The news., 1882-04-20
Town Meeting.

Pursuant to call the special Town Meet
ing for considering permanent improve
ments to our streets was held yesterday in
America Hall at II O'Clock AN.
Clerk Mason called the meeting to order
and Charles H. Folwen being chosen Moder-
ator, came forward and declared the meet
ing ready for bust ness.
The call for the meeting was then read, al
SO the first section of the act under the pro-
visions of which the meeting was acting.
John @. Ten Eyck offered the following:
Resolved, That the Township Committee of
the township of Northampton, In the county
OF Burlington be and the said committee is
hereby authorized and ordered to pave or
macaaamize some part or parts of the streets
or roads of said township.
he then explained that this motion was
OF no avail further than to get the sense of
the meeting; that lift was adopted it would
De followed by other motions which would
specify what is proposed to be done.
Joseph Fl. Gaskill moved that the resolu-
ton be adopted. which was seconded by inc.
Eking. s4 81 p
Col. John L. N. stratton asked who was
privileged TO vote. He was informed by the
Chair, .i
jeremiah Il. Deacon asked who was to paw
Tor the improvements. Upon being inform
ed that he would have to'foot the bin him
self he subsidized.
Col. STR ton thought the streets could be
put In good condition by understanding and
moved to amend the motion by striking cut
tne words paving or matchmaking" and
inserting Understandings instead. s'it
Furtner remarks bearing upon the above
followed from several, and the sense of the
meeting seemed to be that it was convened
70 consider the subject of paving or macada-
MIXING and nothing else; that authority
could De given at any town meeting to
oraln The streets under the old laws.
me Chair decided that Mr.. STATIONS mo
uon was out Of order, which was al pealed
ifom' and upon vote being taken upon the
appeal the Chair was sustained.
The question on the original motion was
then called for. Col. stratton moved to Law
on the table. Lost--4 to s, upon call for q
division.
Fhe motion was then put and carried.
ing: -"
resolved, That Main street from the Garden
.'reet crossing to the crossing opposite the
arcade Motel. and no other street or part
suereoI shall be paved or maeademized in
aceoroance with the foregoing resolution.
Adopted-70 tos. =
John c. Ten Eyck, offered the following.
tfesOsUed, That the sum OF six thousand dol
lars be appropriated for the purpose of
paving or matchmaking in accordance
with the foregoing resolution.
In explanation of the above Mr.. Ten
tsyck stated that the sum named would
about cover the cost safely. and that 1inon
the basis OF one-third on the tosvnsbin.and
swo-tnirds on the property owners whose
Ironts We're improved the cost to the town
ship would be $1,000. k I'd
samuel E. Rogers, evidently laboring
under a wrong impression of the explana-
lory remarks amended the motion by
making the appropriation $1,000, and in
making the motion passed some refiec-
ions upon the township committee and
he legal fraternity The amendment. af.
er some remarks, was lost 68 to H.
Jeremiah III. Deacon remarked that
hose who voted down the amendment
we're all delinquent Taxpayers, which was
clear case of label, as Jere remarked of
he item concerning him In the last issue
" The NEWS $500 .,.
Charles Wills offered to amend by maxi
ng the sum 5000 and that it be raised by
seneral taxation. Remarks were made by
oseph H. Gaskill Col. Stratton, Charles
wis and James d. Shreve. The latter
Gentleman cast some reflections upon the
tanding and character of the voters pres
mt and subsidized amid Kisses and groans.
The amendment was lost--60 TOT 4a
The original motion was then carried
2 to2.
A motion to adjourn was lost. Il eal
Joseph II. Gaskill offered the following:
Resolued, That the Township Committee
n their assessments for benefits accrring
under foregoing resolutions shall not as
less more against any. property on said
street than one-third ofthe net expense of
paving or macadamizing said street before
The property on account of which said as
sessment against said property-owner shall
be made.
Charles E. Merritt moved to amend by
making the assessment one-fourth instead
Of one-third. Lost-27 to 3D.
Original motion was then put and car
ried-40 to 4.
Col. Sloan moved that the improvements
contemplated on Main street shall be ma
I. e., no cobble, belgian block or
stone surface
MI. Ayres stated that 1t would need ex-
pensive. repairs about every four years,
and that stone surface would be best.
Mr.. Lewis stated that he would prefer not
70 hamper the Committee by specifications.
Mr.. Gibbs explained the merits of the va
rfous kinds Of paving and did not believe
the macadamized road would prove salts
factory.
Upon motion Mr.. sloan's resolution was
laid on the table. sf M
The meeting then adjourned.