The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
BOARD OF
Official Proceedings.)

Adjourned regular meeting OF the Board
of Finance. held in its rooms at the City
O'clock P. NJ.
Present-President H-eppenheimer and
Messrs. Midiige, Eingle and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
Regular order of busines was taken up.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were presented,
received and disposed of as follows:
OF Walter K. Birdsall, attorney of VIM.
Clark. assignee, requesting that the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers and now In the hands OF the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions OF the
Judgment heretofore recovered against
the said Breternit1 having been satls1ac-
toriiy settled,
Of James Kilmead, for cancellation OF
certain personal taxes.
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
Of Michael Doyle, for the return of
$42.90 for overcharge payment of taxes OF
fReferred to the Committee on Salaries
OF Adam A. Rapp, for correction in as
sessment for the opening in Neptune ave-
nue., between Bergen and Ocean avenues
Preferred to the Commissioners of AS
on motion of Mr.. SIMPSON,
of George w. Decker, j. w. d. Bogardus
and Others requesting that this Board
make the transfer Of money as re S9a1a
liz Ny 49,
(Referred to the m OF the
Whole.)
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
committeeS:-
Frank stevens ss.s5, and The Jersey
City News, $229.16
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel
The Corporation Counsel, to whom was
referred January Is, 1899, the resolution
missioners, requesting the Board OF FL
nance to set aside LEGO to pay the ex-
penses of modifying portions of the
tated by the elevation of the Erie RAN
road, presented the following
cation, and on motion of Mr.. simpson, the
Communication was received and filed and
the Clerk directed to send a copy of the
same to the Board of Street and Water
commissioners
To the Honorable the Board of Finance,
Jersey City, N. j.
Observation-Disclosures the contract made
between the city n the Erie Railroad
Company and other corporations associ-
ated with that company for the elevation
of certain railroad tracks in Jersey City,
n the abolition of certain grade cross
ings, certain work is to be done by the
city. Under the resolution adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, it appears that the cost of this
work will be about eleven thousand dol
lars. and your Board is asked to make
an appropriation to meet this eXpendi-
ture. This can be done, or the cost can
be paid out of the money received from Ii
censes. The work will have to be done by
contract. If it is decided to pay for it
outside of the license monies, you can
borrow the necessary sum and insert it
in the next tax levy. There does not
appear to be any necessity for immediate
appropriation. The contracts can be
awarded and the appropriation made
when the monies fall due.
Yours reSDectfully. ~
ALLAN L.. McDERMOTT,
Corporation Counsel.
From the Board of Fire Commission
ers:-
The following resolutions from the
Board of Fire Commissioners, adopted
January. is, 1899, were presented, receiv-
ed and disposed of as How
a. Whereas, In the opinion of this
Board it is necessary, for the increased
ngine eompany be located in that sec
ton Of the city known as the Twelfth
Ward; and
Whereas, In order that this may be ac-
complished it is necessary that a suit
able site. be purchased and a suitable
building erected thereon for the use OF
said company; therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Finance be
and is hereby requested to appropriate
the sum of twelve thousand dollars for
thereon of a new building for Fire De-
partment purposes; said sum to be raised
in accordance with the provisions of an
Act. entitled IAN Act authorizing cities
erect buildings thereon for Fire Depart
ment purposes" approved March Is, 1898,
being Chapter 1862 of the Laws of that
year.
nance be and Is hereby requested to