Evening journal., 1897-09-08
DISCUSS TOWN AFFAIRS
Delegations Before Council
Last Night.
CASH FROM TAXES AND MARKETS
CITY FATHERS HAD TO DISPENSE
$4,000 AT LAST NIGHTS MEET
DELEGATION FROM DOB
BfNSVILLE APPEARS.


All the members except Mr.. Clewell,
who was attending a funeral at Kirk
wood, were present last evening when
President Lambson called Council to
order. Mr.. Clewell got in late.
The committees reported various inn
provements about town. In the report
of the Street Committee, Mr. Pagan
complained that he had been ignored i'm
some of the deliberations of the com
mittee, but President Lambson ruled
that the committeeman must attend TO
that.
Mr. Pagan made an appeal from the
Fire Committee for an immediate APP
preparation of 500 for the Lenape Fire
Company. Council usually allows $500
year to the company, but last year
only made It S1O0 It was the other half
that the hremen called for and Mr.. Fa-
gan stated that if the firemen did not
get enough money from the city, they
would have to disband and simply keep
up their other expenses, but give up
the apparatus.
COLLECTOR WHITES GOOD WORK
According to the reports to Council
last night, Collector James Il. White
has been hustling. Receipts from City
Treasurer Ferris of 5000 on account of
city taxes for 1897 and 5000 on account
of school taxes for 1897 were read, un-
der date of August l9. Receipts of
81 800 for city taxes for 1897 and $4,000
on account of school taxes for 1897, un-
der date of September 7.
Receipts from City Treasurer Ferris
were also read for $6.79 on account Of
market fees collected TO date.
II. j. Leonard complained that his
property, for which he gave S1,S00, is
assessed for $4,000. but he was advised
to pay his tax and then appeal for over
paid taxes.
Nathan Lieberman's prOperty-the X.
of p. Hall and surroundings-was
brought into discussion and Mr.. Lieber-
man was ordered to renew the pave
ment on Delaware street, the city
agreeing to do its share and lay the
curb
DOBBINSVILLE WANTS A BOARD
WALK.
George NJ. Riley, spokesman for a
Dobbinsville delegation. appealed for
some facilities for substantial foot
walks and driveways along Seventh
street from Washington avenue to
Clark street. the road leading down to
Dobbinsville. Little boys and girls
travelling in to schools and mills fire.
quently caught their death colds. Now
that Winter is approaching the same
old misery of getting in and out would
have to be gone through again while
they still pay taxes.
THE ROAD TO DOBBINSVILLE.
Council consumed an hour in discuss
ing business Of the Street Committee
about the permanent Improvement of
Seventh street leading to Dobbinsville
A motion was made to buy 100 tons Of
broken stone. but was afterward with
drawn and the Street Committee was
allowed to go ahead.
bill of S11 for laying pavement on
Ninth street above School on the Tas-
ker estate was ordered to be charged
and collected by process of law
against the Tasker estate. 1t is rumor-
ed that the estate objected to this be-
cause it would have to sell the tenants
out.
City Surveyor KINNEY submitted a
bill for $40 for services in furnishing
grade Of Sixth street. A dispute arose
because Mr.. KINNEY did not do the
work. He claimed that he was officially
notified to come from Wilmington and
because there was nothing to do was
not his fault
AS Mr. KINNEY had decidedly tho
best of the deal, he was allowed the full
amount.