The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
A OF FINANCE.

Adjourned special meeting of the Board
OF Elnanee was held in it's rooms at the
cry HAL, on Thursday, July %, 1895, al
. O'Clock p. m.
Present-President Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller, H~ardenbergh and Simp-
Absent-None.
The regular order of business was then
taken up.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions were presented,
on Salaries and Claims:-
Petition OF Faunce & Co, agents of I.
Turley, for the return of $7.sS for dupli-
on Lot p, Block 663. No. 3S Kearny ave-
nue., paid July IL, 1895, being duplicate OF
payment made July i. 1895
the return of $3.50 for duplicate payment
OF Water Rents for 1895 on Lot 1876, Block
6S ~ NO. IS Skillman avenue, paid June q,
Petition of Henry Hoffman to transfer
payments made for taxes on Lot north u
z Block sl to Lot north V 10, Block 95l,
for years 1892, 1898 and 1894.
Petition of Frank ]. Mathews for the
return of $751; 40 for duplicate aymen of
taxes for 1893 on Lots Is to % Block 1855,
PAID July IL, 1885, being duplicate of pay
REORGANIZATION ' OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
n; Y. & N. ]. Tel. Co., ss.85, 15c., $14.5
5000 and $21o; Albert Datz, s135, and
Charles H. Voorhis, $37.74.
OFFICIAL CoMMUNTCATIoNs.
presented, received and disposed of as
From the Commissioners of Adjust
ment:-
Resolution-That a requisition be made
on the Board of Finance for $500 to
defray the present current expenses of
the Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
the County Clerk Report No. 100, made
by the Commissioners of Adjustment,
amounting to s1S4,514.71, filed July 1st,
Received and ordered filed.
FROM the Board of Aldermen
Resolution adopted July 23d, 1895.
curreace of the Board of Finance a
warrant be ordered drawn on the City
treasurer in favor, of Edward J. Trem-
dollars C248), to, refund license fee de-
posted June 18th, 1896 Qess 81 charged
for advertising) to keep a restaurant at
No. SO Linden avenue, Seventh ward,
said license having been refused.
referred to the Committee on Com
current Resolutions.
From the Board of Street and Water
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence OF this Board
l. Fixing the salary of George J.
pipe in Tonnele avenue, at 50 per day,
when engaged.
adopted July %, 1850
2 Fixing the salary of Isaac M.
Vice 1hs''e Mic SSaePIe1cs eIlin rn 'd dism Rlpe yar at
ne eAd darf Of J - per Is d1 ks when engaged.
8. Awarding to Vanderbeek & Sons the
contract to furnish and deliver lumber
at PRICES named in their proposal of July
adopted July %, 1852
4. Awarding to w. w. Farrier the
contract to furnish and deliver hydrants
pG t1do i al. July ~ g go 1855
s. awarding to W. w. Farrier the
cocks, etc, at price. named in their pro
adopted July %. 1882
contract to furnish and deliver hay and
feed ait prices named in their proposal
of l 14ly 2si . ISL; etc ss ,soz
Water Registrar and employees in the
Water ,s Raepa Mban AM, for the nar month nshro Of
amounting to $3,01S.31.
(Adopted July 23d. 1857
& 4 9d1dering I1 paid a certain AIN claims
Board, October 18th, 1894, providing for
the payment to Maxwell McMasters of
Tic SUM u Sl,tUU lOT QdIldSeS III III
change of grade of Bergen street, now
Vroom street, be and the same is hereby
reconsidered and rescinded.
adopted July 23d. 1851
10. mat the preamble adopted October
18th, 1895. be amended by the adoption
of a resolution, substituting $500 in place
tiers, for damages sustained in change
of grade of Bergen street, now Vroom
street.
Received and referred tn ttba Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on Coacurrent Resolu-
tons reported, recommending that the
following. resolutions be %concurred in.
From the Board Of Aldermen
of the Board of Finance a warrant be
ordered drawn upon THE City Treasurer
for the sum of two hundred and forty
amount of deposit made by her with
the City Clerk upon filing her applica-
Jun 10. 1895, less expense eor advertis-
ing as required by law, 81.
adopted July 9. 1889
2. That by and with the concurrence of
the Board of Finance a warrant be or
dered drawn on the City Treasurer in
favor of Edward j. ,Trcmbly for $24S to
1896. at No; SO Linden avenue, Seventh
ward. said license having been refused.
(Adopted July %, 1881
The report was received and the reso-
buttons were each concurred in by the
votes of all the members of the Board
five 90 in number, or the call for the
ayes and nays by the President.
The same committee further reported
recommending that the following reso-
lutions adopted by he Board of Street
and Water Commissioners be concurred
In
l. Fixing the salary of Isaac NJ. Pink
ney, carpenter in the pipe yard (vice
Michael Collins dismissed) be al the rate
of So per day when engaged.
adopted July is. 1850
2. Fixing the. salary of George J. Ac-
kerman. Inspector on laying water pipe
per day when engaged.
(Adopted July %, 1852
2. Preamble adopted Oct. IS, 1894, relative
to the establishing of the grade of a
certain street lin the year 1860 by the
which said street was then known as
Bergen street, now Vroom street; the
subsequent Improvement of property by
the owners of property on said
street, by erecting buildings thereon
fornity with the established. grade; the
determination on the part of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners.
that, for. the damages sustained by
reason of q subsequent change of the
is entitled to the sum of 81, 600, and the
following resolution, adopted by the
ers, July %, 1895, to wit:
currence of the BOARD of Finance the
sum of $500 be paid to SAID Maxwell Nc
Masters for damages as aforesaid, pro-
vided that said Board of Finance pro-
ment, and provided further, that said
Maxwell MGMaSters first file with the