The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
VIM. C. HEPPENHEIMER,
wa. f. MIDLIGE.
J. s. BAILEY,
r. SIMPSON.
JACOB RINGLE,

W4. f. u
J.. S. BAILEY.
r. SIMPSON.
JACOB RINGLE,
Committee OF the Whole
ceived and the resolution therein co.-
tanned was adopted by the following vote
Yeas President H~eppenheirner and
Messrs. Bailey, Midlige. Ringle and SimD-
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following RESOLUTIONS were present.
ed, received, and they were each adopted
by the following vote on the cali for the
yeas and nays by the President
Yeas-President Heppenheimer and
Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Ringie and Simp-
son-5.
Nays-None.
A~bsent-None.
BY Mr.. Bailey. on behalf of the Com
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
Of Hugh Dugan, County Collector, for The
taxes, 1ssS.
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Conn
mittee IN finance:
Whereas, 1t is deemed for the best in
terest of Jersey City that certain tax ar
rearage funds formerly established be
consolidated, and that certain tax arrear-
be paid and cancelled; therefore be it
Resolved, hat Dursuan TO the provis-
ing Giles IS. al approved eSsis1fu April ri f. ISIS S7S,es and
the supplements thereto, and also an act
entitled IAN act relating to the issue Of
State, approved April q, 1884, bonds of the
city to an amount not exceeding 81, 600
be issued in the name Of The Mayor and
Mayor and City Clerk of Jersey City and
eountersigned by. the City Comptroller. IN
anticipation of the collection of taxes of
Jersey City for the years 1875 to 1885,.
Resolved, That said bonds be issued as
required and made payable January 1,
1902, or upon ten days notice by the city,
with interest at the rate of no exceeding.
4 per cen. per annum.. payable January 1st
the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund
of Jersey City and the Sinking fund
Commissioners of Hudson County, n. j.,
at par and accrued interest; and, be it
Resolved, That the cash and securities
now held by all tax arrearage funds, ex-
cepting fund known as Tax Arrearage,
1894 to 1885, and the receipts from taxes
for years 1875 to 1888 inclusive, and the in
those taxes pledged under resolution
passed BY the Board November Il. 1898
hereby pledged for the payment of bonds
issued under and in accordance with this
resolution. and also for the payment OF
the following tax arrearage bonds.
$4,000 AZ per cent, due January 4 1893.
$4,000 311s per cent, due April l. 1899.
$412.0 GOO Az per cent, due May 10, 1899.
$S5, 600 4 per cent, due January /. 1900.
SIo,0 900 4 per cent, due January l. 1900
1925, 600 AZ per cent, due January ], 1850.
S245.00o 4 per cent. due October /, 1900.
BY Mr.. Bailey, on behalf of the Cons
mittee On Finance
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer, in favor
of that officer, to be deposited to the
credit of January, 1893, interest, as fol-
On General Account .............. $54,S10 Is
On General Account, to pay in ., ooo on
By Mr. simpson, on behalf Of the COM
mittee on Salaries and Claims
Whereas, On the 3lst day OF December,
1898, Dennis O'Brien, trustee, inadvert-
entity paid the taxes of 1S9I-sS on lot os,
ing to $43.35, intending to aVe paid the
taxes for said year on lot IS, block $50,
Nc. AZ Oakland avenue: and
Whereas, The owner of said lot So,
block $50, also paid the taxes for the
year 1881 '9S, on March 16. 1898; therefore,
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
Dennis OBrien. trustee, for S4S.35, to re-
turn amount inadvertently PAD Ior the
t. taxes os,S Of Il dSs9-, sS,,e on a lot t p, O 46e CIV ~, col.
lector be notified; further
Resolved, That the said warrant be only
used towards the payment of the taxes of
iSsI-'sS, on lot IS, block $50, No. AZ Oak
BY Mr.. Simpson, on behalf of the Com-
mittee onsSalaries and Claims:-
Resolved, Thai a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer for $T.60 IN
favor of the N. Y. & N. ]. Improvement
| Co. to return overcharge for water rents,N
on Lots II and Is, Block 349, No. 21 New
ark avenue, and Lot 10, Block S49. No. 2S9
New ark a IKE nsid Is AppiI " 1895 s.. 80
For year 1898, paid June q, 1S9S....... $50
Tota, s7.ee
Houses were assessed as six stories high
l instead of five, stories, as certified to by
the Water Assessor.
By Mr.. Simpson. on behalf of the Com
mitfee on Salaries and Claims
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer for sS6;23 On
Guiding 1885 INTEREST,", in favor of John
Wright, to return amount paid in error
December IA, 1898, for the taxes of 1892, on
Lot 4. in Triangle 10, Block $50, zabriskie
street; property was previously sold by
the city for unpaid taxes dneluding the
year 1892. etc, and came into possession
: Of said John Wright upon assignment.
on motion of Mr.. Simpson the Board
MARTIN FTNcK.
Clerk.
Special meeting of the Board of FL
nance held in its rooms at the City Hall,
Saturday, December "a, 1898, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
Present-President H-eppenheimer and
/ Messrs. Midlige. Ringle and Simpson,.
Absent-Mr. Bailey.
The call for the meeting and issued by
the President (Which was for the purpose
of making an appropriation to the Board
of Education to pay for repairs TO School
No. Y and acting upon resolutions pre-
scented by the Board of Education) was
read by the Clerk.
\ The following resolutions. adopted by
the Board of Education on December Y,
1898, were presented and referred to the
Committee on Finance
l. That the request made by this Board
of the Board of Finance at the meeting
held November 25, 1888. that $1,000 be
transferred from the appropriation for
teachers salaries and $4,000 from the
preparation for fuel, to an account
known as a General Claims AecouY.. be
and the same Is hereby withdrawn.
2 That the contract for completing the
alterations and improvement Of School.
No. II, IN accordance with the plans and
/, specifications heretofore adopted by this
Board, be and the same is hereby
awarded to Neil Campbell & Son.tat the
price named in their bid, viz: $7,0S3,
they being the lowest bidders. and that
the Corporation Attorney be and he is
hereby requested to draw the necessary
contract; provided, that the aforesaid Neil
Campbell & Son shall have no claim
against the Mayor and Aldermen of Jer-
sey City, under this resolution, for the
amount of the contract or any part
thereof, until the Board of Finance shall
have made a proper and effective appro-
priation, for the payment of the amount
specified above.
Your concurrence in the above resolu-
ton is respectfully requested.
8. Whereas, At meetings held on Novem-
Der 10. 1895. and November %. 1898. reso-
lutions were adopted requesting the Board
of Finance to appropriate sums of money
amounting to 1000 to the use of this