The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-14
BOARD OF
fOficial Proceedings.A

Adjourned meeting of the Board of Fl
nance held in it's rooms at the City Hal
on Wednesday, May 81, 1895, at three
Present-President Lembeck and Messrs.
Carnes, Midlige, Mullins and Ringle-5.
Absent-None.
Archibald A. Campbell and James J.
Murphy, representing the Lafayette Citi-
zens' Association, appeared and requested
that the Board of Finance cause the
necessary bonds to be issued for the pur-
chase of a park site in the Lafayette dis
trict of Jersey City.
The Chairman assured the committee
that the Board would look into the mat
ter carefully.
On motion of Mr.. Midlige the Board took
a recess of five minutes
Upon the -reassembling the following
members responded to rollcall:-
President Lembeck and Messrs. Carnes,
Midlige, Mullins and Ringle-5-
The regular order of business was then
PETITIONS, ETC.
Petition of the First Congregational
Society for cancellation of taxes for
years 1SS7-1S9S.
Referred to Committee on Salaries and
Claims.
Invitation from German Hospital and
Dispensary Association, requesting the
attendance of the Board at its Yalksfest,
Reeeived, accepted and ordered filed.)
The following official bonds, duly ap-
proved by the Corporation Counsel, We're
pIGSGl1ICt, ltCtlNto LII tS1SIIS o 10 LltC
Committee on Finance
OF James P. OsBrien, constable. from
the Ninth Ward, Jersey City, In the sum
of 81, 900, with Frank o. Cole and Samuel
G. Warrin as suretieS.
OF Theodore Schutzback, constable,
from the Twelfth Ward, Jersey City,. in
the sum of $1,000. with Herman Kneisel
and Carsten Nollers as sureties.
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
JOIN ". Queen, s5o.0s; Jos. p. Mclean,
$40; Jersey City Democrat, $34-35 and $3.50.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board OF Education-
/. Resolution passed May rs, 1885, re-
questing the Bear of Finance to aBpro.
pirate the sum of $500, 900 for the purchase
of lands, and the erection and furnishing
of a building thereon, suitable for High
School purposes.
2. Resolution passed May Is, 1899, re-
questing the Board of Finance to appro-
the purpose of repairing the several pub
lie school buildings.
(Referred to the Committee Of thu
Whele.9
Submitting estimates of appropriations
for fiscal year 1~S99-1900.
Preferred to the Committee of the
Whole.)
From the Board of Aldermen
Submitting estimate of appropriation for
fiscal year, 1S99-1900.
tReferred to the Committee of the
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Finance reported
recommending that the following official
bonds, referred to said committee at this
meeting, be received and approved and
they be entered at large upon the bond
book and fled
clonstables = Theodore S~ehutzbaek
Twelfth ward, and James p Q3Brien,
Ninth ward.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived. the recommendations therein cons
tanned were adopted, and the bonds were
each approved by the following vote on
the call for the yeas and nays by the
Yeas-PresiGent Lembeek and Messrs.
Carpes. Midlige, Mullins and Ringle-5.
Nays-None.
Absent--None.
reported recommending the payment of
the following claims
s49.so to Jersey City Deraocraf for print
ing and stationery for City Clerk.
SS4.35 to Jersey City Democrat, for
printing n stationery for City Coliec-
tor.
for City Collectors Sale No. %.
C~hargeahle to Martin Act" account.
Sza9.1G to The Jersey City News for pub
fishing minutes in May. 1883.
S22e. 16 to The Evening journal Assoeia-
ton, for publishing minutes IN May, 1899
(Chargeable to account Publishing
Minutes.')
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the votes of
ali the member Give t5l in nuslber) on
the call for the yeas and nays by the
President.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Miilige moved that when this Board
ad~iournssit be until Tuesday, June 6, 1899,
at three o'clock p. M.
Adopted.
The following resolution VAS present
ed, received ana adopted by the following
vnte.t-
Yeas Messrs. carnes. Mullins. and Rin-
giles.
Nays--Mr. Midlige-I.
characterization Lembeck-I.
Absent--None.
BY Mr.. Mullins:
Resolved, That the Trustees of the Tree
Public Library he and are hereby request
ed to employ only a practical mason and
builder as Inspector on the construction
OF the New Free Public Library.
On motion Of Mr.. Carnes the Board then
adjourned.
Clerk.
Special meeting Of the Board Of Finance
held in its rooms at the City Hall on
Friday June 2. 1889, at 2 o'clock P. N.