The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-24
Wards Of THE STATE
Aldermen Notified Of Plans
For Care Of Dependent
Children. II

The. Board Of Aldermen aheld a meeting
last evening at which t~wenty-three mem-
bers were present. ! The absentees were
President Midlige and Aldermen Cole and
Kinkead. Alderman Bedle was chosen
President pro TEN.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the New Jefsey State Board
Of Children's Guardians
1--WE beg to inform you that the State
Board of Children Guardians has complete
ed its organization and has therefore as
stunned the guardianship over all the de-
partment children Who are now pubic
charges. You are hereby notified that all
the children in the Almshouse are now
wards of this Board, together with the
children who are still Under age who
have been placed out by indenture or Civ
en- to any persons, societies or institutions
by the present Board OF, Freeholders or
their predecessors or by municipal COM
mittees, township committees or any Off
Ger or officers who may have power to
place dependent children. If the annual
appropriations have not been made will
you bring the matter to the attention of
your Board and inform us when the mat
ter of appropriations will be taken up.
The Board has adopted the following res
o~lutions in order to- put the matter on a
business basis.
!" The treasurer of the State. Board of
Children's Guardians shall cause to be
prepared on or before the 18th day of
each month a detailed estimate of. the ex-
lenses required for the maintenance OF
the wards of this board for the ensuing
ing month; such estimate shall sho the
approximate amount for which each coun-
ty, city, township, town and borough may
be liable. Notification thereof shall be
sent to the treasurer thereof within seven
days thereafter and shall constitute a
draft on him, which draft shall be paio
on the warrant of the treasurer OF the
-, tnmnahf, hnrn1roh nitu nr of tho
mur icipality for the support OF the de-
pen-ent children.
The aid estimate shall be accompanied
by a full and perfect statement of all
receipts and expenditures, specifying the
several items for the last preceding calen-
dar month.
1.-THE treasurer of this State Board of
Guardians shall preserve all vouchers con-
receipts for his payments, all of which
shall be open to the inspection of the
proper officers as aforesaid at any time /"
HUGH F. FOX,
EMILY E. WILLIAMS,
Chairman of Executive Committee.
The communication was referred to the
Corporation Counsel.
Applications were received and restau-
rant licenses granted to Matthias Last, No.
200 Warren street; Emanuel Gross, 2S9
Grand street; Michael j.. Cullen, No. Al
Paramount avenue, and Warren P. Free
man, No. 253 Old Bergen Road; also a
beer bottlers' license to Brane & Oshrin,
No. 1916 Summit avenue, and a peddler's
license to Herman 10th of No. 225 Hut
ton street.
The official BOND of Edward Kelly as
Building Inspector, with Philip E. Martin
and Daniel Moriarty, sureties, in the sum
of $40. 900. was reported correct by the Cor
poration Counsel and accepted.
Authority was granted to the Build
ing Inspector to issue permits to Mayor
Hoos to remove and repair a frame sta
BILE building on the rear of his property,
corner of Jersey avenue and Third street,
and to Buss & Hull to erect n two-story
and attic frame building, 22x4S, IS feet {
inches high on lot 3, block 125, Tuers
avenue.
Notice was received from the Board OF
Finance Of approval and acceptance OF
the official bond of M. j. O'Donnell as
City Clerk.
The Board was informed by a commune
cation from Building Inspector Kelly that
his wagon needs a new set of wheels, his
harness a thorough o~verhauling n re-
pairing and also that he requires a new
horse as his present one is worn out from
old age and liable to drop at any time
more service from his horse and wagon
| than formerly. Referred to the Commit
tee on Laws and Ordinances.