The Lambertville record., 1904-01-06
Common Council Proceedings.


At the hour appointed for the meet
ing of the old Council--il A. NJ, Fri
day, January 1-only two members
were present, Messrs. Fisher and Lo-
dor. At 11:30 City Clerk Reynolds
called the meeting to order, and i'll the
absence of quorum an adjournment
sine die was ordered.
At L o'clock, noon, the Clerk called
the new Council to order, when the
following members answered to their
names Messrs. Bodine, Bovine, Fish
er, Kramer, Leary, Lodor, o'Rourke.
Absent Messrs. Holcombe and Mac
Kay.
Mr. BOVINE was nominated for the
office of President. That gentleman
declined the honor and moved that the
election of officers and appointment
of committees be laid over until the
regular meeting, January =. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
Mr.. Fisher was appointed President
pro tenn, and after reading, by request,
the minutes of the regular meeting of
the old Council for December. adjourn
ed to Monday evening.
AT the regular meeting on Monday
evening all the members were present
except Mr.. MaeKay. The meeting
was called to order by City Clerk Rey-
nolds, after which Charles +. Hol-
combe was elected President. That
the members for the honor conferred
upon him.
Officers were then elected as follows
Treasurer Walter ). Gallagher.
Solicitor-Lambert II. Sergeant.
Surveyor Frank NJ. Wilson.
Reporter B. II. Joiner.
Pound Keeper Thomas Bancholl.
4 communication was presented
from Mayor Holcombe offering sug-
gestions for the improvement of sew
eral departments of the city, which
was received and ordered filed also
a second communication, nominating
Judson l.. Field as City Auditor,
WHICH,, Oh IllOllO1l Ol MI iDoNllSs
laid over for consideration until the
next meeting, and a third conmuni-
cation, nominating the following
Board of Health: William Bovine,
DR. f. w. Closson and William L.eary
for four years, and A. ID. Anderson,
DR.. George l.. Romine and Harry *.
Kramer for three years. On motion
of Mr.. Nisher. the nominations were
confirmed.
The following standing committees
were appointed
Finance Holcombe, Bovine, Bodinc.
Laws and Ordinances Leary,
O'Rourke, MacKay.
Street Lights o Rourke, Kramer,
Holcombe.
Printing Kramer, O'Rourke, Bo-
dine,
Poor Bovine, Fisher, I.odor
Fire Department o 'Rourke, Hol-
combe, Lodor.
Streets Holcombe, Kramer and
O'Rourke.
Small Shows Kramer, Leary, Bo-
dine.
City Property Fishef. Leary, Mac
Kay.
Police Fisher, MaeKay, Leary.
Schools-Bowne, Kramer, Lodor
On motion of Mr.. Leary, the rules
governing the old Council were adopt
ed for the government of the new
Council.
City Treasurer Gallagher's report
for the month of December was pre-
sented, received and ordered filed.
The recapitulation shows the follow
ing
Due Board of Health Fund January
Due Public school Fund 2,oDi 80
s2.Os7 81
Municipal Fund oyerdrawn itG So
Cash in treasury Jan. ! ..-, n ,b0l 0i
Bills payable-Notes in Bank 5000 W
Receiver of Taxes Schanck present
ed the following statement of taxes
for the year 1908 to January !, 1904
which was received and ordered filed:
TO duplicate sa2oe2 q
BY cash paid treasurer sS0,s55 ~
BY amount changed by commission
sequestrated property account Z g
Unpaid list 1864 N
Cash on hand S,b "
FRANCHISE TAx-DR.
TO franchise tax s]SS W
BY amount paid Treasurer sAS =:
Amount unp paid ia q
Total ssss 0,
The City Treasurer was authorized
to credit the Receiver of Taxes with