The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
of Finance, held il its rooms at the City
o o1sLa, teeS NJ. 'anua's lo'' = :
Present-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Midlige. Ringle and Simpson.
Absent-Mr. Bailey-1.
Regular order of business was taken up.
PETITIONS. ETC.
received and disposed Of as follows:
OF Walter K. Birdsall, attorney of VIM.
Clark, assignee, requesting that the
Board of Street and Water Commissions
ers n now in the hands of the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions OF the
Board of Finance, be concurred in, the
Judgment heretofore recovered against
the said Breternitz having been Satisfae-
torily settled.
OF James Kilmead, for cancellation of
certain personal taxes.
Referred to the Committee on Salaries
Of Michael Doyle, for the return Of
s42. 90 for overcharge payment of taxes of
Of ADAM 4. Rapp, for correction in as
sessment for the opening In Neptune ave-
nue.. tive Bergen and Ocean venues.
Deferred to the Commissioners of As
sessments on motion of Mr.. SIMPSON,
OF George w. Decker. J. W. BogaTdus
and Others reaqesting m 5nae TINS r soaro
| mended by Commissioner Thcs. D. Mills.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.)
The following claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
committees
Frank Stevens. $6.65, and The Jersey
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel
referred January Is. 1899, the resolution
of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners, requesting the Board OF Fl
penses of modifying portions of the
street grades of certain streets n%ecessi-
tated by the elevation of the Erie Rail-
road, presented the following
| cation. and on motion of Mr.. Simpson, the
communication was received and filed and
the Clerk directed to send a copy of the
same to the Board OF street and Water
Jersey City, Jan. "a. 1899.
To the Honorable the Board of Finartce,
Jersey City, N. j.
between the city and the Erie Railroad
Company and other corporations associ-
ated with that company for the elevation
of certain railroad tracks in Jersey City,
and the abolition of certain grade cross
ings, certain work is to be done by the
city,. Unde the resolution adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, it appears that the cost of this
work will be about eleven thousand dol
lars, and your Board is asked to make
I'LL apr OpIldllOH ~ Ills CAPCRldi-
ture. This can be done, or the cost can
be paid out of the money received from IL
censes. The work will lave to be done by
contract. If it Is decided to pay for it
outside Of the license monies, you can
borrow the necessary sum and insert 1t
In the next tax levy. There does not
| appear to be any necessity for immediate
appropriation. The contracts can be
awarded and the appropriation made
when the monies fall due.
Yours respectfully,
ALLAN l.. McDERMOTT,
Corporation Counsel.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance be
and is hereby requested to appropriate
the sum of twelve thousand dollars for
the purchase of ground and the erection
thereon of a new building for Fire De-
| partment purposes; said sum to be raised
in accordance with the provisions of an
Act. entitled IAN Act authorizing cities
Of the irst-class to purchase land and
| erect buildings thereon for Fire Depart
| ment purposes" approved March rs, 1895.
being Chapter 1862 of the Laws of that
as Resolved, That the Board OF FL
nance be and is hereby requested to
| transfer the sum of five thousand dollars
from the credit Of appropriation For
purchase of property and erection there
on of Fire Department Building In
| Twelfth YARD to the credit Of appre-
priation 70 claims. fiscal year 1S9s-s9.
80 Res, we'd, That the Board OF FL
nance be and Is hereby requested to
transfer from the credit Of appropriation
ssFor purchase of property and erection