The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-06
COMMON COUNCIL.


The regular monthly meeting of
Lambertvile Common Council was
held on Monday evening, March 4th.
All members present
/ An ordinance to repeal an ordin-
ance regulating the salary of the Tax
Receiver which was presented by Mr..
Kramer WAS passed on final reading.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the
Finance Committee was instructed to
negotiate loan to pay all bills.
Mr.. Fisher moved that the yearly
! payment be made on the steam roller,
carried
The bill of p. X. Hazen and Son
amounting to $l0l 40 for printing the
annual financial statement WAS pre-
scented, and objections to paying the
bill at this time were raised by +. II.
Holcombe and A. Y. Smith, they
wished to have the bill referred to
the Printing Committee rs it seemed
to be excessive, because the amount
paid IN 1906 for the same amount
of work WAS So 90 difference of
SEQ 40
After rather spirited discussion
on the question, during which John
Kearns, editor of the WageWorker,
stated that the bill was perfectly legal
as only legal rates had been charged,
| the amount WAS ordered paid by II
vote of : to .; E. II. Holcombe and A..
Y. Smith voting in the negative.
The bill of John Kearns amounting
to BIB. 30 including $101. 40 for print
ing the annual statement, was opposed
on the same grounds and took the
same course by vote of to |, Smith
voting in the negative ana +. II.
Holcombe not voting.
The following bills were ordered
paid
John McDermett x Bro =...z-....... Sls 0N
lambert 4 Kerr ................. ~ 10
Peter SNYDER ............ II -
George Banchott Observation-Disclosures ~ w
street nay roll -. :. ...... u 90
Chas d Cox ,......... I 65
John f. Scheuck ...................... = %
All the monthly salaries were order
ed paid.
Motion Thos. O'Rourke that the
police officers be allowed to have one
Sunday off duty during the month in
rotation, carried.
The monthly report of Chief q. w.
Arnett was read, he stated the engine
houses and apparatus in each were in
first class order. and he commended
the Department for the good work
done ut the New Jersey Rubber Com
pany plant on last Sunday. Report
received and filed.
Mr.. Kramer called the attention Of
council to the manner in which the
tiremen were handicapped by the
dense smoke arising from the burn
ing rubber Mt that fire; he urged the
necessity of securing smoke protec-
tors for the tiremen, because i'll many
cases blaze could be located and put
out with fire extiuguisher instead
of deuging building with water:
and he moved that the question be re-
ferred TO the Fire Department com
mittee, carried.
Mr.. Smith stated that there WAS n
strong probability of II large Iron
works locating III the northern part
of the city and said that the parties
who will operate the plant, wanted to
know Just what nction council would
take in regard to improving North
Union street ut the abrupt decline
from the stone bridge nj the Spoke
| Mill, az their hauling would he heavy
and the grade at that point is very
! steep. President IIolcombe asked
each member to state his position on
the question, and each responded that
be was ready and willing to assist IN
every way possible.
Il. II. Holcombe presented the fol
lowing resolution:
Resoiged, That the Common Conn
ell hereby pledge their united sup
mort to the movement looking TO the
location of the proposed Iron industry
in this city.
Motion. Stephen McGowan that the
resolution be adopted, carried unanl-
| mously.
Report of Tax Receiver
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