The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13


3 Awarding to John Hopkins the con-
tract TO deliver and lay such cast. iron
Waisr pipe as may be deemed necessary
1 nr9aas dade g contract e May ! 1891. AZ
Is. 1896.
4 Ordering paid certain claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES. ).
The Committee on Concurrent Resoiu-f
lions reported recommending that the FOIL
lowing resolutions adopted by the Board
or street and Water Commissioners be
concurred in
l. Ordering paid the following salaries
for the month Of September. 1895, when
due, as per payroHs&
Water Registrar, ETC., amounting to
Laborers on meters, amounting to $40.
tAdopted September 2 1861
3 orderlng paid the following ciaims:-
4 Kitriok. $3.50; James F. Blackshaw,
September q, 1885,
] c. Electric Light Co, $50; ]. G. News.
$50 and S; Evening Journal Association.
]. F underhiii. $3.50, So So and ana 81
United Gas Impt. Co, 1915; vanderbeck
4 Sons s22555 Holtzer.Cabot Electric
So and s5sl5. George Crawford. 8.
The report was received and the reso-
buttons were each concurred in by the
Aci1S !" A24S FOEG 0A lUG Gail IOT the 6YESE
and nays by. the President:-
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey. kellers and Simpson,
Absent-Mr. Detwiner-l. -
The same committee further reported
that the following resoIu-
ton be adopted
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby non-concurs in the following resa-
luton. adopted by the Board q Street
ana Water Commissioners September Y,
1895, TO wit
awarding to John Hopkins the con-
tract 10 deliver u lay such cast iron.
water pipe as mas be deemed necessary
from date Of contract tosthe list day Of
submitted on July 8. 1896
Tor the reason that the Board of Fl
nance considers the bid Of John Hopkins
as an unbalanced bid. . and that the cost
for earth and rock excavation should
naye been included by the Board. OF Street
ana water ComEfssioners in their adj
VerLlsernent Tor bids for laying water pipe.
The report was received and the resoIu-
ton was adopted By the following vote
on the cali for the ayes and nays by the
President rsYMs1S
Ayes-President Brautfgam and Messrs
Bailey, kellers n Simpsons.
Absent-Mr. Detwrler-l.
The Committee on Printing, S~tationer-
ard. Supplies reported reeomnaenSing fhe
adoption of resolutions ordering paid the
following claims
SIG to W.. ". Chilver for services as
temporary clerk in office of City Collector
for month ofuSeptenber, 1896. when due.
&03.20 TO the N. J. Title Guarantee and
Trust Co.. for information, searches, Nos.
241. etc,
Chargeable to account Of printing. sta
The report vas received and the claims
We're each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call for the ayes and nays BIZ
AyeAPresident Brautigam and Messrsu
Bailey, keners and Simpsons.
NaysANone.
AbSent-Mr. Detwnler-l.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented, received and they were each
adopted by the following vote on the can
Ter the ayes and nays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and MessrS
Bailey, Kellers and Simpson,.
NaysNone.
Absent-Mr. Detwiller-l
BY Mr.. Bailey
Whereas. A further reduisition having
been made by the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, by resolutions
adopted August 4 and September s, 1896.
a-ggregating the sum Of $4,000. 10 pay
claims for advertising. &c, under the pro-
visions of Chapters 27 and 2S9. &c, Laws
Of 1855, the amounts heretofore aDpro-
rriated for such purpose having been ex-
hausted; therefore. be ii
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
that officer On Assessment Account for
the sum Of $4,000, TO transfer said amount
to Account as a loan, for thei
purpose of adding to the fund created
for the use of the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners, IN order that the
provisions OF Chapter 1S Of the Laws OF
1898. and Chapters 81 ard 2S9. &C., Of the.
Laws Of 1885, may be properly complied
with; and further
Resolved. That when said sum of $4,000
shall havs been expended, the Clerk of
the Board of Street and Water Commas
sioaerS shall forward 10 this Board and
aiso to the City Comptroller an itemizeai
statement Of the expenditures made az
against this appropriation to which the
amounts are ehargeable for the contem-
plated improvements
By Mr.. Simpson,
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on The City Treasurer in favor Of
D. W. Lawrence & Co., agents for
Mathew Foster, for $9.25. for duplicate
Lot I Block 326, Jewett avenue. paid
July Is, 1886. being duplicate of payment
made July II. 1896.
BY Mr.. Bailey
Resolved. That the city Comptroller
be ard he is hereby directed to transfer
S761s1 from the account of salaries to the
account of light and heat for CITY
Hail. fiscal year 1ss5-1SSS. account OF
Board OF Aldermen
on motion Of Mr. Simpson the Board
then adjourned.
MARTIN FINcK.
Clerk.
STATE OF KEW 1spcrv