The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-25

pppiius' approved Mafch 10, 1885, thefe-
Resolved, That this Board issue for the
renewal of said balance of Indebtedness,
amounting to $450,000, general bonds TO be
ALDERMEN Of Jersey City, signed by the
Mayor and City Clerk of Jersey City and
countcrs.gned by the City Comptroller
RESOLVED. That said general bonds shall
IN gold coin of the United States of Amer
ica OF the present standard of weight and
nneness, with interest at the rate OF -four
z one-half per cent. per annums pay
the first days of November and May.
resolved, That the said general bonds,
hereby authorized to be issued under
said act of March 16, 1893, shah be sold
for the best price that can be obtained
therefor, but at not less h a their par
value and accrued interest.
resolved, That O sinking fund be and
principal of said $3.50, 900 Of general bonds
hereby authorized to be issued under said
act OF March Is, 1888. by inserting in the
tax levy each veal the sum Of s., 100, said
sum TO be placed in said sinking fun and
SO invested as to be available for the
payment OF said new general bonds, WHOM
due.
Resolved, That the city Comptroller be
-cular requesting proposals for $4,000 OF
general bonds hereby directed to be Is
sued. said circular to be IN form hereto
annexed, and copies of said circular
mailed TO brokers. bankers and other OF
Jersey City, New York and other places.-
JERSEY CITY GOLD BONDS.
Proposals for Bonds.
Interest w per cent per annum.
Principal and Interest Payable in Gold
Bonds exempt from taxation.
Board of Finance Of Jersey City at their
meeting to be held in the City Hall, or
the Fifteenth day Of April. 1897,
At n O'clock P. NJ, when they win be
part of
$3.50, 900.
Refunded General Bonds.
sand bonds to be issued in accordance
with provisions Of an act, entitled sAn
act authorizing. cities to renew matur-
ing bonds approved March 16, 1888. The
principal Of said bonds Is payable May i
1927. in gold coin of the United States Of
America, and the interest at the rate OF
four and one-half az per cent. per ,an-
mum is payable in gold -semi-annually on
each year.
Proposals should be enclosed in a sealed
envelope and endorsed, Proposals for
bonds Of Jersey City," and handed to the
meeting, when called for al said meeting,
to be held April Is. 1897, at one o'clock P.
M. in the. City Hall.
certified checAgto the order of the City
Treasurer of Jersey City for two ~ pei
GENT. Of the par value of the bonds bic
credited upon said bill if accepted, and
to be returned forthwith If not accepted
aid bonds, bear date of May 1, 1897
and shall be delivered ON that date.
Finance of Jersey City March II. 1897, au-
thorizfng the issue OF these bonds, q
sinking fund was also created for the
purpose of paying the principal of said
bonds when due.
n or all bids if deemed for the best in
terests of Jersey City.
By the order of the Board of Finance.
GEORGE r. HOUGH,
City Comptroller.
~ NJ 1897.
Resolved, That Frank Meyer be an6
he is hereby appointed Marshal of tht
First District Court and his COMPENSATED
shall be at the rate of 81 per day, wher
with March Is, 1897; salary to be paid out
of fees collected from the District Courts
of this city.
BY Mr.. simpson
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the resolution Of the
Board of Street and Water Commission.
ers, adopted March /. 1897, ordering pail
certain awards for real estate taken and
aamages sustained in the widening ant
improving of De Kalb avenue, between
West Side avenue and Hudson Boulevard
conformably to the provisions of Chapter
29 of the Laws of 1895, and that The
award Of the contract to Thomas Har-
rington for the making of the above i'm
provement.
BY Mr.. Detwiller-
Resolved, That in accordance with sec
ton 5, Chapter 2S9, Laws of 1895, tempo
rary loan bonds to the amount of 81, sos. "A
be and the same are hereby authorized
70 be issued, sale bonds to be
payaole on demand, with interest at the
rate OF 4 per per annum, the pro-
ceeds from the sale of said bonds to be
used for the payment of certain awards
for damages sustained in the widening
n improvement of De Kalb avenue. be
tween West Side avenue n Hudson
boulevard, cenformably to the provisions
OF the chapter and laws above mentioned
BY President Brautigam:-
Whereas, This Board, in the tax levy
for the year 1S96-1897, has appropriated
the sum of $500 to pay claims and con
t~ingencies; and
Whereas, This appropriation was made
for the purposes of l~iquidating certain
outstanding claims, which had formed the
BASIS of actions against the city, aud fol
which Judgment would have been entered
had not the Corporation Attorney entered
into an agreement with the claimants
that the money for the payment of SAID
claims would be provided if the COST
were abandoned.
Resolved, That warrants be ordereS
Drawn on the City Treasurer in favor
of the following in the sums hereinafter
named, and to pay the claims hereir
stated; the attention of this Board hayina
been called to sale claims at the time al
The making Of the appropriation, and
the Clerk of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners having certidsd
that these claims were duly presented to
said Board and never l~iquidated:-
John r. Marion, attorney for John S,
DAILY. for services as foreman of men
cleaning u GnNaTC Ma and ~ hozira A T,.,1
August, September and October, 1889. al
$50 per month, $500.
John f. Marion, attorney for John S
l2aly,. for services as foreman of men
April and May, 1889, at $75 per month, $50.
end that the Clerk of this Board be di-
rected to notify the Board of Street and
Water commissioners of the payments.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
nefepy concurs IN the resolution Of the
Board of Street n Water Commission
ers, adopted March 8, 1897. in so far only
property from Henry Lembeck for city
park purposes in the Greenville section
Of this city, at the prices named for such
lands and the gift to the city by said
Henry Lembeek of thirty lots; The money
to pay for the property to be hereafter
as provided In Chapter las, Laws
Of 1886.
BY Mr.. Detwiller:-
Whereas, The resolutions adopted bv
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners awarding a contract to the Jersey
City Water Company for a new supply
of water for Jersey CITY having been
brought before the New Jersey Supreme
Court on certiorari, for review, and said
resolutions having by aid Court been
ordered vacated, set aside and for moth
ing holden, with costs to be PAID by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City; and
Whereas, Bills for taxed costs, duly at
tested by the Clerk of the New Jersey