The sun., 1900-01-05
WORK WHICH is SLIGHTED.
Curbing and Paving of Side
walks Behind the
improvements.
WHAT CITY ENGINEER SAYS
City Council Elected the Four City
Vaccine Physicians Last Night
and also a Night Watch
man For the City
Crematory.

Crematory.
AT the meeting Of City Council last
evening, Chief Engineer Geo. II. Bough-
man presented the twenty.ninth annual
report OF the engineering and surveying
departments, in which he stated that
the curbing and paving Of sidewalks and
the paving Of side cutters was much be.
hind other Improvements.
lie declared that ii more OF the streets
had the sidewalks curbed and paved and
the side cutters paved the unimproved
streets would be in better condition and
require less expense to keep them in re-
pair. II would also add much to the gem
eral appearance Of the city and be ben
eft 10 the citi2eps in general.
lie compliments bis assistants OF the
engineering and surveying department,
stating that they have performed their
duties ia faithful and efficient manner.
During the year 25S building lines
were marked which il the largest mum
Der since 1892. TIE tota building lines
marked since the department was created
is 9, SO7 The assessment made i3r new
curblng was SSb 81 for 1926 Inea
ieet and for new sidewalks, S3S4.43, for
f4G.5 square yards.
The measurements made for curbs set
were l,l49 feet aud curbs reset, !.
4i725 feet; ior Belgian block pavement
lald with tar and gravel finish, 1.l30.7 :
feet; Tor brick payements laid on side
walks, 3g9.2 fret; Tor brick, laid with
concrete finish, 432 feet.
The number Of curb lines laid by order
OF the Board 81 Street and Sewer Di-
rectors was l,6795 9 ieetan 5,ISl5 feet Of
curb lines were examined after being set
by private parties.
The amount of fees turned over To CITY
Council was S744 95 and to the Street
aud Sewer Department, 1913.
The rain fail for the year was az inl-
lows: January, $50 inches, February
l73; March, 80; April, ! 81; May T.;
August, ll; September, 4 II; October
2,ab; November, 2.20; December, O.s!
~ record was taken during June aud
July as the rain gauge was broken.
The number Of entries of transfers Of
properties and lots made during thp wear
was Ibis. The total number of entries
since the department Was established was
81, 4S3.
Mr.. Healy moved that tie report be
received, referred u the printing c0m-
mittee and 100 copies printed Mr.
smith said he thought seventy. five copies
would be sufficient ana that there Was 10
Use IN running up expense where il
could be runailed. But scyenty.five
copies were printed last year lie said
he hoped the member would amend his
motion. Mr.. Ilealy did so
lhe election ci city vaccine physicians
was held
Mn. Kane nominated Dr Emil Eertef
\ Tor the southeastern district. Dr. +. F.
Harris for the southwestern district, Dr
4 John L Malcolm for tile northwestern,
and DR. Thomas y Cook for the north.
eastern. They received the votes Of the
ten Democratic Councilmen and we're de-
clared elected.
4 Mr.. Fisher nominated nr. n =. Nor
\ rlson Tor tic southeastern district, Dr.
III W. Bastian for the southwestern. Dr..
John Palmer for the northeastern, and
Or. II. NJ Ftist for the northeastern, and
these received the votes of the three Re
4 publican Colncilmen.
Mr.. Kane nominated James 4. Fin
negan ior night Watchman at tie erema
4 tory and Mr. Stewart nominated Samuel
4 Mccormick Mn Fisher thought a
night watchman not necessary at the
crematpry and upon being told that he
burned s!nP, said he was not q night
\ ~atchman then. Mr.. Flnnegan was
elected
4 The reports of three of tile vaccine
\ physicians Tor the year wera received.
4 llr. Cook vaccinated NJ persons during
the year, Dr. McCollev, II, ana III.
I SteiniCket 22l
4 During tie month u December S5S,-
4 ij0 pounds Of garbage wpre consumed al
tie crematory. The receipt OF tile sur
4 ptus " the Water Department III S5g.
81 ~ has swollen tie balance III bank
70 3l0657G03, and Council decided to
4 place $4,000 VI ii III tGe -four depository
i banks, 1000 going to each. An order
was drawn f1r 81 go Ol, tie monthly
appropriation Tor tie Boarl oi IdHca-
ton. Building Inspector Cassidy re-
4 ported having ISSUED eleyen permits dur
\ ing December fJr improvements valued
at .j3,025 and turned III fees VI :7G ~.
CAlel DoIan tHrurd III dpg taxa. amUuAu-
my % 1920 TIE receipts from tax coz
lectnr- acre ]. s Levi. I; 600. taxes
4 for ls9s; u. Nj savers 81 GG9. taxes i9r
/ lS95 Chiel Engineer Boughlnan turned
in 9l3 ioa- fee ior December. The "a
ceipt oi Tics rach from auctioaeers -ud.
ham and lIukl! ior licenses was te-
ported