Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-21

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Petition from residents in Marshall
street asking that a certain part of that
street be tagged petition from John
Mesnahan, asking for appointment to
remove dead animals, at salary of
$500 per year petition from the YES
try of st. Johns Church to be allowed
to flag pavement in front of the parson-
age on Pearl street petition from j.
NJ. Morris to erect frame building on
the corner of Spring street and Eliza
beth avenue-all of which were refer
red.
Col. Woodruff presented the follow
ing resolution adopted by the Eliza
betbtown Water Company, which was
adopted
Resolved, That committee be ap
pointed to meet with a committee from
the City Council at the office of the
Water Committee, to consult upon the
propriety and Importance of q united
effort to increase the facilities for dis
tributing water through different por-
tons of our rapidly growing city. We
ask such committee be appointed from
your body, and that an early meeting
may be held.
Col. Woodruff moved that five men,
bers constitute the committee. Agreed
to-
The Street Committee reported in IA
vor of granting the request of John
Davidson and G. l.. Doe, that the
name of Cross street should be changed
to that of North avenue.
Mr. Gray reported in favor of instruc-
ting the Elizabethtown Water Company
to erect a fire hydrant at the corner of
Woodruff street and Elizabeth avenue.
Judge Tenney called up the market
ordinance, on its second reading. He
said as things now stand, the market
is going to ruin, and it was necessary
that something should be done with
this matter now
Mr.. Gray said that the parties who
occupied stalls in the market fixed the
market district, and asked that Coun-
Gil should impose a tax of $500 on those
selling meats within the district. He
said that if persons were selling meat
on Broad street, without having paid
the $500 as required by ordinance,
it was because the ordinance had not
been enforced.
A thousand citizens had demonstrated
against the passage of this ordinance.
The people say that the district is al
ready too large, and yet we propose to
enlarge the same People had gone to
New York for meats, but since stores
had been opened on Broad and other
streets, much of that trade had been
kept in town.
Judge Tenney was disposed to OBJ
ige the citizens from all parts of the
city, but he believed it was better to
pass this ordinance, in order that we
may commence at the beginning. 1t may
be necessary to modify this ordinance
he had no objections to this.
Mr.. Price wanted to know why the
market ordinance was not enforced.
Mr.. Gray replied that it was the duty
of the Clerk of the Market and forty
one other officers to see that the ordi-
nance was enforced There would have
been no trouble in enforcing the penal
ties, had this Council not directed the
suits commenced some time ago. to be
discontinued.
Judge Tenney said that successful
butchers could well afford to pay the
$500 imposed, and it was this which de-
moralized the whole market.
The first section was read and on a
call of ayes and noes was lost. to 8.
The "pesky" thing was then on mo-
ton laid on the table, and the members
relieved from any amount of embarrass-
ment.
MI Price said his attention had been
called by property-owners on South
street to the "loose manner " in which
the CURLING, tagging, &c, was being
done in that street 1t was represent
ed that no sand was being used, and il
an inspector had charge of the work, he
was seldom seen on the ground. Messrs.
Dockry and Schultheis said they had
never heard any complaints made.
The matter was finally dropped with
out any action being taken.
A resolution directing the Mayor to
offer a reward of $3.50 for the appre-
hension and conviction of the person
or persons who recently fired the barns
of John Posi-, was adopted.
A motion was made that Council adj.
journ to Thursday evening next, but il
being remarked that the circus
would be in town on that evening, il
was resolved to adjourn to Wednesday
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