The Jersey City news., 1906-04-06

Henry T. Nugent, as auctioneer, and he
shall for the consideration aforesaid ar
range for and conduct such sales and the
special advertisement thereof; that said
auctioneer be empowered, in addition to
the advertisements required by law, to
prepare and make such additional adyer-
tisements and expenses as may be con-
Cured in by said Committee; that the
said auctioneer shall receive no compen-
sation for his personal services beyond
the three dollars per lot provided, to be
paid by the purchaser at the time of the
sale; that said auctioneer before entering
upon his duties shall accept in writing
the term of his appointment. which shall
cover all the lands heretofore acquired
by the city, which may hereafter be ae-
quired under the provisions of said acts.
3. Whereas, BY Chapter eighty-three
of the Laws of nineteen hundred and
five, it was by an act entitled, "An act
to amend an act entitled. An act for the
assessment and collection Of taxes, ap-
proved April 8, 1908" provided, that in
cities having a population of over fifty
thousand, the rate shall not exceed one
dollar and seventy cents, and in all other
cities, boroughs, villages, tswns and
townships. the rate shall not exceed one
dollar and fifty cents, unless by resolu-
tion of the governing body Of the mum
cipality and the vote of the majority of
the legal voters at general election a
higher rate shall be fixed; and
Whereas. The Board of Finance of the
city of Jersey City, after due considera-
tion of the subject, is of the opinion thar
the said limit of the tax rate provided
by said act insufficient to raise sufficient
return to pay the debts Of said city; and
Whereas. The said Board of Finance
of said city is of the opinion that the
subject matter of said act is not proper
subject for referendum. and cannot be
sufficiently explained to the legal voters
to procure an ineligible approval there
of; and
Whereas. The Board of Finance of
said city is of the opinion that the said
act is unconstitutional and cannot be en-
forced, but that to ignore the provisions
thereof would greatly embarrass the f.
nances of said city in case of said act
being held CONSTITUTIONAL; and
Whereas, A repeater of said act has
been introduced in the present Legisla-
ture and is known as House Bill number
-; be it
Resolved. That the said Board Of FL
nance in behalf of the city of Jersey City
by adoption of these resolutions and pre-
amble does hereby request the Senator
and Members of the House Of Assembly
to urge and vote for the repeal of said
present law, and do hereby petition His
Excellency, the Governor of this State,
" dpptoNS Sdiu 1SpedIeI, ana ue ~ luE-
ther
Resolved, That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby directed to
forward a copy of these resolutions to
the Members Of Assembly and Senator
from the County Of Hudson; be it fur
ther
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to His Excellency, the Gov
ernor.
a. Resolved, That warrant be order
ed drawn or the City Treasurer in favor
of the Carriers Ink Company for $1,000,
being amount of judgment and costs OBJ
tanned in the First District Court against
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City,
copy Of transcript having been filed with
isoe. iae Dierh = TINS b0a's January z''
Charge claims, 1904-1905.
5. Resolved That the City Comptroller
be and is hereby directed to transfer
S24,S1 from special street account,
March, 1908, supplies to special street ac-
count, October, 1905, supplies, in accord
ance with the request of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners.
g. Resolved, That in accordance with
the request of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, adopted January
s, 1906 the sum of $4,000 be and il
hereby appropriated to the credit of said
Board for the purpose Of advertising.
ete, Improvements, laws 1885; and
Resolved. That in order to raise said
$4,000 a temporary loan bond be and is
hereby ordered issued at a rate of inter
est not to exceed 4 per cent. per annilm
z Resolved, That the City Treasurer
of Jersey City be and is hereby author
lied to sell at private sale at 100.41 or
better any or all Of the per cent re-
funding bonds unsold at the sale of this
Board January II, 1906, under resolu-
tions of November % and 27, 1905. of
$4,000 refunling assessment bonds.
$50, 900 refunding general bonds, and
$50, 600 refunding water bonds.
s. Resolved, That upon the reports
Of the Corporation Counsel and City
Comptroller warrant be ordered drawn
on the City Treasurer IN favor of The
Khaki Company for $31.54, being amount
Of surplus realized upon the tax sale,
under chapter 112 Of the laws of. 1886
and the supplementals thereto, made by
the City Collector on November %, 1904.
Of Lots 10 and ID, Block 12741a. over
and above the sum as adjusted due the