The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-05

the concurencA3of the Board of Finance
were pressnter and receives from me
and they were each referred 10 the CON-.
mittee on Concurrent Resolutions
Ordering paid the salaries Of Ws,er
1895. when due, as per payroll, amounting
to $3.5S6.86.
Z. Ordering paid the salaries of laborers
on meters. for the month of January, 1888,
when due, as per payroll, amounting 10
$40.
(Adopted January "a, 1889
& whereas, A claim for water furnished
to township Of Kearny for the six months
ending August 10, 1896. remains as yet
unpaid. pending an adjustment of same;
Resolved. That the Water Registrar be
and Is hereby authorized to adjust said bill
ON the basis of a reduction of l0go. pro-
vided payment therefor Is rendered peiore
February 10 1885.
(Adopted January q, 1881 r
TEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resoln-
tions reported recommending that the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted by. the Board
of Street and Water commissioners D0
/ To confirm and order paid certain
awards for damages sustained IN the
called Baldwin avenue, and awarding con-
tract for the making of said Improvement
to c. b. Rodman, he being the lowest bid
der, etc.
2. Ordering paid the following salaries
for the month of January, 1898, when
due. as per payrolls:-
Water Registrar, etc, amounting TO
eH Laborers on meters. amounting to
$40. >
3. Whereas. A claim for water furnished
to Township of kearny. for the SIX
months ending August 10, 1896. renainV
as yet unpaid, pending an adjustment or
Resolved. That the Water Registrar be
and he is hereby authorized to ADJUST
said bill on the basis of a reduction of
10 per cent provided paymeh 10 'n 1sas
adopted January "a. 1881
The report was received and the resoiu-
lions were each c~oneurred IN by tne aoi
lowing vote. on the call for the ayes ana
nays by the President g.
&yesEPresident Brautigam and Messrs.
Keilers, Midlige and Simpson,.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailev-1. -
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The following resolutions were present.
ed and received and they were AL
for the ayes and nays by the PresidehtE
AvesLPresident Brautigam and Messrs-
Kellers, MidIige and Simpson
.Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-l
BY Mr.. Keilers, on behalf of the COM
mittee on Finance
Whereas. Xhe Commission for the re-
construction and extension OF the Rax1ns
Road sewer, acting under the provisions
of IAN act to provide for the reconstruc-
ton of main outlet sewers heretofore
constructed at the joint expense OF IVY
cities.'' approved March Is, 1881 Genera
statutes. pages els, etc.) and the supple
ments thereto have issued acquisitions on
his Board for the following bills lncurreo
in the performance of said work
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer for the fol-
lowing amount for the following pur,
poses in connection with the work OF said
Commission
/. To Thomas Cavanagh, contractor;
for the construction of the Ravine ROAD
sewer extension, for the sum OF SIX thou-
sand, seven hundred and forty-seven doi-
lars and eighty-one C6,147.S), being fourta
payment under his contract.
3 To r. D.. Wood & Company, for the
sum of two hundred and thirty dollars and
seyenty-two cents (S230.72) for special
water pipe bends for crossing of twenty
inch (20") mains at Jersey avenue and
Fifteenth and Monmouth street and
Seventeenth street.
3. 70 Hugh Kelly, for the sum of sew
enty-eight &7S). dollars for services as in
spector on said sewer, from November L
to November 30, both inclusive.
a. To Hugh Kelly, for the sum of sew
| enty-eight ($7S). dollars for services as in
| speetor on said sewer, from December l
| to December 81, both inclusive, making
a total payment of seven thousand, one
hu1ureQ anu IIllTlN-IOuI QOlIdIS anu MY
three cents ($T,134.53).
Resolved. That in order to raise the
| moneys required for such payment, the
said sum of seven thousand, one hun
dred and thirty-four dollars and fifty
| three cents ($7 .134.53 be borrowed in an
ticipation of the collection of the assess
ment to be made for the reconstruction
of said sewer. and that bonds of the city,
| under the seal of the city, signed by the
Mayor and attested by the City Clerk,
| and counersigned by the City Comptroller,
be issued for that amount in such de-
nominations as may be fixed by the Com
mittee on Finance of this Board, and to
be due and payable January l, 1901, bear
ing interest at the rate OF four per cent.
per annum, payable half yearly on the
first days of January and July in each
year; and be it further
Resolved. That said bonds be sold I'M
der the direction of the Committee on
Finance of this Board at nok less tnan
par and accrued interest, and that the
proceeds thereof be Appropriated for the
| payment of the warrants above men
toned: and be 1t further
lected upon said improvement be and
they are pledged. to the redemption and
payment of the bonds issued and to be
issued for such Improvement.
BY Mr.. Simpson, on behalf OF
Whereas. Charles A. Van Keuren was
| recently appointed Acting Chief Engineer.
and no steps have as yet been taken to
REQUIRE him to furnish a bond in such sum
as this Board may fix; therefore
Resolved. That the Board of Street ana
Water. Commissioners be and are hereby
| requested to notify the Board of Finance
of the appointment of Charles A. Van
Keuren. as Acting Chief Engineer, and 10
request that the Board of Finance fX the
amount of his bond.
BY Mr.. Kelly, on behalf of the Commit
! tee on Finance
| Resolved, That warrants be ordered
| drawn upon the City Treasurer IN favor
| Of that officer to be deposited to the credit
of February. 1898, interest, as follows:-
On water account ...... .........--- 1862 W
Total ........ ......... ............ s64, 800 W
BY Mr.. Simpson,
Whereas. It was represented by the
| Board of Street and Water Commission
lers. when the eight persons were appoint
| ed to reassess this city for water rents,
| that a large revenue to the city would re-
| suit from such a re-aSSessment, and with
the assurance from said Board that the
work would proceed at once and be care
fully made and completed within the time
| fixed. the Board of Finance. on December
| | last. c~oncurred in the resolution to fix the
salaries of the parties so 70 be empioAed
end with May /, 1898. and as this Board
| expects the present dsteit in the water
account to be largely reduced by the re-
ceipts on account of said reassessment;
| therefore
Resolved. Tha the Board of Street and
Water commissioners be and are hereby
requested to inform this Board as to what
nrogress has been made in the work
nf re-assessment, the amount of territory