Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-18

amount OF revenue derived from the City Markc
during the month of Octob' r, 1865 is $104 30.
= Which received and ordered on file.
The Street Commissioner reported the whole
amount of the cost and expenses of constructing
: the Glowing sewers viz;
Fulton street, from the north side of SecoDt
street TO Staten Island sound. .$12, 306 Y
t Fulton street, from Second street TO FoIrii
street observation-disclosures. 10,SSO y
1 Front street, Broadwayand First street
Elizabeth avenue and Water street sewer, from
Reid street to the summit near Seventh street
ana in Water street Lnow First avenuel tC
Seventh street acknowledgements. 12,0S0 Il
Which was received and ordered on file.
The Street Commi Toner presented final esti-
, mate of work done by John Neal contractor foi
paving Julia street, from Jefferson avenue to MAD
= son avenue setting forth that three thousand
four hundred and seventy one dollars and fifty
four cents. less previous pay nents Is the amount
due said Neal for doing said work.
!, Accompanying this certificate wasa statement
of the City Surveyor and Inspector of the amount
of worItdohe by said Neal,
Which was received aud referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Highways.
The Street Commissioner pre- ented final GER
tificute of work done by john Neal, contractor
for regulating, grading and curblng Monroe ave
nue., from IN ID street to Lousa street, setting
forth that three thousand one hundred and forty
seven dollars and ei 5hteen cents, less previous
payments. is the amount due said Neal for do
ing said work.
| Accompanying thiscerti6eaie was a statement
fthe City Surveyor and Inspector ofthe amount
OF WORK done by SatG Neal
Which received and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and HIGHWAYS
The Street Commissioner presented final esti-
male OF work done by Michael Dougherty, con
tractor for constructing sewer in Anna street.
from Jefferson avenue TO point in Meadow.
street. setting forth that three thousand two hun
dred and torty-three dollars and thfty-nne cents
| less previous payments, is the amo unt due said
Dougher;y for dol b. sad work.
| Accompanying this certificate was statement
of the City surveyor and Inspector of the amount
of work done by @aid Dougherty
| Which was received and referred 20 the Com
mittee Oh Sewerers and Drainage.
The Street Commissioner presented final esti-
mate of work done by Mclaughlin II Kelly con-
| tractors, for constructing a sewer in Franklin
street, from the summit near Fourth street to
Staten Island soend, setting forth that eleven
thousand five hundred and seycnty-threc dollars
and fortJ eight cents, less previous payments, is
the amount du. said Mclaughlin Kelly lor do
| ing said work.
| Accompanying this certificate wasa statement
! OF the CITY Surveyor and Inspector OF the
amount of work done by said Mclaughlin &
| Kelly.
! Which was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Sewers and Drainage
| The Street Commissioner presented iral esti-
mate of work done by Michael Doyle. contractor
for grading, curbing and gutterng Marshall
street, from First street to High street, setting
forth that nine thousand one hundred and twelve
dollars and nincty-three cents, less previous
pay ments, is the amount due said Doyle for do
ing said work.
of the City Surveyor and Inspecto of the amodnt
of work done b. SAID Doyle.
Which was received aud referred TO the Com
mittee on Streets and highways
| The City Surveyor to whom was referred No
vember %, 1868, three deeds of conveyance from
Helen W Dimock to the city OF Elizabeth three
! new streets, called Grove street, Maple avenue.
and Garden street, reported that the lines of the
proposed streets as described in smd deeds cor
respond TO those laid out by the Commissioners
| appointed to lay out streets, etc.
Which was received and ordered on file.
The Commissioners appointed to make an as
sessment OF the cost and expenses of constructing
sewer in Jefferson avenue. from the sewer in
Jersey street Port avenue, presented their as
sessment report together with objections to the
same.
Which was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Sewers aud Drainage.
Communication of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department relative 70 the condition ofthe
fire hyd ants etc.
Which was referred 10 the Committee on Fire
Department.
OPINION OF CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney who was directed to report
whether the city of Elizabeth is liable Brazilia
Ayres for damages sustained by him il. the con-
slrnction of the Mill lane and Morris avenue sew
err in front OF his premises reported that in his
opinion, the city ta not liable Mr.. Ayars for the
damages above stated.
Which was received AID ordered on file.
BONDS.
John Veal submitted his bond to the city 10
keep in repair for period OF twelve months the
pavement on julia street, from Jefferson avenue
to Madison avenue.
Which was received and accepted.
Mclaughlin & Kelly submitted their bond to
the city to keep in repair Tor period Of twelve
months franklin street sewer, from the soundto
Fofuth street.
Which was received and accepted.
Michael Dougherty submitted his bond to the
city TO keep III repair for period OF twelve
months Anna street sewer, from Meadow street
to Jefferson avenue.
Which was received and accepted.
James Collins. Adam Peters. Elias r. Whaley
and John D. Walsh. constables elect. submitted
their bonds to the city in the sum of $500 each
when Councilman Gray offered the following
Resolved. That the bonds Of james Collins,
Adam Peters, Elias r. Whalcy ard John d.
Walsh, here with severally submitted, he and the
same are hereby approved by the City Council,
end the same be severally filed and recorded in
the Office OF the City Clerk.
Which was adopted
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Law Committee reported an ordinance for
the issue OF city bonds.
A further supplement to an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance for the removal OF snow and ice
from the pavements it, the city of Elizabeth"
Which were receiv cd and laid on the table.
The Committee on Laws to whom was referred
the petition o the Central Railroad of New der
sey, relative TO certain taxes assessed to Win
throp Sargent, John Turner and John NJ. Pre-
vost respectively, etc, presented the following
report;
The Committee on Laws, to whom was referred
the petition OF the Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey. asking that certain taxes assessed
to Winthrop Sarg, Mt, John Turner aud lohn NJ
Provost respectively for the years 1866 1861 and
1868, be cancelled, respectfully report
That prior to the year 1864 Winthrop Sargent
was the owner of, and had been assessed as such
for taxes upon, certain vacant lots situate ON
Pine, Bond and Divisions streets; that prior to
that year he conveyed the said lots TO the said
John Turner, and in 1865 the said John Turner
conveyed the same to the Central Railroad Com
pany of rev Jersey, that the Assessor for the
year 1865, in making his assessment for taxes Tor
that year. found upon tho books of the previous
year the name of Wintnrow Sargent, as the own
err of said lots, and he therefore continued the
assessment thereof to him as IL he continued to be
such owner, and Notwithstanding the same had
been conveyed by him. for the year 1865. and the
Assessors fer the subsequent years, for the same
reasons, continued to assess the same lots in the
name of Winthrop Sargent for the years 1866
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