The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-06-11
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JUNE 4th.--All the members present at roll
call but Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Jos. Smith
The ordinance respecting Salaries of City
officers was taken up on its third reading, and
lost. Ayes-Brown, Horn. Nays-Burnett,
Hester, Lucas, Malone, Jas. B. Smith.
The ordinance to pave east side of Clinton st.
was taken up Mr.. Brown said the residents
along the street did not want it in its present
shape, compelling them to curb. 1t was lost.
Ayes = Hester, Malone. Nays Burnett,
Brown, Horn, Lucas, J. B. Smith.
AT this point Councilman Jos. Smith APP
peared and took his seat.
Mr.. ]. b. Smith reported Jeremiah Hmley's
bill $36.24, for work on new bridge, as cor
rect.
1t was ordered paid--the amount of his
taxes due, if any, to be deducted.
Mr.. Horn stated that Mr. Mcdowell desired
to have Swan street accepted, as bridge was
needed at the upper end, which the county
would not build until it was made a public
street. He therefore moved that the City
Solicitor be instructed to draw up an ordi-
nance accepting Swan street, from Franklin
to the Turnpike road. Lost. AN
Here long discussi III ensued as to whether
the Street had not already been accepted, and
an ordinance was read bearing on the. same.
Finally s8&
Mr.. Jos. Smith offered the following
Resotped, That Swan street from South
Franklin to turnpike road when opened to
full width and to grade as given by the City
I'M ntflpr will
he accepted by the Council as recognized
street of the city.
Adopted
Mr.. Horn moved to notify the property
holders along Swan street, to grade within %
days, or the City would do it at their expense.
Adopted.
Mr.. Burnett offered the following:
Whereas, The expenses of the city of Lam
bertville are on the increase and it being one
of the duties of members of the Common
Council of said city to have all unnecessary
expenses stopped which may be avoided with
out serious detriment to the citizens of said
city, and Whereas, the public printing of the
city of Lambertvile has become an item of
consideration in the expenses of said city, and
there being two newspapers published in said
city, one being a party paper and the other
a neutral paper, therefore
ResoIoed, BY the Common Council of the
city of Lambertville that the City Clerk and
all other officers of said city are hereby in
structed to have all city printing done at the
office of the Lambertville Beacon, and all ordi-
nanees passed by the Common Council shall
be published in the Beacon.
Mr.. JOS. Smith wished to know whether all
the people were to be required to subscribe
for The Beacon The President q. b.
Smith.) said he believed there was nothing of
the kind in the resolution. Mr.. Jos. Smith
replied that he thought there was something
equivalent to that-the resolution in effect
said that il people wished to know what or
dinances Council passed they must take The
Beacon. For his part, while he was in favor
of keeping down the city expenses, he thought
this was not the way to do it. The people
had right to know what was being done by
their servants, and he thought it nothing more
than fair that the advertising should be done
in both papers.
Mr.. Horn said he was opposed to the reso-
luton. He thought this effort for retrench-
ment came with bad grace from men who had
Just voted down the Ordinance respecting Sal
aries because the salary of the Mayor had been
fixed at $50 instead of 800. 1t was very inn
portant at times that the people should sec the
ordinances passed by Council. He did not take
THE REcoRD-he took The Beacon-but he
thought the readers of that paper had as much
right to see what were the laws Of Council as
those of the other.
Mr.. Burnett justified his vote against the
ordinance by saying that the city officers
earned their money.
The resolution was passed as follows Ayes
Burnett Hester Lucas, Malone. Nays
Brown, Horn, and JOS Smith.
Bill of l.. ]. Titus, late Receiver of Taxes
for Stationery, &C., 5000, was ordered paid.
Mr.. Lyman, Receiver of Taxes, asked for
some instructions by Council, respecting the
collection of taxes uncolected by former Re-
ceivcrs.
Mr.. Burnett moved that he be invested
with full power to carry out the law to the
full extent, with instructions to collect with.
in 80 days.
Mr. JOS Smith said that until we get Tax
Collectorswho has backbone enough to collect
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be collected. The other Receivers had been
ordered by Council to collect within certain
times and yet great deal of the taxes was
uncollected. The Receiver already had full
authority to collect without any resolution of
Council.
Mr.. Burnett said he only wanted little
backing from Council. ri
Mr.. Hester said the former Collecto only
had 500 of taxes uncollected, while the last
two Receivers had $l700.
Mr.. Horn said if Hester would make the
amount on old Collectors duplicates $1,000 in
stead of 800, he would state it correctly.
Mr.. Hester subsidized.
No action was taken on the resolution.
Mr.. Horn offered his resignation as member
of the Committee on Ordinance. Not accept
ed.
Mr.. Horn wished to know if there was any
rule to compel man to serve on committee
against his WILL The President said he be-
lieved the rules required man to serve for
one year.
Mr.. Horn said he absolutely refused to serve