Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-20
Proceedings of City Council.
PUBLISHED ny ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


| Observation-Disclosures Cowell and Price.
The minutes of the preceding meeting read
and approved.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Communication of the foreman and secretary OF
| H1bernia Engine Company No. 8, presenting for
| approval the names of John Hallian William How
rigan, William Darby, Michael o. Brieu and Dennis
Carney, as members of said company.
| Which was received and referred to Committee
| on Fire Department
Communication of the foreman and secretary OF
Hibernia Engine Company No 5, stating that
James Harlow and John Flanagan have resigned
membership in said company.
Which was received and referred to Committee
on Fire Department.
| Communication Of the foreman and secretary of
Hibernia Engine Company No. 5, stating that Will
liam Noonan and James Burns have been trans
| ierred from said company to Wiley Hose Company
| No. 3.
Which was received and referred to Committee
| on Fire Department.
Application of A. A. Ward for an except firemans
| certificate and badge.
| Which was received and referred to Committee
on Fire Department.
PRESENTATION or PETITIONS, ETC.
| By Councilman Ropes:
| - Communication of the secretary OF Oceola Hose
Company No. o inviting his honor the Mayor and
City Council to attend their proposed picnic, at
| Johnson Grove, on the 18th instant.
| Which was received and invitation accepted
| BY Councilman Schultheis
Communication of William +. Schroeder, tender
| ing his resignation Commissioner to make an
assessment of the damages for opening Reid street.
from South street to Magnolia street.
Which was received and resignation accepted.
| By the same:
| Petition of V. Schardein, residing East Grand
street, near Summers grove, asking that the Cen
| trail Railroad Company may be required to drain
their track that the water will not run through
| his premises
Which was referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways.
| Communication of Owen Farrelly, rendering his
resignation as Inspector OF Martin street sewer.
Which was received and resignation accepted.
| By President Wiley
Petition of W. NJ Whitehead administrator of
Oliver Pierce, deceased, for permission to erect an
addition to the house No. 81 Elizabeth avenue.
Which referred to Committee on Fire De-
partment.
By Councilman Gray:
Communication of secretary of Jefferson Engine
Company No 6, inviting his honor the Mayor and
City Council to attend their proposed picnic, Mt
Summers grove, on the 18th instant.
Which was received and invitation accepted.
By the same:
Petition of J. H. Cory for permission to construct
vault in front of his property, the east side of
Broad street, near Jersey street.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways.
By Councilman Woodruff
Petition of John r. Crane for permission to con-
struct vault under the sidewalk in front of his
premises, on the northeast corner of Jersey and
Cherry streets.
Which was referred to Law Committee.
BY Councilman Green:
Remonstrance OF Amos Clark and others against
the proposed opening of Jersey avenue, from the
Westheld road to the city line.
Which was referred to Committee on Revision OF
Commissioners map.
By the same:
estate of Louisa Patterson and Lemuel W. Patter-
son, against the proposed paving of Cherry street
with wooden pavement.
Which was received
By Councilman Woodward:
Remonstrance of j. B. Virolet, against the open
ing of certain streets through his premises in the
Eighth ward.
Which was referred to Committee ON Revision OF
Commissioners map.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Claims and accounts were presented and disposed
of as follows: ....-.=
OF James Gonnoly $s7. so. P. McGurgan s5.18.
| Referred to Committee on Fire Department.
| OF W. P. NJ. DeCamp $14742,
Referred to Committee on Finance.
| CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS ORDERED PAID.
j.. B. Norton 4 Co. $3.50, do. S540O E. Cahin
| Sl93.09, do, S275,23, P. p, Stephan $500, g. L.
Kalert S13, Faitoute, Culver & Co, $500, White
head & Hooker S2.25, c. D. Il G. F. Aschenback
| $3.50, F. LOTUS S15.75.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Street Commissioner presented the follow
| ing report:
70 the Honorable tie Mayor and City Council Of
| the city Of Eiizdbeth:
| following improvements, of which notice was given
in the Union County Herald, under date of June
&c, 1866
| from the Westheld road to the city line, with
jections from Amos Clark and others;
| To order and cause Standish street to be opened
from the Central Railroad to the city line with OBJ
jections from Amos Clark and others;
/ To order and cause Chancellor street TO be open
ed, from Bayway to the city line, with objections
| from Amos Clark and others;
| To nd N panOinutDn street IN
ed, from Grove street to the city line with objec
| tons from Amos Clark and others;
! To order and cause Bellevue street. from Grand
street to Chancellor street, to be opened with OBJ
| joctiops at Amos Clark and othecsi
| TO order and cause Catharine street, from Jer
sey street to Magnolia street. to be paved with
wooden pavement, with objections from Francis
Hetzman, John G. Snea, and others.
Also the following improvements, against which
| no objections have been filed;
| To order and cause Williamson street to be va
! Gated from Broad street to Washington avenue;
To order and cause a sewer to be constructed and
built in First avenue, from the summit at or nea :
Seventh street, to connect with the sewer through
Sixth street.
| l.. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
| Dated Elizabeth, July IA, 1869.
Which was received, and the objections OF Amos
Clark and others to opening of the above mention
| ed Streets were referred to Committee on Revision
of Commissioners map. The objections of Fran
els Hoffman and others to paving Catharine street
with wooden pavement was referred to Committee
on Streets and Highways
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Law Committee reported sundry ordinances.
Which were received and laid on the table.
The Law Committee, to whom was referred July
E, 1869, remonstrance of Margaret s. Taylor and
others, against the proposed construction of a
sewer under the sidewalk in Jersey street, report
ed in favor of building the sewer i'll the middle of
the street, and that the proposals should be cor
rooted accordingly.
| Which was received and adopted.
The Committee Streets and Highways, to
whom referred July 8. 1862 the bids for paw
ing Cherry street with wooden pavement, reported
thereon and recommended the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved That the contract for paving Cherry
street with wooden pavement be awarded to the
American Nicholson Pavement Company they
having given ample and satisfactory security for
the faithful performance of the work, and the
Mayor is hereby requested to sign the contract on
the part of the city.
Which was received and the resolution adopted
| by the following vote:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wiley and Councilman
Barry, Brokaw, Dockry, Green, Lyon, Mauvei,
Ropes, Schanck, Schultheis, Tenney, Woodruff and
Woodward-l3.
| Negative-None.
Councilman Gray absent at the time of taking
the YOte
| Tine same Committee, 10 whom was referred Ju-
ly s. 1869 petition of John V. Dyer and others, to
| have the sidewalks on tho west side OF Linden
street. from Magnolia street to Anna street, tagged
four feet wdo. reported i'll favor OF granting the
prayer of the petitioners.
Which was received.
The same Committee, to whom was referred Ju-
ly 8, 1869 petition of Thomas S. Ross for permits
sim to flag the sidewalk in front of let No. 142
| East Grand street reported in favor of granting
the prayer of the petitioner if the work has not
been contracted for or proposals advertised