The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-11
BOARD OF FINANCE.

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BOARD OF FINANCE.
(Ofic,al Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance was held in it's rooms at the
City Hall on Thursday, April 4, 1895. at
eight o'clock Pam.
Present-Presdsent Jones and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller. H~ardenbergh and
Simpsons.
Absent-None.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minutes of the
special meeting of March 20. regular
meeting March 81, and special meeting
March 81, 1895, was dispensed with, and
the said minutes were approved as en-
crossed in the minute book, on motion
of Mr.. Simpson.
FERMENTATION OF PETITIONS, COM
MUNICATIONS, ETC.
Petition of Charles F. Imbrie, executors
of the estate of A. Clerk, deceased, for
the return of water rents enormously
assessed and paid, for years 1886 to 1894
(both years inclusive), amounting to
s1O0.55.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims.
The following. communications were
presented, received and referred to the
CommaJtee of the Whole, on motion OF
Mr.. Simpson,
NEW YORK, March %, 1895.
The Honorable the Board of Finance.
Jersey City. N. j.
Gentiemen,-Should you favor the pro-
posal Of H. J. Reilly and others, to sup
ply water to Jersey City, with your
consideration, I shall be pleased if you
will allow me to appear before you and
present some of the marked advantages
which this plan offers over any others
which have been submitted. While |
nave no doubt that many of these points
have already been appreciated by your
honorable Board, there are some of them
which do not appear without prolonged
and careful study, such as 1 lave been
able to give to the matter.
Yours respectfully,
c. C. VERMEULE.
NEW YORK, March q, 1895.
Martin Finck, Esq, Clerk Finance Board
of Jersey City, N. ].
Dear Sir,-Enclosed please find a copy
of the proposition handed to the Cderk
of the Street and Water Board today,
which will come before that Board Mon
Gay next. Will o KINDLY lay it before
the Finance Committee as early as you
can, that they may get the understanding
of it also.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE 3. INMAN.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
oozo;1aJ op1 rafarra6 tn thnir 1~nnr0nri-
ate committees
Postal Telegraph Gable Company, S5.25;
Thomas NJ. Belknap, $25; Jersey City
News, $40; w. p. Douglass, S12, $42; Theo.
Gubelman, $50; Jersey City. News, $50,
$3.50 and $40; James F. Norton, $10S; j,
Herbert Potts, $1S2; John J. Walsh, s76. So;
Randolph Perkins, $500; George 3. Field
er, $104.G7; R. H. Weaver, S31.50; Wallace,
Edwards & Bumstead, 500. 40; Henry c.
Kelsey, $3.50.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Aldermen
Resolution requesting the Board OF
Finance to transfer to the credit of ac-
count "Gas Supplies for Armories' OF
the Board of Aldermen the u~nexpended
balance of appropriations of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, fo1
rent of Armories for the present fiscal
year.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Resolution from the Board of Aldermen,
THAI by and with the concurrence OF
the Board of Finance and approval OF
the Mayor certain proceedings be had
in securing deeds for property purchased
by the city at sales made under the
provisions of Chapter liz, Laws of 1886
and the supplements an amendment
thereto.
Received and referred to the Commit.
tee on Finance.
From the Board of Police Commits
sioners:-
Resolution, That the Hon. Board OF
Finance be requested to purchase Lot
20, Block 1877, Tuers avenue. and Lots "a
and %, Block 1877. Bergen avenue, for
the purpose of building a station house
for Seventh precinct, and that said Lot
be acquired by condemnation If neces.
sary.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
From the Board of treet and Water
Commissioners
LtC 1S5 adOplGd Wy
the above named Board and requiring
the concurrence of the Board of Fl.
nance, We're presented, received and re
ferred to the Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions.
1. Authorizing the construction of an
1S-inch vitriaed pipe sewer in S.xteentf
street, from Grove street to Henderson
street.
adopted April /. 1885.
2. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted April l, 1885.
8. Fixing THE salary of Inspector OF
laying Pinch main east side Hudson
| County Public Road, from Sanford plac,
to Month street. appointed this day, wher
engaged at $500 a day. ALBERT Gflbert)
adopted April j, 1880.
A. Awarding to Edward O. Neill, thu
contract for the construction Of q 2A-incl