The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-07-12

in the feeder and basin of the Delaware
and Raritan canal and head and tailrac
of the Lambertville Water Power Com
pany, within the limits of the city of
Lambertvilie, during certain hours was
taken up on its second reading, read by
sections and declared passed.
On motion of Mr.. Wilmot, the ordi-
nance was taken up on its third and final
reading and declared passed by the follow
ing vote :
Yeas-Callan, Finney, Herr Mellick,
Smith Wilmot-8.
Nays--o.
Q. A. Skillman, Esq, read, BY request
of Council, the opinion of the Supreme
Court in relation to the granting Of
licenseo-placing the power in the hands
Of Council-the copy being from the
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
On motion of Mr. Smith, the applica-
ton of ]. K. Zeigler to keep an inn and
tavern was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the license
was refused, by the following vote
Yeas-Finney, Herr, Mellick, Smith,
Wilmot--5.
Nays--Callan--i.
[Mr. Kilroy was not present until after
the vote was taken.
Mr.. Mellick presented the following:
Resolged, That one hundred dollars be
placed in the hands of the Committee on
Laws and Ordinances, to be expended (or
SO much thereof as they may deem adj
yisable) in detecting and prosecuting all
persons selling NAL. or spirituous liquors
without license.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, adopted.
The report of the Commissioners to
assess damages, &C., on the extension of
North Union street, was returned to
Council with date corrected, when Mr..
Wilmot moved that the report be received
and filed according to law, and the Clerk
instructed to give the proper notices to
the parties assessed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Wilmot presented the following
Resolved, That in the matter of the ex-
tension of Union street through the
cricket ground, upon which the Com
missioners have made their report, that
the Council tax in favor of said three
Commissioners thirty-five dollars, and
that the same be assessed against the
properties benefited pro rata, in accord
ance with the charter.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wilmot, the Police
Committee were instructed to purchase
six pairs of nippers and three police clubs.
On motion of Mr. Smith, adjourned.
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Mn. EDITOR AS there seems to be a
misapprehension by some of the reason
why the bridge on South Union street was
raised, we wish to state that it was not
from fear of high river 1t was from a
high creek that danger was feared.
In 1866 there was terrible rain. 1t
commenced about four o'clock in the
afternoon and rained necessarily and in
torrents until ten o'clock ut night. The
and floating lumber stopped
the mouth of the culyert and backed the
water up TO the bridge, when large tree
that had washed out between Union and
Main street, came down and struck the
bridge and tore it loose from the abut-
ment thing thing that is not likely ever
to occur again, for since that time there
has been another culyert built larger than
the old. Now, If it be thought necessary
to keep this bridge at its present height,
why was it that the city authorities To-
Gated the one on Main street, which is
much more likely to be injured, -four feet
lower than this one?
We repeat that we asked that the
bridge be lowered two feet, which might
have been done for one hundred dollars.
We offered to bear the expense, which we
could we'll afford, rather than have oul
properties injured hundreds of dollars.
But the freeholders refused, and without
authority, and in defiance of the law,
(the freeholders have no right to put a
shovelful Of dirt or lay stone in the
street without written request from the
Street Committee of the city, and against
the remonstranees of property holders, in
the face of all this, they go to work filing
the streets, building stone walls and
sewers at an expense to the county OF
probably thousand dollars or more,
which might have been done for one hun
bred dollars and benefited the property
holders, where now they are injured hun
dreds of dollars and will entail an expense
upon the taxpayers of the city of thousands
of dollars to fill the streets to meet this
grade, which no one living in the street
thinks will be necessary in this present
generation, il ever. 1t is a continual
source of anxiety to the property holders.
A person said to me few days ago.
What are they doing? am about buy
ing property and if this is the way they
are going on fear to buy Why is 1t
that people living in other parts Of the
city are so concerned about our being in
jured by high river or creek, which may
occur in ten or twenty years. We don't
complain. 1t only breaks the monotony
and makes things pretty lively for while
but it is soon over. 1t can't be prevented
if the streets are filed as high as our
window stills. | shall. Not be surprised, in
going to my garden il the morning, to
find some person dead or MANNED for life
lying at the mouth of these sewers.
ISAAC w. CLEvENeER.
LAMBERTvILJE, July IL, 1882.
Mr.. EDITOR THE article in last
yyeek's RFcoRD il SO brimful of wilfuI.