The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-12-03


pauper. 10 90
Lambtv. Gas Light Co., gas coal fos
Union Steamer, %
do. for Aquetong II Sc
LIST Ward Election Board, 10 90
Q 9. /" 10 90
- :" g G 10 90
w. P. Sharkey, use of school house for
election, 8 90
Lambtv. Gas Light Co., bill for Oc-
/ tober 90 90
NJ. Drudy police, mos. services, 90 90
| J. Savage /" 90 90
/ p. Lynch &c g. - 90 90
Geo. l.. Titus, Services as Tax Com
missioner. o. 90
George NJ Holcombe. do. 25 90
The bill of the Phila. Free Stone and Gran
lite Co. for stone, (s4l 0o) was referred to
Street Committee with power to pay if found
correct.
The bill of Jacob S. Dean, for digging
grave of Mrs. Wiley, ga O0) was referred to
Poor Committee.
The Street Committee, to whom was refer
red the bill ofP. b. Goodfellow for services as
police, reported that he had discharged his
duties as lamp lighter by proxy, during his
absence from town, and acted police for two
evenings during each week, and recommend
ed that he be paid $40 per month. The rec
ommendation was agreed to.
While the police bills were before Council,
Mr. johnson said he understood the police
did not do their duty, and he was opposed to
paying men for services which they did not
perform. He had heard no complaint of Mr.
Drudy, but he had of the others. He had
seen two of the police at the concert the Other
night aud thought they were not needed
there. They should be around the streets. -
He was also told they spent their time in sa
looms and hotels.
Mr.. Burnett said he had wondered who
had charge of them-the Council or the May.
or Some one should be appointed to see that
they did their duty.
Mr. Malone said they did their duty pretty
we'll, and they made more arrests than the old
police. The Council had not passed any law
to prevent them from going to Saloons &c.
/ If it was intended that they should not visit
such places, they ought to be so instructed.
Mr.. Horn said he had been under the i'm
preston that we had the best police we ever
had-that they had made more arrests than ever
before, but perhaps they had, like the old police,
got tired Of arresting and locking men up
and having the Mayor come around afterward
and turn out the prisoners, as he had been
told have been the case.
Mr.. ]. B. Smith said that they had done
very well while the warm weather lasted, but
the citizens were now complaining of never
seeing the police except when the lamps were
being cxtinguished. He thought the matter
ought to be looked into.
After some further discussion the matter
was allowed to drop without any action.
The Hiberna Engine Co. asked an appro-
priation of $3.50 for expenses for the current
year, stating that they needed new suction,
&c.
Mr. Horn moved that the petition be ac-
cepted and the Fire Department Committee
be instructed to purchase n new suction, if
needed Adopted.
Mr. Horn moved that the Fire Dept. Com
mittee be instructed to find out what is the
appropriation needed for each fire company
and report at the next meeting. Carried
Mr. Malone said Jas. Callan wanted to APP
peal from taxation. The Tax Receiver had
made it out for more than he ought to pay.
Mr.. Lyman, the Tax Receiver, said he was
about tired of being considered both assessor
and collector of taxes. He made out the tax
bills according to the assessors books, and
had nothing to do with fixing the amount.
The Tax Receiver being called on for nfor-
nation in regard to the revision of the as
SCISSORS books, stated that in the Second
Ward, thirty-two names had been added on
the books which names had been over
looked in the assessment. This increased
the amount of taxes $.42.51, but deductions
had also been made which amounted to S432.-
09--leaving $1005o less than as at first repor-
ted. BY this means the city would be re-
quired to pay S63.50 Of state and county tax
that it would not, had the deduction been
made at the proper time. In the First Ward,
four names had been added, with tax amount
ing to s57. What had been taken off he could
not tell The city would lose some money in
the First Ward. There had been an error in
taxing incorporated companies according to
value of property, instead of according to
capital stock and surplus, as the law required.
The rubber mill was taxed about $3.50, where
as it should be $500, according to law. The
Perseverance, paper mill was taxed only $3.50,
while it should have been taxed $500. Ly-
ceum Hall, being owned by an Incorporated
company should also be taxed on $4,000 stock
Its Indebtedness exempted it from tax accord
ing to the assessment. The city would also
lose tax on Gas Co., oil $4,000 indebtedness
The Bank ought to pay $50 more tax thai
had been assessed. He had no doubt the cit,
would lose $1,000 this year, in consequence o
these and similar errors. Only one persol
had complained that his tax was too low
Mr.. Naylor. He was told by some that Ii
had right to increase the tax when too low
and by others that he had not. He wante'
instructions. He had pointed out these error
for the best of purposes, and supposed tina
every tax payer wished a fair and equal taxa
tion, but he found that he was censured for S
doing.
Mr.. johnson said the City Solicitor shout
have been there to answer questions. If MI
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