The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28


Wednesday. January is, 1888, al eigh;
Present at roll callAPresident Heppen-
heifner and Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Rim
gle and Simpsons.
(Mr. Midlige subsequently was excused
and retired.)
The minutes of the regular meeting of
December 81, 1898; of special, December "a
1898, and of regular meeting, January I,
1899, were approved as cngrossSu IL
CMr. Midlige here obtained cave and re-
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions for a cancelIa-
ton of certain personal taxes were pre-
scented, received and referred to the COM
mittee on Salaries and Claims
OF Thomas Gumaer, II. Rhode, Alfred
Headden. Mrs. Ann Bradt,. Fannie p.
jos. Romer. J.. s. Pa1imetier, James NJ.
/ Brann, Mrs. M. A. Brill, John Barricklo.
Adolph Herren and A. Muller.
Petition of Burdetta p. Craig for
return of s4So.os paid for taxes of 1885,
SO, enormously paid.
Preferred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims)
submitting a certified copy of the order
for judgment and the entry thereof IN
the case of Patrick Ryan against Jersey
City for s131, and requesting settlement
of said judgment.
Referred to Corporation Attorney
Petition of James Bowling, for the re-
turn Of S2:S6. o~vercharge for taxes 1873.
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
The following claims were presented,
n. Y. & n. ]. Tel. Co, s14.SO, $50 s12. IS
and SIS; Frank Meyer, $5l: H. A. Lush,
s jersey p0s city De- 1em eapia S. s5.a5 s@A ssa.a ano sl rs
and $500; Albert DATE, $160 and $50; A. j.
Doan, 81; N. ]. Title Guarantee q Trust
Co., $50; ]. c. News, sS and SIS; the
Evening Journal Association, $229.16 and
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Attorney:-
Jersey City, N. j., January l3, 1899.
To the Honorable .Board of Finance.
Observation-Disclosures herewith ] beg to
hand you agreement of settlement OF the
claim of Albert Payne against the City,
his attorney; also sworn claim OF Mr..
Payne. Mr.. Payne agrees to accept
seven hundred dollars 600 in full settle
ment of his claim against the city for
| services rendered as marshal or janItor
of the Second District Court, with inter-
est and costs; also in full settlement OF
any claim which he may have to that
position by reason of his being a veteran.
He also agrees to resign from the position
to which he was appointed by resolution
of the Board of Finance and Taxation;
| MS WTlll6n TGSlSldlIOu I &c 4llSu OA liiC
delivery to him of a warrant for seven
hundred $500. Acting upon instructions
given to me at a recent conference of
your Board, l have arranged the settle
ment in accordance with these TERMS.
yours fespeo JOHN W. QUEEN,
City Attorney.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.)
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City, N. J. Jan. 10, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of Finance.
Gentlemen-In the matter of the judg,
Aldermen of Jersey City which was re,
ferred to me by your Honorable Board
on the 2sth ultimo, | beg leave to say,
| entered was commenced by John A; Nc
Grath, Esq, in November, 1889, and has
dragged along from that time until the
present; Judge McGrath representing the
plaintiff until his (McGrath's) death, and
John J. Mulvaney, ESD, until, the date OF
the judgment, the defendant being repre-
John A. Blair, Esq, during the time that
each was Corporation Counsel. The ac-
ton was brought by the plaintiff to re-
cover a balance for his services for the
| removal of garbage, between December
l.. 1888, and January Is, 1889. The Board
of Works in 1889 advertised for bids for
bage for the fiscal year beginning Decem-
Der l., 1888, and ending December 1, 1889.
When the bids were submitted. some
defect was found in the advertisement,
vertisebents for new bids were made.
Henry Byrne was the successful bidder.
contract was not executed until January
rs, 1889. Between the beginning of
the then fiscal year, and the the
date Of Mr. the evrn execution bad remo OF t fhe
| garbage; and at the end of the fiscal
year presented his claim for s5S3.20. Pay
ment was then refused on the ground that
owing to the delay in the execution OF
the contract he had performed the work
from the time of the execution of the
contract only, and that he was entitled
to payment only. for the proportionate
part of the fiscal year covered by the
contract. The matter was referred by
the Court to Washington B.. Williams,
Esq, referee, and considerable testimo-
nv taken, in which it was proved hat the
plaintiff did remove the garbage between
the beginning of the fiscal year and the
| date of the execution of the contract,
and a report was made by the referee,
| in favor of the plaintiff for $3.50. 20, besides
| costs of suit. l have gone over the matter
with Senator Edwards and Judge Blair,
and they both inform me that they con-
slider the judgment proper: they sue
ceeded in persuading the plaintiff to take
the face value of his demand without
interest. inasmuch as the delay was caus-
ed by the death of his then attorney and
the substitution of another.
I advise payment Of the judgment.
0''s JOIN W. QUEEN.
Olly AllOEIcy-
(Referred to the Committee or FL
nance.)
From the Board of City Hall Commits
sioners:-
Resolution adopted December "a, 1895,
resembling the resolution of October Is,
1898, to appropriate to said Board S577.02,
to pay claim of l.. H. Broome for services
as architect.
Received and ordered filed.)
From the Board of Tax Commission
ers.-
Communication from the Clerk of said
Board returning, by direction, certain
petitions for the cancellation of certain
personal taxes, referred to said Board of
Tax Commissioners by the Board of FL
nance, and calling attention to a COM
to petitions for cancellation of personal
tax.
The petitions referred to are from
Maggie Westfall, W. A. Barclay, d. 2.
Landfear, l.. r. Dressler and Rev. j. \.
Knox.
CThe communication was referred to the
! Committee on Salaries and Claims, also
the petitions accompanying the same-)
A communication was received from the
Clerk of the Board of Commissioners OF
Appeal in Cases of Taxation. informing
the Board of Finance of a leave OF ap-
sence granted said clerk and the appoint
ment of an acting clerk to serve during
his absence without clerks pay.
(Received and ordered fled
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions adopted by
said Board were presented, received ana
referred to the Committee on Concurrent
resolutions:-