The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15


The report was received and the reso'
buttons were each concurred in by the fol
lowing vote on the call for the ayes anf
nays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam, and Messrs
Bailey. Kellers. Midlige and Simpsons
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The Committee on Salaries. and Claim.
reported recommending the adoption o
resolutfons ordering the payment OF thu
$40 to the Evening Journal Associa
ton for publishing tax notice of Cit,
Collector, November. q, 1897.
$1,000 to the Evening Journal Associa
ton for publishing tax notice of City Col
%lector, November 6. 1897.
(Chargeable to Contingencies Account.
Aclerk. First Criminal Court, bill Januar,
s, 1898.
(Chargeable to account fees First Grim
inal Court.)
Second Criminal Court, bill January 8
1895.
s34 to James F.. Norton. for fees az
clerk, Second Criminal Court, bill, Janu
airy 5, 1898.
~(Chargeable to account fees Second
Criminal Court.)
The report was received and the claim:
were each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call for the ayes and nayi
by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs
Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The Committee on Printing. Stationery
and Supplies reported recommending TIL
adoption Of resolutions ordering the pay
ment of the following claims:-
$3.50 to James B. Hill, for printing fol
City Collector.
$50 to w. H. Rees. for typewriting fol
Board of Finance.
$22. 30 to Wagner Typewriter Co. for oal
cabinet Qor typewriter), Board of FL,
nance.
Chargeable to account claims, 1897 1898.
The report was received and the claim:
were each ordered paid by the following
vote on the call. for the ayes and nays BY
the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs
Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None..
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were presented
and received, and they were each adopted
by the following vote on the call for the
ayes and nays by the President
Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Commit
tee on Finance
Whereas, The Committee on Streets and
Sewers OF the Board of Street and Water
commissioners have requested the appro-
priating for use of said Board of the
amount hereinafter named and for the
purposes designated
5000 for the carting. ETC., of stone on
Tonnele avenue, st. PauPS avenue anC
Manhattan avenue.
$500 for the repairing of Franklin street
steps.
$500 for the construction of a drain from
the Erie Railroad crossing at Hoboker
avenue to connect with Jersey avenue
sewer.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of that nfipar for the aYnO11ntS as 9fnrp.
said to transfer said amounts from ac-
count 'liquor license receipts" to "specia
street account" to be expended for tho
set forth in the preamble n
Water Commissioners.
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Commit
tee on Finance
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
the appropriation for 'gas n oil light.
ing, printing, stationery" etc. to the
credit of account electric lighting" tc
pay claims contracted prior to December
/, 1897.
BY Mr.. Bailey, ON behalf of the Com.
mittee on Finance
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
sum of 500, 600, on account of county
taxes, 1897.
By Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Com.
nittee on Finance
h1ot L iicI q ia DS oS ~
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer, to be deposited to thu
credit of January, 1898, interest as fol
lows
On general account, $514.
BY Mr.. Midlige, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Salaries n Claims
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor Of
Gus assessment for water rent, year 1897
on Lot w. Block 1924. No. 2s2 Eleventh
street. paid June is, 1887; the water rents
should have been charged for only fOui
families, at 81, instead of SO.
BY Mr.. Simpson
Whereas. The City Collector, under re
cent legislation, has appointed a number
of deputy collectors of personal taxes, fol
the collection of the personal taxes in ar.
rears, upon percentage, thus doing ava
with the necessity of a special officer fol
that urpOs
Resolved, That from and after Februar,
/, 1898. the salary of William c. Broas, a.
collector of personal taxes in arrears. be
liked at the sum of one hundred dollars
per annum in addition to such fees an6
dollarage as he may be entitled to for col
lections to be made by him under the SUI
pervision of the City Collector.
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Com
Whereas, This Beard adopted at the
meeting held April 20, 1897, the following
Whereas, The Board of Street an6
Water Commissioners have by resolution
adopted April 16, 1897, requested the Boart
of Finance to supplement the appropria-
ton heretofore made to this Board fol
street lighting, current fiscal year, by the
sum of $10,0 900, which said sum is to be
utilized for the fliquidating of claims fol
gas and oil lighting for period covering
the months of December, January ant
February last past wherein the jersey
City Electric Light Company were unable
to proceed with lighting of the streets Of
this city in accordance with a CONTRACT
heretofore awarded to said mpan ant
during which it was necessary to con
tinue the use. of a greater number of gas
and oil lamps than had been contracted
for. and for the further urpos of apply.
ing any unexpended balance remaining af.
ter the liquidation of such claims to the
extension of the electric light system;
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby appropriates the sum of $500 to be
set aside for the use of the Board o.
Street and Water Commissioners for the
appropriation heretofore made to sait
Board for "street lighting" current isca
year;
Resolved. That in order to provide fol-
said amount a temporary loan bond OF
bonds be issued to the amount of 81, 800, a
a rate of interest not to exceed four PEE
cent. per annum. and the proceeds of sale
of said bond or bonds be set aside for the
purposes above mentioned, and the pay.
ment of the same be provided for in the
next tax levy; and
Whereas. The Board of Street and Wa.
ter Commissioners were unable to ap
ply some SO, 400 of said special appropria.
ton to the extension of the electric light
SYSTEM; 30
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
directed to set aside s.. 700 from said bal
ance to a special fund, to be expended. un-
der the direction of the Board of Stree
electric lights, and the extension of the
electric light system during the current