The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-04-24
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COMMON CouNcII.-ADJoURNED MEETING,
Apra 10Th, 1878. Members of Council al
present excepting Moore and Sproat.
City Treasurer, s. r. Huselton, offered as
hondsaisr, S. s. Hfuseiton, Dir. Samuel Lilly,
Richard Mcdowell and Henry G. Hooker
Accepted.
Mr. Gray offered the following resolution
Resoloed, That the Finance Committee be
instructed to audit the accounts of the out-go-
ing Tax Receiver of Taxes and that the tax
warrants now in the hands of the Receiver
with the exception of those of 1877 be hand
ed to the Tax Receiver elect, when duly quail
flied to receive them. Adopted.
The following petition was presented:
To the Honorable the Common Council Of The
City of Lombertoiilc:--
GENTLEMEN Your petitioners, property
owners respectfully request that we may i'm
prove and macadamize Main street from the
north line of Coryell to the south line of York
ST., in manner and quality of work done on
Onion street, between Church and Coryell SITS,
subject TO the approval of the Street Commit
tee and in conformity with the grade estab-
lished by your honorable body provided the
expense to the city does not exceed three hun
dred and fifty dollars (S350.00). Your petit
TONERS will ever pray, &c.
A. G. DAVIS, SO feet.
Brown s. Bro, 200 feet.
GERvAs ELY, 200 feet.
M. H. TITUs, 100 feet.
Number of feet ON square, 615.
Referred to Street Committee.
An ordinance was presented, entitled " An
ordinance to control and regulate the police,
and prescribe their duties. " Passed LIST read
ing by title, aud was referred to Laws and
Ordinance Committee.
An ordinance was presented, entitled " An
Ordinance concerning inns and tayerns. +"
Passed on first reading, and referred to Laws
and Ordinance Committee.
Mr.. Boozer offered the following resolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, it appears by the Treasurer's an
nual report, as published in the papers OF
the city Of Lambertville, March 90, 1878,
that there remained uncollected upon the
tax warrants in the hands of the Tax Col
lectors the sum of twelve thousand one hun
bred aud fifty dollars and lightweight
cents and there being number of unlaw-
full assessments and errors on said tax war
rants, of amounts uncollected according
to law; therefore, be it
Rss0Jped That special committee of three
be appointed by the President of the Com
mon Council, to act with the Tax Receivers
and the Assessors of the Wards, who shall
have authority to strike off and remit all tax
or taxes uncolected on accounts of illegal as
sessmeut or errors.
And be 1t further resolved, That the said
special committee shall make detailed state
ment to the Common Council of the names of
the person or persons, and the amount OF the
tax so stricken off or remtted, and the cause
for the same and tho said committee shall
meet in the Council Room, and give public
notice, by advertisement in the city papers, of
the time or times of the meeting of said com.
mittee, and the purposes and object of said
meeting. Adopted.
The President appointed committee for
the purpose above desired consisting of
Messrs. Boozer, Sproat and Greene.
On motion, the Street Committee was au-
thorized to advertise for sealed proposals fol-
removing ashes, garbage, &C., from the
streets during the ensuing year. Agreed to.
Mr. Boozer moved that the Finance Com
mittee be instructed to settle with the out
going City Treasurer, and pass the books and
papers belonging to the city, over into the
hands of the Treasurer elect when duly quail
flied to receive them. Agreed to.
1t was moved that the bonds of the Over
seer of the poor be fixed at $1,000 Agreed
to.
On motion, the Committee on Lamps and
Gas was instructed to wait on the Lambert
vile Gas Light Company in reference to fur
nishing gas for the ensuing year. Agreed to
Adjourned to meet on Monday evening.