The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-03

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Mr.. William Lauer requested the priv
| ilegc Of addressing council, which was
wished to speak in reference to fire pro-
lection in the Third Ward. AT present
there wss practically only che tire by
drant in the vicinity of the Lambcrtvile
Spoke Works which could be depended
on at lime Of fire and there was ques-
ton whether the hydrant would work or
not as the hydranis bad not been tested
this winter, but explained that the chief
had told him that ii was not good policy
TO test hydranls in cold weather. There
was, lac said, a large amount of inllam-
mablc material in the Third Ward, out.
side OF the Spoke Works, which was de-
| priycd Of certain protection while the
water was out of The feeder, and he want
ed TO find ont if there could tot be some
way provided 10 build dams a. reservoirs
in the feeder during the time the water
was out. lie was willing TO bear his por-
| ton OF expense but as the city c5urcil
was the body 10 which every one looked
/ for assistance and information he had
come TO present the matter as a citizen
only. The subject created lively dis.
eussion and all the members agreed that
something ought TO be done.
DR. iomine moved that the matter be
referred to the Fire Department Commit
Tee with power to carry out the ideas pre-
scented by Mr. Laucr and Chief Van Sciv-
or, with limit Of thirty dollars fot ex-
pensc. Carried.
/ The pay roll Of street committee for
January, So GO, was ordered paid.
The Shows Committee rcpotted IL
censcs for January, 81 90.
Solicitor skilman then addressed tho
council in regard to the bridge which the
railroad company is about putting across
the feeder lie said he had understood
TINT If the bridge MS proposed was put in
it would obstfuct the roadway leading up
the tow path from Bridge street, ard that
there was objection by property holders
to such obstruction. The company had
on former occasions paid for privileges,
but would pay no more money and If
there was to be trouble about the matter,
the company would 60 back TO the single
track or else leave off the foot walk on
the north side of The bridge. 1t was the
wish of almost everyone in the city that
the new bridge as already proposed and
ready for erection, should be put up /;
he therefore hoped that the matter might
be referred to the proper committee 10
see what could be done in the matter Of
settlement
Mr.. IIolcombe moved that the Street
Committee be empowered to confer with
property owners and find out what the
trouble, il any, might be. Carried
Mr.. Black well said he understood that
the Water Company proposed putting
their main pipe across the feeder while
the water was out aud thought it would
be good thing il n hydrant wns placed
somewhere between the feeder and the
| bridge.
Chief Van Solver being present, WAS
asked for an opinion and replied that he
had on several occasions in hs reports
recommended hydrant for the ptotec-
| ton OF the property in TINT part Of the
city in fact there are many things that
he had recommended to the various coun-
ellis in power that have only received the
complement, 81 move the report be receiy-
! ed. This matter OF scarcity OF water, when
the feeder is dry, is not n new subject.
lie has talked, and 50 have the firemen
talked about it over and over again, and
this outcome Of personal appeal from Mr..
| Lauer is only slight wave OF sentiment
| in the right direction from one Of the cit
liens who has the welfare OF the city al
heat, as well as his own private enter
| prise. There is another subject Of as vi
tai Importance as putting out fires, he
said. II is their prevention. There should
be an inspector or two--a building and a
| fire inspector, il you choose-whose blsi.
ness it should be to keep bright lookout
/ compel persons to remove ipflammable
i material, repair chlmneys, or attend to
1 any other matter that in his or any citi-
zen's judgment might start a conilagta-
/ ton. The subject Of an alarm was also
an important one. Mr.. Lauer had spoken
upon that topic. The chief had sent in a
communication to this body some time 10
May, he thought, proposing a plan by
/ which we could have fire alarm for a
sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
1t would not be perfect system but it
would have raised the neighbors 10 the
I Third Ward, and that is where the COM
plant OF alarm comes in. Where that
communication is at present some one
ought 10 know. There is the que stOn OF
water supply from the hydrants. For a
bydrant stream they are all right, but
practically OF no use for an engine. In
the lower part OF the city the mapufac-
tories are at the mercy Of the fames quite
as much ss those in the upper part. There
ia the subject Of fire escapes, that was al
marked out as far as | could do il as