The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-02-06

Total. ..................... $40, 400. 90
Uncollected taxes .....s..,........ l5,o646S
The request of j. c. Moore and Geo. Ely,
Jr., to have bounty tax refunded, they having
furnished substitutes, referred to committee,
after hearing the report of the committee and
the City Solicitors opinion, was shelyed by
voting to return them their papers.
Policeman Cummings bill of $11.34 for
services as witness on trial at Pennington, was,
on recommendation of committee, not paid
An ordinance to repeal the ordinance entit-
led, supplement to the ordinance to prevent
the running at large of swine, % was passed
on 2nd and also on final reading, and ordered
published.
The petition of r. r. Hunt, asking for an
inlet to sewer al South Main street, was favor
ably acted upon, the work to be done when
the appropriation for streets will admit of it.
The Street Committee in reference to the
petition of the citizens residing on Union
street, between Church and Coryell streets,
for the city to pay half of the cost of macada-
MIXING said portions of Union street Preferred
Respectfully returned with the recommend
alton that the plan of improving Union street,
as set forth, be adopted when the property
owners to the summit on Union street, be-
tween Coryell and York streets, and Coryel
street east to George street, and west of
Union street to the canal, will consent to
grade and macadamize those sections, and
there is sufficient appropriation made by
Council to meet the same.
Report received, and Recommendation
agreed to.
In connection with the above matter, the
following was presented
In the matter of matchmaking Union
street from the junction of Church to the in
tersection of Coryell. as proposed by the prop
erty owners. submit that as considerable
excavation will be necessary to bring Union
street, at the intersection aforesaid, to the
new grade, will agree TO do the necessary
work at 80 cents per cubic yard, and macada-
mize the square, at the intersection, at the
same rate as proposed for the work on Union
street.
Signed, A. w. ANGEL.
The street pay roll for January--amount,
$3.50, was presented and ordered paid.
Mr.. H. Hughes asked for an allowance of
$63. II, for extra cost in macadamizing Bridge
street. Referred.
In accordance with the resolution of Coun-
Gil, Jan. It'll, in reference to advertising for
proposals for keeping the poor for the ensuing
year, the Poor Committee presented the fol-
lowing bids
Peter Gnlick ST., keep the poor for
one yearfO .-................. 50, 700. 90
George j. Everitt, do do do 2,eOO.O 90
George p. Wilson, do do do 2, $4,000
Person r. Niece, do do do 1880. 90
T. S. Everitt, do do do $4,000
Referred to the Poor Committee, with in-
structions to examine the qualifications and
accommodations of the places referred to, by
the persons making the proposals.
The special tax committee reported that
they had compromised with Amwel Mills Co.
for their tax for 1876, for the sum of $iO5. 90.
An ordinance entitled An Ordinance fix
ing the salaries Of city officers" was presen-
ted. Passed on LIST reading, and referred to
the Laws and Ordinance COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Arnett moved that when we adjourn,
it be to meet on Monday evening, February
II, at 7.30 o'clock. Agreed to-.
An ordinance in reference to fire hydrants
was presented. Passed on 1st reading and
referred to Laws and Ordinance Committee.
Some other business of no public interest
was done, and number of bills ordered paid
Adjourned.