The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-03
BOARD OF FINANCE.

30th, 1889, and assessment on April zoth'
| 1890, therefore be 1t s
Resolved. That a warrant be orderd
drawn upon the City Treasurer in fav-
or of that officer for the sum of $S9.7l,
to refund amount paid City Collector
for purchase money of Lot c. Block
22S, Fairnlount avenue. sold in error,
April 2Sd. 1891.
Resolved, That the City Clerk of Jer-
sey City be and he is hereby directed
to cancel the record of said sale. and
certificate of sale No. COL be also can
celled.
BY Mr.. Bailey
Whereas, Lots % and "a. Block SSs,
Brunswick street, and Lot Is. Block SS9,
Sixth street, owned by the United New
Jersey Railroad and Canal Company,
were assessed for. taxes and assess
ments, as adjusted in report No. 40 of
the Commissioners of Adjustment and
subsequently, sold to the City: and
Whereas. Said property had already
been assessed for taxation by the State
Board of Assessors, as used for railroad
purposes, and the taxes paid thereon
to the State. and
Whereas, Application was made by
| Sd1u COIipauy U III odPi SOoAe -
decide whether said lands were assess
able by the State or by the City, ana
the Supreme Court upholding the re-
port of the Commissioners of Adjust
ment and deciding that the lands were
properly assessed by the City, which
judgment, however, was appealed to
the Court of Errors and Appeals, and
by that tribunal the Judgment OF the
Supreme Court reversed, and the. re-
port OF the Commissioners of Adjust
ment set aside and the said property
declared not liable for taxation by the
City; therefore,
Resolved, That the record of the sale
by the City of lots % and "a, Block
$3.50, Brunswick street, and lot Is. Block
3S9, Sixth street, and of the report CT
the Commissioners of Adjustment be
ordered cancelled on the books of the
City.
By Mr.. Bailey
Whereas, On the 9TH day of Septem-
Der, 1892, Catherine Frey paid to the
Water Registrar the sum of $41.6 Gin
GLIDING penalty of 80 cents) for water
rents due on her property, known as
lots 2SS and 2S9. in Block 1876, for the
| year 1892: and
Whereas, The said water rents were
included by the Commissioners of Ad-
| justment in their report, No. 81, con-
frmed June 18th, 1892, at the amount
of s42.S so, and the above named prop
erty was sold by the City Collector on
April oath, 1894, for $294.79 principal,
total of s9S6.9S, to one F. w. Mitchell,
80 --Liah ,o,- @14 ohn1rn uyotar rQnfC
for 1892 was a part; and
Whereas, On December 1st. 1894, the
| said premises were redeemed by Cath
crime Fry by paying to the City Treas
urer the sum of $685.. 40; therefore
Resolved, That a warrant for S5O.96
be ordered drawn on the City Treas
urer in favor of Catherine Fry, to re-
| turn to her the amount of water rents
for year 1892, as adjusted, with the
interest paid thereon, as per following
statement
Amount of water rents as adjust
ed under report No. 81. -. :. $2 so
Interest from June 10, 1892, to April
"a, 1894, at I per cent.....-.... s So
Interest from April "a, 1894, date of
sale) to December l. 1894. at ten
per cent?. ...... -. ......... 2 81
Total........ /. :. f.. -. ........ $50 96
By Mr.. Bailey
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
| drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of the Sinking Fun Commissioners
for the following amounts
$500 to pay S3O,50o New Pump Bonds,
due January II, 1895.
$1,000 to pay $1,000 Truck House No.
4 Bonds, due August 81, 1895.
$1,000 to pay $1,000 Engine House No.
l Bonds, due January 1, 1897.
s13,5OO to pay $4,000 six per cent Bonds,
due June !, 1910.
4, 1900 to pay $3.50, 900 five per cent. Bonds,
due April !, 1911.
$4,000 to pay s525, 900 five per cent. Wa
ter. Bonds, due February l, 1918.
s15,O 900 to pay s54S, 900 five per cent. AS
sessment Bonds and 5000, 900 five per
cent. General Bonds, due January 2,
1922.
$780, oo to pay 81, 0oo,O 600 six per cent.
Bonds, due April 1, 1904.
1000 to pay 5000 four and a half per
cent. Fire Department Building Bonds,
due July "a, 1901.
$4,000 to pay 100000 five per cent.
Assessment Gold Bonds. due May 1, 1923
$1,000 to pay $500, 900 five per cent, AS
sessment Gold Bonds, due May /, 1924.
BY President JONES'
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
n he is directed to make the following
transfers., account of Board of Educa-
ton, fiscal year 1SsS-1S94. >
1858 from account Janitors' Salaries to
account Claims.
$30S. 46 from account Janitors' Supplies
to account Books, Stationery, etc.
S17.22 from account Night Schools to
account Books, Stationery, etc.
S17.15 from account Census to account
Books, Stationery, etc.
$226.42 from account Teachers Salaries
to account Claims.
By President JONES'
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and he is hereby directed to transfer
to the account of Field and Assessment
Books Board of Tax Commissioners
fiscal year 1~S9S-1S94, the following unex.
pended alliances of appropriations fol-
same year.
Salaries of Commissioners and
Clerks, ...... So. ......... ].
Printing, Stationery and Supplies. 20 81
Incidental expenses....... -. -. :. Z 6:
Extra Clerk hire....... !. ........ IA Ii
BY Mr.. Detwiller:-
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the CITY Treasurer in favor
! of the trustees of the Free Pnh1ic Tib.