The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

TINS Board believing that the best
interests of the city will be con-
served thereby the price to be paid for
the giving Of Such concerts herein award
ed to be S105 for each concert when
given: and that the Corr ora ton Attorney
be and is hereby directed TO prepare and
have executed the necessary contract for
the same.
Resolved That 5000 be paid to estate
Court, June July and August, 1906,
| claim MOI S1S.
Charge District Court Rentals.
Resolved, That$25 be paid to Benz. M.
|. Gerardin for services as Superintendent
OF Fourth Hegimet Arnlony, June, 1906,
$100 to John Brownlee for services as
Armorer, Fourth Regiment Armory,
June, 1906, claim No. 500
Charge Armory Salaries and Rentals.
Resolved, That $50 be paid to John
Hart for services as wtachman, Morgan
500 to Frank McDermott for services
as wharfinger at Morgan Street Dock,
June 1906, claim No 514.
Charge Morgan Street Dock.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
HiehtIoneu ue pdiu 10 the persons named,
respectively, for services rendered as la
borers on parks for month ending June
30. 1906 amounting in the aggregate to
$3.50. -
The foregoing We're each separately
adopted by the following vote on call Of
the ayes and nays
commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck. =
Nays:-None.
| .
The Committee on Engineering and
Survey presented the following
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named,
respectively, for services rendered as
Chief Engineer, etc. for month endinA
June 80, 1905, amounting in the aggre-
gate to 81. 1.541 81.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call of the ayes and Nays
s:-Commissionsrs Berry, Knox,
Nolan. Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
The Committee on Printing and Sta
tonery presented the following
Resolved, that $43.05 be paid to
Union Printing Co. for supplies Clerks
office April. 1906, claim No. 4S5.
Charge Printing and Stationery. :.
1t was adopted by the following vote
Ayes s:-Commission Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That Philip M. Anon be and
is heheby appointed Inspector Of the band
concerts in parks. he to be paid COM
pensation therefor of $500 per concert
for each concert actually given
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call of the ayes and nays
Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None:
Resolved, That James Y Watt and
James Allen, now designated as Assist
ant Superintendants on payroll of Cen
eral Superintendent of the Water De-
partment be and are hereby redesignated
as foremen.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
Ayes-C Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan. Rooney and President Hanck.
Nays:-None.
Resolved, That John Slater, now des-
ignated as foreman on payroll of men en-
ployed laying and repairing water pipe,
be and is hereby redesignated as Assist
ant Superintendent and salary fixed at
the rate of 500 per month.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
observation-disclosures Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
Resolved, That John Driscoll and w.
J. Mckenna be and are hereby designa-
ted as Supervisor and Assistant Super
visor, respectively, of vocalists for band
concerts to be given in the parks, they
by reason of this Designation to receive
no compensation therefor from the city.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
Ayes:-Commissioner Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays None.
BY Commissioner. Knox
Resolved, That a Street Cleaning De-
partment be organized for the purpose of
supplementing the work covered by the
present street cleaning contract until the
same expires, and for the purpose when
said contract shall expire of cleaning our
streets. with a municipal plant and
force organized and employed by the city
instead of by the contract system.
Resolved. That Martin Quinn be em
ployed at salary of three thousand dol
lars ($3,000) per year to have charge of
the Street Cleaning Department.
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be
directed to report to the next meeting of
this Board an estimate of the cost of
plant adequate to the proper cleaning of
the streets and removal OF garbage, with
specifications upon which bids can be in
vited for the construction of such plant.
and an estimate of the amount of money
which this Board should request the
Board of Finance to set aside in order
to purchase the said plant and to defray
| the expense of cleaning the streets for
the next fiscal year.
Commissioner Berry moved the adopt
| ion of the resolution, and addressed the
Board on his motion.
Commissioner Rooney spoke against
| the adoption of the resolution, as did also
| Commissioner Nolan
Commissioner Knox spoke in favor of
| the adoption of the resolution.
Commissioner Rooney moved, THAT
4 the resolution be tabled" and the prev
| ious question having been called for, the
question was put by the Chair and decid-
| ed as follows
On Commissioner Rooney's motion to
! table the resolution
| Ayes = Commissioners Nolan and
Rooney.
| Nays-Commissio Berry, Knox
| and President Hauck.
The President declared that the motion
to table was lost.