Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FIREMEN ELECTION.
| On motion of Councilman Price, the returns of
the tremens election for Chief and Assistant Chief,
which were submitted to Council at a meeting OF
the Board, were taken up and read, when Council
man Price offered the following:
| Whereas N. K. Thompson, having received ma
iority of the votes cast for Chief Engineer OF the
Fire Department, and Bernard Duignan and Isaac
| Van Hart having received majority of the votes
cast for Assistant Engineers, therefore be it
| Resolved That N X. Thompson be declared duly
elected Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and
Bernard Duignan and Isaac VanHart be declared
duly elected Assistant Engineers of the Fire De-
partment.
| Which adopted.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, ETC.
| By Councilman Ropes:
| Petition of Thomas Simons and others to have
the uniagged portions of the sidewalks in Marshall
street, between Second and Third streets, tagged.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways
BY Councilman Barry:
Petition of Michael Dillon, setting forth that
tain sidewalks in front of his premises, at the
OF First and South Park street, laid to the
proper grade but have been recently torn up, and
asking that the tagging may be reaid without ex-
pense to the petitioner.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets and
Highways.
| by Councilman Dockry:
| Communication of john Nessin, relative to re-
moving dead animals from within the city limits,
ut a compensation of $500 per year.
Which was referred to Committee on Health.
| By President Wiley:
| Remonstrance of James C. Ogden and others
against any alteration of the lines of Washington
| street.
| Which was referred to Committee on Revision of
Commissioners map.
| Petition of j. NJ. Morris for permission to erect
frame building ON the corner of Spring street and
| Elizabeth avenue.
Which referred to Committee on Fire De-
| part1nent
| BY the same
Petition of Dayton Ogden for sewer in Eliza
beth avenue from the summit near Prospect street
| to connect with the sewer i'll Spring street.
| Which was referred to Committee on Sewers and
| Drainage.
| By the same:
Petition of George L. Keilert for permission to
| hart place.
Which was referred to Committee on Streets and
| Highways.
| By the same:
| Petition of Robert e. Chetwood, Treasurer, on
| behalf of the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry
OF St. Johns Church, for permission to flag the
sidewalks in front of their premises on Pearl street.
Which was referred to Committee ON Streets and
Highways.
By Councilman Woodruff:
| Communication of the Secretary of the Elizabeth
| town Water Company, requesting, on behalf of said
company, that Committee of the City Council may
| be appointed to meet with their Committee, to con-
suit upon the propriety and Importance OF united
effort to increase the facilities for distributing
ter through the city.
| Councilman Woodruff moved that the petition be
received and special Committee of five be ap-
| pointed.
Which was carried.
| Whereupon President Wiley appointed Council
men Gray, Woodruff, Woodward, Barry and Shul-
| theis said Committee.
| PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Claims and accounts were presented and disposed
of as follows:
| OF f. Spencer $45,
Referred to Committee on Fire Department.
! OF Drake " Cook $95, do. 1880, do. S349, j.
Madison Drake $3.50, do. $2160,
| Referred to Committee on Finance.
| OF Charles Solomon $75,
| Laid on the table.
| CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS ORDERED PAID.
A. @. & j. Thompson $780, do S940 do. S63 80,
Williams Il Plum $3.50, j. Brittn $40 IS, s. Hatha-
way $3.50, do $4,000, o. Lorentz SIG, A. Benoit
| $44.25, Weed Il Co. $500, Continental Insurance
| Co. $50, Metropolitan Insurance Co. $50, American
Mutual Insurance Co. $50, G. E. " S. L. Moore
S12455, N. X. Thompson 1894, do S26.05, j. F.
Ludler $24.75, 4. McCarty $33.75, T. W. Sayre
s2O.25, P. McGurgan So, 7. Forsyth S2OO3. W.
Murphy $3.50, E. Warner Agent, Sl,79S.97, NJ. Nc
Grail sl04, +. Fohr SIS, D. Morgan $25.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Street Commissioner presented certificate of
final payment due ON contract for grading, curbing
and gutterng Julia street, from Madison avenue
to Meadow street. setting forth that S26l1 O6 less
previous payments is due John Posi-, contractor
| for doing said work.
Which was received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Highways
The Street Commissioner presented certificate of
final payment due on contract for regulating, gra-
ding, curbing, guttering and tagging Mary street,
from Monroe avenue to Meadow street, setting
forth that 81 $780, less previous payments is due
John Neal, contractor for doing said work.
Which was received and referred to the Commit.
| tee ON Streets and Highways.
| The Street Commissioner presented certificate
of final payment due on contract for regulating
grading and curbing Cherry street. from Golden
street to Orchard street, setting forth that Os5
"a, less previous payments, is due John Neal, con
tractor for doing said work.
Which was received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Highways.
| The Street Commissioner presented certificate
: of final pavement due on contract Tor regulating
grading curbing and guttering Woodruff street
from Elizabeth avenue to John Keans line set
ting forth that S1,36192, less previous payments
is due Patrick Howe, contractor for doing sale
work.
Which was received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Highways.
= The Street Commissioner presented certificate o
final payment due contract for tagging Cherr,
street. from Jersey street to Pearl street. setting
forth that ST. 1885, less previous payments. is du
Patrick Donahue, contractor for doing said work.
Which was received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Highways.
The Street Commissioner presented certificate o
final payment due on contract for sewerng Rahwa.
avenue, from Broad street to the river, setting
forth that $6l398, less previous payments, is dul
Boyle Keighry, contractors for doing said work
| Which was received and referred to the Commit
tee on Sewers and Drainage.
3 BOND.
g Thomas +. Boyle and James Keighry presente,
their bond to the city of Elizabeth to keep in re
1 pair the sewer in Railway avenue, from Broat
street to the river.
Which was referred to Law Committee.
2 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
8 The Law Committee reported ordinances for thu
following improvements, viz
| To Iurb ftOp1 rd ctp J.
| Division street;
: To curb, etc., First street, from Pine street t.
4. | Port avenue;
: To curb, ETC., South street, from Williamson
, street to the Elizabeth Greek;
To curb, etc., Third street, from Elizabeth ave
. nue. to Franklin street,
To lay out and open Virginia street. from Nec
lane to Clinton township;
Four ordinances for issue Of city bonds for stree
improvements
Which were severally received and laid on tn
9 table.
The Law Committee to whom was referred bon,
: of Boyle Keighry, to keep in repair Railway ave
nue. sewer, reported same correct when blank
filled and duly stamped with revenue stamp.
a Which was received and bond accepted when du
ly stamped
g The Committee on Streets and Highways, t
whom was referred May -, 1862 petition of job
! Bembrdge and others to have Delaware street
from First avenue to Third avenue. graded, curbe
aud guttered, reported in favor of granting tn
payer of the petitioners.
Which was received.
n The same Committee, to whom was referred Ma
- H. 1862 the City Surveyors report of assessment
q for the following improvements, viz
For regulating and paving jefferson avenue, froI
!, Jersey street to Port avenue;
For regulating and grading Bond street, froI
= Meadow street to Division street;