The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-08
LIGHT FOR
FIVE YEARS
Eoard Of Finance Concurs in
the Award of the Con-
tract to The United
Electric Company.
LAND FOR PARKS
Forty-six Lots Purchased for
Reservoir Extension
Index Book for the
Collector.

President Jacob Ringle. of the Board
Of Finance, did not attend the
irst business meeting of the board
yesterday afternoon. Commissioner VI
ver was chosen chairman on motion OF
Commissioner Daudt.
Forrest Heath, the new clerk, who sue
ceeded Michael f. Kalaher. aided the
board in the speedy transaction of busi-
ness. He read the communications rap
idly but distinctly.
President Ringle's committees for the
year were read as follows:
Finance Perry, Brock, and Daudt.
Concurrent Resolutions --Daubt, Quinn,
and Perry.
Claims-Brock. Perry and Daudt
Printing Quinn. Perry and Daudt.
A communication was received from
Charles A. Lewis to the effect that the
Speer estate is willing TO accept the
city's offer of $500 for the land adj
joining, 40. IL school in Bergen Square
for al additional school site, the estate to
pay the taxes which are due.
The Board concurred in the award by
the Street and Water Board of the cleo
tric light contract to the United Electric
Company of New Jersey for term of
five years at the rate of 9Tla per light
per annum; the award of the gas light
ing contract TO the Hudson County Gas
Light Company for one year at the rate
of $50 pei lamp per annum and the
award of the oil lighting contract to the
New York and New Jersey Globe Gas
Light ComRany for one year at the rate
of $50 per lamp per annum.
The Board also concurred in the Street
and Water Board resolution for the final
payment of S4e1 due John Nolan for the
Improvement of Fifth street, between
Brunswick street and Newark avenue.
The purchase Of 46 lots from the Og-
den estate for the Riverview Park extern
sion was made possible by the adoption
of a resolution concnrring in the Street
and Water Board resolution ordering a
warrant for 100000 drawn in favor of
Mariana Ogden and A. H. Green ex-
ecutors or the Ogden estate.
The deeds to the property will be pre-
sented to the city in few days upon
the delivery of the warrant.
The Commissioners provided 5000 for
the purchase of thirty-one index books
which City Collector Edward Fry got
from former Chief Clerk William III.
Tutfle after he resigned to accept the
position of teller of the West Hudson
County Trust Company. Mr.. Tuttie in
vented his index system and took his
books away with him when he left the
City Hall. The new Collector was lost
without them and was much pleased
with a chance to buy them.
A warrant for $50, 100 was ordered
drawn in favor of the treasurer of the
Free Public Library Trustees on account
of $36G62-50 which amount was appro-
priated to the Board for the year 1902
1908.
Another warrant was ordered drawn
in the sum of 81, ,250, to be transferred
to the Sinking Fund. to pay 1,5O0 inter-
est Of S150.000 worth of per cent. Free
Public Library bonds. due April ], 1921,
and $3.50 interest on $4,000 worth 31a
per cent. Free Public Library bonds ma
turing at the same time.
The award of the contract to the M.
Z. Connolly Contracting Company for
the improvement of Seventeenth street
was coneurred in. The estimated cost
of this improvement is $8,302. II. of
which s2,513.7T viii be on the city.
The Board adjourned to meet next
Wednesday.