The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
BOARD Of FINANCE.
(omcial Proceedings.l

Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance, held in its rooms, at the City Hall,
Wednesday, April Is, 1899, at eight O'Clock
P. NJ.
! Messrs. Bailey, Midlige, Ringle n Simp-
SON.
Absent-None.
DR.. Leonard J.. Gordon and other Free
Board, and requested it to issue addi-
tionai bon to the amount of $4,000. for
the purpose OF erection of Free Public
Library Building.
Members of the Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners also requested that
certain amounts be set aside for the i'm
provernent of public parks. etc.
The Board then took a recess of fifteen
minutes on motion of M. Simpson.
Upon r~eassemDling all members of the
Board Were present.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting held
On April 5, 1899, were approved as en-
CROSSED IN the minute book, on motion of
Mr.. Simpson.
Mr. fsingle here obtained leave and re-
tired.
PETITIONS. ETC.
The following petitions were presented,
received and disposed Of as follows
Petition Of William ~Brinkerlom for the
return of $751; - taxes of 1899, nadvertantly
paid 10 City Collector, on lot 5, Block 1o2l,
Bergen avenue.
(Referred 10 the Committee on salaries
Petition Of Louis Tiser, requesting the
return Of certain mounts paid in errer.
tReferred to the Committee on Salaries
and Ciaims.}
Application Of George S. Fellows, for
deed No. part 800, lots 10 to 81, Block $40
{, t5S neW). Williams avenue; report No. 90,
sale No. part 2.547. sold by the City Coli
lector, April 2G, 1892.
Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.)
The following official bonds were pre-
scented, received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance
OF Ferdinand Heintze, member of the
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners in the sum of so, 600, with Carl n.
Reumpler, Henry 2. Simon as sureties..
OF the following constables, each in the
sun of 81. 000:-
Robert j. Livingston, Tenth ward, with
James A. Gordon and John Troll as sure
ties.
John Pringle. Ninth ward. with Henry
T%raphagen and George Johnson as sure
ties.
William H.. Thompson, Fourth ward.
as sureties.
Joseph Locke. Tenth ward, with John
McCarty and Ernest J. Leonard as sure
ties.
The following. claims were presented,
received and referred to their appropriate
committees
John W. Queen, $25S.1s James II. Clark,
$21. so; H. A. Lush. $40; Peter Golden, SIS;
Jersey City Democrat, sTS.7o. ss9.1O, $48.e5,
So. %; Albert Datz 81; Harry r; Datz, 81
The following communications were pre-
scented, received and disposed of a. Toll
lows
From Trustees of Free Public Library
Jersey City, April 10, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of Finance OF
GentiemenWWe hereby certify that at
- ar Af f1,n TOanrl of rtr,1c+onC IA fhn
Free Public Library of Jersey City. held
in the City Hall, on Monday evening"
| April Is. IL was by formal resolution deter
| mined that it is advisable to request that
sue Of additional bonds of Jersey City, to
! the amount of $50. 900, making a total IN
all of s200,000, for the purpose OF the erec-
| ton Of a Free Public Library Building
upon the premises as heretofore set forth
in a communication TO your honorable
! body dated January IS. 1885.
Respectfully.
LEONARD j. GORDON,
President Board of Trustees,
Free Public Library.
Preferred to Committee on Finance,)
From the Board of Education
1. Resolution requesting an appropr.a-
| ton of $3.50 to pay salary of janitress of
temporary School No. 20.
2. Resolution requesting an aprropria-
| ton of So, 239. II, to pay the salary. fire.
man, School No. i: salary of jani5ress,
| School No. / Annex; rent of School No. !
| Annex; repairs of School No. IL PASSED
April 10, 1890.
Referred to Committee on Concurrent
| ResoIutions.)
9. Resolution requesting Board of FL
| nance to appropriate the sum of $1,000 q
for the erection of a school building on
the site of the former School No. 20.
PASSED April 10, 1897
Referred. to The Committee on Finance.t
From the Board of Police Commissions
| ers:-
Resolution requesting an appropriation
| of $4,000 for the building of the Sixth PEE
| cinct station house on Central avenue.
PASSED April II, 1899
Referred to the Committee on Financc.)
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
1 The following resolutions adopted by the
/ Board of Street and Water Commissioner
4 were presented, received and disposed Of
as follows
1. Ordering paid certain claims.
| Passed April ~, 1897
2. Authorizing the Water Registrar. to
adjust the claim against the town Of FAR
! rison for water furnished for ssx liorths
ending February 10. 1899, on a basis Of a
rebate of $500, provided payment Is ten-
dered by May 1st prox.
PASSED April IS, $780,
3. Ordering paid certain claims.
Passed April is, 1881
Referred to the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions.
!, REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on Finance reported.
recommending that the following official
] bonds be received and apprcrved. and that