, 1889-05-23
From Frfday's DaiIy.
Council Meeting.
Council men at : :3Or. NJ.

Council men at Z :3OP.M
Present Mayor Learned, Messers
Bartlett, Burkett, Littlefield, Starrett
Weymouth, Payne and Downs.
Minutes of the previous meeting rea,
and approved.
Petition OF j. \. Wright to construct :
sidewalk in front OF his residence, OF
Maple Avenue, opposite Red Mems Hall
Granted.
Petition of c. c. Bartlett and others t
annul franchise for laying rails for :
motor line on Water street, read anC
placed on file.
Complaint of Thomas Harbinton re
garding saloon kept by man named
Salmon, in the lower end OF town, was
read and filed.
City Attorney Jones reported in the
matter OF Captain McIntyre's fence, that
there are some fruit trees that would
have to be removed if the law was car
ried out. Mr.. Bartlett said he did not
see how councils could discriminate in
favor OF any one. The city attorney was
instructed to take the proper steps to
have the distractions removed.
The reports OF city clerk and treasurer
were referred to the finance committee.
Report OF city surveyor was read and ap-
proved, and report OF his survey was
ordered spread upon the records.
Report of the street committee regard
ing the Tucker railway, was read, and
with certain amendments to it, was
placed on file,
The first amendment referred to route
l, SO as to read: Commencing at the in
tersection OF Jefferson and Taylor St,
thence on and along Taylor street to
First, in Al, Pettygrove's addition;
thence on and along First street to ii
street in said addition; thence on II
atreet to city limits.
The second amendment is to the effect
that portion of route which reads as
follows: Commencing at the intersec-
ton of Lawrence and Harrison street
thence along Lawaence street to Maple
Avenue; thence along Maple Avenue be
stricken out.
This is owing TO the fact of there hav
ing been granted two franchises for rail
ways to ran on this 60 foot street.
The following bills. were ordered paid:
Mott & Co, $50; n d Hill & Sons,
S9O.z5; \ IL Fortman, $40; Lake-&
Starrett, 81; ARGUS, $37; w c Ham
mond, $50; d p Trimble, 81; Electric
Light Co, $104.05; Geo Z Starrett, s17.60;
Chas johnson, SO; Lowman & Hanford,
5000.
The assessment roll of the Washing
ton and Taylor street property was read.
The property is assessed at S25 per foot.
The roll was adopted. Upon motion a
special committee of three, consisting OF
Messers. Bartlett, Starrett and his honor,
was appointed to confer as to what would
be Il fair levy.
On motion of Burkett. the clerk was
ordered to draw warrant for 81 ,00e in
favor of A. l. Smith, in part payment en
the City hall building.
A warrant for 10 per cent OF the bill OF
Terry & McDougall, for grading Water
street, was ordered drawn.
The clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for the grading oil Taylor, Quincy,
Madison and Monroe streets.
The City Attorney was instructed to
report at the next meeting on the adj
visibility OF revoking the franchise Tor
motor line on Water atreet.
Mr.. Starrett made a motion that a
special committee be appointed to
notify the builders of the street railway
to keep within their franchise, in so far
as it is violated in tearing up more than
one block at time.
The sum of $500 was transferred from
the F. & w. fund 10 the General fund.
The following bids for grading Wash
ington street and for building sidewalks
were read.
w. C Williams Excavation, Al acents.
cribbing $3.50, sidewalks .55cts., drain
boxes SIS. per 1000.
Pat Manion- Grading Washington and
Fillmore streets $6,240.
Bids were referred to the street COM
mittee.
Maple and FIRST street sidewalks
c.. Holland 3634 cts. per foot.
L. II. Cayes, 80 -
+. Rose, 81
Ed. T. Biggs, 45 "
w. c. Williams, 3634'
Adjourned,