The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-03
Received and referred to the Committee on Streets and Sewers.

w. H. Maze, s13.25, $3.50, s5.75, $41.02, Sc,
5000. Soc. $3.50, 1925, 1856, IS and 1925;
s359.71.
I'D. oFHearn, sl25; Charles Both, SEQ;
Daniel Smith, $3.50; G. E. Cassidy, 1925;
Lizzie Woodcock, sS2.2 20; L. Collet, $65; Jas.
Lyons. s222.31; John Conner, s64.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board July 2, 1897, and allowed by the
Mayor to become operative without his
action.
Whereas. It has come to the knowledge
Of the Committee On Concurrent Resolu-
tons that the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners did at one of their recent
meetings pass the following pay rolls
Water Registrar, etc. CWater Depart
menD, for non of June, 1897, and extra
clerks in Water Department for month
the resolutions. ordering paid said sal
aries, to the Board of Finance for its
concurrence, the resolutions referred were
presented to His Honor the Mayor for his
approval, that His Honor the Mayor did
approve the resolutions, Notwithstanding
the fact that they were never presented
in consequence of which warrants for the
several mounts on said payrolls were
made out, signed by His Honor the
Mayor. City Clerk. City Treasurer n
parties to whom they were drawn; and
Whereas, This committee believes that.
as all claims against the water account
require the concurrence of the Board of
Finance before they can be paid. and
that fact is recognized by the transmits
sion to this Board of all such claims by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, SO also do the resolutions order
ing paid the salaries of the employees of
this city. which are ch~argeable to water
account, require the concurrence of the
Board Of Finance;
Resolved. That the City Comptroller
and City Treasurer be and they are
hereby requested to withhold their sigma
lures from all warrants to pay salaries.
c~hargeable to water account, unless the
resolutions ordering such salaries paid
by she od Boa Tda 81 h stree fars and NV Mater Uom55
in by the Board of Finance unless the
Corporation Counse shall advise this
Board that the said resolutions do not
require the concurrence of the Board Of
Enhance; and the Corporation Counsel is
hereby requested to give his opinion in
writing on the right of concurrence by
this Board in the resolutions above mem
toned.
NOTE-For opinion of Corporation
Counse see printed minutes Board of FL
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
N. T; coJnsn1olly, $1,000, on account of con
". v, Farrier. s1s2.s0 On account Of con-
Thos. i. Mecabe, $500 on account Of
contract No. 1853.
Henry Byrne, 81 900 on account of con-
Henry Cunningham, s747.ss on account
of contract No. $40.
r. T. Piunkett. $500 on account Of con
Thos. Harrington. $1,000 on account of
contract No. 9S6.
Sheridan & Shea Co., $500 on account of
contract No. 996.
Edward O'Neill, $500 on account of con-
tract No. g9S.
JOS. II. Jones. s77e.s7 final on account of
contract No, 953.
Post & McCord, 81, s14.29 supplemental
final and retained percentage on account
Of contract No. $40.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.