The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
HOARD OF ALDERMEN.
(omcial Proceedlngs.l

o64 VI <14dGl-
men Of Jersey City at the Aldermanie
Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, December
s, 1896.
The roll WA called at $40 o'clock p. M.
Present-President Simpson and Alder
men Barr. Boldt, Bornemann, Burns. Cal
non, Decker, Gotthardt, Guiton, Hart
manu., Hauck. Heavey, Knoeller, Losel,
Maxwell, Mullins. Scott, Tracy, Vermilye,
Warrin and Weis.
Aldermen Henry. Moran and Ross were
absent at the calling of he roll, but sub
sequentiy appeared and took their seats.
Acknowledgement Heritage.
The minutes of the regular. meeting Of
November "A, 1896, were approved as print
ed in manual form.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
Petitions, ETC.. were presented, received
and disposed of as follows
Petition of Gertrude N. Bruen for trans
Ter to her OF deed of property known as
part of lots 81 and 50, Olean avenue. block
81, now held by the city under Chapter
liz, Laws of 1886, etc.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Remonstrance of Francis G. Barnes and
others against the granting of a license
to any person for the sale of liquor at cor
ner Of Boulevard and Virginia avenue.
Referred to Committee on Excise.
Seven G9 applications for restaurant IL
Eleven Oh applications for transfer OF
restaurant licenses.
lSee reports subsequently, made,)
Referred to COMMITTEES on Excise.
Six 90 applications for license to ped
die, n
One % application for junk shop license.
lSee reports subsequently made.)T
Referred to Committee on Trade Lii
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented. received and
disposed of as follows
OF Bosquett Bros, s42.25; E. Capazno.
$3.50; BARLEY Coyle, $50; Charles H. Day
ton, $110; Geo. H. Downey, $72.25; M. O..
Egan, S44: John T. Hauck, $3.50; Pavonia
4 G1aJ 90 HQ7 en-. E akor c7a rrh1-o1-
E. Smith. $50.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
OF Thomas G. Hall, $40; Warrin H. JEFF
fers, S16S.
Referred to Committee on Baths and
Of George NJ. Culver, $40; Joseph Locke,
SIG, and John H. Masker, $50.
Referred to Committee on District
OF Jersey City News, s12.
Referred to Committee on Excise.
OF Abraham f. Burke, sci; John Kelly,
$50; Mary Kornblow, Sc; John Mullins &
Son, $50, and Daniel Keegan, John Kiefer,
Gaetano Nuccoi. p. H. O'Connor, Denf
Pizarro. John NJ. Rapp, Patrick Rock, f.
II. Sp-engemann, Geo. Seharfenberg and
Henry Wittheben, 81 each.
Referred to Committee On Elections.
OF John Fl. Bloomer, $40; Barley Coyie.
$50; ]. G. Electric Light Co. $500 and
$29. so; j. c. News, $11.50; Mackey'S A, BIC
Guide, S.; Daniel j. Smith, $50.
Referred to Committee on Printing, Sta
tionery and Supplies
OF VIM. Delany. $50, and Lewis Max. 81.
Referred to Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings.
aldermen Henry and Ross appeared
and took Their seats0
The following communication from his
Honor the Mayor, filed IN the City Clerks
office this day, was read, received and or
dered to be entered on the minutes:-
Mayors Office, Jersey City, Dec. 5. 1886.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen
I herewith return without my approval
the resolution passed by your Board at
your meeting held November "a, 1896, to
witt
Finance of the Board of Aldermen are
hereby authorized, on a date to be here
after agreed upon, to advertise and sell
in the manner provided by law, certain
property now held by the Mayor and
Aldermen under and by virtue of Chap
ter l12, Laws of 1856. and the supplements
thereto; and that said committee shall
ave power to Engage an ~auctioneer and
arrange for his reasonable compensation"
Section 6 Of Chapter LIZ of the laws of
1856, to which your resolution refers. pro-
vides that lin all cases where any land
shall be bought by the city as aforesaid
under this act, it shall be lawful for the
Common Council or legislative body Of
the city, with the consent of the board
or body having charge or control of its
finances. to sell and assign the certif-
Gates of sale, or to sell and convey such
idIus, OF any part tueEeui, Dy a Boou anu
sufficient deed, to any person or persons,
and accept either money or bonds or
obligations of the city in payment there
for. on such terms as may be agreed
upon. and with or without warranty:
provided, that if sold at private sale the
price for the land shall not be less thar
the amount due the city thereon, when
purchased"
Early In 1894, when the city had ac-
quIred by deed through the operations
Of the Martin act sufficient property to
Justify the holding of an absolute sale.
the Board of Aldermen, through its FL
nance Committee In conjunction with the
Board of finance, arranged the method Of
procedure for the sales. On June u, 1894,
a resolution WAS adopted by the Board
OF Aldermen requesting the Board OF
Finance to concur in authorizing the
Committee on Finance Of the Board of
Aldermen In holding these sales from
time to time subject to certain conditions.
This resolution was concurred In by the
Board OF Finance on June IA, following.
n the sales that have been held since
that time under the direction OF the
Committee on Finance Of your Board,
were authorized BY that resolution. Since
the passage OF the resolution which /
herewith return without approval, the
board Of Finance have rescfnded their
resolution Of Tune n. 1894, and have
thereby Withdrawn from your Board the
authority which empowers yon to author
ize your COMMITTEES on Finance 70 proceed
with another sa1e-
3 resolutioa, theTefo1s. 4 now q AZ
Az kseil1 take IA atspa q a. lins Al.