The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

NJ. Wolfnger and found same correct.
Report received and ordered fled.
The bond of Tax Receiver W. j.
Schanck, in the sum of $40, 900, signed
by w. J. Schanck, Cornelius A. Two
mey, Joseph NJ. Lewis, VIM. Malloy,
and Theodore Van Camp, was pre-
sented and accepted.
The Clerk was instructed to publish
notice in accordance with city charter
of extension of North Union street.
Bill of Hunterdon Electric Company,
street lights for month of December,
amounting to $440.86, was referred
back to Committee on Street Lights,
with instructions to deduct sixteen
hours during which lights did not
burn, the bill to be paid when cor
rected and approved.
The monthly report of the Chief En-
gineer of the Fire Department., show
ing the department to be in perfect
order, was received and ora cred Fl ed.
The Jerk was instructed to notify
W II. Gandey to repair his sidewalk
in front OF his mill on South Main
street, also alley between paper mill
and Lambertville Rubber Mill, within
ten days from date of notice, and if
failure be made then tho Street Com
mittee proceed with the work and tax o
lien on said property in accordance
with city ordinance.
The police salaries and salary of
garbage collector for December were
ordered paid.
A communication WAS presented
from tie Town Improvement Assooia-
ton. enclosing dipping from the
Yreat9R Times in reference to mer-
chants and others keeping streets
clean from paper and refuse, WAS pre-
sented, asking Council to take some
action toward securing same condi-
tons in Lambertville. Received and
ordered filed.
The ordinance to provide for open
ing aud laying out Lambert street,
from Bridge street TO Lear's mills,
WAS taken up and the Clerk reported
same having passed first reading by
title last October protest from Mrs
Susie Dobilinski was presented in
November, when it was referred to the
City Solicitor, and in December the
Solicitor advised that notice of inten-
ton be published in city papers al
least ten days before taking action
thereon. o. l. Blackwell, Esq, pro-
tested ON behalf of Mrs. Dobilinski
against the passage of the ordinance
and doubted whether Council had q
right at the present time to take pos
session of this property as street.
George w. Massey spoke in favor of
the passage of the ordinance and City
Solicitor Sergeant informed Council
that they had every right to pass the
same.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher, the ordi-
nance was laid over until the next reg
ular meeting.
John Burroughs, nonresident,
was relieved from dog tax amounting
to 80.
Mayor Sergeant stated that the
Lambertville Gas Company and the
Water Company claimed exemption
from payment of franchise tax owing
to having received their charters from
the State, but in order to avoid fur
Their trouble would pay the city this
tax if city would remit one-half the
amount of the tax for the year 1900.
This was agreed to and taxes for 1900
and 1901 were paid.
The City Treasurer was instructed
to charge the Tax Receiver with the
sum of $437.07, franchise tax.
The contract to furnish street lights
was awarded for one month to the
Hunterdon Electric Company.
Bills were ordered paid as follows /:
Lambertville Gas Light Co, two street
lights, $15; Estate of CLARK Pierson,
advertising, $40 81 John Kearns, ad-
vertising, 800. 81 Enos Weiss, meals
and lodging for poor persons, "a Cy-
renus Slack, Overseer of Poor, trans
portation for poor persons, 81 George
w. Massey, load of wood for poor per-
son, $l.75 Trimmer & Bancroft, coal
and wood, $1379 Charles Mathews,
coal, IS lTimothy Riordan, levelins
garbage, SO; John b. Bratton, terra
Gotta pipe, &C., $3.50 35 Levi o. Rey-
nolds, janitor of Council Room, S.,
and cleaning snow, 81 /; Thomas Ban
choff, pound keeper, 1902, $15 City
Clerk Reynolds, recording births,
marriages and deaths, 1902, $21.80.
On motion Of Mr.. Bovine, adjourn
ed to meet Tuesday evening, 18th
lust, at 7:30 o'clock.
Hibernia Fire Company