The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-18
HOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COM ISSIONERS.

The Committee on Printing and Sta
Adjourned meeting of the Board of
Hal on Saturday, May l, 1897, at ten
O'Clock A M.
Present = President Brautigam and
Messrs; Bailey, K.ellers and Simpsons.
n following official communications
were presented, received and ordered filed.
From His Honof the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j., May 1, 1897.
Hon. Board of Finance
G~entlemen-I desire to inform your Hon
orable Board that I have appointed Mr..
Reuben Simpson a member of the Board
OF Finance for the balance of the term
OF Mr.. Jacob ]. Detwiller. resigned, by
virtue OF the provisions of an act en-
titled An act concerning the government
of cities of this State" approved April
6, A. D. 1889; said term being for two years
from April %, A. D. 1897.
Very respectfully yours,
?. +. wANsER,
Mr.. Kellers moved that the name of
Reuben Simpson, a member of the Board
the roll of membership Of this Board.
Adopted.
The regular order of business was then
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following bonds of Constables. each
in the sum of 81. 200. duly approved by the
Corporation Counsel as to legal form and
suficiency of sul'eties, were presented,
/ S'~S GU sAi0 AC1SiISO IL luO COIufllCIeG
on Finance.
Bond of William Hogan, with P. H.
McQuaid and Henry Byrne as sureties.
Bond of Daniel Harper, with David
Harper and Henry Byrne as sureties.
Bond of Philip M. Kaiser, with Michael
Nolan and F. H. sSpengeman as sureties.
The official bond of E. E. DATE as a
member of the Board Of City Hall Com
missioners in the sum of ten thousand
dollars, and duly approved by the Cor
poration Counsel as to legal form and
sufficiency of sureties, with Albert DATE
and Frederick SCHROEDER as sureties, was
also presented. received and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and they were each referred to
their appropriate committees
John J. Nevin, ST. so; Frank Meyer, SAL;
J. w. Harrison. 5000.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Education
Resolution adopted April 20, 1890 as
Resolved. That in accordance with the
provisions of an act. entitled A act to
authorize cities of the first class in this
Of public schools. 7 approved March 81,
1897, the Board of Education request the
Board of Finance to issue the obligations
of the city as provided in said act in the
sum of $500, 600 to provide school accom-
modations by the acquisition of lands and
erection of buildings and furnish
reguesf q Of the this sans Board i t helfg the the
sum of $4,000 be Immediately appropriate
ed for The purpose aforesaid it being the
sites Immediately procured at a cost of
about s75,0 900, and TO apply S25, 900 to sup
plement approximations now in land for
the erection and furnishing of school
buildings; and the balance of said sum Of
$500, 900 as aforesaid, be hereafter appro-
priated by said Bos.rd of Finance in such
amounts as this Board. may request from
time to time.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
From the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners
Resolution adopted April 20, 1880 max
ing rrequisition on the Board of Finance
for the sum q $40, S7s.22. for the payment
United s9 Gas IMPROVEMENT CO. ana the uug New .ay
York and New Jersey Globe Gas Light
GO and the Jersey City and Hudson
County ELECTRIC Light Compapies for
ings and, public places of this city. for
the year aS6, 1888, 1889. 1891. 1892. 1893, 1894
and 1876, accordance with the provis-
ions of an act of the Legislature approved
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee On Finance reported
recommending that the following official
bonds referred to 1t be received and APP
proved an 9th that they be entered at large
Bond of James S. Nolan. as member OF
the Board of Street and Water Commits
stcr.ers.
Bond of Anthony Hauck, as member Of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
si.orers, and Of the following consta-
bles;:-
John NJ. Leonard, Jr.. Robert J.. Liv-
ingsston. Daniel Harper. William Hogan,
Philip "a. Kaiser; Michael A Egan,
John H; o'Brien; John ]. Hanion. Nicho.
las ?. Wedin, Owen Fitzsimmons, John
Hogan. George WI Britten, George M.
Golden.
And also the bond of Emil E. Datz as
member Of the City Hall Commission.
The report of THE Committee on Fl
nance was received and the bonds were
each approved. ordered spread at large
upon the bond book and filed. by the fol-
lowing vote on the call for the aye and
nays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Kellers and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Mr.. Bailey here obtained leave and re-
tired.
me committee OH Salaries and Claims
reported recommending the adoption Of