The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-01

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Kalb avenue, paid in error. on lot 5lA,
Block 116. assessment for sewer IN west
Side avenue.
Referred to on Salaries anu
Claims.)
Of George NJ. Still, for return of s6.25
paid in error for water rents, on lot y,
Block $50, Neptune avenue.
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
Petition for cancellation of certain per-
sonal taxes were received from Urban
La Riviere, Mary E. Bogart, James HOOK
deferred to the Committee of the
Whole.)
The following official bonds were pre-
sented, received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance
OF Michael +. O'Donnell, as City Clerk,
in the sum of $25, 600, with Dennis Nc
Laughlin, Philip E. Martin and Abram
Post, as sureties.
Thomas Golden, Eleventh Ward, with
John Conway and Lawrence Sutton as
Sureties.
Joseph o'Donnell, First Ward, with Pc
ter =. Gilligan and Joseph P. Hennessey
as sureties.
Cornelius d.. Shine, Sixth Ward, with
Frank Preusser and Thomas Fallon as
sureties.
Nicholas P. wqlin, Jr.. Fourth Ward,
with James N. Nden and John IL. Mas
ker as Sureties.
Jeremiah II. OBrlen, SlXtn Wdru, Will
Joseph Fl. Meehan and Patrick Curry as
sureties.
Richard Garrick, Eleventh Ward, with
Henry ~Traphagen and Henry Ewaid as
sureties.
Communications from Theodore Men
dels, agent, offering for sale to the city
for a new fire house in the Twelfth Ward,
Jersey City, the northwest corner Of the
Preferred to the Committee OF the
Whole.)
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were pre-
scented. received and disposed of as fol-
lows
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j., May l., 1899.
Honorable Board of Finance
Gehtlemen-I herewith refer to your
a copy of a bill passed by, the last
in it and is worthy of consideration.
very ssf EpWARiD Hoos.
Preferred to the Committee of the
! Whole.)
From the Board of Education:-
/. Resolution passed April q, 1893, re-
| ouesting Board of Finance to purchase
| lots 10 n 20, block 1888 and the building
| erected thereon and transfer same to the
Board of Education.
(Referred to the Committe of the
2. Resolution passed April q 1899, ~
| questing the Board of Finance o appro-
pirate 81 457.5o to pay for e @as a repairs and n
(Referred to the COMMITTEES on concur
rent ResolutionS.)
From the Commissioners OF Assess
ment:-
Report in the matter of the cancelia-
ton of the assessment levied against lot
| 36, Block 1,1S8.
From G.. P. Robinson, Clerk of Police
Jersey City, May A. 1888;
| Honorable Board of Finance, City Han,
Gentiemen-By direction of the Presi-
dent of the Board, you are respectfully
notified that careful estimates for the
ton House, show that the work cannot
l.be lone properly for less than 5000.
Respectfully u
G. p. ROBINSON,
Clerk.
Preferred to Special Committee.)
Eommunications from ]. d. Redle, Judge
of First District Court, and Charles NJ.
| Parker, Judge of Second. Dlstrice CouIt,
| 0SSAQ
resolution passed May 3, 1899, stating that
| the Committee on Finanee-of this BOARD
would examine the books, records, nles,
| etc. of the District courts, etc.
4 Ordered filed.)
From the Board or street ana water
| commissioners
The following resolutions adopted py
| the Board of Street and Water. COMMITS
| sfoners. were presented, received ana dis
posed of as follows
l. Reoaesting Board of Finance to APP
propriate $780, 600 to liquidate cialms Ior
Advertising, etc, on account of Chapter
OF and 2S9, Laws 1895, the amount nereto-
fore allowed said Board for such purposes
| having been exhausted.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
2. Awarding to Horace Mcbride the
| contract to furnish and deliver ABOUT i.WV
gross tons of bituminous coal at High
Service Pumping Station, ne being the
lowest bidder (price $2.SD.
Passed May 8, 1891
s. Ordering paid certain claims.
PASSED Mays, 1897
4 Awarding to Jas. F. Stewart Co. the
contract to furnish and deliver lumber
according to specifications, it being the
lowest bidder.
Passed May 16, 1891
(. Awarding to W~aShburne Bros Co.,
the contract to furnish and deliver ma
| sons materials, they being the lowest
| bidder.
Passed May 16. 1891
g. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed May 16, 1882
I Z. Awarding to the w. W. Farrler 20.
ifhe contract to furnish and deliver about
10000 lbs. of pig lead, at Pipe Yard, Bay
| street, at the price named in its proposal.
PASSED May 16, 1897
s. Awarding to e. A Dugan the contract
| to furnish and deliver hay and feed, &C.,
| according to specifications Che beins the
lowest bidder).
PASSED May 16, 1897
s.. Requesting Board of Finance to sup
| plement the appropriation for cleaning
| sewers and basins, current fiscal year, by
| $500.
(Passed May 16, 1897
10. Requesting Board of Finance to sup
| plement the appropriation for cleaning
| streets, ETC., current fiscal year by 1900.
PASSED May 16. 1892
(Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Finance reported.
| recommending that the following official
| bonds, referred to said committee. at this