The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
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Present President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and
Simpson,.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES,
The minutes Of adjourned meeting,
1sgSls = n As Eli as S 9aiy 0. i iss7 7. a A. ei aRa
| o'clock p. M, We're approved as printed
in manual form, on motion of Mr.. KEEL
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented
and received and they were each referred
to the Committee on Salaries and Claims:
Petition of Annie M. Coghill for the re-
turn of $3.50. 03, surplus paid in redemption
of lands sold for unpaid adjusted taxes,
etc.
Petition of Frederick Klein for the re-
turn of SIS, surplus paid in redemption OF
lands sold for unpaid adjusted taxes, etc.
Kate M. Warren, for the return Of s7.S5.
for duplicate payment of water. rents for
1897, on Lot Rs Block 290. paid May ID,
Petition Of Frank Mitchell for the re-
turn of 1856, for duplicate payment of
water rents for year 1897. on Lot Il. Block
Petition of John Geiger, for the return
of $40 for error made by Water Depart
ment in charging for lbeer pump water
rents for year 1897, plot Il, block ga, paid
Petition Of James F. Cannon, agent for
A. G. Perry, for the return of $lS.75, for
duplicate payment Of water rents Of year
and July 8. 1857.
Petition of the Real Estate Trusts Com
Of $16 for overpayment of water rents Of
year 1897, on lots D and c, block IS. paid
May "A, 1897; bill paid was for $3.50;
should nave been $3.50.
The following petition was also pre-
sented and received and referred to the
Committee on Finance
Petition of Christina Peterson, for cor
rection of certain valuation on property
assessed for taxes, Year 1S96-97.
A mechanics lien was presented by
Dickinson, Thompson & McMasters, at
torneys for Wood & Menagh, and notify
ing this Board that notices required by
the mechanics lien act were duly served
IS, 1897, and requesting payment of same
from monies due St. Louis Art Metal
Company.
Official bond of Daniel b. Gilligan, as
Constable, in the sum of 81, 600, with John
Cassidy and Arsenic Costa, as sureties.
Communication from Vile & Son, re-
ferring to the bid of q. A. .Dugan for
q feed' etc. etc; presente Cd to the
ers, and now before The Board of Finance
fer concurrence.
Ordered filed.
The following claims were presented
and received, and they were each re-
ferred to their appropriate committees
s, & Herbert fa : P E Nos s2o4; Frank sIaal Is J, Higgins s IS.
paw ~ (OiA+ ~ A1A S0y
kema. $44: Henry Gaykema. $3.50; Postal
Tel. Gable Co, 1885, $3:S5 and $780,; Cor
bin & Corbin, 5000; Albert Payne, s66. e6;
$40; Edward H. Hoos, $3.50; l.. H. Broome,
$307. so; James Atchison, $50; the Mathews
Northrop. Co., $3.50; ]. N. Startup, $SS SO;
$109.25 Hamilton A. Lush, $40; Isaac Van
Saun $50; The Jersey City News, SIS and
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
From the City Collector
Jersey City, July 20, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen2ThiS is to certify that I
ave received from the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners for collection
in my office the following assessment
maps:-
west of Summit venue to Sanford place,
81, 037. 80.
Improvement Winfield avenue, from
Garfield to Avenue E, $2,345.90.
Sewer Pavonia avenue, from land Penn.
r. R. Co. to West Side avenue, 81. 200.
Sewer, Clark avenue, from 80 feet west
of West Side avenue to Mallory avenue,
&C., 50, 260. 3S.
Greenville, $2S,oo3.03.
City Collector.
Order filed.
From the City Collector
Communication advising the cancella-
ton of the assessment for main sewer in
Woodlawn District of Greenville, Jersey
City, against Lot S, Block l,466, Garfield
avenue, said property having heen
confirmation of said assessment.
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j.. July IS, 1897.
Hon. Board of Finance
GentlemenL desire to inform your
honorable Board that / have this day
appointed James M; Collins, Clerk to the
resigned. by virtue of the provisions of
an act entitled IAN Act fixing the salaries
of and otherwise concerning the Mayors
of all cities of the first class that have
a population within their territorial limits
exceedings one hundre thousand inhabi-
tants,' approved April 10, A.. d. 1899.
EDWARD HOGS,
Mayor.
Received and ordered filed, and the
name of James M Collins was ordered
placed upon the payroll.
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j., July rs, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Finance.
Gentlemen herewith return the certlil-
cate that two resolutions purporting to
have been adopted by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners were con.
CURED in by your Honorabie Board OF
ton that the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners passed these resolutions.
a 1a other nor wS Ssa there's 1nere been Is not p&re IS mg
IN ~ l3tR
to me, any record showing any
action in this matter by the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners.
RESOLUTIONS adopted by hat BOARD should
be sent to the Mayor for his action. If
/ approve the resolution which you have
presented to me, my APPROVAL viii only be
of your concurrence. l therefore re-
srectfully return this resolution without
my approval, and suggest that the proper
adopted in legislation; your Board COM
municating the fact of concurrence to the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers, and that Board presenting to me. for
oficial action, the original resolutions.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HOGS,
Mayor.
Laid on the table until the next regu-
lar meeting.
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j., July 18th, 1897.
To the honorable the Board of Finance
Gentiamen-In the work of fixing the
tag levy for 1878, you may be aided by
comparisons. 1t is to be hoped that in
your deliberations you will not be content
to accept the assertions of a partisan
press that, during the five years last past
the cost Of governing. Jersey City has
YOU to believe that retrenchment is Inn
Dracticab.e. These five years were the
most expensive in the history of our city
government. BY a comparison of the
budget of 1872 with the budget OF lS96-I,
it will be found that the salary list of
this city exclusive of the water DEPART
ment) has been increased by a figure that
not only repels all claims of economical
administration, but could have been