The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-01-11
COMMON COUNCIL,

Common Council was held ON Monday
evening of this week Present-Messrs.
Blackwell, Gibbs, Guilliek Hop
peck, Larison President and Leary.
Absent Messrs. Callan. Rittenhouse
and Silvers.
The minutes of the meeting IN De
cember were read and approved.
The City Treasurer's report for the
month of December was presented,
read, and, ON motion of Mr.. Gibbs.
received and ordered filed. The re
port shows the following
REHABILITATION.
Balance due Municipal Fund Jan, J.
jan /, 1870, 4 y
Balance due Public school Fund Jan
], ls'9, .-,.....,.- ...... .s-t-..ta. ! VI
Total cash in treasury sios5 i
Due from W Ii Wilmot, Receiver OF
lakes, unpaid taxes, 1891 e. y. $l,Sto -
Bills payable i'll banks, ..,......s.=. 5000 60
Tax Receiver Wilmot presented the
following statement of unpaid taxes
/ for the wear 1898
/ To amount Of duplicates sssdas II
CIR.
BN cash paid Treasurer, +I1,1s9 n
| BY amount relieved by touncil,..... Il ~
| by amount charged To sequestratod
By amount Of unpaid list ..........- s5s II
i liY amount of cash on hand, z.....-. ib6 %
S9S,6as a
On motion of Mr.. lIoppock, received
and ordered filed, and unpaid tax list
ordered published.
Chief Engineor Van Sewer present
ed the following IA members of the
Fire Patrol Eugene Fox, John NJ.
Casey, John T.. Mehan and Thomas
II Larson Also announced the fol-
lowing ny officers Alfred T. Ely,
Captain Charles A. Jewell, Lieutcn-
ant.
On motion of Mr. Guillick, received
and appointments confirmed
Clerk Reynolds reported that the
City Solicitor had handed him check
for sll SO from Mrs George A. Keller,
amount of lien on her property nj the
corner of Bridge and Main streets, TO
pay for repairs to sidewalk.
Report of Chief of Police Morse for
past three months showed nine arrests
made and 81 40 received for fines.
On motion of Mr. Lenry, received
aud ordered filed.
Justice William Lyman reported
nine police hearings since about DC.
tober lst to January LIST, and one hear
ing Oh warrant Amount of fines col
lected, 81 40, for which check was en-
closed in report Amount due Justice
III one case where no costs or fine were
collected, u cents due police officer,
80 cents.
On motion al Mr.. iioppock. report
received and ordered filed. and orders
authorized drawn for amounts due
Justice and police officer.
Committee on Small Shows reported
RI received for licenses month of De
cembcr
Mr.. John SehePler, by permission,
stated to Council TINT tree standing
partly III front of his residence on
North Main street needs removing
TINT Surveyor Wilson claims the tree
belongs to the city, standing on the
outside of Mr.. Scheplers line the
limbs have grown very long, the roots
undermine and iniure the sidewalk
and damage the CUTTERS the tree is
nuisance.
Mr. Gibbs presented "a communicn-
| ton from Mrs George S. Holcombe,
residing on and owning tho property
next door to Mr.. Schepler, protesting
against the removal Of the tree, as il is
IN no way Il menace TO life or property,
is n protection from the hot sun in
Summer, and would entail great ex-
pense upon her if removed, running
her sidewalk
Mr.. Schepler remarked TINT her
sidewalk IL already nuisance
On motion of Nh Hoppock. the
matter was referred to the Street Com
mittee, with power to Investigate and
report Mt next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Iloppock, the
quarterly salaries were ordered paid
On motion of MI Leary, the police
salaries for tho month of December
were ordered raid
The following bills were ordered
paid
William craylcy, killing and buryina
seven dogs. ....4...,. ~ IN
December. ............... 1913 II
CLARK Plerson, advertising .........===. y
Geo w. Massey, coal Union Fire co.. 10 90
I.amb ertville Coal Co, coal, Columhln 90
Charles Matthews, coal Hibcrnia ..-.... 20 no
Lamhcrtyilie Water Go, water for fire
protection and public fountains,
| Street pay-r0lls, December, .........=5.= Il
Amwell Lodge, rent of Council Room,
three months, ...... x -
w r. Hayhurst city Surveyor. pad
assistants, repairs and tape, .......-.- dn
Samuel Morse, police services, Dccen-
b'I ft W.
IA. T..