The Jersey City news., 1906-03-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
JERSEY CITY.
Official Proceedings.)

Official Proceedings.)
Adjourned meeting at the City Hall,
Tuesday, January 8. 1906.
The roll was called at $50 o'clock
Present-All the members of the
Board excepting Aldermen Graef and
Volght and Alderman Fletcher, who sub
sequently appeared and took his seat.
The Special Committee on Rules, ap-
pointed on the 18th inst, presented a re-
port recommending the adoption of the
following resolution
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 p, 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
ffoor, moved as an amendment to the res
olution:-
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 amnedment be
laid upon the table was then adopted by
the following vote. the yeas and nays
having been ordered and taken on the call
of the Chairman
YeasAldermen Aardice, Barry,
Barr. Bilby, Cunningham. Horn, Kilmur-
ray, Pforr, Roes, Sheehy, Sweeney and
Weir
Nays-Aldermen German, Grosclaus,
Moran. Neill, Rowland and President
Mccarthy.
President Mccarthy moved, "That the
vote be reconsidered.a =
The motion was rejected by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call of the
chair:
Herbert, Moran. Neill, Dowland and
President Mccarthy.
Nays Aldermen Allardice, Allen, Bar
ry, Barr, Bilby, Cunningham, Horn, Kill
murray, Pforr, Roes, Sheehy and
Sweeney.
The President, having resumed the
chair, decided that the amendment, hay
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. "Shal1 the
decision of the chair be sustained
The question was decided in the mega
nays having been ordered and taken on
the call of the President
Yeas-Aldermen Grosclaus, Herbert,
Moran, NeilI and Rowland
Nays-Aldermen AIlardce Allen, Bar
~, Barr, Bilby, Horn, Kilmurray. Lough-
lin. Pforr, Roes, Sheehy, Sweeney and
Weir
Aldermen Alpaugh, Cunningham and
President Mccarthy refrained from, yot-
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 Allardiee, Allea, Bar
ry, Barr, Bilby. Cunningham, Horn. Kill
murray, Loughlin. Pforr, Roes, Sheehy,
Sweeney and Weir.
Nays Aldermen German Grosclaus,
Herbert. Moran. Neill, Rowland and
President Mccarthy.
The Board took a recess for FIVE %
minutes.
On reassemblings the Board proceeded
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS,
ETC.
Petitions etc. were presented, receiv-
ed and disposed of as follows:--
Applications for one a. junk. SIX (6)
peddlers, two ~ hand-organ. one ~ em-
ployment agency and two (2) transfer of
quently made.)
Referred to Committee on Trade
Licenses.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS:
Claims were presented, received and
disposed Of as follows:-
Of Thomas Flayey, $15; Henry Crof-
ford. $96; James J. Goggin, Silt; John
McGuinness, $401.75; James McLaugh-
lin, S206.50.
Referred TO Committee on Aims.
OF John f. Davidson. $1375.
Referred to Committee on Baths and
AFmories.
OF John H Maslxer. S27.
d aen,rnI Cor,a ~ ,o+
Courts.
OF ----. $40.
Referred to Committee on Elections.
OF Albert Datz Co., SOL so; i. r. Kel-
cher $25 and F. w. Leake $25.
Referred to Committee on Laws and
Of John T. Clause ss5; Albert Datz
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS.
Requisitions from First and Second
District Courts for printing and station
Referred to Committee on District
Courts.
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
Twelve III dDtllcd l4DifS sl1r permission to
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
O'SIara and Michael B. Holmes as sure
ties in the sum of $1,000, approved by
the Corporation Attorney as drawn in
legal form. was presented, received and
ordered filed. ys
Alderman Fletcher appeared and took
his seat.
TEES
Tls 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 Tanuary, 1906, when due. Wiz
George NJ Mccarthy. City Clerk
8 days. ...8................ SGT. 20
days, ........... ...... $40. .46
81. A. Vreeland, City Marshal. s.. 125 90
e. J. Hewitt, Overseer-of-the-
Geo. Murray. Assistant to Over
seer-of the Poor .,.... ,..s.. So 33