The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
BOARD OF FINANCE.
fomcial ProceedinEs,I


Present-Presiden Lembeck and Messrs-
Carnes, Midlige, Mullins and Ringie-o'
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes Of the following meetings.
regular November Is, adjourned regular
November Is and adjourned November 2.
Minute Book and as printed in manual
PETITIONS, ETC.
Petition of Christina Ruppel for the
return Of 81, poll tax for year 1889
Petition of Leonard Popp, for the re-
turn of s11.15 for payment Of water rent,
year 1888, lot 102, block sl4. Bleecker
Referred to Committee on Salaries and
The official bond at Albert H Mansfield,
Constable, sixth ward Jersey City, IN
the sum Of 81 900 with Samuel Kane and
John r. Ennis as sureties, was presented.
received and referred to the Corporation
Counsel.
The following claims were presented
received and referred to their appropriate
Albert Datz, sl2; Jersey City Democrat.
$780,, N. J. Title Guarantee and Trust Co.,
$49s IS; Albert Datz. SO; Jos: II. Pilsen,
$190; Jersey City Democrat, sl2l -l3; N. j.
| Title Guarantee and Trust Co, $40. 40: Jer-
sey City Democrat, $3.50 and $ll2.25; j.
| w Queen, $4462: Postal Tel. Gable Co.,
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Attorney
Jersey City. n. J., Dec. 5, 1889.
Hon. Board of Finance
Gertlemen-I beg TO return herewith
the transcripts of judgment in the cases Of
James Mannix and John Stephen against
the city. These cases were tried Detore
! spectively, and I consider the judgments
proper upon the evidence.
I advise payment.
JOHN W. QUEEN,
Cooperation Attorney.
fordered fledl
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City. n =:
December s, 1889.
Honorable Board of Finance.
entlemen--Assuming that the average
citizen of this city has, in a general way,
observed the progress and decided change
for the better which has come over this
much abused municipality for the past
eight years, one naturally halts and
! pauses to consider what has brought
about this change. On careful reflection
we find this: A city splendidly located op-
| posite the great metropolis of the New
World and by virtue of its position
naturally the point of arrival and de-
parture of hundreds of passenger and
| freight trains of nearly all the great rail-
roads of the United States; city offering
unrivalled sites for factories; and for resi-
| Dental purposes section known as the
hill section which cannot be excelled for
healthfulness and beauty; an excellent,
! though not vet fully perfected, rapid
transit trolley system connecting every
part of the city; an ample supply OF good
and wholesome drinking water; an en-
! larged system of sewers; great improve
lnent in the way of paved and asphait
streets, and, though still far from perfect.
a decidedly improved method of keeping
them clean; rapid filling In and occupation
OF meadow land IN some sections. the
building Of viaducts; the purchasing of
| lands for parks partly laid out; the erec-
! ton OF a number of modern school build
| ings; a new City Hall and Free Public
Library building, which in point of archi-
r
| the city: many other obvious improve
mentS and all of which have been accom-
plished In the short space of eight years
under former Mayor WanSer and myself.
Now the question which presents Itself,
serious one for some OF our people to
grasp is, shall we stop right here. call a
| halt and fall back into the old rut to lin
ger slowly by the way side or shall We
| fight on and continue improvements badly
needed in my opinion essential, and srong
that Jersey. Jersey city shall not drift back
wards? The Industrious merchant goes
into the market of the world and stocks
his store or warehouse with the latest and
best stock of goods, and through the col
umns OF our great newspapers acquaints
the public with the fact that he has an
enormous supply Of goods and sets forth
his superior facilities as compared with
competitors with the result that provided
his statements are true and no false rep
reservations are made he has such a rush
of business that he is unable to supply the
demand. Such is the case with a city. II
| it has no live men or only so small a
number that the so-called ''kickers' and
everlasting fault finders are in the ma
jority, then progress in that city Is sadly
marred and usually postponed. mark it,
gentlemen. postponed and future progress
rendered doubly difficult.
Gentlemen of the Board of Finance yon
are all in large measure self made men
Have you gained your position in life. your
you delayed till tomorrow what you could
do today2 If I judge you correctly YOU
are not of that stripe you like and should
like to see our city go on with works Of
Improvement, no matter who is at the
head of the city government so long As
that man is honest and sincere and toler-
ates no sduanderfng of public money
The question of new High School Is
one that should receive your immediate
and most serious consideration You
know from report that the school IS over
crowded and in no way fit to be called the
name 1t bears so far as the building and
equipments are concerned. You have the
law which enables You to build the High
School and enables YOU to issue bonds to
the extent of $4,000 and the land can
be had at any time. suitable locality
has been recommended, then why this
could not stand this Increased indebted
ness. I beg to differ We are today In
vestors are willing to buy our bonds and
willing to pay a premium to get them So
that this contention does not hold good
1T is further stated that there is a great
What has that to do with the matter?
We all say or at least pretend that We are
glad when goods are on the rise and men
get high wages. Are you lying low be-
cause perchanee, the merchants and la
borers win earn few dollars more and
you prefer TO wait till duh times come
In order to build2 Why, gentlemen, the
very fact Of the increased cost of such
building means more money In the hands
Of our working people and the small frac-
tion Of increase which the taxpayer IS
compelled to pay viii pc more than made
up by him in Increased rentals which the
mechanic or laborer IS only too willing to
ray provided ne 10 mas empaaymesns l s1l5, and
niafn business reasons. besides the cou1i-
try is on the road to prosperity and