The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
E0ARD OF FINANCE.
Yomeial Proceedings.l

Regular meeting of the Board Of III
NANCE was held In its rooms, at the City
d1ati. on Thursday, December ), 1896, at
Present-Messrs. Bailey, Detwuier, KEEL
lers and Simpson,.
Acknowledgement Brauti1am.
IN the absence of the President, Mr..
Simpson was elected temporary chair
man, on motion of Mr.. Bailey.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes OF the adjourned regular
meeting of November %. and of the ad-
journed meeting Of November Is, 1896,
were approved as engrossed in the min
PETITIONS. ETc..
Petition Of Jonn Dryden, for correction
Of assessment for sewer In Stuyvesant
avenue.
Received and referred to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners for
their action thereon.
The following claims were presented,
received ana they were each referred to
their appropriate eomnittees-
A. !. Boyle, SOS and s34; Postal Tel. Gable
Co., $3.50, $3.50, 1926, S29.3 and $21.54; Jer-
sey City News, SIS and So; Lewis Max,
sS.75; William P. Douglass, $S7 and SOL;
John J. O'Fara, $S9.T5.
From The Board of Aldarfnen:-
Resolution adopted November "a, 1866,
requesting Board of Finance to transfer
TO account General Claims" all mex
pended balances Of appropriations of fiscal
year 1s35-1896.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence Of the Board of Street and
Water Conmissioners requiring the con-
currence of the Board of Finance We're
presented, received and referred to the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions
1. Awarding to Henry Byrnes the cons
and removal of dirt, &c, from paved
streets Of the city to November SO, 1897,
he being the lowest bidder; price, so per
mile.
fN1--+a5 noao-Lar 1 1ooe
2. Awarding to Henry Cunningham the
contract to remove ashes and garbage to
November 30, 1897, he being the owest bid
der; price. S19, 500.
adopted December 1, 1861
3. Awarding to o j. Shea the con-
tract for the improvement of Highland
venue from Hudson Boulevard to West
Side avenue Gin conformity with the pro-
visions of Chapter III; IA of 1850; es-
tifnated cost, $3,6G6.18.
adopted December 1, 1861
4. Awarding to p. L. Plunkett the con-
tract to construct a 50-inch brick oval
sewer in West Sid avenue, from Bel
mont venue to Duncan avenue; also
laterals Of 15-inch ~vitrified pipe in Bel
mont, K~ensington, Jewet and Fairview
avenues, from 20 feet west Of Hudson
Boulevard TO West Side avenue On con-
81 VI With y the RES. egsim Ct Gha aost'
S. Isl. Is 5.A@s ~ '0s''
Adopted December /. 1850
S. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
pioyes at Belleville and High Service for
the month Of November, 1896, as per
payroll amounting to $~3.033.S5.
(Adopted December l, 1850
6. Ordering paid certain claims.
(Adopted December /. 1861
I. Fixing the salaries Of e. S. Giber-
son and j. p. McLain, clerks appointed
December 2. 1896. in the Water Depart
ment, at S75 per month each.
adopted December 2, 1881
s. Awarding TO Edward O'Neill the con-
tract TO construct a sewer in Waveriy
street, from 20 feet from the corner Of
the street, between akian and Palisade
Oakland avenue dn accordance with the
provisions of Chapter al of Laws OF
1861: estimated cost, $I00s56.
adopted December 3 1861
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions reported, recommending that the
following resolutions adopted by the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners be
c~oncurred in:-
i. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes at Bellevi,le and High Service. for
the month of November. 1896, as per pay
roll, amounting to $~3,033.S5.
adopted December |, 1885,
.. Awarding to r. T. Plunkett the con-
tract to construct a 30-inch brick oval
sewer in West Side avenue. from Belmont
avenue to Duncan n also laterals
of 15-incil vitrified pipe in Belmont. Rem
sington. Jewett and Falrview avenues,
from 20 feet west Of Hudson Boulevard
to West side avenue tunder provisions OF
Chapter 217, Laws Of 1880, estimated cost,
Adapted December /, 1885,
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