Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-12-09
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Present-Messrs. Blatz, Brooks, Carl
tim, Connolly, Dabb, Egan, Elweli,
Jenkins, Leggett, Potter, Schultbeis,
Sheridan, Smith, Tenney.
The clerk of the city market reported
one hundred and seven dollars as the
amount collected for rent of stalls in
market, for the month of November.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
have sued out writ of certiorari against
the city on the Morris avenue sewer
Mr.. L. r. Battin recommended the
necessity of employing skilled and com
petent labor to take care Of the fire ny
drants during the winter season, and
this. on motion of Mr. Egan, was refer
red to committee on lamps, gas and wa
ter.
The chief of police reported eighty
seven arrests for the past month, Of
which number sixty two were Irish, six
teen German, six English, and three
Colored. Eight females were among
the number. Nineteen dollars, for fines,
was the amount reported to have been
collected by the justice.
PETITIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES, ETC.
By Mr.. Potter-Petition of John
Marthaler for exempt fireman's badge.
By Mr.. Potter-Petition from Jabez
E. Coleman, secretary No. 4 engine,
stating that John Saler's name is not
on the fireman's register, and asking
that Saler be granted an exempt badge
BY Mr. Communication from
the secretary of No. 4 engine committee
announcing that Charles Ward, W. H.
Gartz, Frederick Gartz, ir., William
Godfrey, and John Price, have been ex-
PEELED from said company.
By Mr.. Connolly Petition from An
drew O'Neill, foreman No. 5 engine
company, asking that their steamer may
be repaired-thc steamer being much
in need of general overhauling.
By Mr.. Connolly -Petition OF John
LAWN for exempt freman's badge
BY Mr.. Connolly--Petition of the
Mery Ten social club, for the use of
Market hall, on the evening of Deem
Der 81, 1873.
BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of John
NJ, Burger for exempt firoman's badge.
BY Mr.. Standardization of B. F.
Beirne, for exempt fireman's badge.
BY Mr.. Standardization of Will
liam o. Price, who purchased, on the
sixteenth day of August, 1870, dwell
ing house on the line of Washington
avenue, paying for the same four hun
dred and forty dollars. That the occu-
pant-Mr. Bartlett Smith-refused to
yacate the same, that the city failed to
give him possession, and that the street
commissioner finally removed the build-
ing, and sold it to another party, and
asking that council repay him tine said
petitioner the sum of four hundred and
forty dollars with interest and reasonable
damages.
BY Mr.. Standardization OF Wilson
Stead and other for crosswalks on the
corner of Louisa street and Madison
avenue.
Mr., Andrew H. Vandever petitions
" We are told that justice knows no
prejudice and the law no partially that
the beggar, the peasant and the king
are alike subject to their DEGREES. The
law itself does not reward one and not
another under similar circumstances.
Men have wondered why was not al
lowed compensation for the land taken
in opening Grove street. Learned doc
tors OF the law have also decided that I
am entitled TO compensation yet your
committee agrees that they can SEQ no
reason why claim for damages should
be allowed. am poor man, by in
dustry and perseverance and strict
economy, ] have earned small proper
ty. My lot was not as large as any of
those aroun me, and not one half IA
large as any except one. Yet you havo
cut off more than half an ordinary build
ing lotthirty by forty feet, and agree that
[ am not entitled to any compensation.
1 have no other property to be improv-
ed, by this street. This one lot, which
is now fifty by o e hundred and forty
five feet. You may say that this street
is an improvement to my property.
How can it be an improvement when
you changed the proposed lines of
the street to my disadvantage, which
of itself would entitle me to dam.
ages and took a portion of my
land for which law and common
usage always allows compensation. The
street, as It was originally intended and
was more of benefit to
me. The street as it is, is no better
than DO street, for which l must pay as
but receive nothing for dam
q yes."
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
A. Q. J. Thompson 1880, s. L.
Moore & Son 80. 03, John Nesler 20, S.
l.. Moore Il Son II, A. W. Williams 50,
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