The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-01

Finance, held in its rooms at the City
Hall, on Wednesday, May "a, lssss AT
PresentNPresident Lembeck and Messrs.
Carnes, Midlige, Mullins and Ringle.
The Board Of Street and Water Conn
~missioners and the Board OF Education.
who were requested to be present at this
meeting were heard in relation to certain
resolutions, passed by their Boards. re-
questihg extra appropriations.
DR.. Uiamor Allen and others, represent
ing the people of the Hudson city Sec
ton, appeared and asked to be heard On
the bill passed by the Legislature or 1879,
CONCERNING a viaduct between two cities
and requesting that the Board of Finance
secure from the Corporation Counsel an
opinion az to which Is the governing
body" as specified in said plil. .,a,
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
The following petition was presence.
received and referred TO the COMMITTEES
OF Patrick Fernane. for cancellation Of
certain personal taxes. -
McMahon. Constable, Second ward, Jersey
City. in the sum of $1,000 with Thomas =.
Crotty and Michael S~haughnessey as
sureties,' anl guy w appr ppssent 1y Received
and referred to the on III
nance.
| ceived and referred to their appropriate
committees
James j.. Murphy. s4o.5e: Albert OATS
so Ar ndFfFfciAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The Corporation Counsel, to whom was
/ referred Ma Is. 1899. the petition of Dem
| mis- B.. Ryan by William N, Dougherty az
| torney. requesting cancellation OF certain
| taxes and water rents, reported as loi-
lows Jersey City, May %, 1899.
To the Honorable the Board of Finances
conSemenEI return herewith your Pc
| tition of Dennis B. Ryan. In my opinion
YOUR Board is without power to make lns
cancellation of taxes requested by salo
Yours respectfully. !.
ALLAN L. McDERMOTT.
Corporation Counsel.
Raferred to the Committee on Salaries
From the Commissioners OF Assess-
ments-
Communication submitting estimates OK
approDriations for fiscal year, 1S9s-lSoo.
(Referred to the Committee OF tns
Whoie.)
From His Honor the Mayor 80 ,ooo
Jersey City, N. j., May ~, 1879
| Honorable Board of Finance
f4enflemen-I desire to inform you that
have appointed Mr.. Henry Puster AS
Jersey city. n. j., for the term Of two
| wears from the fourth Tuesday in May,
| 4. d.. eighteen hundred and ninety-nlne.
In accordance with the PROVISIONS Of an aes
1 III Al y
partment in cities of the first class in this
| State. to provide for the appointment and
duties of the law officers therein, and
for their compensation and term
Of once passed May 1s,
| 1894, and have fixed his salary at the
sum Of fifteen hundred dollars per an-
mum, payable monthly.
Very respectfully yours,
EDWARD HOGS,
Mayor.
(Received n ordered fled
Communications from John ]. Nevin
| and j. Herbert Potts, Police Court JUS
| tees. acknowledging receipt OF a copy
| Of the resolution passed May 3, 1899, stats
| ing that the Committee on Finance or
this Board would examine the books,
records, files. etc, of the Police Courts,
etc.
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
The following resolutions requiring the
| concurrence of the Board of Finance:-
PASSED May %. 1881
1. Ordering paid certain claims.
2. Awarding to Peter McCabe the con-
| tract for the Improvement of Noble street
from Hudson Boulevard to Morris Canal
| ESTIMATED cost, $S,645. 4S}.
8. Awarding to John Nolan the con-
| tract for the improvement of Hopkins
| avenues from Summit avenue to Collard
ITO be Continued.l