The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-27
BOARD WANTS TO KNOW
Finance Commissioners Probing
the Work Of Reasses-
sors.

The Board of Finance last night held
a very brief meeting. Commissioner R.
Simpson offered the following resolution,
which was carried
Whereas, IT was represented by the
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, when the eight persons were
appointed to reassess this city for
water rents. that~a large revenue TO
the city would result from such a
reassessment. and with the assurance.
from said Board that the work wouldF
proceed at once and carefully made
and completed within the& time fixed
by the Board of Finance. son Decem-
Der ] last, concurred in the resolution
to fix the salaries of the parties so
to be employed at $75 per month each
term of service to end with May l.
1898. and as this Board expects the
present deficit in the water account
to be largely reduced by the receipts
on account of said reassessment;
therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners be and are
hereby requested to inform this Board
whataprogress has been. made in the
work of reassessment, the amount of
territory already gone over, the
amount of increase over the present
water rents obtained through said
work, and an estimate OF the amount
of increase for the territory not yet
gone over.
w dIIdllS WcIt VI QtICo law hPCi In
City Treasurer in favor of that officer, to
be deposited to the credit of February,
1898, interest on general account, 0,140;
on water account, $14, 625. Total, s64, 1865.
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
payment of Thomas Cavanagh, %contrac-
tor, for the construction of the Ravine
Road sewer, s6,747.S1 being the fourth
payment under his contract; $230.72 to R.
D. Wood & Co, for special water pipe
bends; $TS to Hugh Kelly, two warrants
for SIS each, for services as inspector
on said sewer for the months of Novem-
Der and December, 1897; the money to be
raised by issue of city bonds in antici-
patton of the collection of the assess
ment to be made for the construction OF
the said sewer.
The Board concurred in the resolution
adopted by the Street and Water Board,
January II, confirming certain awards fo1
damages sustained in the opening, eX-
tending, changing as to boundaries and
improving Baldwin ayenue and to award
the contract for the making of said i'm
provements to C. B. Rodman at the price
named in his proposal, he being the low
est bidder. For the opening. the prob
total benefits, $76. 94.50; amount to be
paid by city at large, SIS, 949. so. Fol- the
Improvement, probable total cost, 81.
530.94; probable total benefits, $l0,567 Is.
amount to be paid by city at large, ST.
968. go. Probable total amount on city a
large, $50, 912.7 70.
The Water Registrar was authorized te
adjust the claim for water furnished t
the Township of Kearny, for the SIX
months ending August 10, 1896. remaining
unpaid on a basis of a reduction of 10%
provided payment therefor is rendered be
fore February 10, 1898.
Resolution from Board of Education re.
questing this Board to appropriate the
sum of $500, 600 for the purchase OF a site
and erection of a High School building
referred to the Committee of the Whole
Resolutions from Street and Water
Board approving ~payrolls of Water Reg
~istrar's Office and of laborers on meters
for the month of February, We're concur
red in.