The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-25
Jersey City, May 10, 1897.

Jersey City, May ~, 1897.
Hon. Board of Finance
Gentlenren-Your Committee of the
Whole, to whom was referred, by resolu-
ton adopted May 1, 1897, the matter of
the purchase of suitable school sites,
would respectfully report that it obtained
from the Board of Education certain data
accumulated by that Board, which pre-
viously to the enactment of the law of
1897, had under consideration the same
matter, and inspected the several avail
able sites recommended by said Board.
Your Committee after said inspection au-
thorized the Real Estate Trusts Company
and Emil Steger to obtain options upon
such of said sites as in the Judgment of
your Committee appeared to be the most
poses, and respectfully recommend to
| your Board the purchase of the lands
described as follows, to w.t.
cells of land, situate, lying and being in
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jer-
sey,, and which on a map entItied ON
j., 1894, l.. D.. Fowler, surveyor" are
known as lots Nos. A and B, block No.
1907, said plot being one hundred n
fifty (150) feet frontage on the west side
Of Storm avenues; thence running two
hundred and fifteen (21O feet through to
Paramount avenue, with a frontage of one
mount avenue, east side, be any dimen-
sions more or less. Real Estate Trusts
Co.'s price, $500.
2. All those certain lots, pieces or par
cells of land, situate, lying and being in
| Jersey City. Hudson County, New Jer-
| sey, and which on a map entitled Off
j., 1894. l.. D. Fowler, surveyor are
known as lots Nos. 5, 6 and I, on Hud-
| son Boulevard, and lots Nos. 8, 10, IL. Il,
10, IA, LII, 16 and II, on Graham street,
block No. $50, said plot being located on
| the northwesterly corner of Hudson Bou-
levard and Graham street, having a
feet on Graham street, of one hundred
and fifty C150) feet on Hudson Boulevard,
and three hundred and twenty-seven (S2O
feet in rear. be any dimensions more or
900.
8. All those certain lots, pieces or par
GELS of land, situate, lying and being in
Jersey. City, Hudson County, New Jersey,
and which on a map entitled Official As
sessmene Map of Jersey City. N. j., 1894,
|. p. Fowler p%ry Re are an n "
on Johnston avenue, and lots Nos. 80. 40
and Al on Manning avenue, in Block No.
2,Os6, entire plot located on the northeast
said plot being. two hundred GOO feet
frontage on Johnston avenue and one
hundred and twenty-nine and SS-l0O Q29
$4,000 feet on Manning avenue. be any
dimensions more or less. Real Estate
Trusts Co.'S price, $500.
A. All those certain lots, pieces or par
GELS of Land situate. lying and being in
Jersey. City, Hudson county, New Jersey,
and which on a map, entitled, Official
49, nsses s B F %ap Of s@1 1eTssy e aTe Known NJ i;
a as lots Nos i B. q 4 s 8 =. Block No
IA, said plot being 212.s feet frontage
o. q me "estetly siue OF Tahsaae aseehuss
80 asel iro oneng,e d f soatiie fron slo o y
northeerlv s;de of Prospect street and iaa
f ~ in X raar h q ~ Sirensiions ~ rno -
ag & 1ass 'i Em gai steger aS nriee sds an iaote
y Respectfuily Submitted. v-0'o
WILLIAM HI 1p r MMIIpGkkIIGE.
r a
H. L.. KELLERS,
Committee Of the Whole.
On motion of MI. Simpson the Board
then took a recess for five minutes.
Upon the reassembling of the Board the
| following members were present.
President Brautigam and Messrs. Bal