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plies for City Marshal, Old CITY Hall.
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the following
vote, on the call for the ayes and nays
by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Detwiller, Kellers and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Simpson moved that when this
Board adjourns it be to meet on Monday,
FEBRUARY 8, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. M.
Adopted.
The following resolutions were present
ed, received and they were each adopted
BY the following vote, on the call for
Ayes-President B~rautigam and Messrs.
Detwilier, Kellers and Simpson,
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:-
Resolved, That upon the reports of the
Corporation Counsel and City Comptroller
endorsed upon the petition of Savles and
O,Connor, a warrant be ordered drawn
upon the City Treasurer in favor of
Henry Puster, attorney of Sayles and
O,Connor. for s2s.S7, for amount of sur
Chapter liz of the Laws of 1886, and the
supplements thereto, made by the City
COLLECTOR on April IS, 1895, of Lot q,
the sum as adjusted due the city. with
interest, cost and disbursements,
BY Mr.. Detwiller:- 5.
drawn on the city Treasurer for $3.50,
in favor of Frances A. Howard to return
mount enormously assessed against Lot
f. For g 5be vs ssl. 1Sadgglh1sSa97 street e ,of for The taxes
y, 1895, she, as a veterans widow, being
entitled to an exemption of an assess
ment Of $500, thus reducing the assess
Commissioners having certified that the
assessment levied at 81, 400 was an error.
By Mr.. Detwillef:-
tain resolution previously adopted by
this Board in which the sum of $500 was
appropriated for the repaving of the
$500 be ordered set aside and appropriated
by this Board out of the one-half of IL
cenSe monies available on and after July
l, 1870 to pay for the whole of said
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
draWn upon the City Treasurer, in favor
o. 7. mat mat oftieer; for the sum Of $500, to
41Ol4l ZF II IL
cense" account for the purposes as afore-
said.
By Mr.. Kellers:-
Resolved, That supplemental to resolu-
tons previously adopted by this Board.
the sum of $3.50 be and the same is here
by appropriately and set aside out of the
one-half of Liquor License, monies
available on and after July 1, 1896. to
pay portion of cost of Improvement BY
repaying, etc., of Winfield avenue; and
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer, in favor
of that officer, in the sum of $3.50, to
transfer said amount from Liquor Lii
cense" account, for the purpose as afere-
said.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:-
Whereas, The Board of Street n
Water Commissioners have, by resolu-
ton adopted February l, 1897, requested
the Board of Finance to cause to be set
aside the sum of $12, 600 for the purpose
of purchasing a plot of ground in that
section OF Jersey City known locally as
the Marion Section and the erection
thereon of a building for fire department
purposes; and
Whereas, Requisition has been made
upon said Board of Street and Water
Commissioners by the Board of Fire
Commissioners, for the purchase of a
as above mentioned and the erection
thereon of a suitable building; therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby appropriates the sum of $500 to
NC Z 1Ok IA il llS u
Street and Water Commissioners, for the
purchase of a plot of ground in that sec
ton of Jersey City known locally as the
Marion Section" of Jersey City, and the
erection thereon of a suitable building
for the use of the Fire Department., n
in order to provide for the raising of said
amount the Committee on Finance are
hereby authorized to have Issued bonds
to the amount of $12, 600, payable in twelve
Q2) years from date thereof, bearing in
terest at the rate of 4 per cent per an
num, and that said bonds shall not be
sold at less than par and accrued interest,
and the money derived from said sale is
hereby appropriated for the purposes
aforesaid; and further
Resolved, That there shall be a suf-
ficient sum placed in the tax levy of this
city each year to pay the interest upon
such bonds, and also the further sum of
81, 900 toward the final payment thereof,
which should be properly invested and
deposited in the Sinking Fun of the city,
as provided IN Chapter 1862 of the Laws
of 1895, by virtue whereof said bonds are
hereby authorized to be issued.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:- =.
Resolved, That the City Treasurer be
requested to furnish to this Board at it's
first regular meeting of each month a
statement showing the amount of money
deposited in the various banks to the
credit of the city, on the first of each
month.
By Mr.. Simpson
6ESOlNGQ, 1Wl6L lHO CARCAS oNSOoAA l01At
employed by the Boar of Street and
Water Commissioners, with the concur
renee of this Board, to examine the
books of the Water Department, be di-
rected to render to this Board, at its
next regular meeting a report showing
the work accomplished up to date and to
state in said report when he expects to
complete his labors, n also to advise
this Board as to what assistance he has
employed to assist him in his work, it be-
ing the understanding of his Board at
the time of its concurrence in his appoint
only payment for his services, but also
for such assistants as he employed.
By Mr.. Detwiller;-
Resolved, That the City Collector be
and he is directed to cancel the amount
for personal taxes for year 18s6-lSs7. on
avenue (Block 1920 against Archibald &
Gallagher, amounting to $S2.20, as said
assessment was enormously made by the
Board of Tax Commissioners against the
above named Archibald & Gallagher.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:-
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
Charles B. Hughes, attorney of the Jer-
sey City. Building and Loan Association,
for $104. GA, to return amount enormously
sessed against Lot ". Block 272, Faulkner
place, for the following years.
1892, Tax, s28. 40; Interest, $40. 01.... :. SSS. Al
1893, Tax, 27.50; Interest, $780,. :. 81. 40
1894. Tax, 27.50; Interest, AL. /. 31.74
A md that the city Collector be mot no +
By Mr.. Detwiller:-
Resolved, That the City Collector be
and he is hereby directed to cancel the
taxes for the year 1895 on lot A, block
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