The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-22
BOARD OF

at s o'clock P. NJ.
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Hardenbergh and Simpson.
Absent-Mr. Detwiller-1.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minutes OF the
regular meeting of January Sd, 1885, was
dispensed with, and said minutes were
approved as engrossed in the minute
book, on motion of Mr.. Simpson.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Petition of William Weber for the re-
turn of $1o.79, surplus paid in redemp-
ton of lands sold for unpaid adjusted
taxes, &c.
Received and referred to the Commlt-
tee on Salaries and Claims.
Invitation from the Board of Fire Com
missioners to inspect the Fire Depart
ment buildings in company with SAD
Commissioners on Friday, January 18th,
1895.
Received and invitation accepted on
motion of Mr.. Simpson.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees
OF Jersey City News, $35, $3.50, $50 and
ss6; New York and New Jersey Telephone
Company, $3.50 and S.; J. w. Harrison,
$50, $500, $23.S5; c. S. Westervelt, $50; F.
P. Van Saun, $25; K. K. Stearns, $500;
T.. w. Hood, 50, and New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company, $14.2o.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Reouisition from the Commissioners for
the Joint Outlet Sewer for Jersey City
and West Hoboken, to pay James Moy-
Ian, engineer, s17s.06, and Patrick O'Neil,
contractor, s2.e16.l9.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Claims.
From the. Board of Street n Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions were received
and disposed of as follows
1. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted January 18th, 1852
2. Ordering paid the salaries of the
General Superintendent, &C., for Decem-
Der, 1894, 81, 40S.
adopted January 7th, 1857
g.. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes, laying and repairing water pipe
for December, 1894. 2,5Q3.75
adopted January 7th, 1881
A. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes at Belleville and High Service for
the month of December, 1894, 81, 400. 80.
adopted January Z, 1850
5. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted January IA, 1882
6. Confirming the specifications of the
| Chief Engineer for furnishing and laying
water pipe in Sanford place, Hudson
| County Public Road and North street,
| and directing the Clerk to advertise for
| proposals.
adopted, Jan. ID, 1880.
Z. Fixing the salaries of John Reilly
| and William Corning, laborers, laying
| and repairing water pipe, appointed Janu-
| airy IA, 1895, at 81 a day, when engaged.
adopted January IA, 1850
8. Resembling the resolution adopted
| October %, 1894, awarding a contract to
w. w. Farrier so far as to furnish
Thompson meters.
adopted, Jan. Z, 1880.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions.
Resolution requesting the Board of F.
nance to direct the City Comptroller to
| set aside $46.15 from the monies received
from the party to whom the contract
was awarded for the removal of the iron
| fence enclosing Van Worst Park in order
| that claims for advertising for bids may
be paid.
adopted, Jan. IA, 1880.
Referred to the Committee on Finance
Resolution requesting the Board of
ration of s466.7 n to complete Fifth Pre-
cinct Station House stable.
(Adopted Jam. Z, 1859
1 u =, = 49, /, 80, - 4. 49, C1~~~,i
tee on Finance.
The same Board presented a statement
of the condition of the public works and
properties of the city under government
control and management of said Board
together with a record of receipts and
| disbursements for the fiscal year ending
Nov. 80, 1894. made in accordance with
Section 20 and Chapter 1874 of the laws
of 1891.
The statement was received and or
dered filed on motion of Mr.. Simpson.
From the Board of Education
Resolution requesting the following
transfers of appropriation, 1ss3-1s94 be
made-S475.2 20 from account of fuel to &C
/ count of gas; $685. from account of fuel
to account of books, stationery, etc.
Received and referred to Committee on
Finance.
h Clerk of this Board submitted, in
obedience to previous instructions OF
this Board, a list of all city officials who
nave filed their official bonds with this
Board during the past year; also a list
of all present officials who have filed
bonds.
h list was received, and the Clerk
was instructed to furnish copies to the
Committee on Finance.
From the Corporation Attorney
JERSEY CITY, Jan. II, 1895.
To the Honorable Board of Finance OF
Jersey City, N. 1t
Gentlemen-Francis G. Meehan brought
suit in the New Jersey Supreme Court
of Jersey City for labor and materials
furnished in repairing of public school
property in Jersey City. The repairs
for the following schools, namely:-Nos.
Ii, 10. 81, s, 5 and 2, for which Mr.. Nee
han brought suit, amounted, according to
his claim, to eleven hundred and twenty
eight dollars and seventy cents 81, 1928. 70)
His case has been on the present term
of the court. and IS numbered so on the
calendar: two conferences nave been held