The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-05
BOARD OF

[Official Proceedings.l
Special meeting of the Board of Finance
was held in its rooms at the City Hall on
Tuesday, September Is. 1897, at 4 O'Clock
r. M.
Present = President Brautigam and
MessrS. Kellers. Midlige and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
The call for the meeting, issued by the
President. which was for the purpose of
transacting General Business" included
in the "Order OF Business of the Board,
was read by the Clerk.
The regular order of business was taken
up.
Commissioner Heintze of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioner and Di-
rector DAILY of the Board of Education,
pertaining to their respective departments,
and the privilege was accorded to them.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
The following order Of the Hudson Cir
cult Court on the petition of Annie NJ.
Coghill ct ais, was received and referred
to the Corporation Counsel
Hudson Circuit Court.
Upon reading and filing the affidavit and
petition of AMMO NJ. Coghill. it is hereby
ordered that Simeon H. Smith, the Treas
urer of the City of Jersey City, pay to
the Clerk of this Court the sum of $263.03
now in his hands, being a balance due said
petitioner and others from the sale of
lands by said city for taxes, to the Clerk
of this Cour as the custodian thereof. to
be deposited in the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company.
JOB H. LIPPlNCoTT,
Judge.
A true copy.
Clerk.
A communication was received from
William E. Keefe requesting that a new
warrant be ordered drawn in the sum of
three dollars $3.50 to return to him amount
overcharged for water rents for year 1897.
The warrant ordered drawn for same
amount, under resolution of this Board.
MAY &c, 1897. was delivered to him, but was
mislaid or lost. a bond of indemnity APP
proved by the Corporation Counsel ac-
companied the petition
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
The following petitions were presented
and received and they Were each referred
to the Committee on
Petition of l.. S. Hoyt for the return of
$124.2 5, surplus paid in redemption of lands
sold for unpaid adjusted taxes, etc.
Petition of Bella Musick for the return
of 1896 for o-verpayrnent of water rents
for year 1897. Error in addition of bill.)
Petition of H.. Grobrugge for the return
of 81 for overpayment of water rents for
year 1897. (Error in addition of bill.)
Petition of George H. .Freu, agent for
estate Peter Henderson, for the return Of
$40 for overpayment Of water rents, for
wear 1897. (Error in addition of bill.)
Petition of Michael Boland, for the re-
turn of $3.50. for overpayment of water
rents, for 1895 and 1896.
Petition of II. +. McGown, attorney
for Helen II. and Margaret A. McGown.
for the return of $40. for duplicate pay
ment OF water rents for year 1896.
Petition of George G. Butterleld, attor-
ney of r. Meehan, for the return of s.. %.
for assessment for water rents
for years 1894. 1895 and 1886.
Petition of H A Searle, agent for A.
C. Hutchinson, for the return of $20.2 20.
for duplicate payment of water rents for
year 1897.
Petition of John ]. McGrath, for the
return of s1.s0, for o-verpayment of water
rents for year 1886.
Petition of John thurman, for the re-
turn of $3.50. for duplicate payment of