The Jersey City news., 1906-03-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
JERSEY CITY.
Official Proceedings.)

Official Proceedings.)
I Adjourned meeting at the City Hall,
Tuesday, January 3. 1906
The roll was called at S:35 o'clock
Present-All the members of the
Board excepting Aldermen Graef and
Voight and Alderman Fletcher. who sub
sequently appeared and took his seat.
The Special Committee on Rules, ap-
pointed on the 9Th inst, presented re-
port recommending the adoption of the
Resolved, That the rules of order
adopted By the Board for the government
OF this Board until further action there
on, with the exception of Rule o. which
shall read
An Committees shall be appointed by
the President of the Board of Aldermen,
unless otherwise ordered by the Board"
President Mccarthy called Alderman
Rowland to the chair, and taking the
floor, moved as an amendment to the res
0lution:-
That all Committees shall be appoint
| ed by the President"
Alderman Bilby moved, That the
amendment be laid upon the table"
The motion that the amendment be
laid upon the table was then adopted by
I the following vote, the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken on the call
of the Chairman .
Yeas-Aldermen Allardice, Barry,
Barr, Bilby, Cunningham. Horn, Kilmur-
Weir.
Nays-Aldermen German, Grosclaus,
Moran, Neill, Rowland and President
| Mccarthy.
President Mccarthy moved, THAT the
vote be reconsidered."
The motion was rejected by the follow
| ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call Of the
chair
Yeas-Aldermen German, Grosclaus,
Herbert Moran, .Neill, Dowland and
President Mccarthy.
Nays-Aldermen Allardice, Allen, Bar
ry, Barr, BiIby, Cunningham, Horn, Kill
murray, Pforr, Roes, Sheehy and
The President. having resumed the
chair, decided that the amendment hav-
/ ing been laid upon the table, came with
in the original resolution.
Alderman Allardice appealed from the
| decision of the chair
The question was then put "Shall the
| decision Of the chair be sustained"
The question was decided in the mega
| tive by the following vote, the yeas and
i nays having been ordered and taken on
the call of the President
Yeas-Adermen Grosclaus, Herbert,
Moran, Neill and Rowland
Nays-Aldermen Allardiee, Allen Bar
ry, Barr, Bilby, Horn, Kilmurray, Lough-
lin. Pforr, Roes, Sheehy, Sweeney and
Weir.
Aldermen Alpaugh, Cunningham and
President Mccarthy refrained from vot-
ing.
The resolution accepting the rules was
then adopted by the following vote, the
| yeas and nays having been ordered and
taken on the call of the President
Yeas-Aldermen Allardice, Allen, Bar
~, Barr, Bilby, Cunningham, Horn, Kill
murray Loughlin, Pforr. sRoes, Sheehy,
/ Sweeney and Weir.
Nays-Aldermen German, Grosclaus.
Herbert. Moran, Neill, Rowland and
President Mccarthy
The Board took recess for five %
minutes.
/ On reassembling, the Board proceeded
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS,
Petitions. etc, were presented, receiv-
| ed and disposed of as follows:-
Applications for one D junk. six (6)
| peddlers, two (2l hand-organ, one "a EN-
ployment agency and two t2) transfer Of
| peddlers licenses. (See reports subse
Referred 10 Committee on Trade
| Licenses
FERMENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows
/ Of Thomas Flavey. SIS; Henry Crof
ford. $685. James J Goggin, Silt; John
McGuinness, $401. rs; james McLaugh-
| lin, S266.50.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
OF John f. Davidson. $13.T5
Referred to Committee on Baths and
| Armories.
OF John H. Masker, $27.
! ,so4
Courts.
Referred to Committee on Elections
OF Albert Datz Co. $51.5O: L. F. Kel-
cher, S25, and F. w Leake $25.
| Referred to Committee on Laws and
Of John T. Clause, ssSs Albert Datz
Co.. $150.
Referred to COMMITTEES on Printing,
i Stationery and Supplies
OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS
i Requisitions from First and Second
District Courts for printing and station
referred to Committee on District
The annual report of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners for
year ending November 80, 1905, was pre-
sented received and ordered fled.
The Inspector of Buildings reported
/
erect. alter or repair frame buildings,
and the same were referred to the Com
mittee on Laws and Ordinances
The official bond of Richard J. Allen.
as Inspector of Scales, etc, with Daniel
0'Afara and Michael b. Holmes as sure
! ties in the sum of $4,000, approved by
| the Cooperation Attorney as drawn in
legal form, was presented, received and
/ ordered filed.
Alderman Fletcher appeared and took
RI REPoRTs Iss OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Finance reported
| the following resolution -
/ Resolved, That warrants be drawn on
| the City Treasurer in favor of the follow
ing named persons in payment of salaries
/ for January, 1906, when due, viz
George NJ Mccarthy, City Clerk
Is daysl ........ $67 20
days) $40. 48
z. A. Yreeland, City Marshal. 125 90
e. J. Hewitt, Overseer-of-the-
Poor ..l....s..s l35 %
Geo. Murray, Assistant to Over
seer-ofthe- Poor ...,., ...... So 33