The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-03-29
BOROUGH OF STOCKTON.

that James Il. Dean had been appoint
ed Borough Clerk. We should have
said that William V Reed had been
re-appeinted.
Since last week it has been announced
that ten additional street lamps are to
be added, and that George Farley has
been re engaged to care for them nj a
salary of $l9 per month.
On Friday afternoon the shoemaker
shop of Antonio Suzzo, an Italian, was
discovered to be on fire. Promptwork
by an impromptu bucket brigade soon
eXtinguished the blaze On investiga-
tion it was found that lamp had been
left burning, during the absence of the
proprietor, aud had set fire To some
waste paper. from which it had caught
IN Partition. The shop il situated
on the main street of the borough and
had the fire not been discovered be
fore ii gained much Roadway the loss
of property would have been very
/ heavy.
The salc OF the personal property of
ID. s. Warman took place on Thurs
day morning of last week. Quite II
large crowd of people were present
and good prices were realized for most
of the goods sold. Mr.. Warman has
discontinued his coal and wood bust
ness and We understand has position
rs travelling salesman, and will remove
his family to Lamhertvillc.
The Providence Life and Trust Co.
of Philadelphia, who own the old prop
erty known as the Ridgway horse, "
| have decided to tear down the present
building and build double house
The proposed Improvement will re
move what has been mn eve-sore Ia an
otherwise beautiful pnrt of the Dor
ough and Will be a decided improve
ment.
We notice III the D,Htocrdt- .ldter-
ti,tr that Senator Pitney has intro
duced II bill III the Senate that will af
! feet Stockton 1t provides that the
court may at its discretion grant II
| license application i'll borough hay
ing less than one hundred resident
| freeholders, on the signature of five
resident freeholders, instead of twelve,
rs now required by law. The hegis-
lature has adjourned, but We have not
| taa,nnI a., 4. a., 3 l.,
! II il said that during the pasi year
all ordinances and resolutions acted
upon by the Borough Council have
been decided by viva voce vote md
not by II call of ayes aud nays as is
usual IN similar bodies. The question
naturally arises, if III case of contest
of any ordinance ii could be proved
that II had been legally passed.
Quite number of hands have been
taken on Mt the s H. Twinng 4 Go. X
stone quarries. Extensive improve
mcnts are to be nude to the plant and
II ~ said TINT the prospects for the
salc of stone are better than they have
| been Tor several seasons.
James Hunt has sold ont his general
store Ia II gentleman from Yardley,
PA, who will take charge in few
days.
On Monday afternoon, while Mrs.
William Reed was busily engaged Mt
work III her kitchen. she detected the
smell of burning cloth md in IL few
minutes the room became filled with
smoke. On looking for the cnusc she
found that the dress she WINS wearing
was IN Il hlaze. Promptly soizing the
skirt, she tore out the blazing purt and
thus saved herself from whit might
have been n horrible death. A few
minutes before she had passed n burn
ing brush heap III the garden md il il
supposed TINT II spark from TINT lnd
set fire to her dress.
Quite number of changes aro tak :
ing place IN our borough People nre
moving from one house to another,
though hut very few are leaving the
town, and quite II number are moving
| in. Among the Inter arc William
hdamsand family from fredericksburg
N. j Newbewy IIagnr, from Raven
Rock John Lnruc, from the Seabrools
| farm to the restaurant which has been
kept by John Scheiterle for the past
three years Judaon Warrick. from
Rosemont, and William Durling, from
LnmberyIlc, PA.
AT the Council meeting on Saturday
evening the contract for supplying oil
to the borough was awarded to A. l..
| Dawson, his bid being onc-h nIf cent
per gallon commission for buying, ia
rise and fall with the wholesale price.
The request of Mason d Robertson That
the borough should furnish oil and
care for the lamp which they had erect
ed in front of the post Office nj their
own expense, was granted.
So far as We have learned, nothing
has been done with the school matter.
Why do not the proper authorities call
mass meeting Of orr citizens to dis
cuss the question aud take action to
have the school set aside as borough
SCHOOL, So long ms the school remains
under the control Of Delaware town
ship it will never be in anything but II
crippled condition, and the longer il
remains there the worse will be the
condition of the school house
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