Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-17
PROCEEDINGS OFF CITY COUNCIL.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
- MEllNEsnAY EVENING Oct Ii 1868

The Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department
presented report setting forth the names OF the
companies that Joined in the ANIMAL parade this
day, etc
Department.
for sundry street and sewer improvements
Which were received and laid on the table.
REPORTS or STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Law Committee to whom was REFER d the
petition of John Rycroft for remission of tax,
cs tor 1855, reported thereon, and recommended
the adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the taxes assessed to John Ry-
croft for the year 1866 be and the same are hereby
remitted.
ed
The same Committee, to whom was referred
/ The petition of Frederick V. Meeker for remis.
sion OF taxes for 1876, presented report thereon
and recommended the adoption oi the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the taxes assessed to Frederick
Y. Meeker, OF the Sixth ward, tor the year 1865,
be and are hereby remitted for the reason that
he WAS not a resident OF the city OF Elizabeth,
and was not liable to taxstion therein during
that year.
Which was received and the resolution adopted.
The same Committee TO whom was referred
the petition OF John Irwin for remission of taxes
for 1857 reported thereon, and recommended the
adoption OF the following resolution: I
Resolved, That the taxes assessed to Richard
Irwin in the former Third ward, Tor the year 1867,
beand hereby are RENTED, the said Richard IT.
winnot being resident OF the city of Elizabeth
at the time the same were assessed
Which was received and the resolution adopted.
The same Committee, TO whom was referred
the petition of s. A. Bullock for remission of
taxes for 1867, presented report thereon, ac-
companied with the following resolution:
Resolved, That the taxes assessed to s. A.
Bullock, for the year 1867, are hereby RENTED,
he being non. resident Of the city OF Elizabeth
at the time such taxation was assessed, and hay
| ing been assessed for and having paid the taxes
for that year at his residence in Essex county.
Which was received and the resolution adopt
ed.
| The same Committee, to whom was referred
the petition of T. P. Rogers for remission of tax
es Tor the year 1866, reported adversely to the
prayer of the petitioner.
Which was received and adopted,
The same Committee, to whom was referred
the petition ofWiliam Ball, relative to linefence
between the lot of himself aud Egbert P. Wat
son, at Nos. 10 and II Madison avenue recon-
mended that the petition be referred to the City
Attorney, to report whether it is the duty of the
Council TO take any action, and il so, what action
| in the matter.
| Which was received and the recommendation
adopted.
| The Committee on Streets and Highways, to
whom was referred the proposals. of william II.
| Adams and John Neal for laying cross-walks on
Broad street and Elizabeth avenue, reported that
they had notified the contractors Of informalites
| in their proposals-recommend that the con-
| tract be awarded to William ii. Adams.
! Which was received and recommendation
adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department, to whom
was referred August 2f, 1868, application OF
FrederlclS Kearn for an exempt fremaii's certi-
| fcate and badge, reported in favor of granting
| the petitioner certificate.
| Which was adopted.
| The Committee on Lamps, Gas and Water, to
whom ives referred sundry petitions for street
| lamps, presented the following report:
The Committee on Lamps, Gas and Water, to
whom was referred the petitions of Philip Mohr
| and Others for street lamps in Fulton street: Of
w. A. Driver and others for a street lamp in Mar
| shall street. of John Beatty and others for a
street lamp III Spring street; of John f Jackie
and others for street lamp at the corner OF Mar
shall and Second streets OF Johu Collins for a
| street lamp at the southeast corner Of Pine and
Front streets: of Frederick Hebethal fora street
lamp at corner of Divis and Martin streets
| respectfully report in favor of granting the
prayer of the petitioners, and recommend that
| The Elizabeth Gas Light Company I've instructed
to erect lamp posts and lamps, and light the same
| with gas, al the follow n9 places, to Wit;
Two lamps III Fulton street. at proper distances
| between First and Second streets;
Two lamps in Fulton street at proper dis
| tances between Second and Third streets;
one lamp on the easierly side OF Macison ay-
enue. midway between Magnolia and Anna
streets;
Presbyterian Church;
Tive lamps in Spring street, at proper distan-
| cos between Eizau eth avenue and Jersey street;
one lamp at the corner OF Marshall and S, cond
| streets:
One lamp at the southeast corner OK Pine aud
Fi,et streets.
One lamp at the corner OF Division and Martin
one bim, on south side of Mnry street mid.
way between Jefferson and Madison avenues
One Lamp on Gle south side Of MARY street
! r,idIyo,, haf,,seII Madison uud Nonrue oven,Ies
j. il. GRAY,
Which was received and The RECOMMENDATION
adopted.
OBDlNANCEs.
| The ordinance entitled IN ordinance for h'
| Issue of city bonds 10 provide for he payment %
the costs, damages and expenses Of extending
East Broad street, which had been read twice
and adopted ON It's first and second reading. at 4
meeting OF the City Coupcil, held september lG
| 1868. and ordered to be Published two weeks il
| the Union County Herald, was taken up.
Annexed to this ordnance was m affidavit
made By enc OF the publishers OF the Unior
| County Herald, certifying That sand ordnance
had been puDhshtd two weeks IN sald paper.
I passed by the following vote