The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-20
BOND ISSUE TO.
PAY JUDGES
Financiers Order Temporary
Loan Of s2,O32.l6 to
Cover Increase in
Salaries.
HENRY sYRNE TO BE PAID
Warrants Drawn to Satisfy
Various Claims g Street
Repairs Ordered.

The Committee on Finance Of the Fin
ance Board was yesterday authorized to
have issued per cent. temporary loan
bond to raise $2,O32. .16 to appropriate to
the credit of the Board of Aldermen to
meet the increase of salaries of the two
District Court Judges from $4,000 to
$4,000, and of the Clerks from 81 800 to
$1,000, which under a law passed last
winter, such Judges and Clerks are en-
titled in all cities with a population of
over 100000 inhabitants. The old rate
of salaries for the fiscal year 1903-1904
alone was provided for. The amount of
the loan bond was ordered placed in the
next tax levy.
The Board passed the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That whereas, Henry Byrne,
by Joseph Farmer, his attorney, shas be
gun suit against the Mayor and Alder
men of Jersey City in the Hudson County
Circuit Court, to recover the sum Of
$3,466.13, and interest thereon, which
said amount is due him for furnishing
labor and materials for the repairing and
maintenance of macadam roadways in
Jersey City, north and south of Commu-
nipaw avenue, under the several con-
tracts, dated July 16, 1901; and whereas,
this Board, upon investigation is satisfied
that the work has been done and the ma
terials furnished, according to the terms
of the said contract, and that the amount
claimed is justly due and owing to the
said Henry Byrne; be It
Resolved, That the Corporation Attor-
ney be and he is hereby authorized to file
a relicta in the amount of $3;46613 and
interest legally due thereon, but without
costs.
A temporary loan bond was ordered
issued to raise $1,225 for emergency re.
pairs to No. fire engine.
A warrant was ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer in his favor to transfer
the sum of 81, ,o5975 from license monies
to the credit of the Street and Water
Commissioners, on account Of labor and
materials on paved streets, for the month
of September.
The Comptroller was directed to trans
fer the sum of 5000 from Salary ac-
count to aClaims'' account Of the Board
of Fire Commissioners, fiscal year 1903
1904.
A warrant was ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer in favor of the Jersey
City and Paterson Street Railway Com
pany for the sum of $65.16 for the re-
turn of overpayment of franchise tax Of
1908 Jefferson avenue line).
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A warrant was ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer in favor of County Col
lector Stephen NJ Egan on account Of
County taxes 1908.
The following warrants were ordered
drawn, to be deposited to the credit of
1904 interest as follows: On general ac-
count, $33,905; on general account to
pay interest on assessment bonds, $15,-
|>000; on water account. $19,6S5.
The Board concurred in the following
resolutions of the Street. and Water
Board. Awarding to John Nolan con-
tract for repaving of Grand street, from
Mill Creek to Communipaw avenue, at
85 per cent. of standard cost; awarding
to the Barber Asphalt Paving Company
contract for the improvement of Smith
streetA between Bergen avenue and its
southerly terminus at an estimated cost
of $2.175.26;. on city, SOL; ordering paid
Henry Byrne on account of. contract for
repaving of alllo part Of Grand street
outside of railroad tracks from Van
Worst street to Monmouth street.