The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-24

Regula meeting of the Board OF FL
nance was held in its rooms at the City
Hall on Wednesday, August Is, 1887, at
eight o'clock p. M.
.sPresent - President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey and Simpsons.
Absent-Messrs. Kellers and Midlige-2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The reading of the minutes of the fol-
lowing meetings was dispensed with and
the said minutes Were approved as print
ed in the manual form, on motion OF Mr..
Simpson:-Adjourned meetings, July 26, 30
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A recess for fifteen minutes was then
taken, on motion of Mr.. Simpson.
Upon the reassembling of the Board the
following member were preSent:-Presi-
dent Bra4tigam and Messrs. Bailey and
Simpsons.
Mr.. Simpson moved that when this
Board adjourns it be to meet OF Thurs
day. August IS, 1897, at 10 O'clock A. M.
Adopted.
The Board then adjourned, on motion of
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
of Finance was held in its rooms, at the
City Hall, on Thursday, August IS, 1887,
at 10 o'clock A. M.
Present - President Brautigam and
Messrs. Kellers, Midlige and Simpson,
Absent-Mr. Bailey.
The regular order of business was taken
up.
IEl1lION0t Ell.
Petition of Jacob Moessner, for the re-
turn of 1920, for duplicate payment of
taxes, year 1886.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims.
Communication from James A. Gordon,
counsel for Albert Payne, relative to sal
airy for June and July, 1897, due to AL
bert Payne for services rendered as Mar
shas to Second District Court, and re-
guessing that same be paid.
Received and referred to Corporation
Counsel.
The following claims were presented, re-
ceiyed and referred to their appropriate
Committees
F. r; Brown, ss2; Frank Meyer, SIG;
s120; Albert Payne, s66.66; Jersey City
News, $229.16; M. A. Lennon, $12 and $3.50.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The Corporation Counsel; to whom the
indemnity bond of Cornelius Quadland,
in the amount of $500, was referred, re-
ported his no~n-approvai of the same.
The bond was ordered returned to Mr..
From the Board Of City Hall Commits
sioners:-
/. Resolution, adopted August II, 1897,
requesting Board of Finance to appro-
by resolution adopted April 2s, 1880 to
pay for the maintenance of the City
Hall building and grounds.
2. Resolution, adopted August II, 1897,
1Oddto11hS 1OAAo VI 4 LIZ ~ tRRtO
pirate $685. 4S to pay contractors amounts
due them on account of their contracts
for work done, ETC., on New City Hall
The resolutions were received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
From the Board OF. Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions, adopted Au-
gust 16, 1877
i. Ordering paid certain claims.
2. Requesting Board Of Finance to sup
plement appropriations heretofore made
to this Board for the purposes noted by
amounts indicated, such additional sums
being necessary to the proper working OF
this department.
Cleaning sewers and basins, $1,000.
Repairs to unpaved streets. $1,000.
3. Fixing the salary of Thomas Cox,
appointed August 16, 1897, as faborer on
the laying and repairing of water pipe, at
81 per day when engaged.
The resolution requesting a~ppropria-
lions was referred to the Committee on
Finance, and the others were referred TO
the Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tons.
A communication from His Honor,
Mayor Hoos, in reply to the letter e n
him b. this Board, dated August 2. 1897,
was presented, and, on motion OF Mr.
Simpson, the same was received and or
dered filed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resoiu-
ions reported, recommending that the
following resolutions, adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers on August 16, 1897, be concurred in
1. Fixing the salary of Thomas Cox,
appointed August is, 1897, as laborer. on
the laying and repairing Of water pipe,
at 50 per day when engaged.
2. Ordering paid the following claims
A. e. Nolan. S44. 20, claim No. I'll.
n. Withdrawing Oil Company, $3.50,
claim No. 2l4. 49,.
claim No 2lX
". Werner, 1854, claim No. 294.
James Lyons, 1894 {, claim No. g.:
jersey City supply Company, s2a2.e4,
The Theo. Smith, Bro, $3.50. claim No. 52l.
James H. Lopez. $50, eiaim No. GA.
q. A. Dugan, SIS 50, claim No. SEQ
e. A. Dugan, $3.50, claim No. $40.
A. e. Nolan, s13.75, claim No. 212.
u. 'Farley, S4os9, claim no. 2a6, con,-
a S25, claim No. 525.
Evening Journal Association, $S2.45,
Evening Journal Association. $40, claim
No. 665.
Jersey City News, $3.50, claim No. 4e9;
Jersey City Supply Company, $45Z.99,
claim No. LAP.
The report was received and the reso-
buttons were each c~oncurred in by the
following vote, on the call Tor the yeas
and nays by the President
Yeas-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Keliers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
The Committee on Salaries and Claims
reported. Recommending the adoption OF
a resolution ordering the payment OF the
salaries of the Mayor and others for the
month of August. 1887, when due, as per
payroll, amounting TO S~4,69l64.
The report was received and the reso,
luton was adopted by the votes of all
the members present four in numoer),
on the call for the yeas and nays by the
President.
The same committee further reported
recommending the adoption Of resolutions
ordering paid the following claims
$27.30 to N. Y. & N: J. Telephone 60,
telephone tolls. etc, Office OF =. j. Title
vice. from July l to September 30, 1897,
and tolls from March l to June !, 1897.
$5S to Albert DATE, printing for City Col
lector.
ing diagrams of lands bought by city at
SIS to j. w. Harrison. printing for Cor
poration Counsel
1898 o ]. NJ. startup, services as ex-
August, 1897. when due.
$50 to Isaac Van Saun, services as tenn
porary clerk in City Comptroller'S office,
for August, 1897, when due.
S39 to William p. Douglass, fees as
Judge Second Criminal Court. for Febru-
airy, 1887.
s5i to William p. Douglass, fees as Judge
fChargeable to account fees from Second
Criminal C0urt.9
SO to II. a. Lush, services as assistant
to Clerk. First District Court, for August,
s6 to Frank Meyer. services as Marshal,
First District Court, for July, 1897.