The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
TO ENLARGE 20
Finance Board Accepts F.
M. LockWood's Offer Of
Two Lots on Dan
forth Avenue.
TAX DELINQUENlS REPORTED
Unsanitary Condition Of
Schools Nos. Is and 22-
Tax Budget on
Friday.
TAX DELINQUENTS REPORTED

The Boar of Finance at yesterday
afternoons meeting finally decided to en-
large the area of the site of public school
building No. 20 by the addition of two
lots adjoining on the west side, % feet
| front on Danforth avenue and running
back to Gator avenue PIG feet The Board
| adopted a resolution accepting the offer
OF Mr.. F. M. Lockwood. the owner of the
two lots, for $2.75o.
After the destruction of the old school
building by fire 1t was proposed to acquire
| sufficient land to allow for an open space
Of I21s feet on each side of the new build
ing to- be erected. to secure unobstructed
light and ventilation. For this the pur-
chase of two lots on the east side was
proposed and an option obtained. The
Board Of Finance deeming the price asked
far in excess of the real value of the
property, declined to purchase. The
Board Of Education believing that no
acquisition would be made proceeded to
have plans and specifications drawn for
the erection of a building on the old site.
This has been lone and the committee
having the matter in charge held a meet
ing last night for their final considera-
llO1r u Il last IL Vi Tx ~ ~
Finance In e~nlarging the site win prob
ably necessitate some alterations in the
plans, as the new building will be erected
In the centre of the enlarged site. having
an equal sized open space on both sides.
The Clerk of the Board was directed to
notify the committee of the Board of
| Education of the adoption of the above
resolution.
-Four petitions for return of money, all
small amounts, o%verpaid for water rents,
were granted and warrants ordered drawn
in favor of the petitioners for the re-
speetive amounts.
City Collector Davis submitted a sched-
ule Of all lands and real estate in the
Twelfth ward on which taxes and assess
ments haye not been paid for a period of
authorizing the Collector to advertise and
sell all said lands and real estate, the
claims upon which nave not been adjust
ed by the Commissioner of Adjustment.
From the Board of Education were re-
ceived copies of the communications from
the City Board of Health, declaring
| school buildings Nos. IS and % to be in
an ~unsanitary CONDITION and enumerating
the improvements required to put them
in proper condition. which were referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Finance was author
lied to borrow by the issue of one or
more temporary loan bonds a sum not
exceedings $4,000, in anticipation Of
taxes, interest thereon to be paid semi
annually, January l and July l.
Warrants were ordered drawn in favor
of Hugh Dugan, County Collector, for
S2O,0 on account of county tax for 1899
and on the City Treasurer in favor of that
officer to be deposited to the credit OF
1899 interest. on general account $51, 44o, on
water account $l4,625.
The Board adjourned to Friday next,
at two P. NJ, exclusively for the purpose
of making up the tax budget, which has
been delayed by the failure of the Board
of Freeholders to designate the amount
of county tax to be paid by this city, ii
being stated that the Board of Free
holders have in contemplation an increase
of the tax rate over last year on the
other municipalities of the county, which
would decrease in proportion the tax or
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