The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-03
BOARD OF FINANCE.

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BOARD OF FINANCE.
fOffcial ProcAAdir--o
Special meeting of the Board Of Fl
nance was held in it's rooms at the City
Hall IN Wednesday, September rs, 1896,
at 8 o'clock, p. M.
Present-Presfdent Jones and Messrs.
Detwiller. Hardenbergh and Simpson,
"a.
Absent-Mr. Bailey, %.
The call for the meeting, signed by
Messrs. Detwiller, H%ardenbergh and
Simpson, and which was for the trans
action of General Business was read.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minute of the
regular meeting of September 10 was
dispensed with on motion of Mr.. Simp-
son.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented.
received and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims:-
OF the Erie Transfer Co. for the return
of certain sums for erroneous assessments
for water rents.
OF Thomas Howe to have corrected
certain assessments for taxes year 1893.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to the Committee
on Printing, Stationery and Supplies
J. w. Harrison, SSH; John j. O'Hara.
$40; J. C. News. $3.50 and $40; Louisa S.
Losey. s16.eO.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Aldermen
/. Resolution requesting that certain
transfers from the election account for
the present year be made.
adopted September "a, 1852
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
2. To assign certain certificates of tax
sales.
adopted September "a, 1850
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
The following. resolutions requiring the
concurrence of the Board of Finance
/. Awarding to M. Mullery the contract
for the construction of a lateral sewer
in st. Pauls avenue from a point about
rs feet east of Central avenue and con-
Meeting with sewer in Oakland avenue,
conformably to the provisions of Chap
ter 217 of the Laws of 1896.
adopted September "a, 1857
q. Awarding to James j. Harrington
the contract for the improvement of Van
Wrinkle street, between the Hudson
County Public Road and Ferris street,
and Ferris street from Van Wrinkle
street to Newark avenue. conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 2l7 of the
Laws of 1895.
adopted September "a. 1852
8. Awarding to James J. Harrington
the contract for the construction of a
15-inch vitrified pipe sewer in Garrison
avenue, from Bond street to and con-
Meeting with eve in ~Stuyvesant ave-
nue., conformably to the provisions of
Chapter 27 of the laws of 1895.
adopted September "a, 1852
a. Awarding to Thomas Harrington the
contract for the improvement of Wilkes
street, between Sip avenue and Hudson
County public road, conformably to the
provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
Of 1895.
adopted, September "a, 1851
5. Awarding to Joseph H. Jones the
contract for the improvement of Fair
mount avenue, between Hudson County
Public Road and Westside avenue. con-
formably 10 the proVlslons u Shdpeoi "a
of the Laws of 1895.
adopted September "a, 1895.
6. Fixing the salary of Samuel F.
Holmes (yice NJ. B. Foley, fireman at
Belleyille appointed this day, at $3.50 per
month when ngaged
adopted September "a, 1885,
7. Fixing the salary of Edward Corbett
(vice Samuel F. Holmes promoted, coal
= r2a1Iayi11a ~ GO No nor 6aV when
Engaged, appointed this day.
adopted September "a, 1852
s. Ordering paid the claim of w. ~.
| Farrier, $500.
adopted September "a, 1881
9. Ordering paid the salaries of laborers
ON meters for the month of September,
| 1895, when due, as per pay roll, amount
ing to $4,000.
adopted Sept. "a, 1857
10. Ordering paid the salaries of Water
Registrar, etc., in the Water Depart
ment. for the month Of September, 1895,
when due, as per payroll. amounting to
So, 01S.31.
adopted Sept. "a. 1881
The following resolution was also re-
! ceived from the same Board and referred
to the Committee on Finance
Requesting that the Board of Finance
appropriate the sum of $500 in addition
to the present appropriation for cleaning
| sewers.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
| tons reported recommending that the
following resolutions adopted by the
Board Of Street and Water Commission
| ers, be concurrred I'M