The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-03-29
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


Democratic Wage-W Worker" with hi
head all handaged up. Editors 81,
we'll as others are liable to get swell
/ led head The editor pronounces his
"thc grippe.
To NJ. T. r. We ARE pleased 10 have
some one take M the white mans bur
den.
Glory and plumber are the profits of
war, The shrcwd get all tho plund
er, and the fools get little glory, and
all are happy.
The First Ward election board meets
on Tuesday, April 18th. to revise and
correct the registry for our spring
election. There has been quite some
argument and we have also seen state
ments i'll print as to the compensa-
ton these election boards are to re
ceive. They were all misleading and
to correct these errors We will here
quote the law.
I'm all cities which have popula
tion of less than forty thousand, the
compensation of each member for all
such services i'll connection with any
local or charter election, shall be for
each registry day three dollars. and
for the election day, including the
counting of the votes and the deliver
ing of the returns and the ballot box,
seven dollars; and for all such service
IN connection with the general elect
ion or any special election held in and
ton shall be fifteen dollars in districts
where the number of registered voters
~ not more than one hundred and
fifty; twenty dollars III districts whore
the number of registered voters il
more than one hundred and fifty, and
not more than three hundred, and
twenty-five dollars III districts where
the number ofregistered voters is more
than three hundred. SAID sums To he
paid by the county collector and to he
IN lieu of all other fees and charges
whatsoever This net shall take effect
immediately. Approved February %,
1890.
South Main street is i'll rather bad
condition, owing Ia the heavy rains
the past few weeks. little top=dres
sing, which is necessary occasionally,
would put the streets in perfect condi-
ton agnin All our streets need lit
tie attention frequently Ia keep them
in good condition
Very few improvements are on the
programme this Spring i'll this wnrd
few of the residents will exchange
abodes about the first of April
The Lambertyille Rubber Co. is one
of the leading industries of our city
The employees now number 2i3 males
and 81 females. There isn vast amount
of work turned out caeh day. Mr.
Rittenhouse the general snpcrintend-
emit and his able assistants hnyc nm
ever watchful eye to business These
assistants and foremcn have been en-.
ployed by the company for number
of ycars. James Moonnn the foreman
in the milling and grinding depart
ment, who looks after all the mixing
and grinding of the different grades OF
rubber, has been employed twenty
seven years. George w. Akers, tn,
foreman Of the cutting md making
department, where all halla, dolls, rat
Hes and toys are mnde, has full chnrg,
of this department, and seems to u,
the right man for this responsible.
position. lie hns been III the comp
anys employ twenty two years. A
Tralser has charge OF. the .vnlcani2inp
| department, where all balls, rattIcs
| dolls and toys ARE moulded and vul
| eani2ed, and has been longest employ
ed of any man III the company n manu-.
factory, starting in right after the war
of the rebellion, i'll 1865; which makes
MP to the present time thirty-fOur
years. John Schepler, the formnn OF
the press room department, who looks
after nll the press work, where nil
corks, valves and mechanical rubber
work IL moulded and vulcani2ed, has
been in the company's employ foI
twentyfour years and thoroughly un
dcratnnds this branch of tho business
There have been great many changes,
both iii the general appearance of the
mill and of its workings, and the mill
and the employees have grown from
eleven men III 1865 to something like
| four hundred in 1899 The old and
original factory was once distillerJ
and il is said they did quite II business
in this line in the latter part of the '50f
or about the beginning OF the Cos.
| This distillery WAS transformed INTO II
rubber fnctory and struggled along foi
several years and up to tho time when
the present management took hold Oh
| il. II is snid TINT nj this time il waf
not II paying institution. On Febru
AIRY I9th, 1861, nhont . O'Clock III the
morning, fire was discovered IN the
main building and before the fire de
partment got upon the scene the Who'll,
| building was doomed to destruction
| There was II great deal Of combustiblt
material in this building at the time
and also quite large amount Of rub
Der, which helped to feed the flames
This fire almost completely destroyed
the whole plant. There was nothing
left but small frame building and tn
boiler room and storchouse. A good
substantial building was soon erecte'
in it's stead, Capt. james Bird (now de
ceased) procuring the contract an'
erecting the building. This was, W
may say, the commencement of tn
successful career OF the present com
| pany, and wear after year there In