The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-06-04


Assistants Denise, Morris, Bovine and
Thompson were present.
The minutes of the special meet
ings of May 8, II and is we've read
and approved.
The matter of the franchise of
the N. Y and N. j. Telephone Co. to
erect poles in the streets, was deferr-
ed until the next regular meeting.
The Fire Department committee
reported progress on having the en-
gine house cleaned. They also re-
ported that John Morrissey had
agreed to make the fire alarm con-
nection with Engineer Robbins resi-
dence.
The Clerk reported that the ordi-
nance and repeater had been pub
lished and posted according to law.
Mayor Parker reported that he had
made three-months note for So. 300
and had it discounted at the First
National Bank in anticipation OF rev
enues.
Mr. Bovine, of the Finance commit
tee, reported that they had received
Duryee for So, 600, signed by F. p.
McDermott and E. r. Combs; also, J.
8. Whites bond, as Collector of taxes
and sewers, for $4,000, signed by J. ].
Barkalow, Andrew Lyons and Mich
ael Ford
Fred Jennings and John A. Foley
and others esked for grade for the
sidewalk on the west side of Bovine
avenue. A map was made and a
grade given by Surveyor Conovers
which proved unsatisfactory to the
property owners, at the request of a
committee appointed by former
Board. w. E. Curley, Ed. Queeney,
John Curley and Frank Queeney and
others opposed the grade as given.
The matter was referred to the
street committee for their careful
consideration, with power to estab
lish new grade.
The bond Of VIM. H Dubois for
$500, as Street Commissioner, signed
by T. A. Ward and d. A. Statesir, was
accepted.
A. c. Hartshorne, for the Water
Board, reported they had elected the
following officers and fixed their sala-
ries:
Collector. S. White, $75 per year
Superintendent and Engineers.
p. Voorhees,, $75 per month.
Assistant Engine eer-Geo. Kelsey,
$50 per month.
Laborer for Sewer Farm and else
where, $25 per month.
The bids were then opened fer
lighting the town:
The Wheeler Reflector and Light
Company offered to furnish forty
lamps at $14 per month and ten all
night lamps at $15 per month; not to
be lit more than % nights each
month.
| The Wehlsbach Company offered in
the first place to light the town with
100 lamps of not less than fifty candle
power each, according to terms of
proposal, for one year, for So, $50 and
secondly, the twenty all-night lamps
| for S702.2 per year.
Mr.. Morrell appeared for this COM
pany and said although the company
that proposed doing the lighting for
the town was not yet organized, the
company making the bid for them
was a well-known responsible con-
Germ. They would furnish either
coal-gas, naptha or oil as desired by
the Board and they would have the
lights ready twenty days after re-
ceiving the contract.
The Pa Globe Light Co. offered
100 street lamps supplied with nap
| tha burners, 20-candle power, not
more than % nights per month, at
$17.25 per lamp per year for not less
than 90 lamps; 30 lamps, $17.75 per
lamp per year; also forty off the gas
mains at $17.75 per lamp per year; 10
all-night lamps, $18.25 per lamp per
year; so corner lamps, all night, $22. .25
or 100 all night, $22 Also, 100 with best
improved Wehlsbach burner, 50-can-
die power, $2S; all night, $50; so or
coz En rthpr 2boxrr
sented the company and exhibited
one of their lamps in the yard in the
rear of the building.
Mr.. e. B. Bedle, manager of the
Freehold Gas and Electric Light
Companies, said they did not fully
understand what was wanted by the
proposal as printed and asked for a
postponement until the next meeting
The Commissioners expressed their
willingness to do everything that
could reasonably be expected of
| them to favor the home company,
but no bid could now be received
lunless all bids were rejected and new
proposals asked for. As the Freehold
companies did not understand the
proposals it is thought probable new
proposals will be asked for to give
them an opportunity to compete on
an equality with foreign companies.
| The three bids were referred to the
Street Lighting Committee to report
at the next regular meeting.
AS figured out, of the above two
bids for general lighting the Wehls-
bach seems to be trifie lowest.
Chief Keller reported that he had
appointed VIM. Burrell, Fred Hir-
| schey. Andrew Mcdowell, Aaron
Sick les, Samuel w. Hankins, @. Ed.
Bennett and Chas. Quigg as Fire Po-
lice and they were confirmed by the
Board.
Chief Keller requested the Board
to purchase suction hose for Steam
er No. 1, as the old one had hole in
| it. to be used in case the old one
should:give out; he recommended q
12 or 15 feet length, instead OF q 20
| feet one, as now Referred to Fire
Department committee with power.
The Street committee was instruct
ed to examine fifty feet of hose that
had been returned mended, to see II
it was in accordance with the con-
| tract of the hose company.
| The Street Superintendent report
ed the need of a calvert in front of
| Vim. Burrell's ON Union avenue, one
on Fair Ground road and another on