The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20
PRESENTATION or CLAIMS

1ftiIoElN 1AIlON OfP CLAIMS.
Fuel-United Gas Improvement Co..
juno, 1888. $34. 35.
Printing-Albert DATE, manuals, $51. 80.
Janitors' supplies-R. II. Weaver, sup
plies, So, SIT ST, ST; E. S. Farley, $3.50,
Special School Account Bonds-Philip e.
Martin contract 249a, $40, coo; The Crossley
& LHommedieu Heating Co, contract
2lSa, $1,000; James Treanor, contract 2s1a,
$50; Thomas Mohoney, contract 265a,
Referred to their proper committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
Finance, by Mr., Mersheimer, Chair
man
Resolved, That the city Clerk be re-
quested to draw and his Honor the Mayor
TO sign warrants to pay. officers and
Education for the month of July, 1898,
when due, on pay rolls duly certified by
the City superintendent of Public Schools.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on the call Of the Chairman,
the resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote;A
-Yeas-Prcsident Firm and Messrs.
MINNIE, Mulyaney, Finn, Rice, Mer-
sheimer and Egbert-7.
Nays-None.
Absent Messrs. higgins. Mooney,
Quinn. Lewis. Frederick and Devitt-6.
Resolved h a warrant for S1,18e.S6 be
ordered drawn on the CITY Treasurer and
charged TO account of Teachers Salaries.
1s9T-9S, in favor of Geo. b. Swain. Treas
urer of Teachers Retirement Fund. being
one per cent. deductions from the salaries
Of all teachers belonging to said fund for
the months of March. April, May, June,
July and August, 1898.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on the call of the Chairman,
the resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-President Firm ana Messrs.
Nimmo, Mulvaney, Finn, Rice. Mer-
sheimer and Egbert-7.
Nays-None.
Absent - Messrs. higgins. Mooney,
Quinn Lewis. Frederick and Deyltt-s.
Resolved, That following claims be
paid to the parties hereinafter named as
per bills accomDanying&
June, 1898, $34.3 30.
Printing-Albert DATE. manuals, $3.50.
Janitors' supplies-R. II. Weaver, sup
plies, s17, $T7 sl7, ST; E. s. Farley, $3.50,
Special School Account Bonds. etc.
Philip E. Martin contract 249a. 81. 900; The
Crossley & L'Hommedieu Heating Co.,
contract Elsa, $1,000: James Treanor, con-
tract 26la, $50; Thomas Mahoney, con-
and taken on the call of the Chairman,
the resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote
Nimmo, Mulvaney, Finn, Rice, Mer-
sheimer and Egbert-7.
Nays-None.
Absent Messrs. higgins, Mooney.
Quinn. Lewis, Broderick and Devitt-6.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That, inasnueh as Mr.. Jacob
Du Bots, the contractor to whom the
contracts for the erection of School Nos.
20 and 26 were awarded, has failed to
advance the work required by his con-
tracts in a satisfactory manner, the Com
mittees on Schools Nos. 20 and 26 are
hereby authorized and directed to notify
him in proper legal form to proceed forth
with and complete said work Is apidlv as
possible, and. if the said contractor shall
fail to advance the work in a manner
satisfactory to the respective committees
above mentioned for three days after the
service of such notice. to employ men
necessary to the completion of the work
at the expense of the contractor, the cost
OF such labor and materials to be deduct.
ed from any moneys due or to become due
under the contracts respectively.
Adopted.
NWheTeas, This Board has been Informed
unofHcially that the Board of Health,
through it's inspectors. has offered OBJ
iectsons to the plans of plumbing and
drainage of some Of the new schools now
in course of erection ANA has directed GER
tain changes to be made therein; m
Whereas, These directions seem to
have been given in q vague and indefinite
manner and have consequently been mis-
understood and have led to considerations.
Resolved, hat in order that this Board
may be enabled to act ~intelligently in
altering plans IN the manner requierd in
the contracts, the Board of Health be
requested TO inform the Board in writing,
at the earliest moment possible, of the
changes suggested in the pla1s and
specifications of the systems of plumbing
and drainage of the new schools.
Adopted.
On motion of MIR. Mersheimer the meet,
ing adjourned.
JAMES ]. wIsEMAN,