The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
BOARD OF FyNANcE.

BOARD OF FINANCE.
[Oficial sProceedings.l
AoJourned meeting OF the Board of FL
nanGe was held in it's rooms at City Hall,
P. M. % A'' a. Q ciocA
Present : President Brautigam and
Simpson,. -
Absent-None.
the regular order of business was then
taken up.
PETITIONS, ETC.
me following petitions were presented
and received, and they were each referred
to the Committee on Salaries and Claims:
Petition of Albert Meyer to return SO
over payment of water rents, year 1897.
Petition of I. p. Vanderbeck to have
cancelled personal taxes. for year 1895
1896. claiming exemption under the vet
eran act.
The following official bonds, duly APP
proved by the Corporation Counsel as to
pelng drawn in legal form and sufficieney
OF suretles, were presented, received and
they Were each referred to the Commit
tee on Finance
Bond Of Michael J.. o'Donnell, as City
Clerk, in the sum of Sc, 0OO, with John
Mullins, Abram Post, Philip E. Martin
and NJ Rockford as sureties.
Bond of George F. Stanton. as con-
II. Nugent n William F. Kern as sure
ties.
CLAIMS.
me following claims were presented,
S1Aa LIZ WNtS SdCh fSlSIISQ u
their appropriate committees
Postal Tel. Gable Co., s16.42 and $3.05;
n: ]. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. $3.50,
$229.16; Isaac Van Saun, $50; William P.
Douglas, 500 and sos; Wyckoff, Seamans
& Benedict. 6Sc.; Postal Tel. Cable Co.,
$3.50; Andrew J. Boyle, S64 and $40.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City Collector
Jersey, City. May s, 1897.
To Honorable Board of Finance
r. Cen f1nman-Th 10 ~ oArtffxr 4L1A T
nave received from the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, for collection,
in my office, the following assessment
map
Improvement Old Bergen Road, from
Boulevard to Gates avenue, ETC., amount
S. II. SMITH,
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Aldermen
l. Resolution (adopted May IL, 1880, re-
questing the Board of Finance to appro-
pirate 1851 "a. on account of Increase of
salary of City Clerk.
2. Resolution adopted May II, 1890 re-
questing the Board of Finance to APP
propriate $161.32 on account of increase Of
salary of City Marshal,
On motion of Mr.. Simpson referred to
the Corporation Counsel,
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence of the Board of Finance were
presented and received from the Board of
they were each referred to the COMMITTEES
on Concurrent Resolutions
l. Fixing the salaries of extra clerks in
the Water Department, appointed this
day at 50 per day a (Herrick, McCar-
ern).
adopted May I, 1879
pointed this day for 1.-THE several posi-
lions named. and at the rates named
only for services actually rendered.
General superintendent. etc.
Laying and repairing pipes.
Laborers on meters.
(Adopted May Z, 1879
8. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted May 10, 1879
4. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes at Belleville and High Service for
to $1,970.9 {.
adopted May 10, 1879
5. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes laying and repairing water pipe for
the month of April, 1897, as per pay roll,
amounting to $2,6S9.13 {.
adopted May 10, 1879
8. Ordering paid the salaries of General
Superintendent, etc, in the Water Depart
ment for the month of April, 1897. as per
pay roll, amounting to 81, 352.
adopted May 10, 1879
Z: Fixing the salaries of employees APP
his day:-Generai clerks.
draughtsman, tappers and general over
seer at High Service.
adopted May ?, 1879
Inc PRESIDENT mere announced the fol-
lowing standing committees
Finance.-Bailey, Kellers, Simpson.
Concurrent Resolutions.-Simpson, KEEL
lers, Bailey.
Salaries and Claims,-Midlige. Railev
Simpson.
Printing, Stationery and Supplies.-Kel-
lers. Simpson, Midlige.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson the Board
then took a recess of five minutes.
Upon the reassembling of the Board the
members were present.
President Brautigam and Messrs. Bailey.
BsllarS; SMidnligge and sImpson5s
or STAS COMMIT
The Committee on Finance reported re-
commencing that the following official
bonds referred TO it be received and ap-
upon the bond book n filed.
Bond of Michael J.. OtDonnell, as City
Glerk; in The sup Of 81, goo, with John
and Michael Rockford as sureties.
Bond of George f. Stanton as Con-
stable, in the sum of $1,000, with Patrick
II. Nugent and William f. Kern as sure
The report of the Committee on Finance
was received and the bonds We're each an
proved, ordered spread at large upon the
vote on the call for the ayes and nays By
the President;--
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Balley, Keilers, Midlige and Simpson,.
AbsentzNone.
The Committee on Concurrent Resoi1-
tons reported recommending that the fol-
resolutions adopted by the Board
Street and Water Commissioners be
In
l.. Fixing the salaries of extra clerks
in the Water Department. appointed this
day. at S. per day each (ierrick, Nc
Carthy, Vintere. Noonan, Sweeney, Nc
Govern).
adopted May z, 1877
2. Ordering paid the salaries of en-
ployes at Belleville and High Service for
month of April. 1891, as per payroll.
to 81, 97e. so.
adopted May 10, 1884,
). Ordering paid the salaries OF en-
ployes laying and repairing water pine.
for month of April. 1897, as per payrolI
to $2,6 s IS.
adopted May 10, 1879
A. Ordering paid the salaries of General
superintendent, ETC.. in the Water De-
partment,. for the month of April. 1897. as
per payroll, amounting to 1852.
(Adopted May 10, 1879
The report was received and the reso-
buttons We're each concurred in by the
following vote OF the call for the ayes
and nays by. the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, kellers, Midlige and Simpson-5.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.