Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-06


MONDAY EVENING. Feb. /, 1889
JContinued from yesterday
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Law Ci mmittee, to whom was referred
January 30, 1869, " Assembly bill number
one," reported thereon, and some amend
ments adopted, when Councilman Green of
fered the following resolution
Resolved, That all such parts of "Assem-
bly, bill number one as refer to the impose
ton of water rents and water rates upon land
and real estate, and the collection thereof, be
stricken from the BILL and that the same be
made the subject of an independent bill.
Which was adopted bv the following vote
ffirmative-President Wiley and Council
men Barry, Brokaw. .Cowell, Dockry, Gray,
Green, Lyon, Marvel, Price Ropes. Schanck,
Schultheis, Tenney, Woodruff and Woodward.
Negative-None.
The Law Committee presented supple
ment to an act entitled ''An act I o revise ard
amend the charter of the city of Elizabeth
Which was read, when, on motion of Coun-
Gilman Gray, it was again read by sections.
The first section was a. follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That an
act entitled San act appointing Commission
ers to lay out streets. avenues and squares in
the city of lzabeth," approved March 10,
1867, and the supplement thereto, be and the
same is hereby repealed and that the maps
Illtu Nv inc commissioners III SAD
act be taken from the files and deposited with
the City Clerk, for the use of the city of Eliz-
abeth.
Councilman Tenney me we'd to strike out the
first section, when C0uncilmen Green offered
an amendment to the section, which Council
man Tenney accepted. and Withdrew his mo
ton to strike ont. Afterwards Councilman
Green withdrew his anne dment and renewed
abe motion to strike out the first section.
Which was lost by the following vote:
Aftrmative-C ouncimen Brokaw, Price,
Tenney and Woodruff.
Negative President Wiley and Councilmen
Barry, Cowell Dockry, Gray, Green, Lyon.
Marvel, Ropes, Schanck, Schultheis and
Woodward-12.
Subsequently Councilman Tenney moved
to reconsider the vote whereby the first sec
ton was adopted, for the purpose of amend
ment.
Which was carried by the following vote:
Affirmative President Wiley and Council
men BrOkaw. Cowell, Dockry, Grly, Green,
Lyon, Marvel, Price, Ropes Schultheis, Ten
ney, Woodruff and Woodwork IA.
Negative Councilman Barry-l.
Cou. CT man Schenck not present at voting.
Councilman Tenney then offered the amend
ment proposed by Councilman Green, which
was as follows
Provided, That the action of the said Com
missioners shall be final and conclusive, I'M
less revised, altered and amended by the City
Council within one year from the passage Of
this act: said revision, alteration and amend
ment TO be made by the said Council olly on
the application of the owners of property af-
fected thereby.
Which amendment was lost by the follow
ing vote:
Affirmative President Wiley and Council
men Lrokaw, Price renney and Woodrlff-5.
egative-Councilmen Barry, Cowell. Dock
ry, Gray, Green, Lyon. Marvel, Ropes
Schanck Schultheis and Woodward-1l.
L Il 4 Il
cd the supplement was adopted as whole.
Councilman Price obtained leave and re-
tired
Councilman Schanck moved that when
Council adjOurns, it adjourn to Wednesday
evening, the 10Th instant.
Which was carried.
The Law Committee to whom was referred
December 16, 1868, the petition OF HldSway
Thomas for the refunding of taxes twice paid,
presented areport thereon and recommended
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Mayor draw his warrant
in favor of Ridgway Thomas for s3i,36, to re-
fund to him the money twice paid by him for
taxes, first in 1868, and again in order to pre-
vent sale of his land in Fecember, 1858.
Which was received and the resolution
adopted.
to whom WAS referred this evening the sur
vey of Louisa street, from Jefferson avenue
TO the Middl sex and Essex turnpike, of Fan
ny street, from Madison avenue to SAID turn
pike, and of Madison avenue, from North av-
enue TO Fanny street, reported IN favor OF ac-
eepting the same.
Which was received and adopted
The Committee ON Police, to whom was re-
ferred January 20, 1869, petition OF James W.
Halsey and others for n patroiman on Halfway
avenue, and petition of Alfred Dewitt and 9TH
ers for policemen ne6r the Salem road, pre-
scented report thereon and recommended
he o1nftint. nf thp follGWipo resolution
Resolved, That the Committee on Police be
authorized to instruct the Chief of Police to
place eight additional men on active trtY.
Which was received and the re ollIon
adopted.
The Committee on Market, TO who II was
referred the resolution directing the City At
torney to discontinue the suits against the
butchers who were occupying stalls in the
Market House, presented report thereon,
and recommended the adoption of the seso-
ton.
Which recommendation was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
AffIma ve-Councilmen Brokaw, Cowell,
DockIy, Green. Lyon, Tenney and Wood
ruff
Negative-Pr President Wiley and Councilmen
Barry, Gray, Marvel, Ropes, Schanck, Schulz
theis and Woodward-S
Councilman Ropes moved to amend, that
the suits be discontinued by the butchers
paying the costs
Councilman Green moved as an amendment
70 the amendment, to strike ont all after the
word discontinued.
Zen ing the motion, Councilmen Marvel
Ropes and Schanck obtained leave and re-
tired.
Which was LOST by the following vote:
Affirmative Couneimen Brokaw, Cowell
Green, Lyon, Tenney and Woodruff
Negative President Wiley and Councilmen
Barry, Dockry, Gray, Schultheis and Wood
ward-6.
The,vote was then taken on the amendment
offered by Councilman Ropes
Which was carried by the following vote:
Affirmative President Wiley and Council
men Brokaw, Cowell, Dockry Green, Lyon,
Tenney. Woodruff and Woodward-9.
Negative Councilmen Barry, Gray and
Sohulfheis-3