The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
BOARD OF
(omcial Proceedlngs.l

tOIlclal HroceeulnRSJ
Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance was held in its rooms at the City
Hall. on Thursday. January 18th. 1897, at
Present President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey, Detwiller, Kellers and
Simpsons.
Absent-None.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
Mr.. Simpson moved that the following
minutes be approved as engrossed in the
minute book: Regular meeting, Decem-
Der 18th and adjourned regular meeting,
December 22d. 1896.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Simpson moved that the minutes Of
the adjourned meeting, December 18th,
1885, be approyed as .engrossed in the min
ute book, ending with following words
"The request was sgranted and all ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the award
of the water contract"
The motion was adopted by the follow
ing vote on the call for the ayes and
nays by the President
Ayes-Presidsnt Brautigam and Msssrs.
son-5.
Nays-None.
AbsentzNone.
Mr.. Simpson then offered the following
resolution
Resolved, Thai so much of the minutes
of the meeting held December %. 1896,
from and including the words Upon the
reassembling of the Board at $40 o'clock
p. NJ, &c." to and includSng the words
O motion of Mr.. Simpson the Board
then adjourned" be expunSed from the
record of the Board.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote on the call for the ayes and
nays by the President =
Ayes-Presiden Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey. Detwiller. Kellers and Simp-
son..
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Mr.. Simpson moved that the regular or
der of business be suspended for the pur-
pose of receiving the report of the Com
mittee of the Whole on the award of the
water contract.
The motion was adopted by the follow
ing vote. on the cail for the ayes and nays
by the PRESIDENT
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey. Detwiller, Kellers and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Mr.. Simpson, Chairman, of the Commit
tee of the Whole, then presented the fol-
lowing report
Honorable Board of Finance of Jersey
Ge-ntlemen-Yonr 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 q new water 5ev Supply SUPPLY I rer
commencing the adoption of the following
resolution, to witt
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following preamble
and resolution, adopted by the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners on De-
cember 4. 1896. TO Wit
Whereas, h Board did duly ad-
vertise in the official newspapers
Of Jersey City. to be presented ON August
"a. 1896, on which day proposals We're ac-
cordingly publicly presented, received and
Jersey Water Company. q responsible
bidder having offered in due form the
terms most advantageous to the city ~
its proposal below mentioned.
Resolved, That the proposal, in writ
ing, presented to this Board by the East
Jersey Water Company entitled Proposal
for a new water supply for Jersey CRY,
presented August "a, 1896. Port Dram and
Reach Glen bid, under Plan B. with one
hfty-miilion gallon pipe, be and the same
is hereby accepted and a contract award
ed to said company accordingly, and the
Corporatlon Attorney, with the approval
OF the Corporation Counsel, Is hereby. di-
rected to prepare a contract to carry into
effect this award and the. specifications,
upon which said proposa is founded
Respectfully submitted,
REUBEN SIMPSON.
HENRY BRAUTIGAM.
JACOB j. DETWILLER,
J. S. BAILEY.
H. L. KELLERS,
Committee of the Whole,
Board of Finance.
Mr.. impso moved that the report of
the Committee of the Whole be received
and that the recommendations therein
contained be adopted, and that the reso-
Street and water Commissioners on
December 4, 1896, awarding to the East
Jersey city Water Company a contract
for a new water supply for Jersey CITY,
Under Port Dram and Beach Glen bid,
pian IS. with q one fifty million gallon pipe
Be and the same is hereby c~oncurTed in
by the Eoard Of finance Of Jersey City,
and d contract awarded to the said COM
pary accordingly.
The motion Of Mr.. Simpson was adopted
and the resolution of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners awarding q
contract to the East Jersey Water Com
pany tadopted December 4. 1866, was con-
CURED In by the following vote on the
cell for the ayes and nays by the Presi-
DENT
Ayeg-president Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, petwtller. Keiiers and Simpson-S.
Nays-Nones
Absent-Nones
mo be C~ontinued.l