The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-21
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CONCEAL Proceedings.)

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BOARD OF FINANCE.
(Official Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board Of FL
nance, held in its rooms at the City Han,
Wednesday, January Is, 1899, at eight
Present at roll call-President Heppen-
heimer and Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Rim
gle and SIMPSON,.
Absent-None.
CMr. Midlige subsequently was excused
and retired.
The minutes of the regular meeting OF
December q, 1898; of special. December "a
1898, and of regular meeting, January 4,
Minute Book on motion of Mr.. Simp-
son.
CMr. Midlige here btained leave and re-
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions for a cancella-
ton of certain personal taxes were pre-
scented, received and referred to the Com
mittee on Salaries and Claims
OF Thomas Gunner, H. Rhode, Alfred
Headden, Mrs. Ann Bradt, Fannie +.
Bedle. Frederick Hespe, M. Higginbottom,
Brown, Mrs. M. A. Brill, John Barricklo,
Adolph Herren and A. Muller.
return of $43O.0s, paid for taxes of 1885,
SO, enormously paid.
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
Communication of Horace L. Allen,
submitting a certified cop of the order
for Judgment and the entry thereof in
the case of Patrick Ryan against Jersey
City for $131, n requesting settlement
of said judgment.
(Referred to Corporation Attorney
Petition of times Bowling, for the re-
turn of s2.S6, overcharge for taxes, 1898.
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Claims.)
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented,
received and referred TO their dDDrODrl-
ate committees
N. Y. & N. ]. Tel. Co., s14.So, $50, s12.65,
and $25; Frank Meyer, ISL; H. A. Lush,
$40; Postal Tel. Gable Co, $2.76 and Soc;
Jersey City Democrat, s5.25, $6420, $112.S5
and $100; Albert DATE, $3.50 and $50; A. j.
Doan, 81; N. j.. Title Guarantee & Trust
Co., $40; J. C. News, $S and SIS; the
Evening Journal Association, $229.16 and
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City, N. j., January 10, 1899
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 Ito accept
seven hundred dollars (s700) in full settle
ment of his claim against the city for
services rendered as marshal or janltor
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;
his written resignation to be filed on the
delivery to him of a warrant for seven
hundred $500. Acting upon instructions
given to me at a recent conference OF
your Board, I have arranged the settle
ment in accordance with these terms.
louis fespeo JOHN w. QUEEN,
City Attorney.
(Referred to the Committee on F'inance.)
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City, N. J. Jan. 10, 1889.
To the Honorable Board of Finance.
Gentlemen-In the matter of the juds-
ment OF Henry Byrne Vi. the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City, winch was re-
on the Goth ultimo, | beg leave to say,
that the suit in which this judgment was
entered was commenced by John A Nc
dragged along from that time until the
present: Judge McGrath representing the
plaintiff until his (McGrath's) death, and
the Judgment, the defendant being epr
sented by w m. D. Edwards, Esq, and
John A. Blair, ESQ., during the time that
ton was brought by the plaintiff to re-
cover a balance for his services for the
removal of garbage, between December
J. 1883, and Jan = %; iSss; fo rh 6;d Boa fnr
street cleaning and removal of all gar
page for the fiscal year beginning Decem-
Der l, 1883, and ending December l, 1883,
defect was found in the advertisement,
and all bids We're thrown out, and read
vertisebents for new bids were made.
Owing to the delay in re-advertislng. the
contract was not executed until January
%. 1889. Between the beginning of
dafe then If the aS0al execution gssri ao Of the
contract, Mr.. Byrne had removed the
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-
ny taken, in which it was proved that 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 S5SS. 90, besides
costs of suit. I have gone over the mat
ter, 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.
advise payment Of the Judgment.
f'pis JOHN w. QUEEN,
City Attorney.
(Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.]
From the Board of City Hal Commits
sioners:-
Resolution adopted December "a, 1898,
resembling the resolution of October Is,
1898, to appropriate to said Board SS77.O2,
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 conn
munication previously presented relative
to petitions for cancellation of personal
tax.
Maggie Westfall. w. A, Barclay, e. F,
Landfear and Rev. ], A, Knox.
crhe communication was referred to the
Committee ON Salaries and Claims, also
the petitions accompanying the same.o
Al communication wal received from the