The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
BOARD OF

Special meeting of the Board of FL
nance was .eld in it's rooms at the City
Hall on Wednesday,. November 6, 1888,
at eight o'clock P. M.
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Hardenbergh and Simpson "a
Absent-Mr. Detwiller q.
The call for the meeting issued by the
President and which was for the trans
action of general business. was read.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the special meeting
of October "a, 1895. were approved as
engrossed in the minute book. on motion
Of Mr.. Simpson.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented
and received and referred to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Claims:-
Petition of Henriette Roth, for the re-
turn of $3.50 for water rents, 1891, paid
in duplicate.
Of Edward A. MADDEN. to return $685. 81,
amount paid in error for certain taxes.
Of Lucia p. Ames. to return $45.6
paid in error for certain taxes.
A communication was received from Abel
I. Smith & Major. attorneys for William
luncheon. demanding payment of a
Judgment entered September 4. 1895, for
$196.s1 damages, and SAT- costs. total,
$231.5S, in a suit in which William
Puncheon was plaintiff and the Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City and the
Mayor and Council of the City of Ho-
boken were defendants.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims, and the Clerk of this
Board directed to communicate with the
attorneys named with the view of as
pertaining the character of the suit.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
Committees
Bernard Max, s29.05: ]. Herbert Jotts,
$19S; James Atchison. $2.15 and s7.25; j..
c.. News, s34; E. R. Carson. S.; Peter
D~afeldeker, 5000: George B. Fielder,
s6o.53; James F. Norton, 1882.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
a communication was received from
Hugh Dugan, County Collector, notify
ing this Board that the taxes levied
against Jersey City for State School and
County purposes for the yea 1895 are as
follows:-
State School Tax ........... -. $246, 469. %
County Tax 49,. -. ........... 466, 1876. 80
Total ........... ............ .. 712, $3.50
Ordered filed.
8. The following resolutions requiring
the concurrence of this Board were re-
ceived from the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners and disposed of as
follows
To the Committee on Finance
/. To set aside $4,000, in addition to the
$500 already appropriated, to pay claims
for advertising, etc., unde the new inn
provement laws.
adopted October %, 1857
2. Requesting an additional appropria-
ton of $4,000, in addition to the 5000
already appropriated, to pay for the pur-
chase of ground and erection thereon of
a building for Fire Department pur-
poses, said building to be devoted to
Truck Company No. 9.
adopted October %. 1850
5. Requesting that the city purchase for
the sum of s1.554.25 the lot adjoining
Public school No. 8, on Hancock ave-
nue., the caves Of said school building
projecting some two feet seven inches
over said adjoining lot action of eject
ment from the premises having been
rendered against the city, and a writ
having been issued to the Sheriff to ake
down said projection, which writ has
never been executed, and the second
suit is pending for the damages sus-
tanned by the overhangfng of said prop
erty.
adopted October 20, 1850
A. Requesting an additional appropria-
tion Of $1,000 to pay expenses of the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Buildings
for the current fiscal year.
adopted October %, 1857
To the Committee on C~oncurre Reso-
lutiors:-
/. To pay certain claims.
(Adopted November 4, 1857
2. -Four a. resolutions ordering paid GER
ain claims.
adopted October %, 1861
8. Fixing the salary of Joh Durham,
rammer, appointed October 20, 1895, at
$3.50 per day when engaged.
adopted October 20, 1881
4. Fixing the salary Of Henry Scotch,
Inspector on the building of the addi-
ton to stand pipe at High Service at
s. per day when engaged.
adopted October 20, 1861
S. Awarding to Thomas Harrington the
contract for the Improvement Of Con-
gress street, from Central avenue to