The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
BOARD OF
[OfficiaI Proceedings.]
(Continued.)

(Continued)
si2.e0 to Al. A. Lennon for taking testi-
mony in ease Of Conklin vs. City.
s26.l0 TO George Van Horn for taking
| deposition Of Witnesses, etc, Supreme
Court Commissioner In case Moses Conk-
lin against The Mayor and Aldermen o.
$iS.75 to Rachel G Butler for typewrit-
ing for City Comptroller
$40 to Robert Jordan for services as AS
sistant Messenger in City Collectors
| office for month of February, 1898.
81 to Albert Datz, for stationery fur
| nisaed to City Collector.
$3.50 to Albert DATE, for stationery fur-
nishedz to City Treasurer.
The report was received and the
claims were each ordered PAID by the FOL,
lowing vote on the call for the ayes ana
nays by the President
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, keilers, Midltge and simpson,
NayS-None.
Absent-None.
MI. Simpson moved that when this
Board adjourns it be to meet on Thursday
March 3, 1855, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
The following resolutions. were present.
ed and received and they were eacn
adopted by the following vote on the cali
Ayes-President Brautigam and Messrs.
Bailey, Kellers, Midlige and Simpsons.
Nays-None.
A~bSent-None
By Mr.. Bailey
Whereas, The League of American Mu-
inequalities has been duly organized and
| promises to be useful and beneficial IN
many respects; and
Whereas. We concur in the sentiment
expressed in the following paragraph,
taken from an official circular just issued
by the said League, TO wit
THE unanimous sentiment OF the Co
lumhus Convention, which was a repre-
sentative body and which planned and
| formed the permanent organization, was
that the League of American Munlclpall-
ties would be promptly and cordially sup
| ported by the patriotic officials OF Amer
the betterment of municipal conditions,
with the Inevitable results of facilitating
| departmental work, securing improved
public services and lessenlng the puroen
Resolved, That in conformity with me
| provision of the constitution OF the
said League as ,7.,+a s+ates
| or Canada may become a member OF this
organization.
each and every municipality becom,,
| ing a member of this organization shaA
pay an annual membership fee on or Pc
| fore December 1, as follows.-CltleS under
| 1000 population, $50, between 1o,uVU anu
90 600 $50: between $1,000 and 100, 00o, S40.
between 100000 and 2O0,OoO, soo; over zVo'VVo'
The City Of Jersey City hereby becomes
| a. member of the said League OF amer
F! can Municipalities, and the Board OF I'll
| nance hereby agrees to pay an annual
| membership fee of $50, upon presenlati1n
of a claim properly MADE Out ioi ING
same. 49,
Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treas9rer m iaf for
Of Hugh p pug g5la rs S q fSr g staee School
~ Mr.. Simpson on behalf of the Com
mitfee on Salaries and Ciaims;-
uyhereas The Commissioners of Adjust
ment did in Report No. 50, adjust certain
81, fronting on Nelson avenue; and
Whereas. Said property was sotd de ~
men of Jersey City for said unpaid ad-
justed taxes, etc; ana
whereas. Said lots, rear part 80 81,
| are known in the City Collectors once
as Lots 6 and 7 on said block a ana 90 nor
Whereas, The City Clerk e. w. WOOL
levi On or, about February Is, 1896, gave
| a certificate tina at that time there were
| no liens of record in the said City clerks
| ONCE affecting the said premises; ana
Whereas. The petition of Otto Koehler,
| agreed to by e. w. Woolley. former Clty
Clerk, sets forth that the error mace S;t n
Clerk was caused by the commissioners
| Of Adjustment placing said property n
| said Report No. So, as fronting on Nel+
| son avenue; therefore III ofuef " Soiie
| the error, be it
Resolved. That the sale of lots rear part
! 40 and 81. Block 92S-929, made by the CITY
! Collector, October %, 1874, under sale NO;
1870 Be and the same is hereby Isor ordered
| cancelled certificate No. 2,460)-.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
| drawn upon the City Treasurer N FAVOR
turn amount of purchase price and sub
sen,,enr taxes ere, paid on account OF
| said lots rear part 80 and 81, block 92s-
go. =