The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
RoARn or

Present-PfesidenE Brautigam ana
3essrs. Bailey, DetwiiIer, Kellers and
Absent-N0ne.
taken up.
The reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
PETITIONS. ETC.
Fetltion Of the Sisters OF st. Elizabeth
Tor the cancellation of taxes for wear
1as'; CANNED TO De exempt under the act
Petition Of the Sisters OF Charity Of
p; ElizabetA for the cancellation Of GER
Petition Of the Trinidad Bit Asphalt co.
g return $3.50 paid In error for certain
taxes, year 1S94-lS95.
Petition Of Peter C. vreeland for the re-
Urn Of duplicate payments of certain
Petition Of ". +. staubsanat for the re-
urn pI $ls-b enormously assessed for
70 the Committee on Salaries and Claims.
communication from Dickinson, Thomp-
son ana McMasters. attorneys for John
Nsnsellnah, requesting payment Of GER
tam judgment recorded in the N. J. SUI
Preme Court in the case of the State.
Jonn W~heehhal, Prosecutor, VS.. The
mayer n Aldermen of Jersey City.
"eiefred 70 the Corporation Attorney.
The following claims were presented
and received and they were each referred
70 their appropriate committees.
John a. Blair. $25.77; c.. S. Westervelt.
gent. $40.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following resolutions were received
from the Board Of Street and Water Conn
mlssloners n disposed OF, as follows
1. Ordering paid the salaries Of the Wa
ter Registrar. etc, in the Water DEPART
men for the month of December. 1896.
when due, as per a roll, amounting to
adopted December q. 1860
2 Ordering paid the salaries of laborers
on meters for the month of December,
lsss, when due, as per payroll, amounting
adopted December q. 1850
8. Ordering paid certain claims.
iAdepted December Fl, 1850
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.
4 Requesting Board of Finance to set
aside $4,000 to pay claims for advertis-
ing, etc. on account of Chapters iii and
259, etc, Of the Laws Of 1895. the amounts
ailowed for such purpose having been
exhausted.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tons reported, recommending that the
following Resolutions, adopted by the
Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers, December "a 1896, be c%oncurred IN
R@4o AtA& ttO 1tA1 cfAA-iACD
for the month of December, 1896, when
due, as per payrolls:-
Water Registrar, etc,. amounting to
$3.04S,3L
2. Ordering paid the following claims:
r. b. Ingram, Jr., S2I55; NJ. Kearney,
$3.50; John e. Macarthur. 1887; H. T.
Hayes, S5I,s1; Jersey City Harness Com
$40.7s; A. DATE. SIS: United Gas Improve
ment Company $3.50; W. W. Farrier,
s324.S6; r Monohan, $3.50; Theodore
Smith & Bro5 $532.57.
The report was received and the reso-
buttons were each adopted by the follow
ing vote, on the call for the ayes and
nays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, .Detwiller, kellers and Simpson
Nays-None.
Absent-Nonp.
The Committee On Salaries and Claims
resolutions ordering paid the following
cIaiTns:-
$50 to C. S. Westervelt for itemizing re-
ports of Commissioners of Adjustment
for December. 1855. when due.
SIS to f. 2 Van Sam for typewriting.
etc, City Comptroller's Office for De-
cenber, 1896. when due.
lChargeable to account Martin Aet.')
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the following
vote on t9le call for the ayes and nays
by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey. Detwiller, Keilers and simp-
son-5.
Nays-None.
Absen&None.
The Committee N Printing. Stationery
and Supplies reported recommending the
adoption Of resolutions ordering the pay
ment of the following claims
$40 to Charles G. Nugent for services
rendered IN preparing data for equal tax
alton matter,
S31 to Albert Datz for warrant books,
etc, for City Clerk
$20.2f to Postal Telegraph Cable Co. for
messenger service, etc. to Mayors office,
month of March, 1896.
$3.50 to Postal Telegraph Gable Co. for
MESSENGER service to Mayors office. for
April, 1895, and kilograms :
$ll,S6 TO Postal Telegraph Cable Co for
messenger service n kilograms for
Mayors Office during month of May. 1896.
S1s.O6 to Postal Telegraph Cable GO. for
messenger service and kilograms during
month Of June, 1896, Mayors ONCE.
1925 to Postal Tel. Gable Go. for mes
senser service TO Mayors office in July.
SSi.54 to Postal Tel. Gable co. for mes
senger service to Mayors office. in Au-
gust. 1886.
S1s7 to Postal Tel. Cable CO. for mes
senger service, etc, month of September.
1886, Mayors Office.
.tchargeable to account Printing, sta
7tIQi1EiN, GlI@t LcTd-.caus
sS5 to Albert Datz, for printing for City
Comptroller.
S2s.77 70 John A. Blair for cash dIsbugse-
maTts as Corporation Counsel Cbil of De-
cember q. 1880.
~tchargeable to account of claims. 1885,
1871
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call for the ayes and nays
by thesPresdentA
Ayes-Pfesident Rrautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller, Keliers and Simpsons.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were present.
ed, received and they were each adopted
by the following vote on the call for the
ayes and 4 by the President
Ayes-President Rrautlgam and Messrs.
Bailey. Detwiller, Kellers and Simpson,.
Nays-Nope.
Absent-None.
Resolved. That the city Collector he
and he IS hereby directed ia
cancel en- the books in his office the as
sessment of $.25 for personal tax for
year 1926. on personal property located
at No. 27 Monmouth street. block 375
wago manufact1ry3. as the assessment
is an error: Mr.. Thomas Wright. against
whom the tax Was levied, having also
been assessed for personal taxes at NO
4i0 Grand street. as certified to by the
Board Of Tax Commissioners.
Ev Mr.. Bailey
Whereas, A further requisition having
been made by the Beard OF Street and
Water Commissioners. by resolution