POLITICIAN CITY HOBOKEN NEW JERSEY WATER COMMISSIONER DOCUMENT SIGNED 1891 VF !

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Here’s a cool piece of Hoboken, New Jersey History from 1891 signed by two (2) local politicians
FREDERICK KAUFMANN
LATE 19
th
CENTURY HOBOKEN POLITICIAN,
COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY IN THE 1890s,
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR HOBOKEN
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AND
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HENRY LOHMAN
WATER REGISTRAR OF THE CITY OF HOBOKEN IN THE 1890s.
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HERE’S AN OFFICIAL HOBOKEN CITY DOCUMENT SIGNED BY BOTH KAUFMANN and LOHMAN – A RECEIPT DOCUMENT FROM THE WATER COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE, CITY HALL, HOBOKEN, 1p., NOV. 1, 1891, TO PATRICK DEVINE, FOR WATER RENT ON A 2 STORY BUILDING LOCATED AT 201 FERRY PLACE IN HOBOKEN – DEVINE MADE PAYMENT ON DEC. 30, 1891 – ACCORDING TO THE WATER COMMISSIONERS HOBOKEN BLUE HANDSTAMP.
THE VERSO OF THE DOCUMENT HAS PRINTED “
RULES, REGULATIONS and PENALTIES, RESPECTING THE USE OF HACKENSACK WATER
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LISTS A FINE OF FIVE DOLLARS FOR EIGHT (8) LISTED OFFENSES!
The document measures 11” x 8½” and is in VF condition.
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MISC. HISTORICAL NOTE:
REFERENCE: HOBOKEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM
EXAMPLE OF KAUFMANN CORRESPONDENCE
(Archives 2005.005.0019)
Comptroller's Office
City Hall
Hoboken, May 27th, 1890
To the Hon. Board of Tax Commissioners
Gentlemen:
I have been requested by Councilman Landrigan to present to you the following amounts of claims on the different files for which there are no funds to pay the same.
Fire & Water fund$ 928.91
Contingent fund. Sunday claims 689.01
" Stationary 312.25
" Publishing Arrears of Taxes 3813.00 4814.26
New School No. 5 New flagging377.82
" New Fence 1162.76
" Architects Fee 100.00 1640.58
The Council under as Act of the Legislature
have appropriated in the past 3 years to the fire fund. 1600.00
The Fire & Water fund has a balance of 3.79.
Respectfully
Frederick Kaufman
Compt.
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