The Jersey City news., 1906-01-15

earliest opportunity Of lis duties in The
:. Resolved, That the bond Of Floyd
Ramsey, clerk in the office Of the City
Collector assigned to assist the Deputy
Collector III the recipf of taxes. be an IS
hereby fixed at $4,000.
By Air. Quinn
Resolved, That the City Collector be
and IS hereby directed tocharge no in
terest on I903-1906 taxes until after
January 10. 1906.
Ihe above resolutions We're received
and adopted BY vote of all the members
on On the call for the ayes and nays BY the
President
Mr.. Quinn moved that when the Board
should adjourn it be until Wednesday,
December q, 1908, at 3 p. NJ.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Quinn the Board
then adjourned.
FORREST A. HEATH.
Special meeting Of the Board of FL
December %. 1905, at g P. H.
Present-All the members of the
Board.
The Clerk read the following can for
the meeting
Jersey City y. j., Dec. q, 1905.
Forrest A. Heath. Clerk.
Board of Finance.
Dear Sir:-Please issue notices for q
special meeting of the Board Of Finance,
to be held on Friday, ecemDer -. 1905,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of
providing money for police salaries in
crease and consuming in fire departments
increase
(SignedD.
JACOB RINGLE.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS. 3
From the Corporation Counsel:L
Opinion on salary increases for Police
and Fire Departments
Received and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole:-
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
Mr.. Perry of the Committee on Fl
nance presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sum of So, ,230 be
and is hereby appropriated to the credit
of the Board of Police Commissioners to
provide for the increase of salaries made
necessary by virtue of the adoption ait the
last election of the provisions of the act
entitled, An Act to amend an Act en-
titled, An Act regulating the pay of
officers and policemen in certain cities Of
this StateT approved May 9th' 1893"
and
Resolved, That temporary loan bonds
in the sum of $12, ,230 are hereby author
lied to be issued IN order to raise said
money. and the Committee on Finance be
authorized to sell said bonds at a rate not
exceeding 4 per cent. per annum as
necessary to provide money in accordance
with this appropriation, and further
Resolved That the Board of Police
Commissioners are. authorized and per-
mitted to pay the increases provided for
under said law out of the current salary
appropriation until same shall be ex-
hausted or untl the proceeds of the said
temporary loan bonds shall be made
available for the said salary increase.
The above resolution was received and
adopted by vote Of all the members of
the Board on the call for the ayes and
nays of the President.
Mr. Qulnn of the Committee on Con-
current Resolutions presented the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That the Board of Einance
hereby eoncurs in the following resolu-
tion adopted by the .Boardsaf Fire Com
missioners. December 1, 1905, to wit
Resolved. mat in accordance with the
provisions of Section of an Act entitled,
IAN Act concerning the pay or salary of
GERS and other employees of paid fire
departments i'll cities Of the first class in
this State" papFoved March "a. 1908,
being Chapter SO of the Laws of that
year the annual pay or salaries OF the
officers of this department Hereinafter
deSignated), commencing December 1,
1905, is hereby fixed and determined as
LoiloWs;-
To the Chief Engineer. ........- S3, 900
| To the Assistant Engineer. $500
| To Battalion Chiefs. .....s.... 1900
To Clerk of the Board. ......-. 1900
To Supt. of Telegrap phi. :. -. .4..- 2,200
To Inspector of Horses. -..... 1000
| To Medical Examiner. ...... 700
and be it further
1-esolved, That in accordance with the
provisions of Section of said act the
annual pay or salaries of the other EN-
| ployes of this department is hereby fixed
and determined as follows
To Captains of companies, 81 200; to
| Engineers. 81, 100; to Stokers, 81 600; to
Drivers, 81 600: to Tillermen. 81 .0O0; to
| Hosemen, $3.50; to Truckmen, $3.50; 10
| Telegraph Linemen, $1,000; being the
| annual pay or Scalary now allowed by
| law and an Increase of 15 per cent. there
| of, provided, however, that one-third of
! the increase provided by said Sec. , shall
be added for the first year after the fore
| going act become operative; two-thiFdS
| shall be added for the second VI Br after
the foregoing act becomes opes,s,ve, and
| for the third year after the foregoing act
| becomes operative and thereafter the to-
! tai increase provided shall be added to
the annual pay or salary.
The above resolution was received and
adopted by vote of all the members of
| the Board on the call for the ayes and
nays of the President.
On motion of Mr.. Perry the Board
then adjourned.
FORREST A. HEATH.
Clerk.
| Adjourned regular meeting of the
/ Board of Finance held ar the City Hall