The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-07-05
COMMON COUNCIL.

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evening of last week, with all the mem
bers present except Mr. Rittenhouse.
Bills were ordered paid rs follows:
Lambertyille Gas Light Co., gas coal,
So. i5;Edwarl1 NJ. Wilson, hauling stone.
$40. ~; Jacob S Everitt, hauling stone,
SIG. IS; Peter Egan, repairs ut crusher,
$3.50; Street pay-rolls, June, 81. 10;
Thomas Banehof stone, $20.42.
Bill of Thomas Banchoif, forcrossing
stone amount, SIS was referred to
the Street Committee.
Bill of Fred Burns, repairs to boiler
at crusher- amount, $2.50-was order
ed paid when properly audited and
signed by Committee.
The following was presented:
LAMBERrvILLE, June ~, 1899.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of Com
mon Council:
In order to inform You of the results
of the bids received ut the adjourned
meeting of the Board of Education,
held ON Thursday evening, ped inst,
and other information and wants that
will of necessity be required to COM
pletethe work of the proposed improve
ments suggested for the Hill Public
School buildings, and also the school
grounds, to make them not only at
tractiye to the pupils, but to all of our
citizens, that is, to have short and
convenient roadway ON Washington
street into the school grounds, for all
time, by the purchasing of additional
grounds and the planting of shade and
ornamental trees upon the premises,
your attention is particularly called to
the fact that other cities and towns have
made new departure, that il, in
Identifying not only their school build
ings, but the grounds surrounding
them, and it is thought that the time
has arrived that all of our citizens will
appreciate such improvements. Many
have already asked individual members
of the Board to have such improve
ments made.
The following are the bids and est.
mated cost of items that will he neces-
sary to complete the work:
The lowest bids for improvements
and enlargement of school building, rs
per specifications given, are:
. 30. 900 90. -
For steam heating rs per specifica-
tions-Mr Chas Cox................ ae5 %
Desks, nc, wanted ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 60
New outbuilding. ,a-.+:.........,.... Is 90
Majority of Board further employed
architect to oversee improvements $50 10
Two sets of inside of grounds steps,. 70 90
hlncadam walks ........................ 70 90
additional grounds. Observation-Disclosures. 200 90
Trees and planting Observation-Disclosures. 60 90
Fencing ,.,.....,. Observation-Disclosures. 20 60
Total ...................... 6,og2 90
Which we hope that You will grant.
Member of Finance Committee,
JOSEPH SPRoAF.
Building and Repairs Committee,
Chairman, JOSEPH SPRoAT.
The following was also presented:
To the President and Members of Com
mon Council, City of Lambertyille;
Gentlemen compliance with re-
quest of your honorable body To aseer-
tain exact cost of remodeling and heat
ing the Hill Public School, as per plans
and specifications, will say say that we
received bids, aud have awarded con
tracts M follows
Mr.. Fred Parker, building additional
and remodelinR.. .....................Sf 257 90
Mr.. chas; Cox, heating building with
.
sb,iss 90
Az this is 5000 moro thnn estimates
furnished us for doing this work, we
were authorized by the Board of Edu-
cation to ask your honorable body for
an additional 5000, to enable us to
complete this work in n satisfactory
manner Respectfully yours
john II. HUNT,
w. q. LAuER,
Committee.
i. +, MCNAMARA,
President.
Lambertville, June 81, 1899.
Statements were heard from Clerk
Coats and Mr.. Sproat, of the Board of
Education, when, on motion of Mr..
Fisher, it was agreed to increase the
appropriation $500 for rcmodeling and
heating, which makes the total appro-
priation $1,000.
A communication from the Mayor
was read, stating that complaints had
been made against the burning of gar
bage on the vacant lot east of North
Main street, near Jefferson, creating
an offensive odor, particularly at night,
and is n great annoyance to residents
in that locality.
President LARSON stated that steps
had been taken to remedy the evil.
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, the May
or's communication was received and
ordered filed.
On motion of Mr.. Leary, the quarter
ly salaries, also the monthly salaries
of policemen, were ordered paid.
On motion of Mr.. SiIvers, the Finance
Committee was authorized to negotiate
loan sufficient to pay bills already
ordered paid
Mayor Sergeant reported the plat
form around the pump on South Union
street, below Ferry, in dangerous
condition.
On motion Of Mr.. Callan, adjourned.
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