Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-27
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING.

MONDAY EVENING, july w. 1863.
Pursuant to adjournment the City Council con-
vened.
Present. T. Wiley, Esq, President in the
chair, and Councilmen Barry, Dockry, Gray, Green,
Lyon, Price, Ropes, Schanck Schultheis Tenney,
Woodruff and Woodward.
Absent-CouncilInen Brokaw Cowell and Man
vel.
The minutes of the preceding special meeting
we're read and approved.
The Committee on Finance presented the follow
ing report respecting taxes for the year 1869:
The Finance Committee report the accompanying
ordinance for taxes OF the current year. amounting
in the aggregate to S17200O, against Sl8t, 700,
ordered to be raised last year.
NJ NJ v, T WooPWARD' Committee.
An ordinance respecting taxes for 1869:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of
the city OF Elizabeth:
Section l. There shall be levied, assessed collect
ed and raised by tax i'll the city OF Elizabeth the
sum which shall be distributed and appropriated
for the following specified objects and purposes,
viz:
For ScuooLs-For the support of Eng
iish public schools, including State APP
preparation and poll tax .............. SIS, 900
For streets and highways. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
For crosswalks. ...............1'... z,00O
For Fire Department. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
For Police Department. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
For support OF the poor ................... 5000
For lamps, gas and water Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For interest NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %, 900
For contingencies. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40,000
For salaries. lS,UUU
And as special taxes;
For instalment on Market house debt...... 1000
For instalment on Aims house debt. 900
Section .. That the Board of Assessors be direct
ed to the poll tax directed by section sixty
five Of the city charter, for school purposes.
Section 3. That SO much Of said taxes as is ap-
propriated for the support Of the Fire and Police
Departments shall be assessed and collected from
persons and property within tho lamp district of
the city, and that it shall be the duty Of the Asses
sors to assess separately the several sums men
toned for the respective objects named.
Which received, and the ordinance taken up,
| read and adopted on its first reading.
On motion of Councilman Green the ordinance
was taken up on its second reading and read by
items.
Section /. The item OF $4,000 for Public
Schools was read, when Councilman Green moved
that $500 of the appropriation for schools be ap-
piled for the employment of a German teacher.
Which was carried by the following vote:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wiley and Councilman
Barry, Dockry, Gray, Green, Price, Ropes Schanck,
| Schulthes and Tenuey-10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lyon, Woodruff and
| Woodward-3.
The item of $4,000 was then adopted.
The item OF $4,000 for streets and highways was
next adopted.
The item of 1000 for crosswalks was adopted.
The item of $4,000 for Fire Department. on
| motion OF Councilman Green, was increased to
| $4,000 and adopted.
| The item Of $4,000 for Police Department was
| adopted.
Councilman Price retired
| Inc Item oi So,Ouu ior tne support OF tne pool
| was adopted.
The item of $4,000 for lamps, gas and water
Councilman Green moved to increase to $4,000.
| Which carried by the following vote:
| Observation-Disclosures Wiley and Councilmel
Barry, Dockry, Gray, Greon, Lyon Ropes Schanck
| Schultheis and Tenney-10.
INSTRUMENTATION Woodruff and Wood
| ward-2.
The item OF S15, 900 for lamps, gas and water wa,
| then adopted.
The item of s25, 900 tor interest then adopted
The item of $4,000 for contingencies was thcl
adopted.
The item of $4,000 for salaries was also adopted
The reminder OF the section, providing specia
tax of 81, 600 for ustalment on Market House debt
and 81 900 for nstalment on Aims House debt
was then adopted.
The section as amended was then adopted.
Sections two and three were then read ant
adopted.
The ordinance was then adopted as whole OF
second reading.
The ordinance then taken up and read til
third time and passed by the following vote:
Observation-Disclosures Wiley and Councilmel
Barry, Dockry, Gray, Groom. Lyon, Ropes, Schanck
Schultheis, Tenney, Woodruff and Woodward--ll
| NegatiVe-None.
Councilman Green moved that the Law Commit
tee if in their opinion change in the limits of tn
an ordinance for that purpose.
| Which was carried.
Councilman Woodward moved that Council ad
journ.
| Which was carried.
whereupon President Wiley declared Council
adjourned. j. SEpLE, Clerk.