The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
COMMON COUNCIL.

The March meeting Of Common
Council WAS held on Monday evening.
with all the members present except
Mr.. Callan.
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, the min
utes of the February meeting were
approved as recorded, without reading.
A petition, signed by nearly three
hundred citizens, was presented, ask
ing Council to extend Union street
from its present terminus near Cherry
street to line joining the property of
j. V. c. Barber and at present under
lease to the Lambertville Athletic
Club, about 20 feet distance.
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, the petit
ton was received and when property
is given to the city then the street to
be extended, under the supervision of
the Street Committee.
The City Treasurer's report for the
month of February was presented,
and, on motion of Mr.. Fisher, received
and ordered filed. The recapitulation
shows the following:
Due Municipal Fund March /. 1901 Ell ~
Due Public school Fund, s,5Oi 0s
Due Board Of Health Fund ........... iI9 8p
Total cash in treasury -. ......... s26os As
Due from w ] Schanck, Receiver of
Taxes, unpaid taxes lS97-s-9, 1900 and
1901 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S8Se ~
Bills payable-notes in Bank. ......... $500 90
The Receiver of Taxes presented the
following report of taxes collected on
duplicate of 1900 to March LIST, 1901:
10 duplicate. ..,...,,,........... sso,o69 Go
en-
by cash paid Treasurer .............. csc, ss2 SO
by amount relieved by Council..... E79
BY amount charged sequestrated
property account. 9Sl
by amount unpaid list ................ 70 So
By amount cash on hand ............ 9os
Total. ................... &so,5o9 s.
On motion of Mr.. Silvers, the report
WAS received and ordered filed.
The City Treasurer's annual report
was presented, and, on motion Of Mr..
Holcombe. received and ordered pub
lished in the three city papers.
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, it was
agreed that when Council adjourn it
be to meet on Monday evening, 18th
inst, Mt 7:30 o'clock
On motion of Mr.. Holcombe, the
Clerk was instructed to advertise for
proposals for keeping the legal poor of
the city during the ensuing year.
The monthly report of the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department was
presented, in which he suggested that
quantity of unserviceable hose could
be recoupled and made serviceable.
On motion of Mr. Guillick, the re.
port was received and tho matter of
hose referred to the Committee on
Fire Department.
Tho Committee on Small Shows re-
ported "a received for licenses during
month of February.
Mr.. Fisher presented the following
resolution, which was adopted.
ReSoiUed, That the Mayor and City
Clerk be authorized to issue u deed of
declaration of sale of the property of
John Foran to james Foran.
On motion of MIR. Leary, the police
salaries for February were ordered
paid.
A long discussion in relation to the
dangerous manner in which unmuzZled
dogs running at large in the streets
are shot by the dog catcher, and as &c
n better plan of catching and dispos
ing of dogs, took place, in which tn,
Mayor, members of Council and others
tookpart, and which was finally dis
posed of by agreeing, on motion Of
Mr.. Fisher, that tho Mayor instruct
the dog catcher to first catch dogs and
shoot them afterward.
Mayor Sergeant stated that a com.
mittee of ladies from the Town I'M
provement Association had waited
upon him and requested him to ask
Council to employ man and cart on
the streets to clean tho paper from the
cutters
On motion of Mr. Holcombe, the
Street Committee was instructed to
clean the streets of paper.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Hunterdon Electric Co. street lights
February Observation-Disclosures. sSi9 ~
Levi o. Reynolds, ianitor OF Council
Room, February. 49,. ..........,... 90
. lark Person, advertising .............. VI o.
Lambertvile Gas Light TO, gas coal,
Fire Department. Observation-Disclosures. $50
harles Mathews, coal, IIibernia ....... II 20
Geo. W Massey, coal, Union.,.......... 10 90
Lnriann & Minimum. cnal md wood