The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-18

be utilized for the l~iquidating of claims
for gas and oil lighting for the period
covering the months of December, Janu-
ary and February last past, wherein the
Jersey City Electric Light Company were
unable to proceed with lighting of the
streets of this city in accordance with a
contract heretofore awarded to said COM
pany, and during which it was necessary
to continue the use of a greater number
OF gas and oil lamps than had been con-
tracted for. and for the further purpose
OF applying any .~unexpended balances re-
naming after the liquidating of such
Claims to the extension of the electric
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
nereby appropriates the sum of 81, 500 to
pc SCI aside for the use of the Board of
street and Water Commissioners for the
purpose as aforesaid, to supplement the
appropriation heretofore made to said
Board for street lighting, current fiscal
Resolved. That in order to provide for
Salo amount a temporary loan bond, or
bonds. be issued to the amount of s. 1850,
at a rate of 4 per cent Der annum, and
the proceeds of sale of said bond or
bonds be set aside for the purposes above
mentioned and the payment of the same
be provided for in. the next tax levy.
From the same Board
transmitting resolution passed by said
H Hoara A Anri, q q 1857 and approved by the
Resolved. That supplemental to the reso-
Iutlons passed heretofore by this Board,
this Board with the consent of the Mayor
hereby appropriates and sets aside out
of the one-half of liquor license monies
available on and after July 1, 1896, for
the repairing, r%epaving, etc, of paved
etc., the sum of SIS for the purpose of
paying balance of retained percentage on
accouns OF contract for reconstruction
of Garfield avenue sewer.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
fer said amount from liquor license fees
collected on and after July 1, 1896. for the
purpose as aforesaid.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board, April 26. 1897, and approved bv
the Mayor, April Is, 1887
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby a~pproopriates the sum, of $4,000 to
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, to be used in paying claims for
aa .bs nfas 81 eta g 9ga the provisions Of
the amount heretofore appropriated for
such purposes having been exhausted.
mittee IN Finance is hereby authorized
to issue temporary loan bonds in the sum
OF $1,000, at a rate Of interest not to ex-
the sale of said bonds to be set aside
for the use of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners to pay claims for
Chapter III and sss, Jaws Of oiiSSss55o ISL an Cd
that said amount of $4,000 be and is
hereby placed in the next tax levy.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. April %. 1897, and approved by the
Mayor, May l, 1871
shall have been set aside for the purpose
of paying. for the sites for park purposes
and the a. n Of the same, the
aside out of said 800, 600. and appropriate
for the use OF the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners to pay claims for
the improving of the site of park. which
property was purchased from the estate
Of William B. Ogden. ~
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed nv said
Board, April %; 1897 and approved By
be Rebb0ly seaen That in The f B1aTd Of Finance
adopted by the Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners, April 20, 1897. to VIII
Awarding to James J. HARRINGTON tho
contract for the Improvement of Mannine
avenue
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed bv said
Mayor April 30. 1897.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners April 20. 1897. to
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Awarding to Jos. H. Jones the contract
for the Improvement of Newkirk street.
from Sip avenue to Summit avenue and
Of Dick street from Newkirk street to
its southerly end, in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter III Of the Laws of
1895.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board May s, 1897. and approved by the
Mayor May 7, 1897.
Resolved, That the amount of official
bond to be given by William H. Peck
ham,, Registrar of the Water Works. an
pointed by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners OF May 8, 1897, be and is |
hereby fixed at $50, 600.
Resolved, That the amount of official
bond to be given by Daniel Smith. As
sistant Registrar of the Water Works.
appointed by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners on May 8, 1897, be
n is hereby fixed at $4,000.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board April 20, 1897, and approved by the
Mayor April 20, 1897.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners April 20, 1897, to
Whereas. The East Jersey Water Com
pany has presented a proposal to this
Board and to the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, dated April %, 1897, agree |
ing to the ~recitals, Stipulations and con-
ditions contained in the form of supple
mental agreement for water supply,
adopted by this Board and entered in its
minutes of April 10, 1897, dxafterwards |
adopted by the Board Of Finance and ap-
proved by His Honor the Mayor; and in
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