The Jersey City news., 1906-04-05
OFFICIAL CoAfMUNICATIONs.


Designating Thomas Halstead as act
ing City Clerk during absence or disabil-
ity of City Clerk.
From the City Comptroller:
Announcing the appointments of Geo.
W. Baumann and Arthur Jones as
Clerks.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Board of Police Commissions
ers, passed January 26, 1906
Requesting $500 for patrol signal box
at jackson and Fulton avenues
RECEIVED and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
From the Board of Street and Water
Comm issioners So
Annual report of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners for the fiscal
year ending November 80. 1905.
! Received and ordered fled
Passed January %, 1906
/. Requesting $500 for surveys. etc.,
Montgomery street widening project.
2 Requesting certain transfers of bal
ances.
g. Requesting $1,000 for No. 9 School
playground.
Received and referred TO the Commit
tee of the Whole.
4. Ordering $500 paid to P. Connolly,
on contract No. 1915, relief sewer in
Merseles street.
5. Ordering paid certain special street
account claims, 3 resolutions.
b. Ordering paid certain water account
claims, 2 resolutions.
Z. Awarding to Charles O'Neill the
contract for sewer in Boulevard and
Floyd street, etc.
Estimated cost, $11.912.95; on city,
5000.
s. Ordering $s9471 paid to j H. & r.
Shannon Co., on claim No. 1926, supple
mental Fairmount avenue sewer, final
g. Awarding to ]. Ell. & r. Shannon
Co. contract for Improvement of Milton
avenue, between Lincoln and Bowers
streets.
Estimated cost, $2.17s2s; on city,
$106.7S.
TO- Awarding to P. Tumulty, Jr., con-
tract for Improvement of Sixteenth
street, Grove street to Jersey avenue
Estimated cost, $4,794.4S; on city,
$356.48.
Il. Ordering s7e1.sa paid to P. Com
molly. on contract No. 1915, Merseles
street. final.
12. Ordering $50 paid to John Allen,
claim No. 76.
IS. Ordering paid certain water ac-
count claims, 3 resolutions.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
Tees.
Mr.. O'Keeffe, of the Committee on FL
nance. presented the following resolu-
tions:-
I /. Resolved, That the term of Office
Of Frank Stevens, appointed by resoiu-
tion of April !, 1908, as auctioneer for
the sale Of lands acquired By the city
under the Martin Act, be and it is here
by terminated.
2. Whereas, The Mayor and Alder
men of Jersey City have acquired and
will acquire title to certain lands at sales
heretoforo and hereafter made by the
City Collector of Jersey CITY, under
chapter 112 Of the laws of 1885, and
acts amendatory thereof and supplement
tai thereto, which lands are not required
for city purposes, and
Whereas, Under the provisions of
chapter %. laws 1897, the public and
private sale of II such lands acquired
by the city has been entrusted to this;
Board exclusively; be it
Resolved, That the city sell and con-
vey from time to time. under the oareS~
ton of the Committee on Finance of
est Of the city in and to all or any part
Of said lands, which may not have
been Heretofore sold at private sale. and
| that such sales shall be at public auc-
ton. to the highest bidder, upon the fol-
lowing conditions:--
L. The purchaser shall pay twenty per
cent. of the accepted bid to the City
Treasurer on the day of sale, and shall
pay to the auctioneer fee of three dob
lars upon each parcel sold.
2. That the deed shall be delivered at
the office of the City Clerk at any time
within thirty days after the sale upon
the payment into the City Treasury of
the balance of the purchase money
3. In case the purchaser shall faiiA to
comply with the conditions Of sale tie
property shall be resold, aud The amount
of the deficiency, If any. charged to the
payment therefore made on account
thereof by the first purchaser
f. The city shall deliver to the pur-
chaser deed conveying the lands in fee
simple, containing covenant of warran-
/ ty on the partssof the city limited, how
ever, to the amount Of the purchase
money paid.
5. The property shall be sold free and
| clear Of all taxes. assessments, water
RENTS and other city liens to the date of
| SAKE
| s. Payment may be made in money or
in bonds or obligations of the city, or at
par and accrued interest
Z. In case the amount of the bid shall
! be less than the amount due the city,
with interest, on the day of the sale, the
/ sale shall be subject to the approval Of
the Mayor OF the city; be 1t further
Resolved, That such sales shall be
| made from time to rime at the City Hail.
and be advertised lii the lranner provid-
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