The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-11-10

ADJOURNED MEETING OF COMMON CoUN-
cIL-Nov. STH---Aii the members present ex-
cept Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Hammell was appoint
ed President pro tenn.
The following bills were presented and or
dered paid
G. Arnett lumber furnished in 1874, $20.87
&. III. Holcombe, attendance on pris-
oners, &c. 2.15
Frank Slack, rent of room for cleo
tion LIST Ward, 500
c. Pierson, printing, 257.2O
On motion an order was authorized to be
drawn in favor of NJ. Lucas for overpaid
taxes, 1874.
Mr.. Ely offered resolution that the FL
nance Committee examine Treasurer's books
and report to next meeting of this body how
much remains to the credit of the various ac-
counts for which money was appropriated out
of the tax assessments for this year. Adopt
ed.
Mr.. Smith presented an Ordinance by title,
entitled can Ordinance to provide for the
paving of Main Street, on both sides, from
Delavan Street to Swan Street, and Perry
Street, on both sides, from Main Street to
Clinton Street" On motion, passed to first
reading and referred to Laws and Ordinance
Committee.
The Joint Committee to whom the report
of the Special Commission was referred, re-
ported as follows:
To tie President and Members Of Council ::
Your Committee to whom was referred the
report of tile Commission on the improve
ment of the streets, beg leave to offer the fol-
lowing resolutions and recommend their pas
sage:
Reso5oed, That the thanks of the citizens
generally, as well as of the City Council, are
due to the members of the Commission on
Streets, and on behalf of Council are hereby
rendered, for the clear able and satisfactory
manner in which the duty devolved on them
has been performed.
ResoJsed, That the Street Committee be in
structed to proceed at once in the employment
of a competent civil engineer to carry out,
with the assistance Of the City Surveyor, the
recommendations of the report, by establish
ing bench marks and making profile of the
streets on the general plan therein proposed.
Resoloed, That the Street Committee be al
SO instructed to take the necessary steps to
have constructed stone sewer, two by two
feet in the clear, on Main Street, from Bridge
to Ferry Street, substantially as proposed in
the report under consideration.
ResoLyed, That the sum of - be
drawn from the appropriation for street pur-
poses to pay the expense of the above de-
scrbed work.
Resolped That the Committee be discharg-
ed from the further consideration of this sub
ject.
r. HAMMELL, Jos. SMITH,
JOHN G. MOORE, LEVI BRowN,
MARTIN DRUDy, JOHN CoLLIGAN,
Street Com. Ordinance Com.
On motion, the words "seven hundred and
fifty y were inserted in the blank. On motion,
report was received and recommendations
contained therein adopted.
Mr.. Ely offered the following
WHEREAS, The gas bills of this city are very
LARGE and constantly increasing in amount,
and Il is hignsy important that our expens.
es be kept within the appropriations, there.
fore be it
Resoloed, That the Committee on LAMPS
and Gas be and are hereby instructed to con-
fer with the proper officers of the Gas Com
pany to secure some reduction in their bills,
or falling in this, that they have new burners
put on the lamp posts that will consume less
gas. Adopted.
On motion, adjourfied.