The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-05-04
FIRST WdRD.

Tile present President of our city Council
had the honor Diminishing, regardless Of poll
ties, since the charter was amended aud the
town created into a city and divided into
uard., s~issi. l..r-e si.s .s--ssss aud
General Assembly March Goth. 1872. Pres-
dent Horn of the First ward has the neces
sary qualifications alsc a good sized bodily
corporation, to fill the Presidents chair quite
creditably from this fact let First WaIders
rejoice and be happy.
Freeholder Forau, of the First Ward, has
beeu touching up the county sewer ON Cottage
Hill. and has also been engaged IN raising the
road over the south Franklin street arch
bridge, which had settled considerable since
the bridge was erected. The bridge has been
rel lid with belgian blocks, and on the west
side the gaticr has been lowered SOME six
inches. He has overseen The work himself and
from present appearance has made quite a
csediiabie job. The south Franklin street
arch bridge cost the county some $lO, 900, and
there is cut on the stone posts the names Of
the committee who had charge of It's construc-
ton. The names are-Samuel Lilly, James
Bird aud Stacy b. Bray. The style aud cutting
of these names is disgrace to the city and
county, and should not be allowed to remain
there any longer; they should be chiseled out
aud recut 10 a style becoming such a bridge
One of that commi tee has departed this life,
another has left The city aud stale, and the he
maining One, Mr.. Stacy Is. Bray, has just been
f,,r M.
ward We trust that he will iDteicede with
the other Freeholcers Of This city and have
this matter attended to without delay.
II there is any street in this city that needs
the attentiou Of our authorities IL is south
franklin street II should lie graded its full
width from Swan street to Washington street,
also a sewer cut on the east side TO CONNECT
with what is known as the Knowlan bridge,
to carry TIE large quantities of water which
at times pass there, aud run the same through
to Swan Creek. We understand that the
Freeholders will at any time cut sewer
through the bridge over the creek, on the east
side, to CONNECT with sewer from the street
abovc. We doubt If there is any street or
approach to any Of the cemeteries in this
State that are as miserable as that over
south Franklin street to our cemeteries. All of
our citizens are interested and we are satisfied
in saying it would be their voice aud wish to
properly grade and have one side of this street
paved even if other work on our streets were
neglected for the time being.
If there is anything that will affiict tax
payers eyes IL is TO see men who are employed
by the city or comfy on public work killing
time or making the work drag along uuneces-
sarily The city aud county should have their
work dons aud material furnished just as low
as to any private company Or individual.
The water power company have not yet
planted those shade trees fronting their
property down Union street, aud down south
Main street. tits Time that they were attended
to. Whose neglect is il? Mr.. A. G. Gapdey are
you not chairman of that committee to repre-
sent the company to attend to that Let
every one who is Interested and whose bust
ness calls them down those streets every day
through the hot sun enquire of Mr.. Gandey.
He will attend to it if urged; besides, it will
further improve the water power company's
property.
First WARD.
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