The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-02

deposited with the city Clerk March /.
1898. less advertising fees.
The reports were received.
by tho following vote, the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-AH the members present. nine
Iteen Q9l in number.
The on Laws and Ordinances
reported the following resolution on petit
tons heretofore referred
The reports were received and the reso-
lutions disposed of as follows
Resolved, That the Building Inspector
Is hereby authorized to issue to Sarah A.
Loder q permit for the erection Of a two
which is to be 100 feet deep and 100 feet
wide. and the second Goor Of which is to
be Is feet wide and 100 feet deep, at Nos.
191. 1873, 1856 and 1877 First street.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. the yeas and nays having
been ordered andstaken on the call of the
President pro tempore.
Yeas-Aldefmen Austin, Barr, Boldt,
Bornemann, Ca1non, Decker, Fry, Hart
mann. Heayey, Henry, Kelley, Maxwell,
Moran, Mullins, Tracy, vermilye and
Warrin.
N-ays-Aldermen Burns and Howeth.
Resolved, h the Building Inspector Is
hereby authorized to issue a permit to
Messrs Brown AND Van Anglen to rebuild
a frame extension, 1892 and IA feet high
at 1870 and 1872 Montgomery street, the
said building to be used as a power house.
Resolved, That the Building Inspector
is hereby authorized to issue a permit to
the Gable Club to erect frame building,
25x98.6 and 81 feet high, at 228 Erie street.
The resolutions We're severaIiy adopted
by the following vote, the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members present, nineteen
go in number
The Committee on Trade Licences re-
ported the following resolutions on petit
tions referred to the said committee at
this meeting:-
Resolved, That licenses to peddle goods,
wares or merchandise in Jersey City be
issued by the Mayor and City Clerk I'M
der the corporate seal of the city to Jo-
seph Thaler, Ettre Capinglino, Meier
Gunsberg and w. Wood.
Resolved, That licenses as street musi-
clans as provided by ordinance passed
January %, 1889, be issued by the Mayor
! and City Clerk under the corporate seal
| of the city to Philip Wetzler, Jacob ST.
mon, Ludwig Jacob and Adolph Jacob
The reports were received and the reso-
| lutions adopted.
The following resolutions were reported
| by committees in payment of claims here
tofore REFEREED
BY Committee on Aims
Resolved, That the following claims be
| paid
$3.50 to Edward M. Flaherty & Bro. for
burial of outdoor poor to February q,
1898.
s2s.7S to John E. Hewitt for Incidental
expenses as Overseer Of the Poor to Feb
ruary %, 1898.
$54.75 to Frederick Kruger for groceries
for outdoor poor to February II, 1898.
$62 to James Mclaughlin for groceries
| to outdoor poor to February 15, 1888.
$3.50 to Samuel c.. Smith for shoes for
| outdoor poor to February 8, 1898.
$70.7 to Nicholas OFT for shoes Tor
| outdoor poor to May %, 1898.
$1.6 to United Gas improvement Co. Tor
| gas at office of Overseer of the Poor, De-
| cember ], 1897, to anuar 81, 1898.
| BY Committee on Baths and Armories:-
Resolved, That the following claims be
$40 to Thomas G.. Hall for coal at Fourth
| Regiment Armory, February 10, loys.
5000 to United Gas Improvement Co.
| for gas at Fourth Regiment Armory, jan
The resolutions wereB adopted by the
| following vote, the yeas ana nays naVlhS
| been ordered and taken:-
Yets-All the members of the Board
| present, nineteen Q9) in number.
Resolutions We're presented, recelVeo'
| and disposed of as follows
BY Alderman Moran and adopted;-,
Resolved, That the resolution adopted
| by this Board at its meeting nelo fepfua
| Building Inspector, be and the same IS
| hereby ~rescinded.
Resolved. That the Building inspector Is
| hereby directed to allow the use of his
| horse and wagon by the Inspector of
| Scales. Weights and Measures three days
| in each week until the further order or
this Board.
BY Alderman Moran and adopted.
| Whereas. 1t has come to the attention
and knowledge of the Board OF Alder
| men of Jersey City that the East Jersey
| Water Company has commenced and Is
| continuing the construction of a pumping
| station n intake at Little Falls and
LAYING pipes preparatory to divert1ng and
appropriating the water of the Passaic
| River to its OWL private use for com
mercial purposes, thereby diminishing the
flow of said river; ana fna5 sala COM
| possession of his excellent and enormous
supply in order to acquire permanent
control thereof and by the exercise OIL
such control to make it impossible Tor
| the population of that section Of the State
| which must take its public water supply
| from the Passaic River or its tributaries
to obtain such supply otherwise than py
| purchase from said company; and
Whereas, The said proposed diversion
| of water by the East Jersey Water Com
| pany is not only an ~usurpation OF the
public right in said river and its trlbu--
| taries. and a violation of the rights of
| this city as a riparian owner, and OF
other riparian owners on the Passaic
| River below the said intake at Little
| Falls. but is also an infringement of the
i property and other rights in the said
| river granted TO Jersey City by an act
| of the Legislature in the year 1852, en-
titled San act to authorize the ~conStruc-
ton Of water works for supplying Jersey
| City and places adjacent with pure and
wholesome water; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the
DOdlo VI iiOA tAAN N%iN LSo -
| rived for the city authorities to assert
and maintain the rights of Jersey City in
the Passaic RIVER, and that the said Fast
Jersey, Water Company is hereby notified
| rights of any III in the. said stream adj
verseIy to the Interests Of Jersey City;and
notify said company of the action of this
Board through its President and Secre-
tary, by delivering to each of them a GER
titled copy thereof, and also by delivering
to Messrs. Corbin and Corbin, its attor-
| neys in Jersey City, a certified copy there
of, II tina His Honor the Mayor is
hereby requested to sign, this resolution.
BY Alderman Barr and adopted
Resolved, That the Assistant Corpora
ton Attorney is directed to compile in
! all opinions given by Corporation Counsel
of Jersey City since the adoption of the
charter of 1871.
On motion Of Alderman Moran the
Board then adjourned.
MICHAEL ]. O'DONNELL..
City Clerk.
BOARD OF FINANCE.
IOfioial Proceedings.l