The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21
STOPPING TIE LEAKS.
Finance Board Approves the
Check System on Water
Rent Receipts.
COMPTROLLER TO KEEP TABS
Public improvements Advanced
and Payrolls Passed-Routine
Proceedings.

T6RuldTlIl6S III lllS Qt6iSlidi OAeAASA -
the Water Department will be impossible
and shortages and deficiencies out of the
question. This act was the result of the
examination of the books made by Charles
Both, the expert accountant Both, 1t
will be remembered, unearthed deficiency
of more than 81, 900 in the accounts OF ex-
Water Registrar Healey.
The new system is outlined in the fol-
loving recommendations by the Finance
COMMITTEES
s.Your Committee on Finance. in accord
ance with the terms or resoiullon
adopted at your meeting of october .,
which was approved by His Honor the
Mayor on October s, would respectfully
report that after conference with the City
Comptroller and the Registrar or the wa
ter works they have arranged 10 place
in operation in connection with the collec-
tien of and receipting for the water rents
and assessed and unasseSSed water rates,
the following plans:-
Upon the payment of any monies IN
cash or otherwise to the Registrar of the
water works for water rents or measured
water, etc., the Registrar will not deliver
such payment until such recelpt snaIl
have been inspected by the City Comptrol-
Ter, whose duty it shall be Furthermore,
on presentation of the same, to enter IN
proper book or books provided for that
purpose, the date of such payment. the
name of the party making the same, Tor
endorse such receipt the date and the
amount of such payment with his name
and style of office. The book or BOOKS
in which the deposits in bank of city
monies shall be made. shall be inspected
daily by the City Comptroller and COM
pared with the amounts received during
the preceding "a hours. as shown in his
books and ii shall be his duty forthwith
TO report to the Board of Finance at their
first meeting, thereafter, any diference
between the amount of each days receipts
and deposits, and any irregularity in the
receipt or disbursement of monies. and
Registrar of the water works.
1.-The Comptroller shall make written re-
ports to the Board Of Finance showing
the amount of each days receipts, & as the the
classified, whenever required by the said
Board. The Comptroller shall at least
once in every three months examine and
audit the accounts of the Registrar of the
water works. as to receipts and payments
of money belonging to the city.
operation not later than November / next
in order that it may become Immediately
effective. 1t is, therefore, necessary
that all bills in use on and after that
date be stamped Receipt not valid unless
countersigned by City Comptroller.
Your committee desires TO record its
Comptroller and the willingness of the
Registrar, Mr.. Peckham, to cooperate in
every way with your committee in the
preparation and carrying out of the plans
'tRespectfully submitted,
JAMES A. BAILEY.
"HENRY L. KELLERS,
REUBEN SIMPSON,"
After the report had been read. Com
missioner Midlige offered the following
resolutions which were adopted
Resolved That the report of the Com
mittee on Finance be received and spread
in full upon the minutes and be ratified
and adopted by this Board. said plan to
be put in effect on November !, 1897.
the Registrar, the Street and Water Board |
and the Water Assessor be notified of this |
action by the Clerk of this Board, who |
is hereby directed to send to said Board |
and officials copies of the report of the |
Committee on Finance.
W. C. Cudipp, counsel for Harmed & |
Mitchell, requested the Board to pay a |
judgment obtained against John Herman |
the City Hall carpenter, for painting,
amounting to s1,599.75. The request was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A resolution from the Board of Alder
men asking for $4,50O to defray the ex-
penses of the special election was re-
ferred to the same committee.
County Collector Hugh Dugan notified
the Board that the city's share OF the
State school tax is $242 752.2I, and county
tax, $524, ,54S.59, in all $767 300.S6.
City Attorney Douglass notified the
Board that the commission appointed by
Justice Lippincott to appraise the prop
erty of Thomas Murphy on Palisade ave-
nue., taken for school purposes, had al |
lowed $500, which is $l,l00 in excess of
what the Board originally appropriated. |
The same commission has allowed 2,165
for the Manning avenue site, which also
had to be condemned.
A request from the Board of Education
for 81 511.60 in order to rent the old New !
Jersey Clubhouse, at Grand and Greene |
streets, for school purposes, was referred |
to the Finance Committee. The sum ask
cd for will fit up the building and pay |
two new teachers.
The Board fconcurred in resolutions |
passed by the Street and Water Board, |
81, 200 per year, payable monthly; award |
ing contracts to William Williams for |
Improvement of Magnolia avenue, from |
Tonnele avenue to the lands of the Penn |
sylyania Railroad estimated cost, |
So, 1870; to Sheridan & Shea Company,
for improvement of Clerk street, from |
Myrtle avenue, estimated cost s6675.25; |
to Edward ONeill,s for Improvement of |
Beacon avenue, from Summit avenue to |
the Hudson Boulevard, estimated cost |
and salt hay; to Charles Wagner, to fur
nish hay, bran and oats; to James Coyle, |
to furnish coal, and H. Mcbride. to fur. |
nish coke, all from date of delivery of
the contracts until May /, 1895, they be- |
ing the lowest bidders. The Finance |
Board also concurred in ordering paid
salaries Oh tluplOycS lociiCNiiiC did
High Service for September, amounting |
to s2.11254, except as to the. salary of |
Peter Cosgrove, machinst, $96; John |
oRourke, fireman, ss7.17. and r. 3. In
gram, engineer. $10770 these being in ex- |
cess of the fixed monthly salaries as |
concurred in by the Board. Also in the |
payment of salaries of General Superin- |
tendent and other employees in the Water |
Department for September, amounting to |
81 81, and ordering paid salaries of en- /
ployes in laying and repairing water |
pipe for September amounting to So, 324. .35. |
Resolutions were adopted ordering war |
rants drawn by the City Treasurer in
favor of that officer. to be deposited to |
the credit Of November 1891 interest on
general account, $l2125; on general ac-
count to pay interest on assessment |
bonds, $4,000 on water account $19,635;
total, SAG, 100. Ordering paid to the East |
Ferry Company, 20; ordering trans
fer as requested by the Police Board of |
slI.673 G3 from Hospital and Dspensary |
account to account of general claims, and
ordering refunded money paid for taxes
on the property occupied as French I
school, it being exempted by law.
The Board adjourned to next Wednes-
day evening at seven o'clock.
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