The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04
BOARD OF FINANCE.
(Ofiicial Proceedings.l


Special meeting OF the Board of FL
nance was held in its rooms at the
City Hail on Monday. May Is, 1896. at
Present-President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey, Kellers and Simpson
Absent-Mr. Detwiller-1.
Inc call for the meeting, issued by
Messrs. Simpson, Detwiller and Bailey,
and which was for the transaction Of
general business. was read by the Clerk.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the adjourned" meet
ular' meeting of May Z, 1896, were APP
proved as engrossed in the minute book
on motion of Mr.. Simpson.
PETITIONS. ETC.
Petition Of Bridget Cutley for the re-
turn of .$17l.56 surplus paid in redemp-
ton of lands sold for unpaid adjusted
taxes, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
Petition of Helena stoffer for the re-
charged, for water rents year 1895.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
Invitation of the Memorial Day Com
mittee to review the Memorial Day
ing stand in front of the new City Hail.
invitation was received and accepted on
motion of Mr.. Simpson.
the Rdard ca Tr,s from u the .ba President res Of
Library Informing this Board of the cleo
ton Of Nelson J. H. edge as treasurer
Received and ordered filed.
The following official bonds We're pre-
scented, received and referred to the Com
mlttee on Finance
the sum Of SIS, COO. with John I5g I MuTIin IN
Philip E. Mart4n, Abram Post and
Michael Rockford as sureties.
Frederick P. Budden, Jr., as constable
IN the sum of 1000, with Philip E. Mar
tin and Horace H. Farrier as sureties.
PRBSENFATIoN OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented.
received and referred to their appropriate
committees
! Albert DATE sss; Hugo Mootz. s7.25.
Boyle, $50; collins & Corbin, 1000 Cow VANS S.
Edwards & Bumsted, So .331. 72.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City Collector:-
JERSEY CITY, May IL. 1896.
To the Honorable Board of Finance~
Gentlemen-I hereby certify that / have
received from the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, for collection in
my office, the following assessment map:
sewer IN summit avenue, from Laidlaw
avenue to Sanford place, to and through
Hudson Boulevard to Bowers street
amounting to $19, 06S. So.
5. H. SMITH.
City Collector.
Received and ordered filed.
The following resolutions, adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
%sioners. We're received and disposed of as
follows:-
l. To advertise for proposals for fur
nishing and delivering, according to spe-
csfications adopted, special castings, stop
cocks, meters, etc., and hydrants and
valves.
adopted May II, 1860
2. Ordering paid certain claims,
(Adopted May IL, 1850
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.
g. Requesting Board of Finance to ap-
p~ropraate $50 to pay damage caused to
horse owned by t. A. Curran, horse hav-
ing been injured in falling through de-
fective manhole cover, Street and Water
Board having no FUND available out of
which to pay the claim.
adopted May IL, 1857
Referred to the Committee on Finance
REPORTS OF STANDING CONNTT-
TEES.
The Committee on Finance reported. rec
ommending that the folio wing Official
bonds be received ard approved, and that
they be spread at large upon the bond
Michael ]. .o'Donnen, as City Clerk. in
the sum of $25. 900, with John Mullins, Phil
ip r. Martin, Abram Post and Michael
Rockford as sureties.
Frederick T. Budden, Jr, as constable,
IN the sum Of $1,000 with Philip f. Martin
and Horace III. Farrier as sureties.
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