The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21

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nance held in its rooms at the CITY han,
Tuesday. July u, 1895, al 4 o'clock T. N.
Present-Preskient -Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Rangie n simp-
s0I.-5.
Absent-None.
On motion of Mr.. Midlige the Board took
a recess.
Upon the re~assembling of the Board all
the members of the Board We're present.
Mr.. Simpson moved that when this
Board atjourns it be to meet on Wedpes-
day. JuE -. 1898. at 4 O'Clock p. NJ.
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Midlige the Board
MARTIN FINcK,,
Adjourned meeting of the Board Of Fl
nance, held in its rooms, at the lily
Han, Wednesday,. July -, 1898, at four
Decentralization Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Midlige. Ringle and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr- Bailey-1.
PETITIONS, ETc.
The following communication was re-
Special Committee on Telephone Com
tracts. consisting OF Messrs. Ringle,
Simpson and Midlige:-
Jersey city, July 10. 1893.
To the Honorable Board Of Finance
Gentlemen - The Hudson Telephone
Company, on March !, 1898, received per-
MISSION 10 locate It's JG1epnO4eS III Lit
City Hall building. the same TO be fur
nished free of charge to the city when
a contract is drawn between the Com
pany and che city. This contract has not
has not found a satisfactory WAY TO
reach the City Hal from its exchange in
Henderson street. The City Hnsi baEd-
ing can be readily reached by ustl1g poles
belonging to the city. The city has peles
belonging to the fire and police Hef4rt-
ments, and frequent requests hays Deem
made by this company to use SAID poles.
by so using them the company could fur
nish free all telephones for city use
and also serve a great many of its GUS
toners without the necessity of %increas-
ing the number of poles throughout the
city in the distribution of its wires.
This ompa will furnish a free tele-
phone service to the city departments
in return for the right to use the city
poles and the company requests that
your Board render, its assistance in this
matter.
Philip E. MARTIN,
General Manager.
Official bond of James P. O,Brien, Com
stable from the Ninth Ward, la* the sun.
of $1,000, and with Samuel G. Warrin and
John M. Jones as sureties, was received
and referred to the Corporation Counsei
for his endorsement
The following petitions were presented.
received and referred to the Committee
on Salaries and Claims
OF Thomas Yates. for the return of $3.50,
for erroneous assessments Tor water
Of Francis c. Barnes. for the return of
So. l3, for duplicate payment OF water
rents for year 1897.
of James #. B~lackshaw, for caneella-
ton of erroneous assessment for personal
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented. re-
ceiyed and referred to their appropriate
Rudolph Perkins. $1ls. IS: James B. Hill,
So; james F Norton, SOS; Postal Cable
nal Association, s229.16; jersey City News,
S42, H. A. Lush, $40, and FRANK Meyer
80 OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Treasurer of the Free Pubic
Board 10 a deficiency Of a.sSl.2s due the
Free Public Library, for the years 1888 70
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Jersey city, July I, 1898
Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen-In making up the approprl-
atoms for the coming year, | would most
respectfully suggest hat your Honorable
Board make a liberal allowance to pc
known as the war fund, for the peneht
OF the families of Jersey City's soldiers.
From 600 to 800 men of the Fourth Regi-
ment win probably nave to go to the
front and undoubtedly the families OF
some of the men will have TO surfer ana
would be entitled to some aid. A fund
for this purpose, judiciously expended,
would prove 4 blessing to many and re-
dound to the city's credit.
EDWARD Hoos,
Mayor.
Received and referred to the Committee
From the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence of this Board were present.
ed, received and referred to the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions
1. Ordering paid certain claims.
9. Awarding to e. A. Dugan the contract
to furnish hay, straw, feed, ETC., accord
ing to specifications.
8. Awarding to E. w. Cenlon the con
tract to construct a 12-ineh vitrified pipe
sewer in Sherman avenue, from a point
connecting with sewer in Manhattan and
Sherman avenues. to substitute award
made to VIM. Byrnes. and difference in
price ~chargeable to VIM. Byrnes.
adopted July 6. 1881
From the Corporation Counsel
Oficial pond of Michael J. Mcmahon,
Constable from the Second Ward, duly
approved.
REPoRTs OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Finance reported on
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recommending that the bond be received
and approved, entered at large upon the
bond book and filed.
The report was received. and the
recommendations therein contained We're
adopted, and the bond was approved by
the following vote, on the call for the
yeas and nays by the President
Yeas = President H~eppenheimer and
Messrs. Midlige, Ringle and Simpson,.
N~ays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
The Committee on Concurrent Reso-
buttons reported recommending that the
following resolutions adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers be concurred M
/. Ordering paid the following claims:--
June s, 1S9S-D. H Carpenter, S22.S2,
claim No. T6.
D.. II. Carpenter, s2o.5e, claim No. 172,
and W. P. Sttvers, s77. claim NO. s64.
Peter Gosgrove, 800. claim No. 1872; Pat
rick Flynn, $50, claim No.. 26f; Thomas
Coyle. 81. claim No. 1S1; John Mccarthy,
Se5. claim No. 40l; Thomas Coyle, $50,
claim No. 1850, Peter Cosgrove, 81, claim
No. 1873, Patrick Flynn. 50. claim No. 265,
and c. Caulfeld. 1861, claim No. I4s.
June 90. 1855
John OsRourke. sell, claim No. so; d.
H. Carpenter. sl4.64. claim No. lS4, and
John O'Rourke, $50, claim No. So
July 6. 1885,
james r. Stewart Co. s15.25. claim No.
e7S. and $29. rs, claim No. GA; A. e. Nolan.
STA. claim No. 1896; T.: A. Dugan, 500. 81,
No. 39:e Brien & Keilt, $iS1.60. claim No.
IS. and $2l.50, claim No. 81 F. Pattberg &
Co. S3S.la. claim No. 5S3: John Muihearn.
$751;. SO. claim No. 404; James Bailey. SO,
claim No. 724. and j. c. Supply Co.. sll4.Te,