The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-06-06
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COMMON COUNCIL

! VILE Common Council was held on
Monday evening.June 4th, all mem
bers present except Mr.. Scott. The
Board of Estimate of the Public
Schools presented an itemized report
for the current year. The amount of
money required this year is S13, 03l o..
The amount due from the state is
IS, 392 As aud from the city is
| Sc, 688 AZ.
Mr.. Kramer presented an ordinance
COVER ming the collection of taxes and
providing rebate for prompt pay
ment, he also presented an ordinance
to provide for the meeting of the
City Board of Commissioners of APP
peal on taxation, both ordinances
were passed on title.
Mr.. X ramer also advised that a
public hearing should be held on the
Gasoline ordi nance that was passed
sometime ago. He stated that tn
ordinance seem I'd to have been pass
ed for the Ienetit of one person and
it was great injury to large num-
Der of our business men and others
who had to use oil or gasoline III
quantity.
The matter was laid over until
later date.
Mr.. Leary called the attention of
council to the unsightly condition of
the City Fire plugs, he said they were
an eyesore and should be painted.
On motion of Mr.. O'Rourke the
matter was referred to the Fire De
partment committee.
Mr.. Leary moved that all Telegraph
and Telephone companies having
poles erected in the city be compelled
to comply with the city ordinance in
regard to the painting of poles, car
ried
4 bill amounting to S3l, % WAS pre-
scented by the estate of Israel Phillips
for the keep of two persons. The bill
was ordered paid and the amount to
be deducted from the quarterly sal
airy of Poor Keeper, Geo. Banchoh.
Bids from several Fire Hose Manu-
featuring Companies to furnish 600
feet of hose for the Fire Department
were read and filed:
President Holcombe declared re
cess of five minutes in order to IN
spect the various samples presented
by the different companies.
The contracts were awarded as fol-
lows: Eureka Hose ManufactuI lug
Co, 200 feet; New York Fabric Co,
200 feet.
All quarterly salaries were ordered
paid.
The monthly report of Chief Cleo.
W. Arnett was received and filed.
On motion of Mr.. Leary the city
clerk was instructed to notify Mayor
Ely that he shall instruct the police
men assigned to each ward that they
must stay on their own beat III their
own ward
1t was resolved that all funds now
IN the hands of the Treasurer OF the
Board of Trade be transferred to the
Treasurer OF the Business Mems
League.
Contractor, Fred r.. Parker pre-
scented petition asking that York
street be macadamized from Main
street to the city line and connect
A. a.
The petition was received and filed,
and Messrs. Kramer, Smith and IL
Holcombe were appointed to take the
matter up with the County Road Com
missioners
A petition was read from the Lam
bertyille Spoke Manufacturing Com
pany asking for the privilege OF un-
loading cars on the railroad siding on
Elm street. The petition was reeeiy-
ed and the request granted.
On resolution presented by Mr.,
Kramer, the city clerk was instructed
to notify the Iambertyille Water Co.
to repair South Main street from
Feeder street to Gandey's Paper
Mill after 10 days notice or the work
would he done by the street commit
tee and charged against the Water
Company.
Mr.. Leary brought mp the question
of removing the ruin on Quarry street
known as Hurley's Row, he stated
that l.. H. Sergeant had failed to
comply with the order Of council and
he asked that the street committee be
instructed to proceed with the work.
In reply MIR. Sergeant said that
city council could not order the des-
truction of private property and that
he had already taken steps to improve
it. After some discussion Mr.. Leary
moved that Mr.. Sergeant be granted
an extension of ten DAYS to either re-
move or improve the said building,
carried
The following bills were ordered
paid;
Lembertville Heat, Light and Power
Lyille Gas Light Co ......... %
John kearns printing 49,. s.....-.--' II ~
Cyrenas SLACK b ~
Josiah Clark ..s....--#- o 10
Street pay roll ..... ..-'s...,.,.. - W
Levi Reynolds, janltof ..-....---,-z w
Report of Tax Receiver.
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