The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-27

Or. George III. Still, for return of $6.E
paid in error for water rents. on lot 8.
Block $50, Neptune avenue.
referred to the Committee on Salaries
and Cfaims.J
Petition for cancellation of certain per.
sonal taxes were received from Urbain
La Riviere, Mary E. Bogart, James Hook
er, Fred c. Bush.
Referred to the Committee of the
The following oflcial bonds were pre-
scented, r~eeeived and referred to the Com
mittee. on Finance
" Michael J: ODonnell, as City Clerk.
Laughlin, Philip e. Martin and Abram
Post, as sureties.
OF the following Constables each in the
Thomas Golden, Eleventh Ward, with
Jonn conway and Lawrence Sutton as
Joseph o'Donnell, First Ward. with Pc
ter J. Gilligan and Joseph P. Hennessey
Cornelius D. Shine, Sixth Ward. with
Frank Preussen and Thomas Falion as
Nicholas p Wedin. Jr., Fourth Ward,
with James N. Braden and John H. Mas
ker as sureties.
Jeremiah F.. OfBrien, Sixth Ward. with
Joseph H. Meehan and Patrick Curry as
sureties.
Richard Garrick, Eleventh Ward, with
henry Traphagen and Henry Ewald as
Communications. from Theodore Men
dels, agent, offering for sale to the city
Tor a new fire house in the Twelfth Ward.
New County road and Lincoln street.
Whols.)
CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented.
received and referred to their appropriate
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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were pre-
scented. received and disposed of as fol-
lows
From His Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, n. j., May II, 1898.
Honorable Board of Finance
H Gentle me 81 herewith refer to your
q copy of a bill passed by the last
Legislature. The act seems to have merit
IN it and is worthy of consideration.
EDWAfRiD Hoos.
Whole.)
From the Board of Education
l.. Resolution passed April p, 1899. re-
questing Board of Finance to purchase
lots 10 and 20, block 1,793 and the building
Board of Education.
(Referred to the Committe of the
Whole)
2. Resolution passed April 81, 1893. re-
ouesting the Board of Finance to appro-
pirate $4,457.50 to pay for certain repairs
and alterations to Schools Nos. 10 and 20.
(Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.)
From the Commissioners of Assess
nent:-
Report in the matter of the cancelIa-
ton of the assessment levied against lot
36, Block /, 7S8.
Ordered fled.)
From G. P. Robinson. Clerk of Police q.
Jersey City, May 4, 1899.
Honorable Board of Finance, City Hall,
Jersey City. N. j.
dent of the Board. you are respectfully
notified that careful estimates for the
new building of the Sixth Precinct Sta
ton House, show that the work cannot
be done properly for less than $50, 600.
g. p. ROBINSON.
Clerk.
Referred to Special Committed
communication from j.. D. Bedle, Judge
of First District Court, and Charles w.
Parker, Judge of Second District Court,
resolution passed May s, 1899, stating that
the Committee on Finance of this Board
would examine the books, records, files,
etc., of the District Courts, etc.
Ordered fled.)
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
1n6 following resolutions dUOplSQ ny
the Board Of Street and Water Commits
sieners. were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows
l. Requesting Board of Finance to APP
propriate 10000 to liquidate claims for
advertising, ETC., on account of Chapter
217 and $780,, Laws 1895, the amount hereto
fore allowed said Board for such purposes
having been exhausted.
PASSED May 9, 1897
Referred to Committee on Finance.
2. Awarding to Horace McBride the
contract to furnish and deliver about 1000
gross tons of bltuminous coal at High
Service Pumping Station, he being the
lowest bidder (price $2.SD.
PASSED May 9, 1897
8. Ordering paid certain claims.
PASSED May 8, 1892
4. Awarding to Jas. F. Stewart Co. the
contract to furnish and deliver lumber
according to specifications, it being the
lowest bidder.
PASSED May 16, 1892
s. Awarding to Washburne Bros. Co.,
the contract to furnish and deliver ma
sons materials, they being the lowest
bidder.
PASSED May 16. 1880
6. Ordering paid certain claims.
PASSED May Is, 1899
4. Awarding to the w. W. Farrier Co.
the contract to furnish and deliver about
10000 lbs. of pig lead, at Pipe Yard, Bay
street, at the price named in its proposal
s. Awarding to E. A. Dugan the contract
to furnish and deliver hay and feed. &c,
according to specifications Che being the
lowest bidder.
PASSED May is, 1880
9. Requesting Board of Finance to sup
plement the appropriation for cleaning
sewers and basins, current fiscal year. by
81, 500.
PASSED May 16. 1899
10. Requesting Board of Finance to sup
plement for clearing streets, ETC., current
fiscal year by 5000,
PASSED May 16. 1880
(Referred to the Committee on Salaries
REPoRTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Finance reported.
recommending that the following official
bonds. referred to said committee. at his
meeting. be received and approved and
that they be entered at large upon the
Board book and fled
Michael j. O'Donnell, City Clerk and
of the following Constables:-
Thomas Golden, Joseph O'Donnell,
Cornelius D. Shine, Nicholas P. Wedin,
Jr., jeremiah r. O'Brien, Richard Gar
rick.
The report of the Committee was re-
ceived, the commentators therein con-
tanned were adopted and the bonds were
each approved by the following vote on
the call for the yeas and nays by the
YeasGPresident Lembeck and Messrs.
Carnes. Midlige, Mullins and Ringle-S.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
reported recommending. that the follow
80 .a.aIv+iors aHautpd bv the BOARD of