The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-12
BOARD OFF FINANCE.

Adjourned meeting OF the Board of
Finance was held In its rooms at the City
Hall on Wednesday, August %, 1896. at
Present = President B~rautigam and
@essrs. Bailey, Kellers and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Detwillerl.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the following meetings:
adjourned regular, July %; adjourned,
July Is, and adjourned, July 80. 1896, were
approved as engrossed In the minute book
On motion of Mr.. Simpson.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The Following petitions were presented,
received and they were each referred to
the Committee. IN Salaries and Claims.
Petition OF c. G. Jewell, agent for S.
M. Carnes. for the return of $3.50 for
duplicate payment of water rents for year
Petition of NJ. Little for the return of
sS FOR duplicate paymen of water rents
Petition of Reinhold Arndt for the re-
turn Of S.73 for duplicate payment of
water rents for year 1895.
Petition of w. H. Beach, president
Board Of Trustees OF the West Sid Ave
nue. M e. Church for the cancellation of
Petition Of John Rockford for the re-
eurn Of 1873: duplicate payment of water
Ohicial bond of Simeon H. Smith. as
City Collector, in the sum of sl5O. 900,
with William ". Toffey. E. F. c. Young,
Oliver H. Perry. F. j. vanderbeek. Henry
sureties.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of Theresa and Valentine wer-
ner to have transferred to the credit of
the assessment for joint outlet sewer, be-
tween Jersey City and West Hoboken.
certain payments made on account of as
for other sewer
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and they were each referred TO
their appropriate Committees
George B. Fielder, $l.S2: Western Union
Telegraph Company, So; Albert DATE,
$40; J. Herbert Potts, S20l; Andrew J..
Boyle, 500; Hamilton A. Lush, SO; Albert
Payne. 1856: William P. Douglass, $50;
hammers & Tiedeman, S46.95; The Jersey
CITY News, $40 and S24s Postal Telegraph
Cable Company, s2.60;s Peter Dafeldeker,
$n-75; F. p. Van Saun. SIS; c. S. Wester-
welt, $50; James Atchison, s445.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City Clerk
Communication notifying this Board
that he has appointed, on August IL. 1896.
Thomas K. Halstead to act as City Clerk
during his absence from the Office.
Received and ordered filed.
From 0 ]. Nevin, Mayors Secre-
Informing this Board Of the appoint
ment by his Honor the Mayor on August
Z, 1895. of Simeon H. Smith as City Col
Received and ordered filed
From the City Collector:-
Communication notifying this Board
that he, on August g. 1856. appointed John
III Alderman as Deputy City Collector.
Received and Ordered filed.
Communication notifying this Board
that he has received from the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners for col
lection the following assessment maps
Sewer IN Boyd aven0e. from Boulevard
10 West SIDE avenue; amount. 81 ,53S.
Improvement of Montgomery street,
from bergen avenue TO Boulevard;
Received and ordered flied.
Communication relative to the tender OF
Charles Fl. Hartshorne OF certain sum
Of money % pay the amount of taxes on
certain property for the year 1892, value
OF property reduced by Board OF Appeals
Of Jersey City, and again reduced by
State Board of Appeals.
The amount tendered Is for the princf-
pal Snd interest at the rate of six per
cg City Collector claims interest al
ffe OF ten per cent. per annam.
erred TO the Committee on Finance.
following resolutions were received
5the Board of Street and Water
Customers, and were disposed OF as
sc Committee on Concurrent Rese.