The Jersey City news., 1906-04-06
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ing City Clerk during absence or disabil-
ity of City Clerk
From the City Comptroller
Announcing the appointments of Geo.
Clerks.
Received and ordered filed
From the Board of Police Commission
ers, passed January &C. 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
Annual report of the Board of Street
year ending November 80, 1905.
Received and ordered fled
Passed January %, 1906
1. Requesting $500 for surveys. etc..
Montgomery street widening project.
2. Requesting certain transfers of bal
ances
8. Requesting $4,000 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. 1916, relief sewer in
Merseles street
5. Ordering paid certain special street
account claims, 3 resolutions.
=. Ordering paid certain water account
claims, 2 resolutions
Z. Awarding to Charles ONeill the
contract for sewer in boulevard and
ESTIMATED coss. s11,e12.e5; on city,
5000.
s. Ordering SS94.71 paid to j. H. & R.
shannon Co, on claim No. 1926 supple
mental Fairnount avenue sewer, final
8. Awarding to j. Fl. & R. Shannon
Co. contract for improvement of Milton
avenue. between Lincoln and Bowers
| streets.
Estimated p cost, s2,1792s; on city,
10. Awarding to P. Tumulty, Jr., CON
tract for improvement of Sixteenth
street. Grove street to Jersey avenue.
Estimated cost, $4,794.4S; ON city,
Il. Ordering s7e1.s1 paid to P. Con
molly. on contract No. 1916, Merseles
Y. Ordering $50 paid to John Allen,
! claim No. 7G.
IS. Ordering paid certain water ac-
count claims, resolutions
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
Mr. O'Keeffe, of the Committee on FL
nance. presented the following resolu-
| tionS:-
| l. Resolved, That the term of office
of Frank Stevens, appointed by resolu-
ton 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
! heretofore and hereafter made by the
4 City Collector of Jersey City, under
chapter 112 of the laws Of 1886, 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
4 private sale of all such lands ACQUIRED
by the city has been entrusted to this
Board exclusively; be it
Resolved That the city sell and con-
yey from time to time, under the ulre,--
ton Of the Committee on Finance of
this Board, all the right, title and inter
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:-
cent of the accepted bid to the City
Treasurer ON the day of sale. and shall
pay to the auctioneer fee Of three doh
| 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 ease the purchaser shall fail to
comply with the conditions of sale the
property shall be resold, and the amount
/ of the deficiency, if any. charged to the
/ payment therefore made on account
! thereof by the first purchaser
4. The city shall deliver to the pur-
chaser deed conveying the lands in fee
simple, containing a covenant of warran-
/ ty on the part Of the city, limited. how
ever, to the amount of the purchase
money paid.
g. The property shall be sold free and
clear of all taxes. assessments, water
rents and other city liens to the date Of
sale.
/ g. Payment may be made IN money or
/ in bonds or obligations OF the city, 81 Is
par and accrued interest
e In case the amount of the bid shaM
be less than the amount due the city.
with interest, ON the day of the sasa. the
sale shall be subject to the approval of
the Mayor Of the city; be it further
! Resolved, That such sales shall be
made from time to time at the City Hall,
and be advertised in the manner provid-
/ ed by law, under the direction of the
Committee on Finance Of this Board !:
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