Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-20

Fire Department l0,O0o
Police 10000
Poor 5000
Lamps, Gas and Water 10000
For Interest 25.000
CONTINGENCIES =. 80 40, 600
Salaries $4,000
Market House Instalment 1000
Aims House Instalment 1000
Mr.. Gray noticed that the appropri-
alton for lamps, gas and water had
been reduced some % per cent, while
the police appropriation remained the
same as last year. He did not think it
would do to reduce the number of
lamps. We had aetter reduce the
street appropriation.
Mr.. Lyon would favor the reduction
Of the street appropriation to $4,000,
sooner than dispense with gas light.
Our city could not be too well lighted.
Strangers coming into the city notice
this more than anything else.
DIR. Woodward said that the commit
tee had given the lamp, gas and water
committee $50, 000-and as hardly half
that amount had been expended so far
this year-more than half expired, he
could not see why the sum recommend
ed would not be sufficient. He had in
tended to have cut down the police APP
preparation to $25. 900, but as the COM
mittee had never been called together
he had been unable to do SO. He had
in the winter raised his voice against
extravaganza, but he was like the one
crying in the wilderness-his words of
warming had not been needed.
Mr. Gray moved that all the appro-
priations as reported i'll the ordin-
ance the other evening be cut down %
per cent.
A number of the members seconded
the motion.
Mr.. Ropes said that it cost the city
5000 for every arrest made, during last
year. Last year $159,000 was appro-
priated and yet we have gone in excess
some $165, 600 more-making q grand
total of over 1924, 337. Part of this is
caused from the fact that the assess
ments are not collected. We need
energetic men to collect all the assess
ments made. On the first of last Janu-
airy there was deficiency of 800, 1000,
and this must be paid.
Judge Tenney said the fact that we
were spending money need not be
alarming. We spend money in making
our improvements and our property is
increased in value thousand fold.
We are growing faster than any other
city in the State, and it is necessary to
eXpend large sums of money. He did
not believe there was any city in the
State where more prompt returns Of
expenditures OF money were made than
here. No police force in the State has
done more hard work than our own
The police have to attend pic MICS,
balls, parties, parades, &c. and every
where the people are safe in the enjoy
ment of life, and secure in the posses
session OF property.
DIR. Woodward said we have to pay
interest on our funded debt, which
amounts to $25, 900; all the assessments
reported by the City Treasurer are now
drawing interest at seven per cent,
while the bonds are drawing eight per
cent The bonds of Elizabeth are mar
ketable in New York and Brooklyn, and
preferred to the bonds of larger cities.
Mr.. Gray said that since he had made
his motion one of the members of the
Finance committee had explained to
him some matters of which he had
been in doubt, and that as the report
as presented by the chairman of the
Finance committee had already redu-
ced the appropriations fully as low if not
lower, than they were last year, he
would withdraw his motion.
Judge Tenney said the amount order
ed to be. assessed last year was 1874, 900
this year but SIP, 900 was asked fol-.
DIR. Woodward said if the assessors
were last year ordered to assess $184, :
900, they could not and did not assess
that sum. In fact the sum assessed was
something less than 100000.
Judge Green moved that $500 be
added to the school appropriation, for
the support of a German teacher. The
German element was large, and he
thought this class of our citizens need
ed the advantages accruing from public
schools as much as any other.
Mr.. Lyon wanted to know whether
the teacher was to teach German or
English. He had been told that the
German children in our schools were
more apt in studying than many Amer
leans 4 Ef aL
Dr. Woodward thought we should
Americanize our children, and not
teach them foreign tongues.