The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-29
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

fAS'AAihS nc HAS an tuluS iSll,
It's bad pair of pants that can't be
mended, but in many cases it's a loss
of time. It's the same way when you
try to mend an old statesman.
The First Ward correspondent of the
Lambertville RECORD has been accus-
ed of writing certain scandalous arti-
Giles for dirty Philadelphia Sunday
paper. We are proud to announce to
the public that such is not the fact,
and that We consider such business be-
meath our moral and social dignity.
The street gang of laborers have been
doing good work, cleaning up the
streets and cutters in the ward the
past week, and the chairman of the
street committee of council deserves a
little praise for the energy shown i'll
the right direction.
There is one crossing which needs
attentiou-tha at tho intersection of
Mt. Hope and Main streets. With this
crossing put in good repair, and very
little attention given to the ilagstone
walk on South Main street, we cannot
see any reason for anyone to complain
through the coming Winter.
The Hibernia boys gave their floor n
good oiling last week, which helps the
appearance amazingly ms we'll as pre-
serving the wood. The boys take great
pride in keeping their house, as well
as their engine, looking in tirst-class
condition.
The distractions having been re-
moved from the iron bridge Mt the gas
house, that bridge is now open to traf
fic again. The bridge was closed for
nine days, which made it very incon
yenient for the heavy traffic on Main
street.
There is still scarcity of houses in
the First Ward, and the supply is not
equal to the demand. The First Ward
is the manufacturing district of our
city. This makes tho demand for
tenant houses greater in this district
than in any other part of our city.
Twenty five houses could find paying
tenants right here in the First Ward,
and there Is not an empty house to be
had at the present time.
Arrangements are being made to
move the Soldiers monument from Mt.
Hope cemetery and ro-erect il at the
intersection of Bridge and Franklin
streets. There is also to be statue
of soldier cut from marble to take the
place of the bronze eagle that adorned
it at one time. This will be an i'm
provement that is right in line with
our city progress. The statue, when
erected at the above-named place, can
be seen from the river bridge.
AT last, at last, the browning moment
of my life has come. / am richl rich i
richll / now know how it feels to be
rich and aflluent and full of blue blood.
While | WAS out in Colorado, in the
anti-bellum days, loaned four dollars
to man and took lot of worthless
mining stock for security. Now the
great canon has turned out to be real
Eldorado, and the old stuff is panning
out genuine quartz that assays $3, 500
to the ton, 50 the despatch says. |
may be worth million dollars in less
than month. But great wealth brings
"A curse to the owner, just the same as
long hair breeds fees. | begin to feel
my troubles growing such rs ! could
| neves reeii1e beforo ~ rnoho, mo
think of poor Carnegie, and Rookie
Teller, and Russell Sage and others. |
am sorely puzzled to know what to do
with all this wealth. Perhaps | might
set aside medicine fund and give all
the poor in the neighborhood free
medical treatment. But it is 30 hard
to squander money on people who real
ly need it. They may need n lot more,
and it would break my heart to give
big pile away all ut once. Besides, if
providence sends diseases to one man,
and gold to another perhaps the one
had better keep the disease and tho
other keep tho gold. must take time
and see what is best to do. Maybe
had better begin by distributing lot
of chromos. amongst the needy poor.
One can get them very cheap by TAX
ing big lot in one order Pretty
ones, too, such as "The Good Samari-
tan" helping the wounded man who
got sand bagged down Jericho turn
pike. There is cheap moral in this
picture, and cheap things go long
way in such times ms these. And it is
best to give the poor nice cheap things
at first, and thus encourage them to
save their money and buy more costly
things later on.