The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-01

proper time to express views by which I
will be governed in acting upon Yesolu-
tons giving. privileges to carriers Wno
sey City. Tho revenue now. derived rom
the street railway companies is SO small
that II is evident the privileges heretofore
granted were underestimated by tnose
y,hD gave Them If it had been INSISTED
upon no one will doubt that the railway
companies would have given Jersey Glty
more each year. Everything seems TO
have been given for the asking. Against
this and other abuses the voters OF Jersey
City entered their protest last April, en-
dorsing the declaration in the platform
upon Which the officers then elected were
expect to live up to its declarations. IT
declared that privileges should not be
6IaIlecu -. l.pL.t pI4p : eonIpeAaAL tvll, 4 ~.
promises Of that psatform cannot be brok.
en- without. ~dishonor, and l consider that
a breach of a public pledgescannot be ex-
cused any more than could be ~faisehood
in a private business transaction. Enter
tanning this view L..shal veto any resolu.-
ton granting privileges in the streets OF
this city which does not make a proper
contribution to the public revenue a con-
dition of the grant.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HooS,
~" Mayor.
Received and ordered filed.
From the: Board of Finance
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. January 5, 1898, and approved by
the Mayor, January IA. lS9S:E
Whereas. This Board adopted at the
meeting held April %, 1897. the following
resolution, to witt
Whereas. The Board of Street and Wa
ter Gomm mnisNsiilo e 5so7 nave by res Rnapd
of Finance to supplement the approprla-
ton heretofore made to this Board for
street lighting current fiscal year, by the
sum of $40, 600. which said sum is to be
utilized for the liquidating of claims
for gas and oil lighting for
persod covering the months of December,
January and February last past, wherein
the Jersey City Electric Light Company
were unable to proceed with lighting the
streets of this city in accordance with a
contract heretofore awarded to said COM
pany and during which it was necessary
to continue the use of a greater number
of gas and oil lamps than had been con-
tracted for, and for the further purpose
of applying ~unexpended balances re-
naming after the liquidation of such
claims to the extension of the electric.
light system.
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby approptiates the sum of $500 to be
set aside for the use of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners for the
purposes as aforesaid to. supplement the
appropriation heretofore made to said
Board for street lighting, current fiscal
year.
Resolved, That in order to provide for
said amount a temporary loan bond or
bonds be issued tO*the amount of $500, at
a rate of interest not to exceed four per
cen per annum, and the proceeds OF
sale of said bond or bonds be set aside
for the purposes above mentioned, and
the payment OF the same be provided for
in the next tax levy.
Whereas. The Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners were unable to apply
some $3.400 of laid special appropriation
to the extension of the electric light sys-
tenn;
Resolved. That the City Comptroller
be directed to set aside $2.7 from said
balance to a special fund, to be expended.
under the direction of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, for ad-
ditional electric lights, and the extern
sion of the electric light system during
the current year.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board January 5, 1898, and approved by
the Mayor January, u. 1885,
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
directed to transfer the sum of $1,S35 from
the appropriation for gas and oil light
ing. printing, stationery, etc. to the
credit of account electric lighting TO pay
claims contracted prior to December l.,
1897.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board. January 8, 1895, and approved by
the Mayor January IL, 1885,
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners October Is, 1897. to
wit
Resolved. That from and after October
81 inst. the designation of employment
of the following named individuals en-
ployed at Belleville Station be and are
hereby fixed as hereinafter noted with
out change in present salary
David Carr, Waterman.
Peter C~osgrove. Overseer of Machinery.
John Mccarthy. Assistant Overseer of
Machinery.
Henry Kulker, General Caretaker.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Surveyor
Jersey City, January II, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen-Owing to sickness and death
ofsour late Chief, Mr.. Il. p. Fowler, the
new specifications for the different classes
of work have been interrupted in their
completion.
Under direction of your President and
COMMISSIONS Heintze, l will continue
on the same ines as designed by Mr..
Fowler. and endeavor to have them ready
for presentation to your Board on Mon
day, January "a, 1898.
Yours very respectfully.
C.. H. VAN KEUREN.
Surveyor.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORT OF THE CLERK.
Jersey City. Jan II, 1888
Hon. Board of Street and Water Com
conference.-the Commissioners of AS
sessment filed in this office under date Of
January A, 1898, final assessment maps and
reports for the following
Sewer in Canal street, from Jersey ave-
nue. to Grove street, etc.
Sewer in Germania avenue, from st.
Paurs avenue to Van Wrinkle street.
Sewer in Germania venue from st.
Paul's avenue to SIS feet north.
Sewer in Brunswick street, from Bright
street to York street.
Improvement of Stuyvesant avenue,
from Van Reipen place to West Side ave-
nue..
Improvement of Hancock avenue, from
Congress street to North street, opening,
Eetc., of Monticello avenue.
Very respectfully YOURS,
WILLIAM A, TOLSON,
Clerk pro ten.
Received and ordered filed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
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