The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-26
BOARD OF ALDERNE I'm,

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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
fOfHcsal P-roceedingss)
Regular meeting 81 the Board Of All
dernaanic G 11aH CITY Hall. Tuesday,
The roll was called at s:55 o'clock
Present-President Simpson and AL
Hi. mccarthy. Mitchell and Wilson.
,An Al{.m Connolly. Mccoo-
February Is. 1895. were approved as
PPIRshEsssfa N II naRasl o 5GFP PETITIONS ETC.
Petitions. ETC.. We're presented. received
and disposed of as follows, :.
invitation to review parade of Ancient
is. 1895, accepted.
Invitation from the James G. Blaine
Association to attend their annual bali
al. Woods Hall. March 20. 1895.
Communication from Good Government
Eoard Of Alderman in passing t resolu u
tons compelling trolley company's to
provide more suitable tenders for their
Competent and properly eiisi LICENSEES e1 o.
ployees. and in ega to South Cove
grant.
Ordered fled.
sale. and of Adrian r. Bouton for as
s.enment to him of certificate of sale of
pfrop "a ~ neg of 1ss 6y the City under Chapter
Referred to Committee on Finance
TWO ~ applications for Restaurant IL
fer of restaurant licenses, (See renorts
subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Excise.
rive 90 applications for license to ped
One ID application for Junk Shop IL
cense. and Six 6) applications for Street
o, Mus11e I, license. Csee reports sub
Referred to Committee on Trade Ii
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
disposed of as follows:
pS or ae s911 "a e Bartsch; s7l.7 IS; F. W.
e. Groenwaldt.. s121: Louis Heisterhagen
GIT, s6l Is; Michael Kochford, $3.50; VIM.
and Bryan Smith $50.
R6eferred to Committee. on Aims.
CT 8; H. Springsteed, s54; D. Steele &
Son, $lsS, and United Gas Improvement
Referred to Committee on Baths and
Armories.
R Ct s9ed e e a eosmhmFIttssss s. on District
Courts.
Rf Of J JS 8 F. cox A~uterwlth, g; 2. H;
Gas improvement Z Co. s25. SSe"s's0' on'tea
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationary and Supplies.
81 Of 81 5he 80. J: g Electric Light Co. 81 10
Referred 70 Committee on Public
OFFICERS COMMUNICATION.
The following communication from the
cooperation Counsel was presented, re-
ard ordered filed:
cont Jersey City, n. j. March s, 1895.
l am n receipt of a resolution passed
by your Board, at its meeting held on the
18th Of February, 1895. directing the
Attorney to acton immedi-
ately against the Central Railroad Com
pany to vacate the property known as
sey, City. by the Act of April /, 1872:
and to compel the SAID Railroad Com
pany to a to Jersey City, all moneys
and occupation of said property. 1t is
manifest that your Honorable body does
NOT understand the presant legal status
o. p mat a. pr9perty, Some years ego 2 suit
pock and Tnssrovement Company,
FOR the resoyery Of the prop
1892, the Supreme Court of New Jersey
rendered a decision IN favor of jersey
City In Juns 1892, that decision was
of New Jersey. and that Court on Deem
Der 8, 1855. affirmed the decision of the Su-
a nreme D coprt. as~ sggbsefq nerdEs,s the AmT pert
judgment of the Court of Errors
to the Supreme Court of the Uni
in that Court and is on the docket Of
the Court as No. SOB of the October
term 1894 and VIII probably not be
reached for argument before one year
from this time as appears from a letter
Of the. Clerk of the Supreme Court ad-
dressed to me n annexed to this com
On the occasion of the removal of the
judgement of the Court of Errors of
this State, INTO the Supreme Court Of
a bond in the amount of $40. 900 to answer
for the profits received from the prop
alton of the case you vii III see see
that it is idle to attempt to do
what your resolution directs, The whole
final determination by the Supreme
Court of the United States. If the Judge
ments of our own Courts are affirmed
of the property Itself. but will also re-
~wrongfully collected by It from this
property Very truly yours.
JOHN A. BLAIR.
Corporation Counsel.
The report of the Building Inspector
of permits granted for the erection OF
new buildings valued as fellows. was
presented, received. n ordered filed.
= 4 > 50 NJ 81 ,4OU
Second District ........4 7,5oD
Third District ..........- -
Fourth District ............13 90 LIS
Fifth District ......... ......S 1885
oixth Dlstrlcr ...-...... ......12 10000
Total ....-..."- .......ss $685. $40
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Excise reported the
following resolutions on petitions hereto
fore referred:
Resolved. That licenses b. granted to
the following named to keep restaurants |
where s%pirituous vinous, malt and brewed
liquors may be sold at the following
places in Jersey City: /
John J.Nolan,82 Hopkins avenue, Fourth
District.
Antoine Fanche. 54 Central avenue,
Fourth District.
restaurant licenses be transferred.
No. 81, William Dor to Jacob Schmidt, |
% Franklin Street, Fourth district.
No.. n, William H. Keyes to Jacob
Dursyrnski. 26 Canal Street. First dis
trict.
No 231, Thomas Courtney to C. r.. West
ling, 20 Westside Avenue, Sixth district.
No. $50. James Jennings to $50 First
Street, Third district.