The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

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Very truly yours,
VIM. HELLER. I
fraehoider Riordan moved that the re~
signataon be accepted. Adopted.
By Freebooter Hanna
Resolved. That the thanks If this
Board are due. and are hereby rendered,
70 the Director of this Board Mr. VIM
heller for the just and impartial manner
Loerations during the past two years. and
for the uniform courtesy extended to rs
m his associations, both officially and
Question being taken on the resolution
on yeas ana nays there voted as follows.
4eas-Fresholders Blndernagel, Cronin,
Heiney. Keating, Kelly. Kenny, Klein,
klumpp, Macfar1ane, McComb. AIcNanv
Plerey RioTdan and Rippe-1a Absent
excused from voting. Clerk Boyd de-
clared the resolution adopted.
Rlordan moved that when
the Board adJ0urns, it adjourn to meet
Adopted.
on motion Of Freebooter Riordan the
The Director declared the Board adj
]Sds to meet Thursday, November z.
JOHN BOYD. Clerk
Adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson county.
eld IN the Court House. n Thursday,
meeting TO order.
Present at roll caI-FreehoIders Binder
nagel GfT,onin. Dietz, Eichhorn. Green.
Grotn, Hanna, Heiney. Kenny, Kelly.
keating, Klein, Klumpp, McNaily. Mac
Iarlane, Piercy. Riordan and Rippe-ie.
ADsentGFreeholders Cullen and MccQmb.
Ine Clerk stated that the first d4ses-
Of business was the election OF a Director
to hl the unexpired term of William Hell
Ter as Director, resigned.
Freebooter Kelly nominated Freeholder
McNally.
Wherreupon there voted for Freebooter
Ayes-Freeholders Bindernagel, oronin.
Deitz. Eichhorn, Green, Grofh. Hanna,
Heiney. Heating, Kelly. Kenny Klein,
R RIpaaH97 Maefarlans PieFey. Rloraan and
holders Cullen and McCombZ-
EXcused from voting-Freeholder Me- 1
The Clerk stated that Freeholder Mc-{
Naly having received seventeen votes he{
was duly elected Director of the Board.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
From NJ J. o,Donnen. city Clerk
City Clerks once. city Han
Mr.; Charles B. Dayton
sir-You are hereby notified thai at
meeting OF the Board of Aldermen o.
Jersey City, held on the 10th inst, you
were appointed a member of the Board
Of Chosen Freeholders to fiji the vacancy
caused BY the resignation of William
Heller, said appointment to be for the
unexpired term only; In accordance With
section A. Chapter @4. Laws Of 1894.
City Clerk.
Freebooter Heating moved that the
communication be received and the name
OF Charles B.. Dayton be placed on the
Question being taken on the motion
on yeas and nays there voted as follows:
leas-An the members OF the Board
prescribe Observation-Disclosures Cullen
and McCombz. The Director declared
the motion adopted.
From James I. Lills. Deputy S~urrogafe:s
State Of New Jersey .
County OF Hudson. lss.
], James T. Lillis, Deputy Surrogate 81
the County of Hudson, do hereby certify
that on the sixth day of November. In fhe
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-six, administration of the
goods and chattels, rights and credits
which were of Michael Davitt, late OF
the County of Hudson, who died intestate
was granted by me to Martin Dav.tt, Of
the County of Hudson, who is duly au-
thorized to administer the same agreeabIy
to law.
Witness my hand and seal of office the
sixth day Of November, IN the year OF
our Lord, one Thousand eight hundred and
niaety-six- JAMES T. LILLIS,
lSeaD Deputy Surrogate.
Freebooter Groth moved that the re-
port be received and ordered fled.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From John Griffin, County counssf=
To the Honorable the Director and Mem
bsrs of the Board of Chosen F~reeholders
of-the County of Hudson
Gentlemen-My opinion is asked as to
the power OF the Board OF Chosen Free
holders of the County OF Hudson to trans
fer all the unexpended appropriation IN
the various funds to one fund or account
for the purpose OF paying all bills against
the county out of the transferred ac-
The act of April 2, 1878, in relation TO
county. expenditures provides that the
Board in ordering for each year the money
classify its expenditures in three classes
and a number of sub-classes mentioned
in the act.
These amounts SO fixed for the various
purposes by the act are declared to be ap-
propr. ated for such purposes, but the APP
preparations so made may be altered from
time to time by the Board by the afar1na-
tive vote of three fourths of all its menu
bers; but the aggregate amount appro-
pr-ated and ordered TO be raised in one
year shall not be exceeded. excepting in
cSrtain special cases.
I understand thai it has been the I'M
form practice in this Board. as well as
other Boards for years, at the approach
of the close of the fiscal year. 10 transfer
the balances in the various accounts 10
ore account fer the purpose of CLEANING
up all debts due and owing.
This right IN the Board is unQuestion-
able where three-fourths of all the MEM
berS of the Board vote in the Affirmative.
Owing to the death of Freeholdsr Gull
len the Board now consists Of twenty
members, go that in order to transfer all
unexpended balances in the various ap-
preparations TO one account 1t win require
the affirmative vote OF fifteen embers
Yours respectfully.
JOHN GRIFFIN.
~Freeholder Riordan moved the report
be received and printed In full in the min
utes. Adopted.
From George B. Fielder. Registrar. re-
QUESTION for deed, mortgage AID assign
ment books, releases. day books and mis-
cellaneous other books.
Freebooter Heating moved the comznuns-
cation be received and referred TO the
Committee on Printing and Stationery.
with power. Adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Freebooter Keating@
Whereas. The Almighty God in His
wisdom, has seen fit to call fro11 his life
to His eternal home our steended&
Der. Mr.. Andrew Cullen; and
Whereas Andrew Cullen. in the many :
years during which he was a member or
the Board of Chosen Freeholders Of the3
County of Hudson, has endeared himself
to the members of the Board and the pub
lie at large by his uniform courtesy and
strict and faithful attention to the BUSH
mess of the county entrusted TO his caresS
therefore
Resolved, That in the Judgment of thiel
Board the death OF our esteemed eol1|
in the community which is very dIflcultoI
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