The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03
FINANC|ERS MEET.
Board Receives Architect
Griffn's Report on School
Repairs.

The Board Of Finance held a meeting
yesterday afternoon. Only three members
were. present, Commissioners Carnes,
Midlige and Ringle. In the absence OF
President Lembeck, Commissioner Ringle
was made president pro tenn. The Board
had but little business to transact, the
tax budget having been completed.
Albert Datz, printer, reported that he
had delivered to the Clerk Of the Board
its full quota Of copies Of the newly com
piled and revised ordinances of the city,
EVAN & McEwan, attorneys, to have re-
ceived them. Several petitions from Nc
Ewan& McEwan. attorneys, to have re-
funded moneys paid in error for water
rents were referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Al communication from Washington b.
Williams enclosing an order of the Court
of Chancery for cancellation of certain
taxes and tax sales of private property
was received and referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel.
A request from City Collector Robert
Davis that his Office be furnished with
an Elliott & Hatch book typewriter, was
referred to Committee on Salaries and
claims, with power.
A communication from the Board OF
Education calling attention to an error IN
figures in a resolution from that Board
requesting an appropriation OF s4'4ot.oo
for alterations, repairs, ETC., of the build
ing used for School No. 20 Annex, py
which the amount was reduced Ss5o.Sis
was received and filed.
A resolution from the Board Of Alder
men providing. with the concurrence OF
the Board of Finance. for application 10
he made TO the Circuit Court for appoint
ment Of d Commissioner of Adjustment
to fill vacancy caused by the death OF
Charles B. Thurston. was concurred IN,
as were also resolutions from the street
ana Water Board awarding contracts 70
Henry Byrne for Improvement OF Aihn
strong avenue, formerly Walker avenue,
from Ocean to Bergen avenues (estimateu
cost s1a s3s. $50. and for improvement OF
Efftaanth street. from Erie street TO the
usast side Of Monmouth street (estimatea
cast 90 $50. 663. and to Bernard Cannon lor
smnrovamant of Nelson avenue, from
Rleecker street TO north side g
street ESTIMATED cost s1.sIs.7D.
The report of Architect Wiiiiam
Gr,fin of emergency repairs required On
several buildings during the present Vaea-
tion was submitted and offered ior .he
consideration of the Board OF Educauon-
Tnstaas Of s54 14s.66. estimated by lhe
committees Of that Board as the amount
required to make the necessary repairs,
Mr.. Grifin's estimates amount az slo'o9e
go axnanditure on the different school
huildfngs as fo1lows:-
No i 500. No. / annex. $50; No z, SSU'
No. 8. $1,000; No. A. SLIGO; No. . si,ieo'
No 6. 1900; Nc. Z, $500; No. s. 5000; NO. y
Son. No 9 annex. s40o; No. 10. $1,000, NO
II s5o. No. ii annex, $500; No. u, 500;
IL sf.1oo: No. IA, $500; No. Is. $500;
No 1s. $500: No. II. $3.50; No. IS. $3.50; No.
70 5000: No q. $1.7oo; No. %, $500; No. %,
SEGA. No "a. $500; No. Is. $500. Mr.. Grimm
reports that he called at school buiiding
No. q and found that repairs were being
made to furnace CRATES and no Iufther
repairs are necessary. He prefaces AIS
report bv saving: "On examining the
reauisitions while it sufficiently appears
that almost all the repairs specified Wouia
be proper. vet the items in the acquisitions
not reported on. in my Judgment cannot
be said to be absolutely necessary"
The Board adopted the following
.Whereas, In the opinion OF this Board
the amount which should be appropriated
to cover exlgencies caused by the neces-
sity for repairs in the public schools,
which could not have been foreseen at
the time of making the tax levy Of 1SsS-e9-
should not exceed the sum of s17, 800.
Resolved. That the request Of the
- -.rAnrtaffn
of $54, 1896 be not granted"
A copy of the above preamble and reso-
luton was forwarded to the Board OF
Education. then in session, with a re-
quest to be informed of any action there
but answer was returned that the
Board had no response to make.