The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15
BOARD OF

Regular meeting Of the Board of FL
nance was held in its rooms at the City
Hall on Thursday, July Is. 1855. at eight
Present Pres = President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey, Keaers and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Detwiller@.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the adjourned regular
meeting July Z, 1885, and the adjourned
meeting OF July 10, 1896, were approved
PETITIONS, ETC.
Official bono of job Fl. O'Brien as
Constable was presented with Martin
Kelly and Silas c. Baldwin as ~sureties in
the sum of $1,000.
Referred / the Committee on FL
Petition of the st. Katherine's Society
70 have cancelled certain taxes for year
Petition of Michael Long and Mary
Long for the return Of Sse.s2 surplus
paid In redemption of lands sold for UNI
paid adjusted taxes, etc.
Petition of Robert Chapman to be
credited on account joint outlet sewer
assessment, the amount paid for Rayine
Road sewer ($1S.)
Claims.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
j. ". Harrison, s4s.25. S.. 50, s17.7o and
$3.50; J. J. Nevin, $ei.50; Peter Golden,
~ anu 9iUs 3iDerI Fdyue, S00.oo, \. ..
Westervelt. $50; F. P. Van Saun, S25.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel
COMMUNICATE setging' forth IN re-
ready appropriated elso0 should com
plete the ecmpilation Of Charter laws
Received and ordered filed.
From the City Collector
Notifying Board of Finance that he
hoe rnaafxrpd in HE 0f7 40 fro11 fhn poo Fd
of Street and Water Commissioners for
collection the assessment map for main
sewer along Newark and N Y. r. R.,
between Wilton street and Suydam ave-
nue.
Received and ordered filed.
The Following resolutions were re-
ceived from the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners and they we're
disposed of as follows
Awarding to Michael Mullery the Con-
tract to grade Monticello avenue from
Paramount avenue to Orchard street and
to pay certain awards for real estate
token and damages sustained in opening
OF aid avenue damage in excess Of
adopted July IS, 1885,
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
!. Awarding to Thomas Harrington the
contract for the. improvement OF Cottage
street, between Hudson County Public
Road (Hudson Boulevard) and the line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
lands, and Herbert place, from Cottage
y - N0WdTh avenue lCOHI0fmiDlY 10
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
OF 1880, estimated cost $5,211.50.
adopted July 13. 1850
2. Awarding to Henry Byrne the con-
tract for the improvement of Harmon
street, between the west side of Car
field avenue and The east side of Grand
street (conformab to the provisions of
Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1885, esti-
mated cost s14,56.40.
adopted July 13. 1861
g. Awarding To p n PlIln1eff fhe com
tract for the construction of an 1S-inch
vstrified pipe sewer in Duncan avenue,
from twenty feet west of Hudson Boule-
ward, to and connecting with sewer. in
Duncan avenue, at it's intersection with
West Side avenue Comfortably to the
provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws OF
1880, estimated cost 81. 772.15.
adopted July Ii, 1850
4. Awarding to P. H. Faherty, Jr.. &
Co. the contract for the Improvement of
Cambridge avenue, between Congress
street and North street (conformably to
the provisions of Chapter ~ Of the Laws
of 1880, estimated cost $685. 20.
adopted July 10, 1885,
5. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted July 10, 1885,
6. Awarding to Henry Byrne the contract
for the construction of a sewer in West
Side avenue, from the Newark and N. Y.
r. r. to Pollock avenue, through Pollock
avenue to Mallory avenue, to and con-
meeting with in Hatch avenue
(conformably. to the provisions of Chap
ter ~. q the Laws Of 1885. estimated
Adopted July Is, 1851
Referred TO the Committee on Concur
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on Finance reported rec
ommsnding that the bond of John H.
M nsrl snd e eo11sts aonror received { l. at tot this IN meet ct
Corporation Counsel, be approved, spread
at large upon the bond book and ordered
The report was received, and the rec
concentrations therein contained were
adopted, and the bond was approved by
the following vote on the call for the
-Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, keilers and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Dstwiller-l.
Tne on Concurrent Resolu-
tons reported recommending. that the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted by the Board
OF Street and Water Commissioner be
/. Awarding to Henry Byrne the con-
tract for the improvement of Harmon
street. between the west side of Garfield
avenue and the east side of Grand street
(conformably to the provisions of Chap
ter 81 of the Laws OF 1880.
adopted July 10, 1850
2. Awarding to P. T. Plunkett the con-
tract for the construction of an 1S-inch
yitrifed pipe sewer Ia Duncan avenue,
from 20 feet west of Hudson Boulevard
to and connecting with sewer in Duncan
avenue at it's intersection with West Side
avenue tconformably to the provisions OF
Chapter PIT of the Laws of 1885.
adopted July 10, 1850
g. Awarding to p. H. Faherty, Jr., &
Co.. the contract for the Improvement OF
Cambridge avenue, between Congress
street and North street (conformab]y to
the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
Of 1885.
adopted July 10, 1850
4. Awarding to Henry Byrne the con-
tract for the construction of a sewer in
West Side avenue, from the Newark and
N. Y. r. r. TO Pollock avenue, through
Pollock avenue to Mallory avenue to and
connecting with sewer in Hatch avenue
Comfortably to the provisions of Chap
ter 27 Of the avs of 1885.
adopted July 10, 1850
8. Ordering paid the following claims
July IS, 1s96-John Raft. $3.50; ". w.
Farrier, 1880; Frank McDermott, s19. so;
Savage & Callary. SCOTS: J. F. Black
shaw, s156.5S; d.. D. Clark, $54.7S: j. E.
Macarthur, $3.50, w H.. Black, S5.16; J.
F. Underhiil. SAB. $f22. 06, CSC. and SIS.
The report was received and the reso-
buttons were each concurred in by the
following vote ON the call for the ayes
and nays by the President
Ayes-Presden Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey. Kellers and Simpson,.
NaysENone.
Absent-Mr. Detwaller-L
The Committee on Salaries and Claims
reported recommending the adoption of
the following resoiutions.-
Resolved, w warrants be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor
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