Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-24
Proceedings of City Council.
loFFIoIAL.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

| COnf6uGus IIcbGllb--Os l. hlGJj IJSVl.5 L iNS-
ident, in the chair, and Councilmen Barry,
Brokaw, Cowel, Dockry, Gray, Green, Lyon,
Marvel, Price, Ropes, Tenney, Woodruff and
Woodward.
| Absentee uncilmen Schanck and Schulz
| theis.
! The minutes of the meetings held on tn
| 14th and 18th instant were read and approved
| FIRE DEPARTMENT.
| Communication of the Foreman and Secre-
| tary of Hibernia Engine Company No. 3, pre-
senting for approval the name of James
| Connoiy as member of sad company.
Which was received and the name approved.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
| By Councilman Maxwell
| Remonstrance of Red Jacket Engine Co.
| No against the action of Council in rein
stating Patrick Dwyer as Il member OF said
Company. o.-....-
Which was referred to the Committee on
Fire Department.
| BY Councilman Barry
Petition of 2. G.. Dwyer to be reinstated as
member of Red Jacket Fire Engine Co. No. l..
4 Which was referred to Committee ON Fire
department.
| BY President Wiley:
Petition of the President of the Elizabeth
and Newark Horse Railroad Company for inn
mediate action on petition of SAID Company,
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Highways October %, 1868, copy of which
accompanied the present petition.
| Which was referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways
| By the same;
| Petition of the Board of Assessment and
| Revision of Taxes for an Office for the use of
| said Board.
Which was referred to Committee on Public
| Grounds and Buildings.
By the same:
Remonstrance of G. C. T. Seaman and 9TH
ers against the construction of the proposed
sewer in Prospect street.
Which was referred to Committee on Sewers
and Drainage.
BY Councilman Gray:
Petition of William McCully and others to
have Oak street graded and curbed, from
East Grand street to Magnolia street.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
By Councilman Brokaw:
List of persons in favor of, and opposed to,
the paving of jefferson avenue, from Port
avenue to North avenue.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets
and Highways.
BY Councilman Price
Petition of Benjamin Williamson and 9TH
ers for certain alterations in the map of the
Street Commission.
Which was referred to the Committee on
Revision of Commissioners Maps.
By Councilman Woodward
Petition of Freeman T. Winans, executor,
ETC., for certain alterations of the map of the
Street Commission.
Which was referred to Committee on Revis-
ion of Commissioners Maps.
President Wiley appointed Councilmen
Green, Tenney and Ropes Committee on Re
vision of Commissioners Maps.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Claims and accounts were presented and
disposed of as follows
Of Barzillai Ayars $3.50, II. II. Piexotto
S12.3S
Referred to City Attorney.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS ORDERED PAID.
s. Hathaway sl5.75, A. A. Woodruff s53.25,
r. Arrison & Co. $500, Foote 4 Drake S135.
60, j. Madison Drake 5000, Charles Hart
$l25, B. Delaney $7S.75, p. Donahue $326.25,
do. $3462, do. $3.50, P. A. Dougherty S21,
G. A. Higgins SIS, j. Flynn SIS, B. ONeill S18,
J. McCord SIS.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Street Commissioner presented the
following report:
To The honorable The Mayor aal city Counct Of
the city Of Etizdbeth:
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
April Sd, 1869:
To order and cause East Grand street, from JEFF
ferson avenue TO Spring street. to be regulated,
graded, curbcd and paved with Belgian or trap
block;
To order and cause Mill lane, from Morris
nue. to Broad street, to be regulated, graded,
curbed aud paved with Belgian or trap block
pavement;
To order and cause sewer to be constructed i'll
Prospect street. from Elizabeth avenue to Jersey
street, with connections running to the sidewalk
every fifty feet;
To order and cause the sidewalks on both sides
of Livingston street, from First street to Second
street, to be laid with tagging four feet wide in
the centre o.. each sidewalk, where the same have
not been done;
To order and cause sewer to be constructed i'll
Elizabeth avenue from the sewer i'll Elizabeth ave-
to point at or near Prospect street, with con-
nections running to the sidewalk every fifty feet;
To order and cause sewer to be constructed in
William street, from Madison avenue to Cathar1ne
street;
To order and cause the sidewalk on the east side
of Elizabeth avenue, from Broad street to Market
street, to be tagged. or the tagging reaid of
width not less than six feet to the established
grade;
To order and cause the sidewalks on both sides
of Morre street, from Elizabeth avenue to Jersey
street. to be tagged with stone four feet wide
where the same have not been done;
Also, under date of April the Sth, 1869, to order
and cause Newark avenue to be laid out and opened
from Broad street to the line of Clinton township;
To order and cause Reid street to be opened,
from Magnolia street to South street;
Also under date of April Sd, 1869, to order and
cause Magnolia street, from Jefferson avenue to
Division street. to be paved with Belgian pave
ment; with objections from Henry Lemke, David
S. Woodruff Mathew H. Blair, Francis b. Chef
wood and others;
To order and cause Madison avenue, from Jersey
street to the northerly line of Port avenue, to be
paved with Belgian pavement with objections
from John Jewett n Sons, Michael Abbott, L. P.
Williams, George NJ Ross and others.
l.. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, April 81, 1869.
Accompanied with objections of Henry
Lemke, W. IL. Seaton and others against
paving Magnolia street, and John Jewett Il
Sons and Il. 7. Williams and others, against
paving Madison avenue.
The report was received and the objections
referred to Committee on Streets and High
ways.
Communication of the Board of School
Commissioners, asking an appropriation OF
1872, 700, for the support OF Public Schools for
the ensuing year.
Which was received and referred to Com
mittee on Finance.
OPINIONS OF CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney, to whom was referred
the matter relative to Strengthening Washing
ton avenue, reported that, in his opinion, the
proceedings taken in the matter were incor-
rect, etc.
Which was received and ordered ON file.
The City Attorney presented the following:
TO the city Councaof Elizabeth:
An ordinance has been passed to pave portion
of First street east of Broadway with Belgian pave
ment, and the contract for doing the work has
| been awarded.
The Horse Railroad have laid their tracks in this
street, and by their charter compelled to pave
tween their tracks with coble stone pavement, and
now ask that they may be permitted to suffer this
pavement to remain, alleging that cobble stone is
better for their purpose and will save them great