The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-09

Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwiller, Keliers and Simpson
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The Committee on Concurrent R.esolu-
tons further reported recommending that
the following resolution, adopted Ky the
Beard Of Aldermen December q, 1866 be
concurred in:-
ITO sell and convey to Gertrude NJ.
Bruen Lots part "a and So, Block 81, OIear
avenue. sale No. 2sS73.
The report was received and the reso-
lufion was ~concurred in by the follow
ing vote. on the call for the ayes and
lays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Detwilieg, Ketters and Simpson
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The COMMITTEES on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported recommending the
adoption of resolutions ordering the pay
Iaent Of the following claims fchargeable
TO account of Claims year 1896-1s9D.
SS98.72 to Earle & Harrison, for services
of assistants and disbursements under d.
rection of William d. Edwards, counsel,
pairing maps, ETC., for Equal Taxation
Commission.
SIT 2 e the Jersey city News for
printing 200 copies, tabular exhibits, for
Equal Taxation Commission etc.
$375.86 TO Wallis, Edwards & Bumsted,
for cash disbursements on behalf of Jer-
sey City in preparation for and hearing
before Legislative Commission on Equal
Taxation.
The report was recefvka ard the claims
We're each ordered paid by the following
vote on the can for the ayes and nays
by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
BAILEY, Detwiller, Kellers and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absant-Nona
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Simpson, Chairman of the Commit
tee of the Whole. informed the Board that
the committee have. according to clder.
had under their consideration the prean1-
Bile and resolution. adopted by the Board
cember 4. 1896, relating to the award to
the East Jersey Water Co., for a new
water supply to Jersey City. and have
made some progress therein, but desiring
further consideration of the same the
committee nave directed him to ask leave
for the committee to sit again.
On motion of Mr.. Detwiller, leave to sit
again was given the Committee of the
Whole. and it was ordered that the Board
again resolve itself into a Committee of
the Whole at S:15 O'Clock P. NJ, this date.
of the Whole at the hour m
Before the Board went into the Commit
tee of the Whole a large delegation of citi-
Gems. including Messrs. Henry Lembeck,
William III. ArmSLrOnE, James -. EIWll,
| Charles B. RELAY, Stephen L. HARVEY.
Edward Fry. Edward Clarke, Joh Nor
re1l, John Groskiaus. William P. Vreeland,
Charles P. Boos, Samuel R. Williams.
James Greer, Henry Gebbs and Charles c.
Rode, asked the Boards permission to be
heard ON the water contract question.
The request was granted and all ex-
| pressed themselves in favor Of the award
of the water contract.
Upon the reassembliug of the Board at
$40 O'Clock P. NJ. all the members were
| present. i've 90 in number.
Mr.. Simpson, Chairman of the Commit
tee of the Whole, presented the following
Jersey City. December %, 1884,.
Honorable Board of Finance of Jersey
Gentlemen-Your Committee of the
Whole, to whom was referred December
II, 1896, the preamble and resolution ADOPT
ed by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners on December 4, 1896, relat-
ing to an award to the East Jersey Wa
ter Company for a new water supply fef
Jersey City, would respectfully report re
commencing the adoption of the following
resolution. to wit
Resolved, That the Board of FINANCE
| hereby concurs in the following preamble
and resolution, adopted BY the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners on Ie-
cember 4, 1896, to wit
Whereas. This Board did duly ad-
vertise in the official newspapers
| of Jersey City, to be presented on August
"a. 1896, on which day proposals were ac.
cordingly publicly presented, received anc
opened, according to law, and the EaS'
Jersey Water Company, a responsible
bidder, having offered in due form t,ae
terms most advantageous to the city BY
! its proposal below mentioned.
Resolved, Tha the proposal, in writ.
| ing, presented to this Board by the Easl
Jersey Water Company entitled "Proposal
for a new water supply for Jersey City,
presented August q, 1895. Port Dram arie
| Beach Glen bic under Plan B, with one
| ffty-million gallon pipe, be and the same
| is hereby accepted and a contract awari-
| ed to said company accordingly; tnt
| Corporation Attorney. with the. approve
| of the Corporation Counsel, is hereby di
rected to prepare a contract to carry into
effect this award and the specifications
upon which aid proposal is founded.
Respectfully submitted,
REUBEN SIMPSON,,
HENRY BRAUT1GAM.
JACOB j. DETWILLER,
J. S. BAILEY.
H. L. KELLERS.
Committee of the Whole,
Board of Finance.
Mr.. Simpson moved that h report O.
the Committee of the Whole be receivee
| and that the recommendations therein
| contained be adopted, and that the reso'
| mtions adopted by the Board o.
Street and Water Commissioners 81
December 4, 1896. awarding to the Eas'
Jersey City Water Company a contrac'
| for a new water supply for Jersey CITY
under Port Dram and Beach Glen Did
plan B. with a one fifty million gallon pap
be and the same is hereby concurred II
by the Board of Finance of Jersey City
| and a contract awarded to the SAID com
pany accordingly.
The motion of Mr.. Simpson was adopted
! and the resolution of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners awarding 9
contract to the East Jersey. Water Coma
| Cured in by the following vote on tbs
call for the ayes and nays by the Presi-