The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-09-13
Common Co uncil.

| OF Union and Church streets was present
ed and the Fire Dept. Committee or
dered to have plug placed as they thinl
best.
A petition signed by numerous citizens
of the Ord Ward. asking that new hos'
company, to be called the columbia
Hose Company, be added to the depart
ment, was read.
An ordinance was introduced with thu
purpose of granting this request.
The annual report of the City Supt. o.
Public Schools was read and referred.
The Treasarer's monthly report show
ed the following balances:
Bal. due Municipal Fund, $l35 5S
" " Public Schools, III 81
" Board of Health, 1lS 81
$37i 6!
Bills payable-Notcs in bank 50, loo
The City Treasurer was on motion di
rected to Charge the Tax Receiver with thu
sum Of twenty-four thousand five hundred
and ninety seven dollars aud twelve cent:
the amount OF the tax duplicate fol
1898.
The ordinance to license and regulate
hawkers and peddlers, was taken up,
amended and passed, s TO MIR. Kilroy.
1t will be found officially in another coll
umn.
The Lamps and Gas Committee pre-
scented two bids from the Electric Light Co.,
and one from the Lambertville Gas Co. for
lighting the streets for one year from DC
tober 1st next.
The first proposition of the Electric
Light CO., was as follows:
"We will furnish al materials and
erect on the streets of the city Of Lam
bertvIlle twenty arc lights of 1000 nomi
nal candle-power each, same TO be dislri-
buled as provided by your committee, at
the rate Of ninety dollars $500 each per
annum, said lights to be burned from
dusk until daylight (being from one-half
hour after sunset until one nonr before
sunrise, each and every day of the year,
for period OF one year from the time of
starting the lamps.
The Lambertville Electric Light, Heat
and Power Co. also agrees to furnish four
additional lights for one year free of
charge. Any additional lights ordered by
your honorable body to continue over a
period OF one year to be at the rate nam
ed above in the contract for twenty arc
lights.
Payments to be made on the 10th of
the month for tho previous months SER
vice.
"Thc acceptance of this proposal is un.
derstood 10 be a contract, and thatthe Lam
beitville E. L., ii. & p. Co. is not to be
held responsible for failure TO furnish
light, if caused by circumstances beyond
their control, as occurring by the disturb
ance Of the elements, ETC., unless the same
extends over period of thirty days, in
which case the contract is forfeited. Any
failure to furnish lights within a period
covered by thirty days, to be matter OF
damage equal only to the actual cost, as
per yearly rate made in above contract. u
The second proposition is us follows:
on tho streets of the city of Lambertville
ninety incandescent Lamps of 80 nominal
candle power, same to be distributed as
provided by your committee, for the sum
of fourteen hundred and forty dollars
($l440) per annum; said lights to be burn
ed from one half hour after sunset till
twelve o'clock midnight, each and every
day OF the year for Il period OF one year
from date of Starting lamps. Any addi-
tioual lamps ordered by your honorable
body to be at the rate OF sixteen (l6) dol
lars per lamp Of 80 C. p. each per year. :"
[Other conditions as to failure. &C., as in
No. l
The proposition of the Lamberlvile
Gas Light Go. was as follows:
"The Lambcrtville GAS Light Co. here
by proposes 10 light the streets of the city
OF Lambertvile with Illuminating gas and
gasoline lamps, with the same posts and
lamps now in use, every night in the year
and all night for one year, commencing
on the first day Of October, 1893, for the
sum OF sixteen hundred dollars ($l600),
payable quarterly, and in case any addi-
tional light is needed, the company will
agree to furnish the said light for the
sum OF four dollars and ninety-onc cents
per post per quarter for gas, where gas
mains are now laid, and three dollars and
twenty-one cents per post per quarter for
gasoline. The gas to be of good quality
such as the company has been In the hab-
il Of furnishing, and is TO be supplied
through four foot burners.
"The company will keep the posts,
lamps and fixtures in good order and re.
pair at their own expense.
On motion OF Mr.. Dobbins, the propo-
sition Of the Electric Light Co. for twenty
arc lights was accepted unanimously.
On motion, the lamps and Gas Commit.
tee was Instructed to have contract drawn,
&c.
Bill of Gas Co. for $l79.00 for lamp
posts furnished from Dec. 20, 1888, to Dec.
7, 1862, was presented and ordered paid,
when approved by Lamps and Gas Com
mittee.
Bids for removing Garbage for the com.
Ing year were opened and were as fol
lows:
Geo. w. Arnett, $500 90
Thos. Ennis, $50 90
F. B. Bailey, 500 90
A. A. Burroughs, 700 90
Ii. q. Pidcock, 494 90
The contract was awarded to II. G.
Pidcock, and bond ordered to be exc
cuted, etc.
Bills aggregaiing 5000. so were ordered
paid. Adjourned.
Agency Transferred.
The agency hitherto held by us for The
Arcadian Mineral Spring Co.'S goods, in
Guiding Arcadian Waukesha Grated Wa
ter, Ginger Ale, Wild Cherry Phosphate
and Anti-Malarial Tonic, has been trans
ferred to s. w. Cochran g. Co., Drug
gists, Union and Coryell streets, who will
supply orders for these goods, as well al
our other specialties, at. The same price,