The Jersey City news., 1899-02-11

outside Of the license monies, you car
borrow the necessary sum and insert
in the next tax levy. There does mol
AUTHORIZATION. The contracts can Ot
awarded and the appropriation made
when the monies fall due.
Yours respectfully,
ALLAN i. McDERMOTT,
Corporation Counsel.
From the Board of fire Commission.
The following resolutions from tho
Board of Fire Comm ssioners, adopted
sanaaTy sa and Is ss9 TeFs s
a. Whereas In the opinion of this
Board it is necessary, for the increased
engine company be located in that sec
ton of the city known as the Twelfth
Ward: and
comphshed it is necessary that a suit
able site be purchased and 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 can Act authorizing cities
of the first-class to purchase land and
erect buildings thereon for Fire Depart
ment purposes, approved March IS, 1895,
being Chapter sS2 Of sthe Laws Of that
a. Resolved, That the. Board of FL
nance. be. and is hereby. requested to
transfer the sum of five Thousand dollars
from the credit of appropriation. For
purchase of property and erection there
Twelfth Ward to the credit OF appro-
priation for claims. fiscal year 1889.
(3.) Resolved. That the Board of FL
nance be and is hereby requested to
transfer from the credit of appropriation
"For purchase of property and erection
thereon of Fire Department Building IN
rrrxyal ar1ft m hn
account, fiscal year iSss-ss, the sum Of
thirty-seven hundred and eighty seven
dollars and fifty cents, to provide for the
accordance with the provisions of Chap
ter 1876, Laws of 1881. to date from March
]. 1899. (See schedule hereto annexed9
SCHEDULE
For the organization of Chemical En-
gine Company in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter ls5, Laws of 1881;
One foreman, at s., 200 per annum. $500 90
One driver, at $1,000 per annum. $50 90
Three hosemen, at $3.50 each, per
annum -, :. ........................ z l3l 81
ro+a, 60 7o7 n
a Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
the sum of three hundred and seventy-five
dollars from credit of appropriation ''for
purchase of property and erection there
" TWeifth 81 ward va to e credit Of salary ae-
count. fiscal year 1885, 80, to cover Increase
in salary Of. Superintendent of Telegraph
from March 4, 1893, for balance OF fiscal
year. A resolution fixing said salary un
der an act, entitled An act concerning
fire departments in cities of the first
class" passed March Is. 1898, having been
adopted by this Board May Is. 1SsS, and no
provision having been made by. the Board
of Finance to meet same in the appropria-
ton for the current year.
(Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.)
The Committee on Salaries and Claims
reported recommending the payment of
the following claims:-
S6.65 to Frank Stevens for commissions
on collection of rents for quarter ending
December 81, 1888 (property bought under
(Chargeable to account "Rents-Martin
Act."0
$22916 to The Evening Journal Associa-
ton, for publishing minutes in January,
1899. .s
s22s.1s to The Jersey City News. for pub
fishing official minutes for January, 1889.
tChargeable to account publishing
Minutes.'O
The report was received and the claims
We're each ordered paid by the votes OF all
the members of the Board present, four
(D in number, on the call for the ayes
and nays by the President.
The Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported recommending the
payment of the following claims:-
CSC. to Postal Tel. Gable Co.. for mes
senger service to City Comptroller in De-
S525 to Jersey City Democrat for one d
Jersey City directory furnished to Corpor-
alton Attorney.
advertising notice of meeting, nearing on
award to p. H. Flynn of water, contract.
(Chargeable to account Claims"
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the votes OF
all the members of the Board present,
four (D in number, on the call for the
yeas and nays by the President.
MISCELLANEOUs BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were present.
ed received and they were each adopted
| BY the following vote on the call for the
/ yeas and nays by the President
Yeas-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Midlige. Ringle and Simpsons.
| Nays-None.
| AbSent-AIr. Bailey-1.
BY Mr. Heppenheimer:-
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
| and he is hereby directed to send to this
Board, prior to its next meeting, the
amounts of all unexpended balances to
! the credit of all appropriations, al the
| close of any fiscal year, prior to and IN
eluding December l. 1888, and remaining
| to the credit of any Board of this city
| at this time. -,s1s
mittee on Salaries and Claims:-
| Resolved, That warrant be ordered
| drawn on the City Treasurer for S42.90,
| in favor of Michael Doyle, to return over
payment for taxes, year 1888, on lot a,
| block ITO, No. 81 Newark avenue, appeal
was made to Commissioners of Appeal
| ana Cno valuation OH Sdtuf property WAS
reduced $1,500; but pending the appeal
| said Michael Doyle inadvertently paid the
| taxes as originally assessed ($4l4.IO.
| BY Mr.. Midlige, on behalf OF the Conn
| mittee on F'inance:-
| Resolved, That warrant be ordered
| drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
| of the Hudson Land Company, for the
| sum of $25, in full payment of a certain
| search fee filed by said company, and
since withdrawn, on Lot is, Block 1899.
| Clerk street, said property having been
sold by the City Collector for taxes, on
| September IS, 1895, the agent for the
owner having made effort to pay all taxes,
etc., charged against said property on or
about the same date.
| BY Mr.. Mfdlige. on behalf of the Com
mittee on Finance
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of Margaret E. Phelan, for the sum of
| $25, in full payment of a certain search
fee filed by her, and since withdrawn, on
Lot 20, Block ,999 Clerk street, said prop
erty having been sold by the City Collee-
tor for taxes, on September IS, 1885, the
agent for the owner having made effort
to pay ell taxes, ETC., charged against
said property on or about the same date.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson the Board
MARTIN FINCK,
Clerk
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TO. MARY A. MORTON (widow). JACOB R.