Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-12-17
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Dabb, Elwell, Potter, Leggett, Schulz
theis, sheridan, Smith, Tenney, Town
ley and Brooks.
The Street Commissioner reported
that he had notified Mr.. w. r Adams,
President of the American Nicholson
Pavement Company, to repair their
pavement in Cross avenue.
A memorial was received from Henry
A Aitken, Comptroller, submitting a
statement showing the condition of the
appropriations for city expenditures and
the amount Of unpaid bills against each
amount, by which it is shown that the
appropriations will be insufficient to
meet all the exp nditures. This DIFF
cheney is mainly in the lamp. gas and
water account, the unexpended balance
being SIS, 666 A while the bills present
ed for that amount to $21,S71.99. An
nexed was schedure of claims unpaid
and balance of appropriations to each
account. Amount of unpaid claims,
500, LA SO DR.. ba ance 81, 500 81 to.
tai, $65 67067 CIR balance, $45, 1856. :
63: difference $1S,Ss4O4.
Received aud referred to finance COM
mittee.
by Councilman Connolly:
Petition to the city council by Prolec-
ton Steam Fire Engine Company, No
/, requesting council to grant no exempt
certificate and badge to members apply
ing from that company unless signed
by the foreman, Patrick W. Tolan, and
secretary, Ferdinand Ritter
By Councilman Schultheis
Petition of property owners on Miller
street, for tho appointment of Joseph
Hoover as inspector of improvements in
said street.
By Councilman Brooks:
Remonstrance of L. +. Watson, resi-
dent and owner Of eight hundred feet
on Railway avenue against payments of
any money for Improvements in Rth-
way avenue, as the work has not been
properly done.
By Councilman Jenkins
Petition of Ed. Murphy for position
as poundkeeper in Fifth ward. Referred
to Committee on Public Gro nds and
Buildings
By Councilman Jenkins:
The following petition was presented
by the Board of Education
TO the honorable he Gil, Council Of the
city Of klizdb,M:
GENTLEMEN !: AT regular meeting of
the board of Education, held December
10, 1873, the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved. That the President of the
Board be directed to apply to the City
Council, at its next meeting, on Tues.
day evening, December 10Th, for an al
ditional appropriation sufficient in
amount to keep the schools open to the
close OF the term.
| Also, that should the City Council
fail to make the necessary appropria-
ton, the President be directed to close
the schools on Wednesday morning
next Dec 18th.
In submitting the above resolution
beg leave to state that the Board OF Ed
ucation, fully approaching the financial
embarrassment of the city, have, by the
exercise of the most rigid economy, en-
deavored to confine their expenses with.
in the limits of the appropriation.
We, however, find IL deficiency of IF
teen hundred dollars, which amount will
be required for teachers salaries, should
the schools be kept open to the end of
the term.
We, therefore, pray your honorable
body to grant further appropriation
of the above amount, and thereby save
the city the modification of being COM
PEELED to close our public schools for
want of funds. All Of which is respect
fully submitted.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
I'll. P. WETMoRE,
President of the Board OF l. iucation.
Councilman Elwell Offering the fol-
lowing;
Resolved, That the sum Of 81, 500 be
appropriated for the Board of Educa-
ton, in addition to the amount already
appropriated, to enable them to defray
the current expenses during the balance
Of the present year,
Councilman Sheridan moved that the
resolution be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Councilman Townley said that it
would be unwise to refer it as moved, as
he had had a conversation with the
Comptroller that as there was such q
short time yet intervening before the
close of the term something should be
done. III referred to the Finance Com
mittee it would have to report next
meeting, and during tho interval the
schools would be closed
Councilman Elwell said he did not
object to having it referred to the
Finance Committee if embodied in the
motion they were required to report
this evening.
Councilman Dabb said he should OBJ.
ject to have anything done to close the
schools, especially for the paltry sum
of fifteen hundred dollars He wished
to explain to the public as to how the
appropriation for this year has been
used SO quick. The Board, in asking