The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-10-08


No cash on hand at last report Ae
Received from different sources, $3.50 As
Paid out, ssaH0iat 2a N sh 215 SO
Balance ON hand. ses 1884 90
Orders unpaid, AZ $442 30
Bounty Indebtedness, W 81, 700 90
Municipal Indebtedness, 1000 90
Bills payable, z, 300 90
School indebtedness sI s25 90
Report received and placed on file
A communication was received from Jas. S
Yard, Commissioner of Railroad taxation,
stating that ON the 14th of October, at his Of
flee in Trenton, he would fix the tax on the
railroad property in this city.
The communication was received, and
committee, consisting of Horn, Burnett and
Johnson was appointed, in connection with
the assessors, to be present and represent the
city.
A communication was received from the
Chief Engineer, stating that he intended to
call ont the Fire Department forinspection on
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18th, and inviting
the Council to be present On motion, the
Invitation was accepted.
Lucas mOVeu UIldU OUu Icct VI TuDuCI hOoc
be purchased for the use of the fire depart
ment, and that standard coupling be adopt
ed. Referred to the Fire Department Com
mittec.
Jos Smith presented an ordinance to es-
tablish public library. 1t was taken up by
its title and passed a first reading.
On motion of - Lucas, Foran's petition for
license was taken off the table.
- Malone moved it be granted and Lucas
seconded it.
1.-THE two men objected to as not being
freeholders appeared and declared that they
held real estate in their own names
= johnson said it was an insult to the
Council and the people to bring such petit
10 before them. He was convicted law
breaker WHO had recently been fined by the
Court for selling illegally. Now he finds that
it is cheaper 10 pay license than to pay a
fine. He did not believe he would respect the
law now any more than he had before, but
he would be enabled to violate the law easier
under tie cover of his license. He would,
in all probability, go on as he had heretofore
done, selling to minors and on Sunday.
He considered that those who recommended
his petition pcrjured themselves-they knew
that he was not of good repute for honesty and
Temperance, and that the house was not
necessary.
- Brown thought such house could not
be conducive to the public good, and the
travelling public did not need any additional
lat IL ic said has DpQIl
selling ILLEGALLY more liquor than any Of the
hotels, and as he has violated the laws, it is
probable he will do so again. 1t would only
be drinking place. and curse to the COM
munity. ri
- Jos. Smith said he had tried to throw
pearls last spring without effect, when the Ii
cense question was up, and should not try
now.
Malone said he had been in Foran's place
and he had as good accommodations as any.
When man violates the law and pays his
fine, the matter is settled. 1t was necessary
to grant licenses to keep men from violating
the law Some have been arrested and pun
ished for illegal selling, and some had been
arrested wrongfully. He tried to be severe on
"Homo" in this connection. He said the
house was needed for public accommodation.
= Burnett said - Johnson did not take
into consideration the accommodation of
travellers. The hotels now licensed would not
accommodate a ragged Irishman. He had
taken one in himself that the hotels had re-
fused to lodge. A hotel is required for the ac-
commodation of the working classes--a COM
mon hotel was needed, but he would not go
for license to make drinking hell " of it.
He had been asked last spring where the limit
of license was. The only way to limit license
is to make them pay for it. r. johnson told
him he did not go in for that last spring.l He
said he was opposed to making hotels pay
heavy licenses last spring when SO many others
were selling without license, but now that
is stopped. asf8 N s.
After further remarks by johnson, Burnett
and Brown, the license was granted by the
following vote: Ayes Burnett, Hester Lu-
cas-, Malone and j. b. Smith. Nays-Brown,
Horn, johnson, Jos. Smith.
- johnson moved the rate of license be fix
ed at $500 per year, the limit allowed by law,
5000 was little enough for making drunkards.
1t was pretty dear kind of money, too.
- Burnett moved to make the license at
the rate of $50 per year, or $40 for the bal
ance of the year. Carried. G
Jas. b. Smith presented petition of Sam
uel Humphrey for a license to keep a billiard
saloon in his hotel, the petition stating that it
was not to be kept in connection with the bar
room, but on the second floor. Recommend
ed by Harrison Carver, James Bird, 5. b.
Moore, Joseph Lacey, Thos. r.. Hunt and
/ Gao Navlor