Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-12-17

ot'Is uSoinst supplying tuem WIN mo
ney. He doubted if the law allowed an
additional appropriation, but he thought
the money could be taken from some
other fand.
Councilman Sheridan said he did not
move its reference to the Finance Com
mittee in order to delay it, but in the
face Of the report tonight, from the
Comptroller, he did not see how it could
be done. He accordingly amended his
motion that it be referred with power.
Councilman Towuley said that ac-
cording to the resolution schools must
be closed to morrow, and il the Finance
Committee failed to make report or
come to an agreement that must be the
result. He sid, there is fund of about
eighteen hundred dollars, from which it
can be drawn and he thought it could
be so employed.
Mr.. Elwell said if the Finance Com
mittee would report in favor he would
see that the members of the Board of
Education were modified early in the
morning.
The m etion to receive the communi-
cation and refer it to the Finance Com
mittee with orders to report tonight,
was than unanimously opted.
The Finance Committee reported the
following:
Resolved. That the Comptroller be
instructed to charge the appropriation
for crosswalks, the sum of one thousand
dollars, the appropriation for health the
sum of two hundred dollars, the appro
priation for poor and aims, two hundred
dollars and the appropriation for streets
one hundred dollars, and credit the APP.
priation to public schools with the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars.
Pending its adoption, Councilman
Sheridan wanted to hear from one of
older members if appropriations from
one fund can be used for another.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
The Commissioners of Assessment
presented bill of three hundred and
sixty dollars for sixty. one days consid-
Grafton of street Improvement.
Councilman Schultheis took ground
against it as having been done in the
night and not according to law, which
expressly states it shall be done in the
evening.
his occasioned considerable argu:
ment, the result of which will probably
be that all miner improvements in the
future will be referred to city surveyor.
The street commissioner was directed
to have a sewer basin built on the south
west corner of Jefferson avenue and
Anna street also to lay crosswalk with
gutter stone across Meadow street, on
the north side of Olive street also to
place crosswalks of gutter stone across
Madison avenue, mt the corner of Louisa
street.. and across Lou sa street at the
corner OF Madison avenue.
The contract for regulating, grading,
curbing and guttering Miller street was
awarded to William McGrath, tho low
est bidder-work to commence at once.
The contract for regulating, grading,
and curbing Stiles street, from Cherry
street to Chiffon street ; also of regulat-
ing aud curbiug Cherry street, from Or
churd street, north, to tho city line, was
awarded to Abraham Gerber, the low
est bidder
The street commissioner was author
lied to give work to poor men upon the
work laid out by the surveyor, so as to
give the most relief to men having fami-
lies.
The president was instructed to name
a committee, to report at next meeting,
as to the lowering OF the salaries of some
of the city officers next year. Council
meets on next Tuesday evening.