Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-03
PRocEEDsNcs OF CITY COUNCIL.


The City Council convened in stated meeting.
Present. Il. Wiley. Esq. Presidentin the chair
! and Councilman Barry, Brokaw, Buchanan, Cow.
ell, Gray. Lyon, Marvel, Price Schank, Schulz
Absent Couneiinien s,udd Green, Hetaeid aud
Robinson.
The minutes OF the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
! PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
! BY Councilman Marvel:
Petition the treasurer of the Elizabethp ort
Land Improvem mt Co. ard Others. setting forth
that South Front st. has been dedicated to the
/ public bv permitting the public to use the came,
etc and asking Council 70 accept the said street
az public street, as laid out on map accom-.
panying the petition,
! Which was referred 10 Committee on Streets
and Highways.
! BY Councilman Barry
Petition of Ellen Sullivan, asking for relief
| from tax.
Which was referred to Law Committee
BY President Wiley;
Affidavit OF James II. Bigelow that he paid
Charlotte Fosters tax OF $2f -, Tor the year
1865.
Which was referred to the Law Committee,
BY Councilman Lyon
Petition of Samre Bonncll, ir. and others ask
ing Council TO cause the sidewalk the north
side of Jersey street, between Cherry and Chill
ton streets, and on the west side of Cherry street
between Jersey and Grand streets, TO be repaired
and HIGHWAYS.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS AND AC-
COUNTS.
Claims and accounts were presented and dis
posed of as ollOws:
OfNilliam Schwartz SH50
Referred 10 Committee on Fire Department.
Of james Mitchell $65.OS. A. A. Ward $a6 %,
w. FL. Adams $1a5.1S.
Referred to the Committee on Streets and High
ways
OF Jacob Boehm 800, George @. Ford $40,
Hirschbaum Brothers $50.sS.
Referred to Committee on Poor and A.ms
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS ORDERED fAID.
James Clark s2a,5 80, John Ryan Sl5, Edward
McGrath $s10a0, do $Ssl65, L. II. Higgins
Ss1 IS. Mark McGrail S7i.75, Thomas Leggett
sos rs. Charles Solomon $T6.6 SO. james II. Chan
Ter $66.67, H. Clay $40, George Tenney $50, Wal
W. DENIM S5s, Michael During $50, Winans &
Brother S20.S1. Michael Doyle $396.20, Jesse d
rrice $65 81, Peter Sours $511 s5, Foote g. Drake
$274.2t: Drake & Cook $4,000, Joseph Award
$50 So Francis McGr0i $50 50, John Donahue
$50. John feemond $3.50, John Darcy 1884,
Peter McGun $8250. John IL. Fadde $50 .50James
man $7l p, r. s. Mcnamara $40. 20, John Deprez
STAB. NJ l., Doty $T9.75, j. Christman $S2. so,
George @. Booth $S250 Ezra Wilcox $3.50, Pa
trick Mitchell S79.55 Robert Mccullough $79. rs,
Robert McCloud S,5, Patrick Tuite $S250. John
P. BruSel $7425, Francis Cotton $79.75, Conrad
Martz 1915 William Sullivan S8s 90, George A.
Schreber $40 So John Post $685. Thomas o.
Decker $2.75. p. r. Rittenhouse $i1 .05; Robert
Carroll $16.67
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS OF STREET COM
MISSION TO LAY OUT STREETS ETC
CT inns and accounts OF Surveyors and Assist.
tants, and materials furnished to said Commits
sion, from June 1, 1868, to October 81, 1868, in
elusive. amounting to OF, the same having
occn referred to. and approved by the Committee
on Streets and Highways, were ordered paid by
resolution as fOllows
BY Councilman Tenney;
Resolved, That all the bills of the Street Com
mission. which have been approved by the Street
Committee OF the City Council, be paid.
Which was adopted by the following vote;
Affirmative President Wiley and Councimen
Barry, Brokaw, Buchanan. Gray Marvel, Price
schanck. schultheisand Tenney-1o.
Neutrality-suspicious. Cowell and Lyon-2.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND CoMMUEICA-
TIONS.
The hef OF Police presented his report for
the month of November, 1858. Expenses 81 O37. so
Number of arrests 90. Amount of fines and costs
collected ST..
Which wss::received and ordered ON fle.
The Str eet Commissioner reported the amount
Of money expended on streets for the month of
November last, viz First and Second wards
s2i0,5o; Third, Fourth, Fifth. sixth. Seventh,
and eighth wards $3.50 Tota! 1896. "a.
Which was received and ordered on file.
The Street Commissioner submitted for ap-
proval blank specification for laying Nicholson
pavement.
Which was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Highways.
The treet Commissioner presented final eeti-
mate of work done by Michael Doyle, contractor
for regulating and grading Bond street, from
Meadow street to Division street, setting forth
that 81 ,42I.25, less previous payments, Is the
amount due said Doyle for doing said work. Ac-
companying this certificate was statement of
the City Surveyor OF the amount Of work done BY
said Doyle.
Which was received and referred to the Com
mittec on Streets and Highways.
The Street Commissioner presented certificate
number two, being the final estimate of work
done by Michael Doyle contractor for regulating
grading, curbing and guttering Seventh street,
from Water street to High street, setting forth
that 1884 .66, less previous payments. is the
amount due SAID Doyle for doing said work. Ac,
companylns this certificate was a Statement. OF
the City Surveyor and Inspector of the amount
work done by said Doyle
Which was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Highways.
The Street Commissioner presented certificate
number two, being the final estimate OF work
done by William II. Adams, contractor for flag
ging Catharino street, from Lafayette street TO
Magnolia street. setting forth that 81 $50 IA less
previous payments, is the amount due enid
Adams for doing said work. Accompanying this
certificate was statement of the City SURVEYOR
and Inspector ofthe amount ofwork done by SAID
Adams.
Which was received and referred to the Com
mittes on Streets and Highways.
the Water commissioners presented their re-
Fort.
Which was received and ordered on file.
On motion Of Councilman Gray, the ordinance
entitled "A supplement to an ordinance entitled
AN ordinance concerning Markets for the city of
Elizabeth, approved October l. 1866 which
had been read twice and adopted on its first and
second readings and laid on the table November
is, 1868, was taken up.
Councilman Gray moTed that the vote whereby
the ordinance was adopted on its second recon-
siered
Which was carried
Councilman Gray moved that the vote whereby
the ordinance was adopted on its fret reading be
reconsdered
Which was carried
Councilman Gray moved that the ordnance be
referred back to the Law Committee
Which was carried.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Law Committee reported the following or
dinances. viz
An ordinance to curb, etc. Cross street.
supplement to an ordinance concerning mar