The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-01-09
COMMON COUNCIL.


The following committees were APP
pointed for the ensuing year:
Finance Charles F. Holcombe, ii.
S. Holcombe, Patrick Mongon
Laws and Ordinances -kramer, Nc
Gowan, Smith.
Street lights -McGowan, Fisher, L.
H. Holcombe.
Printing-Mongon, Kramer, Charles
f. Holcombe
Poor H. S. Holcombe, Fisher, f.
II. Holcombe
Fire department % Rourke, Fish
err, Charles +. Holcombe.
Streets Fisher, O'Rourke. l.. II
Iiolcombe.
Small Shows Kramer, Mongou,
Charles F. Holcombe
City Mongon, II. S. Hol-
combe, Charles f. Holeombe.
Police-O Rourke. II S. lIolcombe,
f. II Holcombe.
Schools-H. s. iIolcombe, Mongon,
Smith.
John J Cruise was elected as city
reporter.
DR.. Edward CIosson was elected ms
city physician, and Thomas Banchon
as Pound Keeper.
ii. X. Kramer, \. D. Andersen
and DIR. George Romine were elected
members of the Board Of Health.
A. Wilson Muirheid was reelected
as street commissioner.
a communication from Jacob Hol-
combe III regard to the bad condition
Ct the dyke on Cottage Hill between
his residence and the Mcdowell es-
tate was received aud filed aud the
matter was referred to the street com
mittee.
Chief George W. Atnett reported
the Fire Department in first class
order, aud called attention to the bad
condition Of the fire plug ut the cor
ner of Union and Elm streets. The
report was received and filed and the
hre Plug matter was referred to the
FIRE Department committee.
Motion. Mr.. MCGOWAN that the mem
hers OF council he supplied with sta
tlenery aud the usual cards of com.
mlttees, &e. Carried.
Motion, Mr.. McGowan, that the
rules to govern council for the ensu-
ing year be referred to the Law and
Ordinance committee to report Mt
next meeting Carried.
Harry X Kramer brought IN the
question OF having II city seuler of
weights and measures he stated that he
lind had some trouble in the past with
ltinerant peddlefs aud hncksters and
he asked council To take action on the
the matter On motion of Mr.. Mon
son the matter was referred to the
law and ordinance committee
The use of the eeHneil reem was
granted to the Excise Board, the
Board of Health and the Board of Ed
ucation for the ensuing year
Mr.. Kramer called the attention of
council to nuisance maintained on
east York street opposite the row of
dwellings called Garrison : row" he
stated that the inhabitants of the
"row' had thrown or laid number
of stones across the street in lieu of n
crossing, without permission of the
street committee aud had made it
dangerous for vehicles passing through
there. On motion the matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
President Holcombe stated that
Maurice Margerum hi not complied
with resolution adopted in council in
regard to laying Il pavement in front
of his property on the east side of
franklin street between York and
Delevan streets.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Fish
er, that the city clerk notify Mr. Mar
gerum to lay IA sidewalk i'll compli-
ance with the city regulations after
ten days notice was adopted.
T.. IL. llolcombe moved that the
old resolution in regard to the item
izing of all bills for work ON the
streets was carried.
The following bills were ordere Il
,,ail.