The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15
A OF FINANCE.

BOARD OF FINANCE.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
Of Finance. held in it's rooms at the City
Han, Friday, October :, 1898, at eight
Present-President H-eppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Ringle and
Simpson,.
Absent-None.
On motion Of Mr.. Midlige the minutes
of the adjourned regular meeting of Sep
tember 26, 1898, and OF the regular meet
PETITIONS, ETC co0A'
The following petitions were received
Salaries and Claims
OF Robt. McCul1y, Chas. Welsh. B. Van
Handorf, VIM. Hardness and Christian
Becker, each for credit on joint outlet
sewer assessment.
Of Jas. H. Isbills, for cancellation &c.
of personal taxes against hin
OF Mrs. Louise T. Perrine, for the re-
turn Of $3.50, enormously charged and
paid by her for poll tax (and interest
thereon) for the past eleven years.
OF ]. D. Condict, for the return of the
him on the assessment for the improve
ment of Clinton avenue, between Jackson
and Bergen avenues and the amount liked
Upon a reduced reassessment.
OF Henry Crofford. for the return of
duplicate payment of certain water rents
for the year 1895.
OF Alfred 3. Dayton, for the return of
s. overcharged on certain water rents, for
the years 1928.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appro-
PIRATE committees
George 3. Fielder. $685. 20; T. Y. Brown,
$3.50. $3.50. A SIS 90 So sss'4o and s 9s'a Postal
Telegraph Gable Co, sL.s5. $3.50 and 50 cts;
International Bank Note Co, $3.50 and
$500; Jas. Murphy, $3.50.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Police Commission
Communication requesting the Board
OF Finance to appropriate S.. 900 to build
an addition to the City Hospital.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
From the City Clerk
Communication concerning the petition
of w. II. Vermilyea, for the return of
certain moneys paid by him in the pur-
tax sale and subsequently, redeemed by
the owner, referred to City Clerk, Sep
TENDER &c, 1889; the communication is as
Jersey City, N. j., Oct. 4. 1888.
Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen-Referring to the enclosed
petition Of VIM. n. Vermilye. presented
TO your Honorable Board, September Is,
1925, and referred to this office. would
most respectfully present the following
facts:-On May 1895, Lot Is, Block 2S9,
was sold to the city for taxes Of 1892 to
1895. for $412.49 (Sale No. 9,042. Certificate
No. 5,042- On June q, 1898, the city paid
the subsequent taxes and water rents,
amounting to $275.65. On June %, 1898, the
city assigned to William n. vermilye the
said property for $692. II, which included 1
the amount of the sale and subsequent
taxes. This amount was paid by Mr.. YER
milye to the City Treasurer on that date.
Application was made by the owner at
this office for a Redemption Certificate
on September 8. Through a mistake made
here the subsequent taxes were not in
Guided in said Redemption Certificate. so
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Treasurer the amonnt for which the prop
erty was sold, VIZ. S412. 40, plus 1879 inter-
est. When it was discovered at this of
flee that a1aistake was made, the owner
was notified Of such fact but failed to
putin ans appearance. Tlnnre Is stiu due
the assignee s275:65 with SO interest from
datesof assignment.
: Respectfully submitted.
NJ. J.. o'DONNELL.
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
From the Commissioners of Adjust
ment:z
Resolution adopted October 8, 1898, thai
a requisition be made on the Board Of
Finance for $1,ooo. to defray the present
current expenses of said Commission.
Referred to the m on nan
From the City Collector
Communication concerning the petition
of Frank Brainard for cancellation of
Collector. September II. 1899, and present.
ing the following protests against the
payment Of the assessment of certain per-
sonal taxes-M. c. Yates, Henry Daley,
S. H. Croft and Susan w. Hines.
The communication is as follows
Jersey City, Sept. 80. 1895.
To the Honorable the Board of Finance
Gentlemen-On September u, 1855. yoa
Board referred a petition of Frank Brai
ard for the cancellation of personal Is
on bank stock for 1896. / would respect
fully report that ] have no further in
than that the Tax Commissioners have
made the levy against the said Frank
Brainard and filed the same in this office
for collection.
Also the protests of Susan w. Hines. |
Mrs. s. H. Croft and Henry Daley
against the levying of personal tax on
bank stock Enclosed find protests.1
Would suggest that these protests be
referred to Tax Commissioners, as they
make the levy and have all the informal
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT DAVIS.
City Collector.
h communication was received and
ton of F.. Brainard them named were
referred to- the Board of Tax Commits
sioners-
From the Board Of Street and water
The following resolutions were received
frern the Board Of Street and Water Conn
missiuners and referred to the Committee
on Concurrent Resolutiors
Ordering cancelled Certain water
rents levied against Lot 1879. Block 52S.
Mancextile avenue for the wears 1891 1882.
1899 and 1854.
2. Awarding to the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Co., t-hescontract for the Improvement
of Eye avenue. from Bergen avenue to
West Side avenue ESTIMATED cost, SILL
3. Ordering returned to the Central II
r: co. OF N d. certain moneys paid for
water rents oyssehargsd.
= 20 NV certain awards M damages