Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-26
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CITY COUNCIL.

An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.
Present-William d. Jenkins, ESQ.,,
President, in the chair, and Councilmen
Blatz, Carlton, Connolley, Crane, Dabb,
Egan, Elwell, Potter, Schultheis, Sheri-
dan, Smith, Tenney and Townley.
Absent ouncilmen Schenck and
Urner.
Report of Charles B. Johnson, Street
Commissioner, of sundry street improve
ments.
Report from Board of Health in re-
gard to matter of filling in sunken lots
belonging to John Kean.
Referred to Health Committee.
Report of George III. Ropes, City At
torney, in regard to rights of the city
in relation to the purifying of the water
furnished the city by the Elizabethtown
water works. The opinion was very
full and elaborate, and cited several
clauses from the city laws which gives
power to abate and charge to the prop
erty owners all cess-pools, drains or
other nuisances detrimental to the city
health.
Report of the City Surveyor, long
document in relation to the removal of
portion of clerks in his office on ac-
count of the lack of business, was Or
dered to be printed and referred.
Petition of John Dair, for appoint
ment as scavenger for the second dis
trict.
Petition of Herman Brain, for ex-
empt fireman's certificate and badge.
Remonstrance of Z. G. Brown and
others, against application of certain
property owners to grade, curb and gut
ter portions of Second street.
Application of Stephen Conroy and
William Fallon, of Wiley hose company
No. 3, for exempt badges and certifi-
Gates.
Also petition of David German for
same.
Petition of Rev. Father Gessner, of
st. Patrick's Catholic church, to have
Jackson park closed. or an officer detail
ed during divine service on Sunday eve
nings.
Petition of property owners to APP
point James Carey as inspector on the
curbing, guttering and tagging Division
street
Petition of property owners on the
line of Trumbull street to appoint John
Burns as inspector on curbing of said
street.
Petition of NJ. G. Clark, to withdraw
bid for grading, etc., Second street.
Petition of A. @. & j. Thompson for
permission to put up frame addition
and rebuild barn in Bridge street.
Petition of Patrick Mitchell for adj
ditional damages sustained by reason of
public sewers emptying in his property.
Petition OF John @. Dudley, for per-
mission to curb, gutter and flag side
walk in Prospect place, in front of his
property.
Petition of property owners to APP
point Patrick Dillon as inspector on
paving of Jefferson avenue.
Petition of John M. Clark to remove
hydrant from corner of Union and
West Grand streets, as it has caught
fire several times from sparks from a
steamer.
Petition of Amos Clark, jr., for a re-
batement of assessment charged against
him for grading, curbing, guttering
and sewering Chestnut street, from
Trinity place to railroad track, for the
reason that such improvements were
made with the express understanding
that said Chestnut street should be
kept open as a public highway which
has not been done.
Petition of John P. Posi- to have
name taken from bond of James L.
Munroe, for bid to pave Westminster
avenue.
Petition of J. Fl. Sayre for an ex-
empt fireman's certificate and badge.