The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-09-05


Two horses, wagon and driver 40c. g g
and that the Street Commissioner be required
to keep the time of labor by the hour.
On motion of Mr.. Joseph Smith adopted
Mr.. JOS Smith moved that the Street Com
mittee be authorized to purchase the neces-
sary tagging for the street crossing ordered
laid. Agreed to.
City Property and Fire Department. Com
mittee reported progress.
In reference to poor matters, Mr., Nelson
Abbott, Overseer Of Poor Of West Amwell
Township made statement to the effect
!" that in October last, orders were received
from two Justices of Lambertville to transfer
Geo. N. Naylor and VIM. Q. Naylor, wife and
family, from Lambertville to West Amwell
The Township had appealed to the Courts
and the case has gone against the city, and
presented the decision of the Courts, togeth-
er with the bill Of costs, amounting in all to
S233.13.
In reference to the matter, Mr. Arnott
chairman of Poor Committee, stated that
proper evidence could not be obtained on be-
half Of the city, and Che cases were non-suited.
Mr.. Fl. B. Ely, moved that an oder be
drawn in favor Of West Amwell Township for
S233. Is, costs in the above suit s
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Arnett, an order was au-
thorized to be drawn in favor of Mr.. Geo. r.
Wilson for s250.oO, poor expenses for Sep
TENDER.
M r. Arnett chairman Of Lamps and Gas
Committee, presented bill of Lambertvile
Gas Light Co., for gas consumed in street
lamps from April to July /, at the rate of
$14'2s per post per year.
40 posts for mos, (per post, $3.57) $174.93
One extra post half of time, LIS
so posts 2 extra nights in the quarter, 5.S7
Total, 1882 So
The bill not being approved by the Com
mittee, on motion of DIR Rice, the bill was re-
ferred to the Lamps and Gas Committee
A bill was presented from the Fleet Wing
II. s L. Co for timing roof of house,
amount $61.17.
The Fire Department Committee recon-
mended /" that the bill be returned to the f.
w. H. & l.. Co. for explanation, as to why
Council was not consulted before the expen-
diture was made.''
Mr.. II. B. Ely moved the recommendation
be approved. Agreed to.
Small Show and Exhibition Committee, re-
ported having licensed "Tyrelrs auction"
receipts, $11.00.
Sanitary and Public School Committees,
each reported progress.
The ordinance entitled I" An Act to facili-
tate. the administration of justice in the City
of Lambertyille,o together with the Mayors
veto was presented and read
Mr. JOS Smith, Of the Ordinance Commit
tee, moved that the ordinance be passed, not
withstanding the Mayors objections to the
contrary.
Passed by the following
Ayes--Anett, II. B. Ely, II. d. Ely, Rice
and Jos. Smith, g. Nays-Barron Hunt and
Pat. smyth, 8. Absent-Boozer.
Dir. Rice moved that the ordinance be pub
lished according to law in both City papers. 5
Agreed to.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid:
Patrick Lynch, ex. police, July 8 and 4, So IS
Joseph r. Vert. I" &C 10 90
William G. Moore, Sc 6 g 10 90
James Leahy, Clerk Court of Appeals, 10 20
Il. Il. Gallagher, Police, August, 90 90
W. B. Cummings, . 20 90
The following bills were presented and re-
ferred
VIM. Dean, (ssuing Tax Warrants,) amt
1924, referred to Finance Committee.
Hiram N. Baily, Capturing, killing and
burying dogs), amount $4s.50, referred to the
Poor Committee.
A proposition was presented from the Com
mittee Of the Directors of the Lambertville
Water Company, addressed to the special
Committee of Council appointed to confer
with them, together with letter from Mr..
Issaac Cassan, Hydraulic Engineer, recon-
mending and confirming the proposition of
the Committee of Directors of Water Com
pany. a~s
The special committee on water present.
ed the following:
Lambertville, N. j., Sept 3D., 1877
To the Common Council Of tile City Of Lam
5ertDiJle !: A
GENTLEMEN Your Committee, to whom
was referred the communications of the Lam
bertville Water Co., herewith returned, re-
speeding the supplying of this city with wat
er for the purpose of extinguishing fires, beg
leave to present the following as their conclu-,
sons after having gone into the matter as
thoroughly as the means at their command
and time would admit. In reading the con-
illusions given we have endeavored to throw
aside any sympathy we may have in the matter
and have tried to view il entirely as q matter
of business, looking only to the best interests
of the city at large.
1sT. The first proposition of the Lambert
vile Water Company, is that the city pay the
interest on $10,500, the amount given as the
difference between what it will cost the Lam
bertville Water Company, should they provide
water to extingnish fires and what it would
cost them to simply furnish water for ordina-
ry domestic purposes. We deem it not for
the best interest Of the city to accept, for the
following reasons 1st in that among the
items included in the calculation on which
they base said difference of $40, 500, is an item
of 40 fire plugs, costing $4,000. Now under the
proposition referred to, it is proposed that
the city shall furnish its own fire plugs. This
would reduce the difference to $500, should