The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-30
BY Mr.. Simpson:

BY Mr.. Simpson,
Resolved, That the resolution adopted
by this Board September 26, 1856. nom
~concurrirlg in the resolution of the Board
ct Street and Water Commissioners OF
September q, 1896. awarding TO John Hop
ktns tine contract to deliver and lay such
| cast iron water pipe. &C., be and the same
is hereby ~reconsldered and .reseiEJded.
BY Mr.. Simpson
Resolved, That the resolution adopted
by the Board of Street and Water Com
a contract to John Hopkins for laying
water pipe, be and the same is hereby
concur1ed il.
BY Mr.. Bailey:-
Whereas, The Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners have by resolution
adopted October u. 1895, requested this
| Board to supplement- the present fiscal
| years appropriation for sweeping and
cleaning the streets, and removing the
| ashes and garbage for the year ending
November 80, 1886, by the sum OF $4,000,
such sum being deemed necessary TO pro
perly clean the streets and remove ashes
| and garbage therefrom for Athe term above
specified; and
whereas, The Beard of Finance ON
| si9ers thai the sum of 5000 will suffice
to pay for the doing of such work; there
fore
Resolved. That this Board hereby APP
p-roprsates the sum of 5000 to supplement-
the appropriation already made for the
sweeping and cleaning of the s1rets and
removing the ashes and Carriage there
from for the year ending November 50,
1896. and that i'm order to obtain said sum
temporary loan bonds for 5000 be and
the same are hereby ordered issued at a
rate not exceeding 4 per cent? per annunl,
and that said anount be placed in the next
tax levy. A
By Mr.. Bailey
Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer IN favor
of that officer for the sum Of s5S,o5O-sS, to
be deposited to the credit OF
1896, interest, as follows
On General Account. ....... !. $s,4l5 IS
On General Account to pay In
terest on Assessment Bonds. 1000 NV
On Water Account....... ..-.--.- 1869 W
Total.. SIS, $50 80
BY Mr.. Bailey
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor OF
Hugh Dugan, County Collector, for the
sum of S25,O COO, balance in full for county
taxes, 1895.
BY Mr.. Bailey
Whereas, Tax arrearage bonds to the
amount Of $780, Go fell due in May, 1896,
and
the paymen of said bonds was only abie
to pay $4,000 of the issue; and
Whereas, The Sinking Fund Commits
! sion were the holders of this entire
issue of bonds, and as the Commission
prefers not to hold among its securities
the balance of said issue OF bonds that
are past due: therefore be it
Resolved, That pursuant to the provis-
ions of an act entitled AN Act concern
ing ~cities,' approved April q, 1876, and the
supplements thereto, and also an act en-
titled IAN Act relating to the issue
of temporary loan bonds in cities Of
this State approved April "a, 1884,
one or more bonds be issued for the sum
Of $245.0 eG in anticipation of che collection
of taxes of Jersey City for 1855, said bonds
to be dated October II, 1896, and payable
October /. 1898, with interest, payable
s~emi-anrualiy on April ! and October l,
at the rate OF foul per cent. per annurn,
and the proceeds to be derived from The
sale of said bonds be applied for the pay
ment of a ike amount of bonds issued
on account of aid taxes for 1888 and due
as follows
$1,000 due May IS, 1896.
$75, 600 due May rs, 1886.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson the Board
then took a recess for ten minutes.
Upon the reassembling of tie Board all
the members were present.
Mr.. Simpson moved that when the
Board aujourns 1t be TO meet OF Thurs
day October p 1886, at eight O'clock p. M.
AdoptedJ
The BQfrd then adjourned, on motion
MARTIN FaNeK;