The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-27
BOARD OF


BOARD OF FINANCE.
[Oficial Proceedings.1
Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance was held in it's rooms at the City
Hall on Wednesday, January 10, 1898, at
Present = President Brautigam and
Messrs. Bailey, Keliers, Midiige and Simp-
som.
APPROVAL Of THE MINUTES.
The minutes Of the adjourned meeting,
January 8. 1898. at eleven o'clock A. M,
and of regular meeting, January 5, 1888, at
eight o'clock p. M. were approved as
printed in manual form on motion of Mr..
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented
and received and they were each disposed
Petition Of Anna Eulitz for the return
of S1.45, inadvertently paid for taxes 1887
Petition of e. Peynaud for the return
of $25 for overcharge of water rents for
year 1897.
Petition of Elizabeth Boughton for the
return of $43.42 for duplicate payment OF
water rents for year 1886.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.
Petition of e. M. Gardner, for eancella-
ton of amount of personal taxes, year
1867.
Referred to the Board of Tax Commits
sioners.
Invitation from the Robert Davis Asso-
citation to attend the emit annual invita-
ton reception at Pohlmann's Hall on
January rs, 1898.
Received and ordered filed and the invi-
tation accepted.
The following claims were presented and
received and they, were each referred to
their appropriate committee
Coz nos si.55, 81 Sal. oor and sf KS f The II. x I. & n.
j. Tel. Co., 30c; Frank Meyer, $26; Hamil-
ton A Lush, $40; the N. J. Title Guarantee
se4 and s22s; Is: the Evening Journal Asso2-
citation, 1929. 16; Frank j.. Higgins, 1913; ].
Herbert Potts, s147; Corbin & Corbin, $22s
1888. %; John J.. O'Hara. $66. Is; George B.
Fielder, $59.32; James B. Hill, $S.25, $S.25, IS
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were pre-
disposed of as follows
From the Board of Tax Commission
erS:-
Returning the petitions of John E. Ste
venS and D. w. j.. Mahoney relative to
assessment for taxes on personal prop
erty. with the endorsement that the as
sessinents may be cancelled.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
From His Honor the Mayor
Communication relative to the resolu-
ton concerning the reduction of the sal
airy of William c.. Broas, Collector of Ar
fearS OF HerSOnal IaXeS, IfoHt @l.zUV per
annum to 500 per annum, and Informing
the Board that he has signed the reso-
luton.
Received and ordered filed.
From the City Collector
Jersey City, January Is, 1893.
To the Honorable Board of Finance
Conference.-The is to certify that l have
received from the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners for collection in my
office the following assessment maps
Improvement Boyd avenue, Bergen
avenue to Boulevard, amounting
Improvement Danforth avenue,
Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue,
amounting to .............. 1858 rs
Sewer Central avenue. Thorne
street to Bowers street ....- 1903 81
City Collector.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City, Jan, Is, 1898.
To the Hon. Board of Finance
Gentlemen-A few days & | had occa-
sion to examine the minutes of your
Board while preparing the defense to an
action brought against the city. | was
eral years We're not written up.
I would recommend that steps be taken
at once to have these minutes engrossed
so that they may be available at any
time.
The omission, so far as I have been able
to observe. is not that of the present
CLERK OF your board.
Respectfully yours,
w. P. DOUGLASS.
Corporation Attorney.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on finance
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City, N. j., Jan. IL. 1898.
To the Honorable the Board of Finance
of Jersey City
Gentlemen-In the matter of Michael J.
O'Donnell VS.. the Mayor and Aldermen of
Jersey City in which Mr.. O'Donnell sued
to recover salary at the rate of five thou
sand dollars per year from the time of
his appointment in May last. instead of
at the rate of four thousand dollars, which
was the rate fixed the previous year.
Judge Lippincott held that his salary
was at the rate of five thousand dollars
per n u and ordered judgment for
1888 80, covering the difference for June,
July, August and September.
1t follows that Mr.. O'DonneH is entitled
to SS3.33 per month for the months of
October, November and December, and at
the same rate for so much of the month
of May as elapsed between his appoint
ment and the first of June. I presume the
amount of 1854 for the balance due in
May is correct.
1 hin your Board should pay Mr..
O'Donnell the amount set forth in the en-
closed claim. as under the Judgment of
W. p. DOUGLASS,
Corporation Attorney.
Receives and referred to the Commit
From the Board of City Hall Commits
SiOnerS.-.
Jersey City. January IS, 1898.
Honorable Board of Finance, Jersey
City
Gentlemen-The following is a copy of
a resolution adopted by the Board of
City Hall Commissioners of Jersey City at
its meeting held January Il, 1898, and APP
by His Honor the Mayor Janu-
airy II, 1898
Very respectfully, 4
GEORGE F. FARRELL,
Whereas, This Board retained S., 900 out
of the monies due Richard English, I'M
der his contract. No. 1856 A, pending a
decision of the Court in the suit brought
by Richard English against the City; and
Whereas, Notice has been received by
this Board from the Board of Finance.
that Richard English has obtained a
judgment and costs against the City,
amounting to 81. 1913. 93 damages 7,631.45.
costs $162.4 49, for labor mi materials
used in the construction of the new City
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and they are hereby requested to di-
rect the City Comptroller to set aside
the said sum of $1,000. to be applied in
part payment of Judgment referred to
above, which sum is to be drawn Upon
by said Board of Finance.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Finance
From the trustees of Free Public Lii
brary:-
To the Honorable Board of Finance of
Gentlemen-We hereby certify that we
have by formal resolution determined that
it is advisable to purchase lands and to
erect a building thereon for the purpose
aF a ITron DnhIfa- T ,ihrarv that in MIR.