The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-04-16
new FIRE HOUSES
Mayor, Financiers and Fire
Board Discuss the Ex-
penditure Of $4,000.
COAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
List Of Delinquent Taxpayers
Vow in Preparation
Warrants Ordered.
COAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Commissioners, Mayor Pagan, Comptrol-
Ter Hough, Corporation, Attorney Carey,
Fire Chief Conway and Fire Commis-
sicner Zumbusch preceded yesterday $
meeting of the Finance Board. 1t is
supposed that some of the time was oc-
cupied in general discussion Of matters
pertaining to the. Fire Department pre-
paratory to fixing up the next annual
budget. Conferences of such a character
have been going on between the Finan-
ciers and members of various Depart-
ments for some time.
The principal object of the visit of
Fire Commissioner Zumbusch and Chief
Conway, it was ascertained, however,
was to discuss the issue of $50, 600 worth
of bonds out of the $4,000 worth author
ized to be issued by the Legislature to
purchase sites and build fire houses. The
city already owns one site, that known
as the Manning avenue site, and the
Hire Department officials believe they
can purchase two more sites and erect
three new fire houses with $50, 600. 1t
is proposed to erect an engine house on
the Manning avenue site, an engine house
somewhere in West Bergen and a truck
house in the Grove section of old Hudson
iCty. 1t is said that the Financiers were
favolably impressed with the arguments
of Commissioner Zumbusch and Chief
Conway and decided to refer the matter
to the Committee Of the Whole.
in open session the City Comptroller
was directed to transfer 50, T50 FROM the
contingent fund Of the Board Of Finance
to the fuel an delectric power account Of
the Board Of Education The money is
to ba used for the purchase of 500 tons
of coal for use during the balance Of the
present school term.
The request of the Board of Education
for an appropriation of $4,000 with
which to purchase a full supply of coal
for the next term was referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Comptroller Hough was authorized to
sign warrants to pay claims and salaries,
to be charged to the appropriation for
cleaning sewers and receiving basins, in
CURED in March, April and May.
| The official bond of Permit CLERK Ed
ward Mccarthy in the sum Of $1,000 was
accepted and ordered fled. The sure
ties are Martin Hackett and Samuel
Nagle.
The sum of S2,094 was ordered trans
ferred from the liquor license moneys
to the special street account to pay for
labor amounting to 1854, and materials
amounting to $500 on paved streets dur
ing the past month.
The City Collector was directed to
submit to the Board at its next meeting
a list of all properties on which taxes
have not been paid for two years or
more The list has been in course of
preparation for some time.
The City Treasurer was directed to
credit to May interest account the fol-
lowing sums General account, $19,9O5;
general account to pay interest on assess
ment bonds, SIS 600; water account, $19,-
Gs5.
| The East Jersey Water Company was
ordered to be paid $1o2, ,651.5o for water
used during the quarter ending March
81.
Edward O'Donell was ordered paid a
claim of S4107.
When the resolution was offered Chair
man Ringle remarked that be thought
a number Of Mr.. O'Donneils claims had
been held up by the City Treasurer.
Clerk Heath said that was true. ssut it
had been found that mistake hs been
made and the claims had since been
paid.