The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-27
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A Further Supplement to an act entitled
IAN act to enable cities in this state to
furnish suitable accommodations for
the transaction of public business" title
as amended. approved April fifteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven.
/. Be it enacted by. the Senate and
General Assembly of the State - New
Jersey, That in any city of the fist
class in this state the term of office oe
every commissioner appointed under tbs
provisions of an act entitled, A act
90 enable cities to furnish suitable ae-
c-onrnodations fcr the transaction of pub
lie business title as amended approved
April fifteenth, one thousand eight hum
dred and eighty-sevea, and of the several
thereof, and of any clerk or other en-
ployee of any such commissioner, shall
cease and determine on the date set out
in the contract or contrasts and men
toned as the day of completion of work
to be performed, by virtue of the con-
tract or contracts heretofore entered into
and completion of a city hall.
2. And be it enacted. That in case the
erection in any city of the first class
under the provisions of the said act and
the supplements and amendments there
to, shall not be completed in the lines set
out as the date of completion in said con-
tract or contracts, the completion of said
city hall shall be committed to a board
posed of the treasurer and comptroller of
such city and one citizen of said city,
to- be appointed by the mayor thereof;
the person so appointed shall be desig-
mated as the president Of the city hall
commissioners; he shall hold his office
during the pleasure of the nay and
shall receive an annual salary not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars per anlum,
to be fixed at the time of his appointment
by the board which has control of the
and city comptroller shall receive no
salary as members of the board of city
hall commissioners.
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city hall commissioners Incorporated un7d
der section two of this act shall cause
any city hall in course. of erection in tho
city for which they shall be appointed,V
which is not completed at the time of
Their appointment to be completed and
duly furnished and equipped for the
city; such board shall also, after such
building shall have been completed and
accepted by the city, cause the same to
be properly lighted, cleaned, heated and
maintained, and shall also have charge
of the grounds adjacent thereto, and shall
cause the same to be improved. lighted,
guarded and maintained.
4. And be it enacted, That the board OF
city hall commissioners Incorporated I'M
der section two of this act shall become
possessed of and invested with all of the
duties, including the disbursement of
money now or hereafter placed to its
credit, as is now provided by law, by eny
commissioners appointed under the pro-
visions of an act entitled A act to en-
able cities TIC furnish suitable acconlmo-
dations for the transactions Of public
business title as amended, approved
April fifteenth, one thousand eight hum
bred and eighty-seyen, and of the several
supplements thereto and amendments
thereof.
5. And be it enacted. That the board
having control of the finances. OF any city
whteh shall have constructed or. started
the construction of or may hereafter con.
etruct a city MI 49, n
the, act to which this is a supplement.
money as may be nor rv
pletion of such city hall. AMI the furn-
smng and t4u!pihen1 sie.eJL, ~aa tt,e
adjacent thereto. and issue the .obliga-
tons of the city therefor, bearing in
terest at therate not exceeding five per
centum per annum, in an amount not ex-
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars be-
yond the amount heretofore issued or
authorized for hat purpose and make
the same payable at such time and times
IS said board shall determine; and said
heard shall establish a sinking fund for
the paymen of said bonds.
6. And be il enacted. That the expense
of lighting. heating, ,cleaning and main
taining such city hall after the compile
ton thereof II of maintaining the
grounds adjacent thereto. Including the
conversation of the president. if appoint-
cd. ard the COMPENSATION OF all necessary
employees and any other lawful awful
eXpS nses of the said beard of city hail
commissioners including the interest OF
bonds issued by virtue of the. provisions
ing funds and the principal of said bonds
as they accrue. shall be included in the
annual tax levy of such city in each year.
{, And be it enacted. That al the acts
visions of this. actbe and the same ars
hereby repealed, and that this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved April ., 1885.