The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-08-04

inwardness. CAPT. JACK.
Canary Seeds, pounds for s5 cts, at
Bosenbury's Pharmacy. n. 10.
Il For The RECORD.
With due respect to the communication of
Delaware y aud the valuable facts set forth
to sustain the position taken to influence this
community, it is proper to controvert some Of
the statements and ideas advanced, particu-
larly " that the question of paving our streets
lies at the root of the whole matter" !" Del
aware " says The cost of this work (pav-
ing of the streets) has been estimated by an
able engineer at SIC, 900, but everybody knows
how universally such estimates are exceeded
in practice, and no doubt If our city once be-
gan we could spend 100000 in Belgian
blocks and sewerage as easy as wink"
The engineer is not specified that made the
estimate for " Delaware, 2 but from the exact
sum of $40, 900 being given, it may be infer
red that his ideas are taken from paper read
before the Board Of Trade las it once existed)
and the whole is not given as it should be-
The following is an abstract from the report
to the Board of Trade
"The expenditures of the City of Lam
bertvlle, as obtained from published annual
reports for years, is as follows Poor, $15,-
664.64 Streets, 50, 465 80 Total $50, 03O."
This expenditure goes on from year to year
with constantly increasing amount and
leaves no record or evidence of permanent
utility, and, at the rate given for 1875, in fif-
teen years there would be expended sos, 655,
and we may safely say, $4,000.
The estimated length of the streets of Lam
bertville is A miles.
facts and figures to demonstrate the conclu-
sions arrived at, and the proposition Is simply
made and asserted that If the city will issue
its bonds at per cent. then 1879 redeema-
BILE in fifteen years, will agree aud bind my
self to maintain, and provide for the legal
poor under existing laws. for the city for, if
teen years will provide lands and suitable
buildings, medical attendance aud burial, and
will construct and maintain In good repair
four miles of streets, provided, it is not in
more than three sections, aud is not destroy
ed, or injured by gas, water or drainage, or
other purposes aud will at the termination
of fifteen years deliver to the city authorities,
property as follows:
Four miles of macadamized streets,
90 feet wide, worth. ............ $40, 200
Lot Of land and buildings for poor,
to meet an appraisement of City
Bonds .................... $1,000
$4,000
Int. on $40, 900, at per cent. ....... $4,000
Amt. of taxes in TO, poor and sts., 4,677
----
Difference in 1875 only. 1928
AT the termination of fifteen years the city
would have $23, 900 to raise by new loan,
but would have real estate fully equal to the
loan required, and $47, 900 would be clear gain
to the city.
The ideas originate in the laws governing
capital, business foresight, and knowledge /;
such as is manifested by banks, saving insti-
tutions, fire aud life insurance, building asso~
Citations, &c.
There is method Of increasing the value
of property in the city, identifying and i'm
proving the streets, without increasing the
taxes.
The deserving and industrious poor of the
city would be provided with employment,
aud the city would have place for the unfor-
tunate, hospital for the wounded, and
refuge for such diseases as have to be kept is
olated and apart"
This proposition may be considered 0ild by
others beside g Delaware aud there may be
many, and a majority that would come under
the classification of Fluke McGilders'
Chronic Grumblers," and assail it, at all the
weak points, and lug 10 the sad and detestable
example given us, under the patriotic name
of Bounty Tax, under which the city has
long, suffered and yet suffers, driving from our
city class of persons who think it mean
act to ask them to assist in paying off a debt
contracted, collected, and wickedly squander-
ed on illegitimate purposes, by the city offic-
ials, during war times"
This is truly ''milIstone upon the necks
of those who stand still " and will not make
an effort to better themselves by honest labor
of the hands, or mentally.
-.-s-.-----~
THE BLACKSMITH PREACHER--P reachsnd
Sermons and Fighting RuDsans at Packers
Island Camp Meeting "A camp meeting has
been in session for week on Packers island
a woodland spot on the South Branch of the
Raritan river. about two miles from Fleming
ton, and named on account of its proximity
to the Lehigh Valley Road, built by Asa
Packer. Other exercises than those of re-
ligious character have been held, owing to
the turbulence of crowd of rnffians and
drunken youths. These ruffians attempted to
break up the meeting by firing stones at the
speakers and endeavoring to perpetrate out
RACES about the tents and booths. Although
apparently only harmless beverages were sold