The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-06

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On morton the regular order of business
was resumed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Thomas Cegan and others reqnest-
ing the Board to purchase plot Of ground
offered by Henry Lembeck for park pur-
poses.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed BY said I'D
Board December u, 1896, and approved by
the Mayor December %, 1896.
Resolved. That at the request of the
Board of Street and Wafer Commission
ers, the City Comptroller be and is hereby
directed to transfer the sum of $6I.b from
the account Repairs to unpaved streets,
to the account, Public Ground and
Buildings fiscal year, 1SS5-1896.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board December II, 1886. and approved by
the Mayor, December %, 1896.
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurs in the following resOlI-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, October q, 1896, to
Fixing the salary of the Inspector on the
laying of wafer pipe 0lnder contracO APP
pointed October o, 1896, at 50 per day
when engaged.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board Defender q, 1896. and approved by
the Mayor December %, 1856
Whereas, A further requisition having
been made by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners by resolution dopt-
ed December q. 1896, for the sum of $4,000
to %liquidate claims for advertising: etc.;
urder the provisions of Chapters 2I7 and
2S9. etc, Laws of 1898, the amount hereto
fore appropriated for such purposes nave
ing been exhausted; therefore be it
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor Of
that Officer .on Assessment account for
the sum Of $4,000, to transfer said amount
to General account as a loan for the
purpose OF adding to the fund created
for the use of the Board of Street and
provisions Of Chapters 217 and 289, etc.
Laws of 1895. may be properly complied
with; and further
Resolved. That when said sum of $40, 900
shall have been expended the Clerk of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners shall forward to this Board and
also 70 the City Comptroller an itemized
statement of the expenditures made as
against this appropriation, to which the
amounts are c~hargeable for the conterl-
plated Improvements.
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. December %. 1896, and approved by
the Mayor, December %, 1896.
Whereas, This Board in the tax levy for
the year 1S9s-97 has appropriated the sun
Of $500 to pay claims and contingencies;
ant
Whereas, This appropriation was made
for the purpose of ~liquidating certain out
standing claims which had formed the ba-
sis OF action against the city and for
which Judgment would have been rendered
a not the Corporation Attorney entered
into an AGREEMENT with the claimants that
the money for this payment would be pro-
vided if tho costs were abandoned.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
the following persons in the sums herein
after named. and to pay the claims herein
stated, the attention of his Board having
been called to said claims at the time OF
the making of the appropriation, and the
Clerk of the Street and Water Board hav-
ing certified that these claims were duly
presented tt said Board d were liqui-
Dated
Abram Post. attorney for Denis Byrnes.
for cleaning sewers and basins, Septem-
her. October and November, 1889, respect-
lively. Si02. $I0S and $132.
Abram Post, attorney for Patrick Hy-
land. tor mslson work. from September "a
to October Ia, 1889. SIP; from October Ia
to November 80, 1889, S12950s
RIO be Continued