The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-25
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CONCEAL proceedings.l

OF FINANCE.
tOficial Proceedings.s
The Committee IN Salaries and Claims
reported recommending the adoption of
resolutions ordering the payment of the
$e4 to Andrew. J. Boyle, for fees as
CLERK, Second imina Court (bill of May
Trust ca, for searches aaerAe aisbur reo
msnts under the Martin act.
%te ilsiis ne s I'll y N. s J. Ri little =, e%a Tsl; tee a do5
Trust CO; \ City Comptroller, from De-
cemb : Il, 1896, to March !, 1897.
= Szl ca@,t to Frank Stevens, for commissions
owned by the city acquired under the
Martin act.
$685. s. q George B. Fielder, for register
ing city deeds.
s22 to Martin Finck. as Commissioners of
Deeds. for taking City Collectors ac-
K~nowieagment to certificates of tax
l~Chargeable to account Martin act.,,)
Inc report was received and the claims
vote on the call for the ayes and nays
by the ~President:=
Ayesloresident Brautigam and Messrs.,
Bailey, Kellers. Midlige and Simpsons.
N~ays-None.
Absent-None.
me Committee on Printing. Stationery
adoption of resolutions ordering the pay
ment OF the following Claims
$500 to Postal Tel. Gable Co. for mes
April, 1857. = niance ior
s4 to The Jersey City News, for print
ing manual slips of Board of Finance,
ss7.7 Is to John J. o'Hara, for printing
(ehargeable to account claims, 1S96-189O.
The report was received and the claims
We're each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call for the ayes and nays by
the Preaident:-
AyeS-PraSidant Rra,tirop ,na ara.aua
Bailey, kellers, Midlige and Simpson,.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL CoMMTTTEEs
The Special Committee on Rules re-
ported recommending that the rules of
the preceding Board be adopted for the
government of this Board, except as to
Rule 81, which provides that regular
meetings. shall be held on the first and
third Thursday Of each month, the Com
mittee recommending the substitution Of
the word wednesday, in place Of the
word Thursday.
The report Of the Committee was re-
contained were UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE.
The Committee of the Whole, to whom
was referred May s, 1897, the COMMUNE
cation of his Honor the Mayor. relative
to the appointment of Mr.. Allan L. Me-
permott as special counsel, made the fol-
Jersey City, May 10. 1897.
Hon. Board of Finance
Gentlemen.Your Committee of the
Whole, to whom was referred the COM
munication of his Honor the Mayor, re-
gardinss the employment by him of Allan
L. McRermott as special counsel, re-
spectfully report recommending that the
communication of his Homo the Mayor
be referred to a special committee of
three 80 eto be appointed by the Presi-
in reference to the said communication,
and report to this Board at it's next
regular meeting.
VIM. F. MIDLIGE,
r. SIMPSON.
H. L.. KELLERS.
H. BRAUTIGAM.
Committee of the Whole,
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and the recommendations therein
contained were adopted by the following
vote on the call for the ayes and hays by
the President
Ayes-President Rrautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The President appointed the following
as the special committee referred to in
Messrs. Simpson. Midlige and Bailey.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions We're present.
ed, received and they were each adopted
AYES Hye and + nagd ay fsa pTesiasn and Meszrz.
Bailey, Kellers. Midlige and Simpsons. z
Nays-None.
AbSent-None.
BY Mr.. Midlige, on behalf of the Com
mitteea on Salaries and Claims:-
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer for s27.40 in
favor of Michae Doyle. to return amount
overpaid for taxes for year 1~s9e-1S97, IN
Lot Al, Block ITO. No. 81 Newark avenue,
the valuation as assessed $4,000 having
sioners Of Appeals. and the original tax
having been Inadvertently paid pending
the action of said Commissioners of APP
peals.
BY Mr.. Bailey
Resolved. That the following resolution,
adopted by this BOARD April %, 1897, be
and the same IS hereby rescinded:-
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer in the sum of $24. 750.17 to
place said, amount to the credit Of the
Commissioners, fiscal year 1867, for the
PURPOSES as heretofore provided
BY Mr.. Bailey. on behalf of the Com
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
of Hugh Dugan. County Collector. for
the sum BE 81 s29.Vuo' on account OF county
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Com
mitteIe on
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer, to be deposited to June,
1897, interest, as follows:-
On General Account to pay inter-
est on assessment account bonds 81 600
On Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
Total. ........ .........:. s43 $3.50
mittee on Salaries and Claims:-
Resolved. That SO much of the resolu-
ton adopted April 2. 1897. as refers to
the drawing of q warrant in favor of
SAND ! ~ i hereby rsacin salsd ana hat aha the the