The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-08

ISeal XeaT lSSt@t5.l
ePassed February Is, 1892
A. To pay s405 to the N. T. Connolly
Contracting Co., for cleaning snow on
boken avenues, for the use of teams and
carts and services of laborers, etc., Feb
ruary Is and Is, 1893 (claim No. 224, to be
paid out OF account Cleaning Streets"
passed February %, 1897
5. Ordering paid the following claims:-
claim No. J0; Charles L, Davis, SO,
claim No. 1856; James CeSle, s4sO.14. claim
February Is, 1sss-Thomas G. Hall. SIS,
claim No: 312; e. A. Dugan, $10.25, claim
No. 499; United Gas Improvement Co,
s1e.sS, claim No. 49,; United Gas Improve
Improvement Co.. $S.5l. claim No. 4S6; D.
McDonald, ga. claim No. 5o2s James
Ss9 6 q s ss5s,SSY {S claim Tae Nc. 2ls; A. A e; Nolan el q
claim No. 1876; A. sherry, SIC, claim No.
"a; r. 4: pugssn. s44S. claim No. 59l; !.
burn 9uP Bros. Co Co. e. si.zS sla claim ne no 5.s ss3; E Easn-
ing Journal Association, 1850, claim No.
/ ,062; J. A, Win, $3.50. claim No. $50; Theo.
s lThe f g spns was So, received ss.Ss; sia ann t N0. r res;
buttons were each concurred in by the
following vote, on the call for the yeas
and nays by the President
Yeas = President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Midlige, Ringle and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1
reported recommending IN payment Of
the following claims:-
(Chargeable to account publishing
Minutes
s22s. 16 to the Evening journal Assn for
publishing minutes in February, 1899.
The report was received and the claim
was ordered paid by the votes of all the
members Of the Board present, four "a in
number, on the call for the yeas and
nays by the President.
the Committee on Printing. Stationery
and Supplies reported recommending the
payment of the following claims
tChargeable to account of Claims"
s4s and $7410 to Jersey City Democrat,
for printing and stationery for City COR
SIS to Postal Tel. Gable Co., for messen-
ger service to City Comptroller for jan
The report was received and the claims
were each ordered paid by the. votes OF
all the members of the Board present,
four "a in number on the call for the yeas
and nays by the President.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolutions were Present
adopted BY the following vote. on the call
for the yeas and nays by the PRESIDENT
Yeas-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Midliges Ringie and Simpson
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
BY Mr.. Simpson,
Whereas, With great regret this Board
has learned of the severe loss, Mr.. James
S. Bailey, a member of this Board, has
sustained in the sudden death of his wife.
Resolved, That this Board tenders 70
him it's deep sympathy in his affection.
BY Mr.. Simpson, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Salaries and Claims
Whereas, The Commissioners of Assess.
ments, to whom the petition of B. H.
Allen, for a correction in the assessment
for the Improvement of Jewett avenue,
between Berger avenue. and Hudson
| Boulevard, on Lot 43. Block 1870 new
MOI Jewett avenue, have reported that
they have examined into the matter and
nave determined that the assessment as
levied against the plot of land designated
table assessment. and that the assessment
against plot of land designated by AS
SCISSORS No. IS, should be reduced from
s5e.25 to S51.s5. as the latter plot Is only
! thirty-one and hfty-seven o-ne-hundredths
(31 $4,000 feet front on Jewett avenue, and
through ar error of the city it was shown
on the final assessment maps as thirty
four and fifty-seven -one-hundredths
(34 57-100 feet front; therefore
Resolved. That the City Collector be and
is hereby directed to correct the assess
ment against Lot 45 assessors No. So,
Block 1,S2O new No9, Jewett avenue, for
the Improvement of Jewett avenue, be-
tween Bergen avenue and Hudson Boule-
ward, by making the assessment appear as
s51.s5, instead Of s5s.25, and canceiling the
difference between the two amounts
G$4.90); an error having been made by the
city in fixing the assessment on said Lot
q assessors No. SS), Block 1.S0 new
| explained.
BY Mr.. Simpson
whereas, The list hereto attached con-
tains all the Fowler Maps" recently
purchased by this Board for the use OF
the city's departments; and
po Wnsrs shou1d II anb is im ! rtsn6nt that this 6sls
son as the custodian of said maps; there
fore
assistant surveyor on Tax Commissions
ers' Maps, be and is hereby appointed by
this Board as the custodian of all the
Fowler Maps, recently purchased BY
the Board of Finance from the l.. D.
Fowler estate.
BY Mr.. Simpson, on behalf of the Con-
mittee on Salaries and Glai m;;oo.o. =.
and is hereby directed to transfer to the
credit of lots AZ and 43. block 1888, Myr-
tie avenue, the sum of 1928 Including
45-1O0 interest} Inadvertently paid October
II, 1898, for the taxes of year lS97-SS, on
lots 16 n II, block 1885, Myrtle avenue;
no transfer or encumbranee having been
placed upon record against said last NAM
ed property since the date of such pay
ment In error.
mittee on Printing, Stationery and Sup
Resolved. That the sum of SEES be trans
ferred from the account of Printing,
Stationery ana Supplies of this Board
(present fiscal Year, to an account to be
known as SALARY of stenographer and
typewriter for High SCHOOL," to be drawn
Upon by the Board of Education to pay
the salary of the teacher in steography
and typewrfting, for the balance OF the
present fiscal year: this transfer is made
eonformably to a request made by the
Board of Education, in resolution passed
February 8. 1899, requesting Board of FL
nance to set aside said sum for the pur-
pose mentioned.
BY Mr.. Midlige. on behalf of the Com
mittee on Finance
Resolved. Thai a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of the Treasurer of the Free Public LIB
rary. in Jersey City. for the sum of $1,000.
the same being balance of 50, 1881, the
amount placed III the tax levy for the fis-
cal year 1897 and 1898 for Free Public
BY MIR. MidIige, on behalf of the Com
mittee on F%inanee@
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
If the Treasurer of the Free Public
library in Jersey City. for the sum OF
1881 .23. the same being the amount placed
In the tax levy for the fiscal year 1883
difference due for, 1885 to 1897 inclusive),
for Free Public Library"
BY Mr.. Midlige, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Finance
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
Library, in Jersey City, for the sum of
S29, 800. the amount placed in the tax levy
for the fiscal year 1898 and 1899, for Free
Public Library
On motion of Mr.. Midlige the Board
then took a recess for fifteen minutes.
Upon the reassembfing of the Board
the following members were present.
President HepDenheimer and MeSsrS.