The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-11-05
COMMON COUNCIL.

Common Council met in regular session
! on Monday evening of this week when
! the City Treasurers report for October
was presented. received and ordered filed.
The recapitulation shows the following:
/ Due Board of Health Fund ........ $50 ~
Due Public School Fund. .......... e,l5 As
$6,22l II
Deficit in Municipal Fund ........ S42 II
Amount cash in treasury $3.50 So
Due from W. J. Schanck, Reeeiv-
er of Taxes, total unpaid taxes
1898, 1899, 1900, 1901. 1902 .......... %.270 Is
Since closing report a draft for $4lS62
was received from the State Comptroller,
railroad and canal taxes
Receiver of Taxes Schanck presented
the following statement of taxes for the
year 1902 To November LIST, which was re-
| ceived and ordered nIed
pr
10 duplicate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $l,Si9 G.
CT.
BY cash paid Treasurer........... SIS 200 2S
BY amount relieved by Council . A. ~
BY amount charged sequestrated
property account ..4.........4... IS
BY amount unpaid list........... s09S IS
by amount cash on hand ...,..... 20 -
Total .',..,.,..... ....,.,,.,-,.., $ii.s's %
DIR.
To franchise tax.................... $4S2 q
Gr
BY amount paid Treaurcr........ stio a
Unpaid ......................... SOL Sd
The ordinance To accept aud open Lam
bert street from Bridge street 20 lire of
F. +. Lear's land was taken up on second
reading. when Charles A. Skillman. Esq.
offered objections to same from Mrs Susie
t1Rlt tnSl Mt Ss.Iit Id
Mat the ordinance WAS not legally before
VNuncil, owing to intention not having
been published in accordance with the
city charter
On motion of Mr.. Fisher. the contract
fer lighting the stress OF the city was
awarded Tor the coming month To the
Hunterdon Electric Company
The report of the chief Engineer of the
Fire Department for the month of oeto-
Der was presented, received and ordered
filed The report calls attention To the
need OF better water supply for the Fire
Department during the coming winter
The monthly report of fines and costs
imposed by Mayor Sergeant shows the
following: Fines, 81; costs. $3.50: due
Mayor, 81 cents. The report was received
and the balance ordered paid.
The salaries for the police and garbage
collector for October were ordered paid.
The ordinance TO repeal the ordinance
tbi Niit tNttHsfOn hl NoIln inlon street
was passed on second and third readings.
Bills We're ordered paid as follows;
Hunterden Electric Company street
lights. October. siSL30. city Solicitor Ser
geant. taking testimony in case of poor
person, So John +, Sehenck, horse hire
for Ovefseer of Poor Hurley 81: George
w. Arnett. freight on fre extinguishers,
80 cents, and four Rex bottles. etc. 81; also
four three-Rallon Rex fire extlngulshers.
500; George Nj. Shamalia, acid, etc. for
fire extlngulshers, $2,62; street pay-rolls.
October, $263S; Il. +. Lear lumber. S75:
George Godown. concrete gutter and
crossing. S2I6i George Banehon. Sir,
renting of grounds on which Ia dump gar
bage. five months. $40. George w. Arnett.
lumber labor, etc. sl3.69. John D. Cox.
extra services as Commissioner of Appeal.
s., Howard G. Pdcoek, cartng garbage
out of town. S3l.50; Levi q Reynolds,
tanitor Council room, October. So; Police
man Samuel Il. Price. meals for prisoners.
sl.35.
Adjourned