The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-07-05

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Public School Fssnd-Receipts.
Balance due this Fund June sl,s3s 81
Pagzeats
s sa1sSes et Sss hi, Fund July lass g
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Boanty Fand--Receipts
Amount transferred TO Municipal Fund BY
order Of Common Council, $3.50 Of
Payments.
Balance due from this Fund June /, $50 Of
Recapitsdlafi0a.
Due TO Municipal Fund, $3.50 9,
Due to Public school Fund, 80 IS
Total due from H. D. Ely, Treasure, $3.50 sC
Oily Debt
| Publ School Bonds, $500 OC
BANK deot, &C., 4,SQG 0o
$500 oC
On motion of Mr.. Finrey, received and
ordered filed.
An ordinance to make appropriations
and levy tax for 1882, was presented by
title, and, on motion of Mr.. Wilmot, pass
ed first reading.
] An ordinance to prevent bathing in the
feeder of the canal within the city limits
during certain hours of the day, was pre-
sented by title, and, on motion of Mr..
| Wilmot, passed first reading.
The street pay roll for the month OF
June, amounting to $i34.71, was present
ed, and ordered paid--the Treasurer to
pay the persons named on the roll.
Mr.. Smith presented the following;
| Whereas, The improvement Of eur streets
is one of the most important matters claim
ing the attention of Council; and whereas,
some of the streets already have a good
foundation for matchmaking; therefore,
Resotced, That the Street Committee be
instructed to ascertain the exact cost of a
stone-crusher of size to break ten to
twenty perch per day, and the power re-
quired to operate 1t; also to ascertain, as
nearly as possible, the cost per square yard
of matchmaking in other neighboring
towns where such work has been done, and
report to Council at a future meeting.
Adopted.
Mr. Finney reported the gutter running
from the Bellemont House to the corner
of Bridge and Main streets in q very bad
condition. Referred to Sanitary Commit.
tee, with power to act.
Mr.. Smith reported that the persons
who attended the market for the purpose
OF selling goods, went away every market
day leaving the street In bad condition
Referred to the Committee on Markets.
On motion of Mr.. Wilmot, the Mayor
was directed to retain the Police on duty
from O'Clock each Saturday evening
until l o'clock Sunday morning-the Pc.
lice to receive extra compensation fol
such duty
A petition from freeholders on Bridge
street was presented, asking that a sewer
be built on Bridge street, commencing
in front of LARS Hall, and running south
east to connect with sewer on Main st
Received and referred TO Street Com.
mittee.
The report of the Commissioners to
assess damages, &c., on extension oil
Union st. through through the cricke,
ground was presented but owing to the
report being dated July . Sunday, or
motion of Mr.. Kilroy, 1t was referred back
to the Commissioners for correction.
On motion of Mr.. Melliek, 1t was agreed
that when Council adjourn, 1t be to meet
on Saturday evening, July 8, at 8 o'clock
The following bills were ordered paid
s. Pennock 4 Sons patent road machine, si42 5,
W. +. Herr. freight, telegram and postage,
(road machine), 81
c. Pierson, advertising and printing "a 4.
| 6. r: Wilson, poor expenses, June, 1875 OF
Lambertville Gas Light Co., Coal for Union
Engine Co., ~.
w. B. Cummings, police services, unexpired
term of James Cole, atsff ~
/ r. L. Dobbins, three police hats, 81
>. r. Huselton, three police coats, 80 q
VIM. H. Hart, City Clerk, salary ist quarter, 81 81
On motion of Mr.. Wilmot, adjourned
Frenchtown Items.
I The net proceeds of the recent RED
Mems Festival in Frenchtown amounted
to about $135. ssr sss
(. Frenchtown School District has 274
scholars between the ages of five and
eighteen years. Ply
I The Christian Church people of French
i town, are making arrangements to repair
their church building.
\ Mr.. Isaac Taylor, of the firm of Brink
g Taylor, of Frenchtown, as we learn by
the Independent, had the eud Of one Of
his fingers cut off by a circular saw on
Monday of last week.
The Baptist congregation in French
town have purchased very handsome
organ for the use of the Sunday Schoo
connected with that church. The organ
is from the factory of Cornish & Co.,
Washington, N. ].
\ The Railroad company have placed q
barbed wire fence around the plot oil
ground between the railroad and the
public road, near the depot, in French
town, and planted several beds of flowers
which present very handsome appear
ance.
The Directors of the Union Nationa
Bank of Frenchtown, declared semi
annual dividend of per cent. on Thurs
day, the ED ult., payable to the stock.
holders on and after July 10th. The bank
is in prosperous condition, the ne,
earnings for the last six months being
$500 in excess of the previous half-year.
RopBERy.--We had only time to men
ton in general way in our last issue
the extensive robbery at Frenchtown
The Frenchtown Independent furnishe,
these particulars:
4 Early on Wednesday morning (the 2ls
inst.) it was discovered that the store o.
@. N. Reading G. Bro. had been entered
by burglars during the night, and larg'
quantity of silk goods, satins, jewelry
&c., carried away.
Upon examination it was found tina
the door of the safe, which stood with th'
front in the office, had been drilled in two
places, and an attempt made to blow i
. open, which, however, the burglars wer'
not successful 10 accomplishing, although
as it was found when the safe was open
the lock and inside Of the door were shat
. tered to pieces. The safe contained abou
, $75 in trade dollars and change that hat
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