The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-12-13
FIRST WARD ITEMS.

Ice Trouble .-The several mills and
manufactures on the Water Power, have
been much troubled for the past few days
by ice in the head race, which at times,
has packed and jammed in their water
racks and prevented the flow of water to
the water wheels and caused stoppage
of their works.
Personal.--Mr. Oliver Armstrong, Su-
perintendent of the Amwell Spinning
Company's Mills, residing On South Main
street, was taken suddenly i'll yesterday
Tuesday morning. 1t is said that the
sickness is of a serious and dangerous
nature.
School Entertainments teachers of
the First Ward public school are pre-
pairing the scholars to give an entertain
ment before the Christmas holidays, IN
the school building. The rooms are to
be decorated with evergreens and flowers.
Parents of the children are to be invited,
and a pleasant time is expected.
improvement handsome new
residence of Mr.. John .Cooney, on Swan
street, is about completed by the con-
tractor. Mr.. Cooney expects to occupy
it before Christmas.
Mr.. J. Stout, the lessee of the Ely
property, corner of South Main and Swan
streets, has recently improved the pro-
perty by having an entire new paling
fence built facing on Main street.
The lot recently purchased by the
Water Company, corner of South Union
and Swan sts., has been filled in several
feet. A tool house has been erected and
the lot fenced in. Swan street, fronting
the Company's property, has also been
filled and graded at the expense of the
Company.
Freeholders, Attention i--Some of the
plankiug on tho Union street bridge over
Swan Creek, is in rather dangerous
condition. There are road planks on this
bridge scarcely five inches wide, entirely
too narrow for the traffic over the bridge.
They should be replaced by planks at
least twelve inches wide. The filling of
the abutments at the Skilman street
bridge has settled considerably. 1t should
be refllled to grade, to prevent accidents.
Difficult Problem for the Finance CON-
mittee to Soloe.--A rather curious question
came before the City Council at their last
regular meeting. 1t appears that Mr..
Patrick keenan,, residing on Brunswick
Avenue, was assessed for dog by the
Ward Assessor, and of conrse the City
Tax Collector came around and demanded
tax for that dog. Mr.. X. objected and
refused to pay. He brought his grievance
before Council and stated that when the
assessor came around he was asked
whether he had dog. He informed the
assessor that a pup, about three weeks
old, had been given to one of his children
by friend, but he did not consider that
that was dog, as his idea was, that q
pup was not dog until it ives six months
old, and he should not be assessed for a
dog when it was only pup three weeks
old. Nevertheless, with all of his plead
ing, the assessor assessed him for dog,
and dog tax in this city is So. He asked
Council to relieve him from paying the
tax. 1t was a new question for the pres
ent Council. After considerable arguing
and debating upon the subject by Council,
it was finally resolved to refer the whole
matter to the Finance Committee. They
are to solve and decide and report at a
future meeting, the question, when is a
pup of age to be dog? 1t is expected
that their decision shall decide whether
Patrick keenan, shall pay dog tax on that
pup. ff
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