Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-31
Proceedings of City Council.
ToFFICIAL.1
usLrsHED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

uenU, III Un6 CudlI, SOuilClliuCu
Cowell, Dockry, Gray, Lyon, Price, Ropes,
Schanck, Sehultheis, Tenney, and Woodward
AbsentAG olincilmen Brokaw, Green, Man.
vel and Woodruff.
The minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Communication of the Foreman and Secreta-
nv of Jackson Hook and Ladder Company No.
z, asking that the names of Luke Farmer,
Daniel Mccormick, John Mulhn, James bar
rigan, Thomas MeWilliams and Michael Ken
aly be stricken from the roll as members OF
said company.
Which was received and the names ordered
stricken from the firemen's register.
Communication of the Foreman and Secre-
tary of Jefferson Engine Company No. 3, pre-
sentinp for approval the names OF Hugh
Grady and John Merlin as members Of said
company.
Which was received and the names approx
ed.
Communication of the Foreman and Secre-
tarv of Jefferson Engine Company NO. b, stat,
ing that William Emmett, Patrick otneiy ana
Edward Emmett have resigned as members VI
said company.
Which was received and their resignation
accepted.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
BY President Wiley:
Communication of officers of Resolute Base
Ball Club, inviting his Honor the Mayor ana
CITY Council to attend their picnic, at sum
mers Grove, on the Both instant.
Which was received and invitation accepted.
By Councilman Gray
Petition of George Peters and others, Tor a
dav police on Magnolia street and vicinity.
Which was referred to Committee on Pohce'
with power.
BY Councilman Price
Petition of r, II. Haines and others, asking
that Wilder street may be opened, according
to the Commissioners map ; that the City sur
veyor may be instructed to establish grade
for said street and that the petitioners may
be permitted to grade said street at their own
expense.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
By Councilman Cowel:
Petition OLA. W. Dimock and others, asking
that South Broad street, between Grove and
Williamson streets, may be Tagged SIX feet
wide in the centre of each sidewalk.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Claims and accounts were presented and
disposed of as follows:
Of r. Frohwein 5000, J. Flynn 5000, b.
ONeill 5000, Oliver Pierce $500, NJ f. Cory
$1,000, William Stiles 81 1000, j.. Ryan S9Oo,
William Luster $500,
Referred to Committee on Finance.
OF Elias Woodruff $63,
Which was referred to Committee on
Streets and Highways.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS ORDERED PAID.
D. milford 81 81, do. 5000, do. $3.50, E. Il
J.McCloud $3.50, A.Wirthe S31 80 do. S134.S2,
H. Markthaler 1887, Mrs. VIM. DENIM s104
J. E. Adams s439l, Vim. Ball S2l.25, Howell
Il Marsh s8.25, D. W. Bonnel s47.25, ). L.
Chandler So, J. +. Sudler $S.25, do. Sl7.25, NJ
+. Cory s2.15, P. Dillon $3S.25, j. A. Mohone
s2250, James Rollo s32.47.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Street Commissioner presented certif-
cate of the final estimate OF work done by
Michael Doyle, contractor for tagging the
sidewalks on Adams avenue, from Mary street
to Port avenue, setting forth that 81, 234.4 Al,
less previous payments, is the amount due
said Doyle for doing said work:
F5 Which was received and referred to Com
nlittee on Streets and Highways
The Street Commissioner presented the fol-
lowing report
TO the Honorable the Mayor and City Council Of
the city of Elizabeth:
The undersigned would beg leave to report
that no objections have been filed against
making the following improvements, OF which
notice was given in the Union County Herald
under date of August 7, 1869:
To cause q sewer TO be constructed IN Ellz-
abeth avenue, from point near Broad street,
to connect with the sewer at Scott Place;
To cause the sidewalk on the South side OF
Court street, between Front street and Second
street, to be graded and the curb, gutter and
tagging relaid;
10 cause the sidewalks on both sides o.
Broadway, from Second street to the New
Point road, to be tagged four feet wide;
To cause Broadway, from Second street t.
the New Point road, to be regulated, graded,
curbed and guttered;
To lay out and open Hamilton avenue, from
Broad street to the Union Township line;
To cause Leroy street, nom Spring street
to Spencer street. to be regulated, graded,
curbed and guttered;
10 cause Garden street, from Maple avenue
to Washington avenue, to be paved with wood
en- pavement;
10 cause Grove street, from Maple avenue
to Washington avenue, to be paved with wood
en- pavement
10 cause Pearl street, on the southerly side,
from Williamson street to Bridge street, to be
tagged four feet wide i'll the centre Of the
sidewalk "'
TO cause Market street. from Elizabeth av-
enue to the iron bridge, to be regulated, gra-
ded, curbed and guttered
70 cause Williamson street, from Grove
street to Broad street, to be vacated.
Also, under the same date, to order and
cause that part OF Williamson street to be va
Gated which lies between Broad street and
line westerly of the same, running from the
northwesterly corner of q lot belonging to
Enos Woodruff northerly and parallel with
said Broad street TO the southerly line OF
Washington avenue, with objections from
George w. Kirstead, Aaron Winans and 9th
ers. r.f- ..-
L. H. HIGGINs, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, August 20, 1863.
Which was received and the objections ac-
companying the report referred to Committee
ON Revision OF Commissioners Map.
DEED.
Deed of r. L. Haines and wife, to the city,
of land for certain streets, referred to Clty
Surveyor for his certificate.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMUTERS.
The Law Committee reported sundry ord
inances for streetlmproyements.
Which were received and laid on the table.
The Law Committee, to whom was referred
the petition of james w. Woodruff, respect
ing taxes for 1866, reported thereon, and
recommended the adoption of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the taxes assessed to james
w. Woodruff, in the Sixth ward, for the yea
1866, having been paid by him, but not hav
ing been marked as paid on the Receiver
books, are hereby cancelled and that the GER
titicate of sale OF his land therefor be can
Celled.
Which was received and the resolution
adopted.
The same Committee, to whom was referred
June /. 1863, petition of Charles /. Devlan
relative to taxes for 1866, reported thereon
and recommended the adoption OF the follow
Resolved, That the Mayor draw his war
rant in favor of Charles Devlan tor S24.73'