Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
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PUBLISHED BIT ORDER OF THE Cay COUNCIL.
TUESDAY EVENING. December !, 1868.

PUBLISHED BIT ORDER OF THE oI1Y COUNCIL.
TUESDAY EVENING. December /. 1868.
i ORDINANCES.
late, curb and gutter Cross street. from Smith
Il street to Port street, was taken up, read anl
adopted on it's first reading. The ordinance wal
taken M on its secont. reading, read and adopt
ed. And on motion ordered to be published twt
weeks in the Union County Herald. Annexed Il
this ordinance was affidavit made by one o.
the publishers of the Union County Herald, q
newspaper of this city that notice OF the inten
ton Of the city Council to cau-c said improve
mcnt to be made had been Published in said pa
per for two weeks
| dinanoe entitled An ordinance concerning Mar
kets for the city of Elizabeth approved october
i, 1866, taken up read and adopted on its first
reading. The ordinance was taken up on its sec
| ond reading read and adopted. The ordoance
was taken up on ite third reading and passed by
the following vote:
Barry. Brokaw, Buchanan, Cowell, Gray, Lyon,
Price, Robinson. schanck schultheis and Ten
ney-11.
Negative-Councilman Maxwell.
| Councilman Buchanan moved that when Coun
Gil adjourns, ii adjourn to "Wednesday evening
| 9th instant.
| Which was carried.
ESTIMATE FOR PAVING BROAD STREET
FROM SOUTH STREET TO WILLIAMSON
! STREET.
The Street Commission presented sealed pro
posal from the American Nicholson Pavement
| Company, which was received opened and read,
when Councilman Cowell offered the following
| Resolved, That the contract for paving Broad
street. from South street to Williamson street
| with Nicholson pavement. be awarded to the
| American Nicholson Pavement Company, by +,
| G. Johnson Pr esident thereof, the said company
| being the lowest aid only bidder who have sent
| in proposal to do said work, accompanied with
ample, satisfactory anc sufficient security, and
that the Mayor execute a contract for doing said
work on the part of the city according to the
proposal. ,, h. ,ho so,,o,,;,o.o.
Atiirmatiye-President Wiley and Councilmen
Barry, Broksw, Cowell, Gray, Lyon, Buchanan,
| MARVEL. Price, Schanck, Schultheis and TeHney
| --12.
| Negative-Nore.
ESTIMATES FOR FLAGGING HIGH STREET
| The Street Commissioner presented sealed pro-
p0sals from Michael Doyle and William IL Adams
for tagging High st, from Elizabeth avenue to
| Woodruff street, which were received opened
and read, when Councilman Gray offered the fol-
| lowing
Resolved, That the contract for tagging High
| street. from Elizabeth avenue to Woodruff street
| be awarded to Michael boy e, he being the low
est bidder who sent in proposal to do said WORK
accompanied with ample, satisfactory and suffi
cient security, and that the Mayo execute con
tract for doing said work on the part OF the city
according to the proposal.
| Which was adopted by the following vote:
Neutrality-suspicious. Wiley and Councimen
Barry Brokaw, Buchanan, Cowell, Gray. Lyon,
| Marvel, Price, Schanck Schuithels ana Ienney
| --12.
| Negativc--None.
The following estimates for street and sewer
| improvement ts, which were laid on the table at
the last meeting OF the Board, were taken up and
| disposed of as follows
ESTIMATES FOR FLAGGING WATER
STREET,
| Sealed proposals from Michael Doyle and John
| Neal for tagging Water street were taken up,
| open ID and read, when Counc Imam Gray offered
the following:
street. from High street to Elizabe tn avenue, be
awat ied to John Neal, he being the lowest bid
der who has sent in proposal to do said work,
accompanied with ample, satisfactory and sum
cicnt security and tina the Mayor execute con
tract for doing said work on the part OF the city
accordin to the proposal.
Which was adopted BY the ;l following vote;
Barry, BrOkaw, Lyon. Buchanan Schaack, MARVEL
Coweil. Gray Price. Schultheis and Tenney-12
Negative None.
ESTIMATES FOR SEWERING SPRING
STREET.
/ Sealed proposals from Edward Keogh Jacob
| Winans Michael Dougherty Michael Dolye Adam
Hauck BERNARD Delaney Thomas Doyle and Rob
! ert Rea for sewering Spring street IRON Jersey
| street 10 Elizabeth avenue thence through Eliza
| beth avenue to connect with the sewer in Reid
street were taken up opened and read when
| Councilman Tenney offered the following;
| Resolved That the contract for constructing q
sewer in Spring street from Jersey street to Eliz
| abeth avenue, and thence through Elizabeth ave
nue. to connect with the sewer in Reid street. to
be awarded to Adam Hauck, he being the lowest
bidder who has sent in proposalt to do SAID work
accompanied with ample satisfactory and sufh
| cient security and that the Mayor execute con
tract tor doing said work on the part OF the city
according to the proposal.
| Which was adopted by the following vote:
Administration Wiley and Councimen
Barry, Brokaw, Buchanan, Cowel, Gray, Lyon
MARVEL Price, Schanck, Schutheis and Tenney
--12.
| Negative-None.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Councilman Buchanan:
| Resolved, That the Water Commissioners be
authorized and requested to cause to be printed
two hundred-extrg copiea OF their report.
Which was adopted.
/ BY Councilman Price:
| Whereas, The City Surveyor Inspector of the
| work, Street Commissioner and Committee OF
| Streets and Highways have reported to the City
| Council that Seventh street, from Water street
| to High street has been regulated. graded
curbed and guttered according to the true inteni
and meaning of the specifications and plans Of sale
work, and according to the terms OF the CONTRACT
for doing the same, therefore he 1t
Resolved, That the said work be accepted Dl
the City as completed according to the contract
/, Which was adopted by the following vote e,
4 Barry, okaw, Buchanan, Cowell, Gray, Lyon
Marvel, Price, Schanck Schultheis and Tenne,
Ia
/ Negative-None
! BY the same;
Resolved, That niue hundred aud fifty
/ four dollars and sixty-six cents, $954,66 les'
previous payments, be paid to Michael Doyle, o.
his assigns, as the same may be due on contrac
Ter regulating, grading curbing and gutterins
Seventh street, from Water street to High street
said amount being payment in full
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wiley and CouncihneI
Barry, Buchanan, Cowell, Gray, Marvel. Bro
kaw, Lyon. Schanck. Price, Schutheis and Ten
ney-12. N
4 Negative-None.
BY Councilman Cowell;
Resolved, That the Street Commi ssioner b.
requested to cause Railway avenue. in the neigh
borhood OF Bayway, to be repaired and put II
good condition for travel.
| Which wasadopted.
BY Councilman Gray
Resolved, That it is the intention OF the Cit
Council OF the city OF Elizabeth, under and b.
virtue of the provisions of an act entitled ''Al
act to revise and amend the charter of the cit,