The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-04
COMMON COUNCIL.


The October meeting of Common
Council was held last Monday even
ing. Absent -Messrs. Randolph ano
Silvers.
The minutes of the September meet
ing were read and approved.
The City Treasurer's report for the
month of September was presented
showing the following recapitulation
| Due Municipal Fund Oct /, 1899. .... sl7, gig y
Due Due Board Of Health, Fund Oct i'' IA 2 J,
/ Due Public School Fund .............. e,o6s 4
Total cash in treasury. ......... $l9,Ssa L
Due from William j. Schanck, Re
ceiNer of Taxes, taxes of ls9a-6-'-s-s S2,16a ~
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, received
and ordered filed.
Receiver of Taxes William J. Schanck
presented the following statement OF
taxes to October LIST, 1899
70 unpaid taxes .........,-.. Sl56 0s
BY cash paid Treasurer ....5....... - Is 81
by unpaid list ...t..-. ti0 Il
Iotal.' 500 w
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, received
and ordered filed.
The City Auditor presented a list of
properties chargeable to sequestrated
property, amounting to Sl6.21.
Mr.. Leary presented resolution
| lbot {ba C;tx. rra,s,r,r l,o ;nol,uot N Il
to credit the Receiver of Taxes with
StG.27 and charge to sophisticated
property account. Adopted.
The Receiver of Taxes presented a
list of persons having left town and
cannot be found who owe taxes to the
amount of $45.33.
Mr.. Fisher presented a resolution
that the City Treasurer be instructed
to credit the Tax Receiver with the
above sum, as relieved by Council.
Adopted.
The following WAS presented:
Miss Sarah u. Finney wishes me to
state that since February, 1898, she
has owned the brick building ON the
southeast corner of York and Main
streets, in Lambertville, and that i'll
March, 1898, this property was mort
gagged to the Centennial Building and
Loan Association for 81 900. In 1898
and 1899 this 81, 900 mortgage was as
sessed to the Centennial Building and
Loan Association and the tax paid by
them, while at tho same time Miss
Finney was assessed with and paid
tax upon 81, 500, the full assessed
valuation of the property.
Miss Finney wishes me to ask That
the amount of tax thus overpaid by
her this year and last, amounting in
all to S99, he relieved.
Yours respectfully,
A. y. ANDERSON.
On motion of Mr.. Leary, eommuni
cation received and above amount re.
funded to Miss Finney
An ordinance entitled IAN ordi-
nance to provide for laying walk ON
certain parts of the sidewalk of Gin
ton street, III the city of lambert
Vile introduced and passed first
reading at the meeting in September
was taken up ON second reading
passed, and then taken up ON third
and final reading and declared passed
by the following vote:
Yeas Callan, Fisher, Gibbs, Gull
lick, Larson, Leary, kittenhonse =.
Nays
Two proposals were received for
lighting the streets of the city the en-
suing year-one from the Hunterdon
Electric Co. 800 per year each for are
light and $35 each for incandescent
lights; the other from the Welsbach
Street Light Company, of Philadel-
phia, 1872 per light per year, 60 TO "a
candle power, not less than 100 lights
TO be taken.
On motion of Mr.. Leary, the CON
tract was awarded to the llunterdon
Electric Company.
The following proposals were re-
ceived for removing the garbage of
the city the ensuing year
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