The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-13
For THE RECORD.

NEW BUSINESS, IMPROVEMENTS, &c.
There seems to be much interest manifested
in business and improvements at the present
time in the city of Lambertville. We have evil
dence that business and trade generally is re-
viving in our midst and will open briskly the
coming Spring.
The new county bridge over Swans creek, at
the Hook, is completed. 1t is built of the
best material with a stone arch and coping of
superior workmanship. This, with the other
fine bridges across this stream in the vicinity,
will be great advantage and security to the
travelling public coming in to market in this
city by the way of Mount Airy, Rocktown,
New Market, Woodsvlle and along the old
New Brunswick Turnpike road.
Our stores are filing up with new and
seasonable goods for the Winter trade, at the
present reduced prices, and more stores are
opening. The mills and manufactures in this
city, we learn with pleasure, are running ON
full time, and large manufacturing business
is done in various branches by steam and
water power, the establishments being we'll
stocked with new and improved machinery,
most of which is furnished by the shops in
this city. There are two large Touring
mills for merchant and country work on the
canal water power, where grist work is done
with despatch in the most approved manner.
The business of manufacturing generally
produces a consumption in country produce,
| and with the rail road facilities, is drawing
the country trade to this place, which is i'm
| portant 10 all branches of business. Our COIL
| yards are we'll stocked up for the Winter
| trade, with direct daily communication from
the Lehigh coalmines by railroad. New stone
quarries are opening all around our hills mot.
the least Of which is Goat Hill) for the general
improvement of our city, in stone for various
purposes, dressed or in the rough state. The
| lumber yards and saw mills furnish pine and
hemlock lumber, and supply of pine lumber is
| brought.in from the humber marts abroad by
railroad, where it is worked aud prepared by
machinery for immediate use, which facilitates
building. The brick yards and hardware
stores are filled with material for building pur-
poses, and few that are disposed to work--lne-
chanics or others-lack employment. There
seems to be desire, especially by the tax pay
ers, to prevent employment during the dull sea
son and many important improvements in our
city and vicinity have long been in contempla-
ton and are ably advocated at this time, viz,
Water Works, for supplying the city with
water for which a charter frcm the Legi,-
lature was obtained some years ago.; the survey
and the improvementof thestreets, and open
ing and extending streets turnpike road to
our neighboring town of Stockton and
Strengthening the old river road and making
it wider in some places by excavating the
rocks and extending Union street to the
Alexsauken Greek to connect with it, This
and other improvements are desirable and
will benefit certain localities and increase the
business Of the city and the value of property
generally. ST.
But the great question is, how are the i'm
provements to be accomplished and where is
the money to come from? Our taxes are al
ready great and increasing to meet the pres
ent expenses of the city. 1t is suggested that
a vote be taken by our citizens to raise money
for certain improvements by taxation of land
holders. Farmers and business men who are
most interested, who have money to
invest win not give it by voluntary SUBJ
scription. Let our tax payers be careful how
they incur debts by voting for these improve
ments or any Of them, as our city is already
heavily involved in debt.
What does the Lambertville Board of
Trade recommend in raising money for i'm
provements of this character Ply taxation or
by money invested by our citizens, or pub
lie stock company of those who are interested?
We may renew the subject again.
A CITIZEN.
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