The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-08
COMMON COUNCIL.

At the adjourned regular meeting OF
Common Council on Monday evening
of this week all the members were
present and president Solliday pre-
sided.
Mr.. Leary moved that the rules
governing the old council be adopted
for the government of tho new council,
except rule xI, which shall be amended
so that committees be allowed to ex-
pend SOS instead of $50 in any one
month without the consent of council.
Standing committees for the year
We're appointed as follows:
Finance -Solliday, Fisher, Bodine.
Laws and Ordinances Mackay,
Guillick, Holcombe.
Street Lights Randolph, Fisher,
GnlIick.
Printing Leary, Holcomhe, Mae
Kay.
-Solliday, Holcombe, Lodor.
Fire Department-So lliday, Leary,
Bodine.
Streets Fisher, Holcombe, Lodor.
Small Shows-Guillick, Solliday,
MacKay.
City Property-Leary, Randolph,
Bodine.
Police Fisher, Holcomhe, Lodor,
Schools -Bodine, Solliday, Guilliek.
The Treasurer's report for Deeem-
Der was presented, received and
ordered filed. The recapitulation
shows the following
Amount due Board of Health Fund. $ll; -
Amount due Public School Fund. 5ss u
Amount due treasury ............... SIS s.
Total amount cashin treasury. 1894 6S
Due from w J. Schanck Receiver of
Taxes, total unpaid taxes 1898, 1899,
leOO, lSl .Sl'tel O'
Since making out the report re-
ceived from w. j. Schanck, 1895. IA.
Receiver of Taxes Schanck pre-
scented the following statement of
taxes for the year 1901 to January l,
1902:
To duplicate ISL ass W
CIR
BY cash paid Treasurer. ..... S3l 32s C3
BY amount relieved by Council. 49,; les 80
BY amount charged sequestrated
property account OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. \ 30
BY amount unpaid list .............. Si9 ~
BY amount cash on hand .......... 1913 -
Total ........... S3i ,9S9 &c
The statement was received and
ordered filed.
The bond of the City Treasurer,
$t5, 900, signed by Silas M. Wolflnger,
George NJ. Holcombe and Cornelius
A. Twomey bond of Overseer of the
Poor, s. coo, signed by j. Nelson
Hurley, G. Spangler Stiles and Abram
Stryker, and bond of Constable, 81 ,0G0,
signed by j. Nelson Hurley, Amos
johnson, Il. +. Lear and George w.
Arnett, were presented and received.
The monthly report of the Chief
of the Fire Department was pre-
sented, received and ordered filed.
The report shows the department in
first class shape.
A communication was received
from the Consolidated Rubber Com
pany, of Trenton, stating that the
sections of hose sent to them by tn,
city for rorairs are i'll perfect shap,
and has stood the test. Received -ant
ordered filed.
The monthly report of Mayor Ser
geant, arrests, fines and costs, leay
ing balance of $1.90 due the Mayor
was presented, received and balanc
ordered paid.
On motion of Mr.. Guillick, the us
of the Council Room for the ensuin
year was extended to the Board {
Education, Excise Commissioners an
Board of Health.
On motion Of Mr.. Guillick, tn
Clerk was instructed to have til
necessary printing done for the use c
Council.
The following bills were order e.
paid:
p X Hazen printing and advertising. $40 3
| Trimmer & Bancroft, coal for Columbia
| Hose house. ...........: ........ 4
Charles Mathews, coal for city jail and
Hibernia house. .......,...... .......... II N
| Street Pay-rolls, December .........;.... 81 81
| Muirheid Il Martin, hauling cinders,