The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-29
BOARD OF

Adjourned regular meeting Of the Board
Of Finance held in its rooms, at the City
Hall, Wednesday,, June %, 1898, at four
o'clock p. NJ.
Present-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey, MidIige and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Ringle-1.
subsequently Mr.. RingIe appeared and
took his seat.J
Archibald A. Campbell. A. Van Horn,
ing the Lafayette Citizens Association,
appeared and asked to be heard on the
bill lately passed by the Legislature con-
corning the purchase Of 4 park size Of
questing that the Board of Finance cause
the necessary bonds to be issued for the
same.
The Chairman assured the co.nmittsa
that the Board would do all in its power
Ii consistent, to carry out the wishes OF
the committee, and the committee re-
tired.
The Board of Education and the Boa-f
of Fire Commissioners, who were request.
ed to be present at this meeting. were
heard in relation to their estimates sub
mitted to this Board for the a%ppropria-
tons to be made for the coming yedr
The Board of Education also submitted
school buildings during the summer va
cation, and the said estimates were re-
celyed and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Citizens Association Mr.; Ringle here APP
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented.
received and disposed of as follows
Petition of Harris Rubine, for the re
turn of monies paid in redemption Of GER
ain property sold by the city. September
IA, 1871, for unpaid taxes Of 1871. which
sale is claimed to have been Illegal.
Referred to the Corporation Counsel.
Petition of John Jordan. for the return
of SS6.N on Lots 9 and 10. Block 2S0, for
water rents, years 1SS9-189I eight years..
claimed to be erroneous assessment on
rear houses.
Referred to the m on Salaries
and Claims.
Petition Of Ann c.. Hetheringtor for
the cancellation of an assessment against
part of plot B. Block AGO new No. 2,070l,
as the said assessment is included in the
assessment for plot B. same block, for
years 1Ss4-95 to 1878 q years..
Referred to Committee on Salaries and
Petition of Caledonlan Club, for the cor
rection of certain assessments for taxes,
yea~ 1885.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
CLAIMS.
OF James H. Clark. for $3.50: Jas. B..
Hill. $3s.75, 1865 and SIPS; N. J. Title
Guarantee and Trust Co, 500 and s467 80.
Referred to their appropriate Commit
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Commissioners Of Appeal in
Cases of Taxation
IStllildLCS VI ppTORIIdtlOL required LOT
1S98-99.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
From the Board of Fire Commission
ers:-
To transfer from account of Board of
Street and Water Commissioners to ae-
count of Board of Fire Commissioners
(building Truck House No. 81. the sum of
S324.l6, balance now in hands of the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers.
Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
!. Ordering paid certain claims.
adopted Jun Is, 1881
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.
q Authorizing the over of
Cottage street, from Summit avenue to
Hudson Boulevard. conformably to the
provisions of Section 3, Chapter 1874, Laws
of 1891.
adopted June Is, 1889
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions. asf
From the City Comptroller
The following communication was sub
mitted by the City Comptroller, together
with a resolution accompanying the
same, and the communication n resoIu-
ton were referred to the Corporation
Counsel for his advice, as to whether
the amount mentioned in said resolution,
lpoAGls Acdi JIM
Jersey City, June 16, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen-The city has paid interest OH
six year improvement certificates, issued
under the provisions of Chapters 217 and
2S9 of the Laws of 1895. as follows =
Interest due July /, 1896. 1897 es
Interest due January /, 1S97...... S,217 %
Interest due July /, 1897........ 1,545 02
Interest due January 1. 1885,. BIAS II
Interest due on certificates called 2.650 Ii
ss7.45S Is
There will be interest due on
July l, 1898. to be provided
for ........ $500. ........ ........ 1857 Il
Total -. - ..... -. ...... s52,055 Sc
The amount of interest collected
on improvements made under
these laws
To May 81, 1897, was...... So. 400 90
May 81 to Nov. 80, 1897,
Nov. 50. 1887. to June i, e''00
1898, was ......... 3,400 90
Total interest collected. $40, 400 90
Amount provided by tenn
porary loans, on June
on December u. 1887. was s' s.1sS IS 6
r 90 -;rn ,,o,,+