The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-09
BOARD OF
[Omcial Proceedings.]


Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance was held in its rooms at the City
Hall on Wednesday, October 20, 1897.
The roll was called at $3.50 o'clock P. NJ.
Present-Messrs. Bailey, Kellers, Mid
lige and Simpson,.
Absent-President Brautigam-1.
In the absence of the President Mr..
Simpson Was elected President pro tenn,
on motion OF Mr.. kellers.
The reading OF the minutes of the regu-
lar meeting of october 6, 1897, was dis
pensed with, and the said minutes were
approved as printed in manual form on
motion of Mr.. Kellers.
The following petitions were presented
and received and they Were each referred
to the Committee on Salaries n Claims.
Petition of Charles B. Hughes, attorney
for assignee, Linsley Rowe, assignee IN
for the return of $764. 81, surplus money in
redemption of land.
Petition of Frederick Kruger for the
return OF s1I09, duplicate payment OF
Petition of ]. w. Kaiser, executor,
estate of John w. Kaiser, for the re
turn of $3.50, overcharged for water rents
for years 1~SS9-1S96, inclusive.
From William C. Cudlipp, attorney OF
Messrs. Harmed & Mitchell:-
Jersey City, Oct. 20, 1897.
The Honorable the Board of Finance and
Taxation of Jersey City.
Dear Sirs-I hereby notify you that my
clients, Messrs. Harmed 4 Mitchell, on
the twelfth day of October instant, re-
covered judgment in the New Jersey Su-
preme Court against John Herman, gem
orally. and against the Mayor and Alder
hundred and siAty-seyen dollars and
fifty cents (s1.5el.50), damages. and
tw~enty-six dollars and twenty-eight
cents ts2G.2s) costs, total, fifteen
hundred and ninety-three dollars and
seventy-eight cents (s1, 500. 7S), for paint
ing done on the new City Hall. as
ana that said Harmed & Mitchell there
fore W. a lien for the amount of said
judgment upon any monies in your con-
troll due or to grow due to said John kier-
nan upon his contract with The Mayor
and Aldermen Of Jersey City for the con-
struction Of said City Hall.
Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM C. CUDLIPP.
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
Jersey City, n. j., October Y, 1897.
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT
William Rrinkerhoff VS.. The Mayor and
Aldermen d Jersey City.
On contract.
To the Board of Finance and Taxation.
Conference.-The in above
cause was issued April Il, 1854. After issue
joined, the cause was noticed for trial for
two or more terms of the court, when it
was agreed between the counsel for the
city and myself that i%nasnuch as the
subject matter of the suit involved, the
same questions as appeared in Erwin
against the City, the latter should be the
test case and determine the right of the
plaintiff, Brinkerhoff, to recover. AS to
the status of the Erwin case, July Z, 1887.
| refer you to a communication OF Jonn
T.. Keller, attorney of Erwin, and adj
dressed to your Board. AS the judgment
OF the Court of Errors and Appeals is adj
verse TO the city, and the right of Erwin
to recover has been admitted by your
Board. / respectfully ask that some ac-
ton may be taken by which the plaintiff,
Brinkerhoff, may receive the amount due
him in said action.
The following is the bill of particulars
set forth in the declaration in above cause,
Brinkerhoff VS.. City
TIC legal services Tor months of
January, February and March,
1884. as Corporation Counsel of
Jersey City, being the salary
for said months at n after the
rate of 5000 per year, as fixed by
faW........ ........ ....... =. @l,1oV w
To the following disbursements
made as Corporation Counsel
January, 1894, postage stamps..... zbo
February, 1884, expenses to Tren-
ton, attending February term of
Supreme Court ........ ........... %
March 6, 1894, expenses to Trenton.
attending session of State Board
of Taxation a. ...........-.... 50
s1,257 30
Interest from April 1, 1894 .......... -.
Cost of suit, ~untaxed.... /. ... .....