The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-12-09

COMMON COUNCIL OF THE City OF LAM
BERTvILLE--Stased Meeting, Dec 7th.-Pres
emit Brown (Prest.), Cooley, Ely, Guillick,
Gregg, Moore and Smith. Absent-O Dris-
coll and Williamson.
The Finance Committee reported the Treas
urer's report for November, in substance as
follows
RECEIPTS.
Cash reed from Tax Receiver, So, 1o5.02.
Divided as follows:
Municipal Fund, si,6sa.4s
Bounty g 16o.75
Public School Fund, sol "a
MUNICIPAL FUND ACCOUNT.
Dr.
Cash from Tax Receiver, s., 63A43
Bal. from Oct. statement, lO,oo7.o0
sl2,54l.43
By Disbursements, s700.86
Bal. on hand II, 742.07
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$12, 541.43
Pubic SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
DR..
Cash from Tax Receiver, S301.s4
Bal. from Oct. statement, 3,516.S7
$3sl8.7l
By payments, s5s3.06
Bal. on hand, 3,235.6J
$3,Sl8.u
BOUNTY FUND ACCOUNT.
Dr.
Tax reed from Tax Receiver, $16S.75
Bal. from Oct. statement, 2,495.33
$2,664.08
The City is indebted to the County as fol-
lows:
For Public School Tax, $4,01661
/" State Tax, 2,012.46
" County g 5,S91.S3
The report was temporarily laid on the
table,
The Committee on Public Schools, to whom
was referred the petition Of the Trustees for
an appropriation to increase theschool accom-
modations reported, giving the opinion of
the City Solicitor that the Trustees had full
power to act without the Intervention Of the
Common Council-that they were empowered
by law to create debt for such purpose, #
fuses to lay tax to pay such Indebtedness,
they could compel it by mandamus to do SO.
The committee also reported their willingness
to recommend Council to approve by resolu-
ton such outlay, should the Trustees desire
it, provided the sum to be expended does not
exceed their estimate. ~
On motion, the report Of the committee was
accepted.
Mr. Cooley offered a resolution, approving
Of the outlay proposed by the Trustees, which
was adopted.
The bill for repairs of Aquetong engine, re-
ferred to Fire Dept. Committee, was reported
without recommendation. No action.
c. w, Angel, Esq, presented bill of costs
in whiskey cases and Butterfoss' suit, amount
ing to $4l.60.
Mr.. Gregg thought the Sanitary Committee
had been badly used in the Butterfoss case.
For some reason 1t appeared impossible to get
The case to trial. He believed it was a put-up
job not to try it,
Mr., Moore said he would oppose the pay
mcnt of the $14 costs in the Butterfoss case
unless some explanation was made. There
was no inclination to try the case. Counsel
for the defence seemed to know it would not
come of, and wore a smiling face
Mr. Smith thought it was no fault of the
Justice, and he could compel payment.
The bill was ordered paid.
Bill Of J. N Slater, for extra police services,
II 25, was ordered paid
Tho Treasurer's report was taken up, and
Mr.. Smith offered the following resolution
Resolced, That the City Treasurer be re-
questcd to pay over to the County Treasurer,
our quota of state, county and school tax as
st tied in his report, paying the same from the
fund and also, that he be request-'
ed to correct his account with School Fund in
so far as to make his receipts correspond to
the regular receipts specially due that fund.
The City Treasurer explained the reasons
for keeping the School Fund accounts as they
had been.
The resolution was adopted.
The following was also adopted:
Resoloed, That the apportionment made by
Council to Public School Fund Isl, 179.3I) be
placed to its credit by the City Treasurer.
The following bills were ordered paid
N. v. Young and w. Dean, Esqs.,
making out poor settlement, $500
J. w. Mcdowell hardware, 8 81
G OIL l II
Poor Bill, Nov, pa 80
G.. l.. Akers, extra police services, 10
1st Ward election expenses 16 80
I'd . - 10 30
3D. :" +" 16 SO
Michael Cauley, rent Of room for cleo
ton, LIST Ward 8 90
j. I'll. Matthews, rent Of room for
Spring election, 3D. Ward, 90