The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-14
WON'T PAY IT'S BILLS.
Hoboken's Council Hangs Up
just Claims Wants More
Railroad Money.

The meeting of the Hoboken Common
4 Council, last night, was unusually quiet.
City Treasurer James Smith notified the
Board that he had received $A,2Si.34 from
State Comptroller w. s. Hancock, the
amount due the city for State railroad
tax for 1861. Mr.. Smith stated that,
according to the State Tax Commission
ers' report, the city was entitled to $22,-
900. He urged the Councilmen to request
that the deficit of s7,715.6s be paid imme-
diately, as the city was in need of the
money. The matter was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A communication was received from
Messrs. Lee, Stevens & Co., hardware
merchants, requesting that the money
due Contractor Arthur Clayton, for work
done on No. Z Schools new house be
withheld until he settled his accounts for
hardware. A similar request was received
from p. Verpeilier against Contractor
Richard English for a bill of $50. The
requests were referred for Investigation
The claims presented against the city
by Messrs. Earl Il Harrison, the New
Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Company
and w. ID. Edwards, a-ggregating s6,os0.99
for services and expenses in the river
front taxa appeal cases, were brought up
for payment, but did not pass, owing to
objections made by several of the Coun-
cilmen to the effect that the bills were
exorbitant.
eff these claims are paid" said Coun-
Gilman Capelli, where is the money COM
ing from?1
Upon the suggestion of Councilman
Ctxbhr,,o1 Ia tla :, Al, ,hars aooidpd fn meet
as a committee of the whole next Mon
day evening, when claimants will be re-
quested to explain their charges.
An ordinance providing for the forma-
ton of a sinking fund commission passed
it's third and final reading. The COM
mission will consist of the Mayor, City
Treasurer, Comptroller, Chairman of the
Finance Committee and Corporation At
torney. Councilman Stuhrwald introduce
ed an ordinance, which passed its first
reading, making it an offense to place
building material on asphalted streets
without first covering the asphalt with
boards or some other protection. The
Board learned that contractors were in
the habit of mixing mortar and cement
on the asphalt without paying any no.
| tice to the damage they were doing to
the pavement.
Some objection vas made to an ordi-
nance proposed by Councilman Londrl-
gan for the asphalting of Willow and
Park avenues and other streets. Londri-
gan said that there We're two churches
located on the streets and he thought
that the neighborhood was deserving OF
asphalt pavement.
retorted Councilman Weber. In other
| sections of the city there are streets in
a worse condition and | don't see why
| we should not pave them first
Notwithstanding Councilman Weber
protest the ordinance passed It's hrSt
| reading. The Commissioners OF Public
instruction were granted the use OF the
old First street engine house TO DE uSeu
| as an annex. The schools are very much
overcrowded and the Commissioners find
it difficult to provide quarters Tor the
children. The Committee on PUBIC
Grounds and Buildings reported favorabiy
on the resolution introduced at the Coun-
ell some time ago providing for the puf-
chase of a park site on the meadows
near the foot of the hill. Although Mayor
Pagan vetoed the resolution, 1t was
adopted by a unanimous vote. Council-
man Londrigan said that the park Wouie
induce people to settle in the vicinity
| and would afford a breathing spot Tor lne
| moor residents in the Fourth ward.
"A claim of 1896, presented by Messrs
| Tiyy & Smith, for drawing plans Ioi
asphalt work, was objected 70 y MAJ MAJ
an overcharge. Al dispute arose as *
the legality of the claim and 1T was maj
w referred to Corporation Attorney MIN
turn for investigation.
Councilman Londrigan introduced a res.
olution which was passed, providing tina
/ not more than five per cent. pc pale
on all Improvement bonds issued from
November l.
The following claims were passed.
Contractor Patrick Flaherty, $2,05s.l9
Mexican Asphalt Company: $40, oa4-24, ane
| Utica AsphaIt Company, $l22.76.