The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-11

| Improvement Association appeared and
were heard concerning the purchase Of
said committee after they We're assured
by the President of the Board. their re-
quest would be carefully considered:
On motion of Mr.. Ringle the Board took
4 a recess of fifteen minutes.
Upon reassembling the following mem
| bers answered to@rollcall.
President Lembeck and Messrs. Cafnes,
MidIige, Mullins and Ringle-5.
The regular order Of business was then
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of regular meeting Qcto-
Der IS, 1899, were approved as engrossed
in the minute book, on motion Of Mr..
Midlige.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS. ETC.
The following petitions, etc., were pre-
scented, received and disposed OF as 1oi-
lows
Communications from the Jersey City
Woman's Club. thanking this Board Tor
| courtesy shown, and assistance given 10
the Town Improvement INF DUR
ing the past summer.
Received and ordered filed.
Transcripts Of judgments entered IN
Hudson Circuit Court against the Mayer
The following plaintiffs
Charles E. Snlk, John A. Whelan ana
Frank M. Towey.
Preferred to Committee on Finanee.9
Petition of Joseph Cole tor correction Of
valuation on Lots 80 and 33, Block l,324,
Dwight street. year 1884 and year 1895.
Il Gtil1Uil Ql fF41llaHl ltN6PESt v tiC -
tu.a Of 81 for o~ver-payment OF mater
rent, ~lS9S-ls99, Lot x. Bock 1.92f, Month
cello avenue.
Petition Of Benjamin Edge. for return
| of s201.6o. duplicate payment of water rem,
year 1885, Lot 70. Block II, Washington
| street.
Referred to Committee on Salaries and
Pefition of A. Reittmaster for the return
of s1S5. 80. surplus paid in redemption OF
lands sold for unpaid adjusted taxes, etc.
(Rpfqrred fo G0nmftTpe on FINANCES
CLAIMS.
1 The following claims were presented.
r remmff and Tsferrfd e Sla ensir s apPpopJf J. &.
Democrat, SGT; Frank Stevens: $S.75; j. =.
Democrat, s64, sss IS, 1898 5; X.
2 3 ans;ns 81; s.; = Sons s; p ST. s. 9. D ssSisS;
| crat, $124.60; Fred 3. Baker, w. !. 4.
Brown. $50; J. c. Democrat, SO: George
B. Fielder. $685. n J. Title Gnaraneee
&c OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel ,ooo
Jersey City, October 81 1889.
To the Honorable the Board OF Finance:-
Gentlemen-My attention having been
| called, in examining the bonds OF an
other municipality, to the system Of Ger
| tifcation adopted by the United States
Mortgage and Trust Company of New
York, / requested the President OF that
tificate of the bonds hereafter to be IS
sued by this city, and particularly OF the
proposed issue for the erection Of a new
High School. l enclose, his answer ana
earnestly recommend that the elements
of safety afforded by the plan OF TINS
company be secured for all future issues
Of Jersey city bonds It has las
Essex county, by the City of Passaic, by
Franklin and Sprink Lake Townships, in
the State, and very generally BY munici,
palities in other States. Mr.. Young Will
be pleased to meet your Board, or a COM
mittee thereof, at any time.
Very respectfully,
ALLAN l.. McDERMOTT,
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
From the Board of Police Commission
Resolution passed October 81, 1899, re-
questing Board of Finance TO transfer the
sum of So, 500 from account of the Board
of Health to General Claims, Board OF
Police Commissioners, fiscal year lSss-llSss-
From the Board Of Tax Commission
Resolution passed. October 25, 1899, re-
questing transfer of 1921 so from ACCOUNT
preparing Record Book 1S9S-1S99. to
sAppropriation of Salaries. Commission
| ers and Clerk, 189S-4S99.
From the Board of Aldermen
questing transfer to. general claims ac-
count 1S9S-1S99. all the unexpended pal
| ances to the credit of the Board OF Alder
men, fiscal year 7S9S-lS9s.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
From the Board of Street and Water
| commissioners
The following resolutions =Esagiring the
concurrence of the Board OF FINANCE
Passed. October "a, 1895.
i. Ordering paid certain claims.
2. Awarding to Edward ". Conlon the
| contract for the construction OF a sewer
in Troy street, from a point about ~
! feet east of its westerly terminus TO and
| connecting with the sewer IN summit
avenue.
8. Awarding to the Atlantic Alcartraz
Asphalt CO., the contract for the ,lm-
proyement Of Vroom street, from Gray
street to Van Reypen street s5p
ESTIMATED cost, $l4,529.l4-)
Passed October 81, 1899.
4 Ordering paid certain claims.
S. Awarding to Henry Byrne. the con-
tract for the improvement Of BroaoWay,
Estimated cost, $10,039.9 5-)
4 Awarding to the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Co. the contract for the lmproVenieHe
Hudson Boulevard ESTIMATED cost w.
$50. 46).
REPoRTs OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
| tons reported recommending that the Ioiz
| lowing resolutions adopted by the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners De
concurred in.
Passed January q, 1S99:-
1. Ordering paid the following laims:-
Charles L.. Davis, $12, claim NO. AL
Charles L. Davis. $f2, claim No. 49,
Passed May 8, 1885,
Charles T.. Davis. $24. claim No. So.
Passed October 10, 1885,
2. Awarding to TheQ. Smith & Sons Co,
the contract for the ~disconnecting, re-
moving and resetting of the 100000 gal
Ion capacity Duplex pumping engine from
Belleville to the High Service Pumping
| Station, at the price named in its pro-
posal, viz. S.218.
Passed October "a, 1899.
8. Ordering paid the following claims.
]. f. Stewart Co., $102.5 IS. claim No, SIG.
]. f. Stewart Co, 1884. claim No. SAT,
j. F. Stewart CO.., S71.e1, claim No. $50.
). F. Stewart Co, $20.58, claim No. S49.
J. F. Stewart Co, s9.s5, claim No. S5l.
John O'ReiFly, $50, claim No. SO.
John Re~isenaurer, $50, claim No. 240.
A. S. futile, $3.50. claim No. IS.
Evening Journal Association, 1910,
claim No. 200. 80
A.4E. Nolan, $54.75. claim No. 500.
A. e. Nolan, $3.50, claim No. COL
Passed October 81, 1892
United Gas Improvement Co, SASS, claim
United Gas improvement Co, s2.75, claim
p. A. Dugan. $40, claim No. 551.
A. Sherry, SIS, claim No. 81
John O'Hearrl, s39. claim No: 356.
w. H. eckham $40. claim No. 642.
Passed October "a. 1899.
4. Awarding to Edward ". Conlon, the
contract for the construction OF a sewer
in Troy street, from a point about ten
feet east of its westerly terminus 20 ana
connecting with the sewer in summit ave-
nue. ESTIMATED cost. $4,779. 55).
S. Awarding to the Atlantic Aacarraz