The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-15

From John G. Fischer. County Clerk
HUDSON CIRCUIT COURT.
State of New Jersey)
Hudson County,
Thomas Fanon. plaintiff, vs.. Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City, defendant.
In Contract.
Judgment on relicta was rendered in
said Court in the above stated action,
against the said defendant, on the third
day of May. A. ,. 1899, for the sum OF
forty-six hundred dollars and fifty cents
damages
In Testimony whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said Court and County, lat Jersey City,
in the County and State aforesaid, this
Damages, $4,600.50.
3D. day of May, A. d. 1899:
1O-Ten Cents-10. U. S. Int. Rev. Doc
JOHN c. FISHER,
(Referred to the Committee on FL
nance)
Calling me attention of this Board to a
number of peurions, requesting an allow
ance on the Ravine Road sewer continual
ton assessments, as provided by the JOINT
outlet sewer act, and skiing this Board
that they be disposed of orthwith.
CReferred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims-)
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
committees
SIS: N. j. Title Guarantee & Trust Co,
Sa06. Is; Eugene W. Leake, so 80; Fred 3.
Baker, S12; John A. Nugent, $40; N. T.
oFFIcIAL CoMMUNIcATIoNs.
From Robert S. Jordan, City Comptrol-
ler:-
Jersey City. April "a, 1899.
Hon. Board of Finance. Jersey City,
Gentlemen-You are hereby notified that
I have this day appointed as clerks in this
office Charles N. Shaw and Frederick ".
Schaeffer, at a salary of 500 per month,
to take the PLACES made vacant by the
resignation of Isaac Van Saun and M.
M. Kenyon. and also J.. B. Vreeland, at a
salary of SIS per month Ito be paid out OF
Martin Act ACCOUNT, to take the place OF
D. H. Hilton, resigned.
Respectfully.
R. S. JORDAN,
Comptroller.
(Received and ordered fled.)
From Commissioners of Appeals-
Jersey City, May 8, 1899.
Hon. Board of Finance
Gentlemen have the honor to inform
you that the Board of Appeals in Cases
of Taxation organized this day by the
election of Mortimer Lampson for Presi-
dent and Alexander Schlesinger for Clerk.
/ "
ALEXANDER ScHLEsINGER,
Clerk.
(Received and ordered filed.)
1 From tho City Collector
Jersey City. May 1. 1899.
To the Hon. the Board of Finance
Gentlemen-Herewith | submit for your
| consideration and orders Schedule NO. .,
Sale Nc. 26, containing a list OF lots,
plots and parcels of lands in the Ninth,
Tenth and Weventh Wards of the city,
on which taxes and assessments, one or
- e.. ~ fr-n
years from and after the time when due
| and payable, as per Section 10, Chapter
liz. Laws of 1886. and supplements and
amendments thereto.
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT DAVIS,
City Collector.
(Received and ordered fled.)
8 From the CITY Collector
Jersey City, May 3, 1899.
To the Hon. the Board of Finance.
Gentlemen-I herewith appoint John
| Noe a clerk in my Office, and ask the APP
| prevail of your Board, at a salary of $i20
yours fesRReoeBfsEEIRssT DAVIS,
City Collector.
(Received and ordered fled.)
From the Board of Street. and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions requiring the
concurrence of the Board of Finance
/. Ordering paid certain claims.
PASSED April %, 1891
2. Ordering paid certain claims.
&(Passed May 2, 1899
for public grounds and buildings, current
| fiscal year, be supplemented by the sum
of 81, 200.
(Referred to the Committee on Concur
| rent Resoiutions.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Finance reported,
| recommending that the following official
| bonds referred to said committee, at this
| meeting, be received and approved. and
| that they be entered at large upon the
Bond Book and fled
John H. Mitchell, Frank Meyer, John
H. OaBrien, Frederick P. Budden, owen
| Fitzsimmons and Eugene Soma, all Con-
! stables.
The report of the committee was re-
ceiyed. the recommendations therein con-
each approved by the following vote on
the call for the yeas and nays by the
Yeas-President Lembeck and Messrs.
Carnes, Midlige and Mullins.
Nays-None.
AbSent-Mr. Ringie-.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
tions reported recommending the adoption
of resolutions concurring in the follow
ing resolutions adopted by the Street and
Water Commissioners
/ Ordering paid the following claims
April rs. 1885,
United Gas Improvement Co, $3.50,
| claim No. 1876.
Theo. Smith & SONS Co.. s1oo.5s, claim
Thee; Smith & Sons Co., s44.os. claim
James Coyle, slOS.15, claim No. 234.
James Coyle, $56, claim No. 235.
United Gas Improvement Co, $S.25, claim
lH. r. Worthington. S4.59. claim No. All.
James Mcdonald. Sill so. claim No. SIT.
Fox & Engel, $166. Sc, claim No.. POI.
A. E. Nolan, $40 Is. claim No. SIS.
A. E. Nolan, $62.50, claim No. 500.
May 2, 1885,
A. e. Nolan, $15.2 90, claim No. 514.
American Electrical Maintenance Co.,
John A. Whelan, $500, claim No. 41S.
James Coyle, s181. 80, claim No. 2S2.
James Coyle, s30S.1 claim No. 233.
2. To pay claim of East Jersey Water
| Co., for water furnished Jersey City for
months of January, February and March,
1899, amounting to $40. 160.S0.
PASSED April II, 1897
5. Requesting the Board of Finance to
Grounds and Buildings, present fiscal
year, by 81, 200.
Passed May 2. 1899
The report was received and the resolu-
tians were each roncurred IN by the fol-
lowing vote on the call for the yeas and
lays oy tne PRESIDENT
/ Yeas-President Lembeck and Messrs.
| Carnes, Mfdlige and Mullins
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Ringle-1. &
The Committee on Salaries and Claims
| report recommending the payment of the
following claims:=