The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-07

The regular monthly meeting was
held on Monday evening, January s,
with all the members present.
The City Treasurer report for De-
oember was presented, which shows
the following recapitulation Due
Public School Fund, 81, 1888 so due
Board of Health fund, $40 90 total,
81, $3.50, SO deficit in Municipal Fund,
$25i. 10 net amount in treasury, ST.
829.42 due from W. J, Sehanek, Tax
Receiver, taxes due prior to 1909,
1907 Oh ; taxes for 1909, 1905. III total
unpaid taxes, 81, 4G3l5 The report
was received and ordered filed.
Recover OF Taxes Schanck present
Cd the following statement of taxes for
the year 1869 to January |, 1908 DR.. -
To duplicate, 1881, 379.63. Cr.-By cash
paid Treasurer, $50, $50. II amount re-
lisved by Council, s122.79 charged
sequestrated property account, 49, SO !;
unpaid list, $3ll.60; cash on hand.
1854, 42 tota', 1871, 1919. SO. Dr.-To
franchise tax, $43a.24 Cr.-Amount
paid Treasurer, $3l2.65; amount un-
paid, Sll9 80 tota, $432. "a The state
ment was received and ordered filed.
The bond of John N. Hurley, Con-
stable, to the amount of Sc, 0G0, signed
by John N. Hurley, George NJ. Hol-
combe, Amos johnson and Fred Il
Lear also bond of Wa ter s Gal
lagher, City Treasurer, $40, 900, signed
by Walter s. Gallagher, Robert A.
Montgomery, Richard b. Reading,
Cornelius A. Twomey, George NJ. Hol-
combe and Fred II. Parker, were ac-
cepted end ordered filed.
The Finance Committee reported
having borrowed $4,000 to pa, State
school tax and unpaid bills due The
action of the committee was approved.
Bill of the Hunterdon Electric Co.,
street lights, December, $4s7. 89, was
ordered paid
The contract for lighting the streets
of the city was awarded for one month
to the Hunterdon Electric Co., at the
rate OF $ll2 per arc light PEI year
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of Coryell street asking that an
arc light be placed at the corner Of
Coryell and George streets. Mr. Mac
Kay moved that the petition be grant
ed. Motion lost.
Bills of p. X. Hazen, printing and
advertising, SAT 02 !; Lambert & Kerr,
coal for Fire Department. see. %, and
the Lambertvllle Water Co., water for
fire protection and city fountains,
three months to January /, $lS2, were
ordered paid.
The monthly report Of the Chief En- |
gineer of the Fire Department was
presented, received and ordered filed. |
Bills of George Banchoff, rent of lot
for garbage purposes, S12, and Howard
c. Pidcock, for removing garbage out
side OF city limits, 81, were referred
back to the Street Committee for fur
ther consideration, to be paid when
found correct and approved by the
committee.
The street pay-rolls for December,
amounting to Sa6.7o, we're ordered |
paid.
The Committee on Small Shows re-
ported 1871 collected for licenses dur
ing month Of December.
Bill s of Frank L. Buchanan, black
smith work, S1.4 Amwell Lodge,
rent of Council room, three months to
January /, $3.50; Lambertville Gas
Light Co., gas in Council room, $4.40,
and Levi o Reynolds, cleaning snow
at city lot, 81, were ordered paid.
Messrs. Bovine and Bodine were APP
pointed members of the Board of Esti-
mate in accordance with the school
law.
On motion ofsMr. MacKay, the City |
Surveyor was instructed to ascertain |
the proper tito to the lot occupied by
the city stone crusher.
The sum of 81 was ordered re-
funded to Robert Park, overpaid tax