for water
rents paid for 1893-1S94.
Petition Of Richard Lahey, for os the
of taxes for year Of 1892. a.
Petition of John Nevins to return s4.W
eyerchsarge o for water rents. 1885, paid
Petition Of il. T. Nugent,. agent Of ess.
tate of s. M. Hoffman, for the return of
$500 for overcharge for water renos'
Petition of r. s. B.. Edmondson for
the return of $500 for overcharge for
water rents, years 1~S94-1S95. .
Ei TRANSCRIPT SCRIPT ? Of co judgm NJ JerT TeRde city in
favor of Charles Birdsall and against
the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City
for S82.37 debt and S2.12 costs.
Received and referred to the Corpora
Communication from Charles H; 'Yoor.s
his. attorney, ENCLOSING ta iS,dem nil Of
the Supreme Court, setting aside pro
ceedings had before Police Justice KIM
merly against n Kenny. prosecutor
Board of Health Of Jersey CITY FORBID,
ding the removal of dead ana
requesting the payment of SAID biA.
Received and referred to the Corpora
't0'i PSRsEHssiENrAToN OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presence,
j. o'H IN s7i; W. T. Vidal. 1875; c;s.
YeseterySSl swg $50 ss5 +. + +. J. TaH WASH ssun s75 s1S;
Kent X. Steans, SGT; Randolph Perkins,
szs't 0o;EFrcrAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following resolutions were received
from the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners and referred to the Com
m1tt esga on con naId eerta hes% Claims.
Adopted July 8, 1895,
z 0rdsrd|nig I'll, paiiss i. f fsEtain claims.
trct for the Improvement of Pamrapo
avenue from Old Bergen Road to the
Hudson County Public Road leonf f91 n
ably to the provisions of Chapter III OF
the Laws of 1885.
Adopted July 16, 1895.
4. Awarded to John f. Shaniey tne con-
tract for the Improvement OF Arlington
avenue from Grand street to Bay View
avenue to Garfield avenue from BAY
View avenue to a point ABOUT ap iet 81
fbe nrovisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1885.
Adopted July 16, 1895.
pany the contract to furnish and deliver
eEisl at B.elleville and High service Pump 1Ee
Gars s5aa1Goa a af pnf DIR draw sAe contract Of
adopted July. 18th, 1862 s.
hereby authorized to advertise for Pre-
according to specifications.
(Adopted July 18th, 1881
I. That the clerk be directed and is
posals to furnish and deliver cast iron
w saaoppt igs 5afy asFh, Is iss organisations
&. ordering paid the salaries Of en-
pioyes at Beneyille and ool High Service vice
akidopted july 9Th. 1857.
8. Ordering paid the salaries Of EN-.
F ploy fsa l mop4b and an 1n rseai Isgy' a wa1 psr P pay
rV eldo a%ean juig sfh, S1 1851
A comunication was received from me
CITY Clerk, in which he requests that
this Board make provisions for the pur.
chase of a set of the new assessment
maps of Jersey City to be filed in the
City Clerks Office as a part Oh the
Received and ordered filed.
The following resolutions, adopted by
the Board of Aldermen July, 9Th. lSso,
referred to the Corporation Counsel:-
Resolved. That the petitjon of Of Kate
ing the consent of this Board to the
Withdrawal of her application for Il
cense to keep an inn and tavern now
cise) be and the same is hereby. granted,
and the further consideration of said ap-
plication is hereby dispensed with.
renee Tleeo of the Board Of Finance, = warrant
he ordered drawn upon the City Treas
urer for the sum of two hundred ana
Matthew v1raansvHn' the Same being the amount Of
deposit made by her with City Clerk
upon filing her application for license to
keep inn n tavern June Z isI ra,,, lsys, 1e by
The following communication was re-
ceiyed. and on motion of Mr.. Simpson
do
ninu'es = Jersey City, July 18th. 1895.
John M. Jones, President Board OF FL
Dear Sir: I have been instructed by
the Board of City Hall Commissioners
to notify you that the request. made by
YOU in your communication addressed to
this Board. bearing date of June 4th,
1895. for an assignment of three rooms
fronting on Henderson street. In the
second story of the new City Hall, has
heen granted.
Very respectfully,
6. f. FARRELL,
Official bond of George schaaff,. as Con-
stable. in the sum of S. 1000, with E.. r.
Vessels and Pau Halter as sureties,
was presented, received lI i and referred TO
CThis bond is in place of n presented
April Both. 1895. and now in the hands of
the Committee or Financed
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions reported recommending that the
following resolutions adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners be concurred I'M
/. To advertise for proposals to. fur
adopted July 18th. 1889
2. To advertise for bids to lay cast iron
water pipe.
adopted July 10th. 1852
8. Awarding to Henry & Mckinney the
contract to restore the surface of the
pipe trenches between Griffith street
and North street at prices named in
their bid. $3.50, they being the lowest
adopted July End, 1850
4. Awarding to John F.Shanley the con-
tract for the mnraveman of Arlington