The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-06
COMMON COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting Of
Common Council was held last Mon-
day evening at 7:S0 O'Clock. The
meeting was called to order by City
Clerk Reynolds. who stated that the
first business of the meeting was the
election Of q president for the year
1911. Nominations were called for
aud the names OF Chas. +. Holcombe
aud Charles Crimson were placed in
nomination. The nominations closed.
the roll was called aud the result
showed that Mr.. Holcombe had re-
ceived five votes and MIR. Crimson
three. Mr.. Holcombe thereupon took
his seat as President, this being the
eighth time that he has been favored
Council
Cyrenas Slack presented bond III
the sum of $4,000, as constable, with
VIM. 9. Conover and J w. Crook ms
sureties. The bond was accepted.
Mr.. Slack made motion that Coun-
Gil go into the election of officers for
amended by Mr.. Fisher, who moved
that the matter be laid over until the
February meeting. The motion, as
amended by Mr.. Fisher, was carried.
A communication was received from
the Mayor. stating that he had signed
the ordinance granting the New Jer-
sey & Pennsylvania Traction Com
pany the privilege to construct, main
tain and operates street railway in.
under and upon portion Of Lambert
Street in the City OF Lambertviile.
| The. ordinance relative TO the tsaiar
les OF city officers, passed at the De-
cember meeting of Council, was re-
turned by the Mayor without his APP
prevail. The ordinance as passed at
said meeting, provided for increases
in the salaries Of certain officers, as
follows; City Clerk. $4,000; City
Treasurer 10000; City Auditor.
$500. and City Surveyor, $50. 90.
That part of the Mayors letter in
connection with the officers salaries.
read as follows:
1.-THE supplement to an ordinance
fixing the salaries of city officers. l
cannot put my name to, as | think
that our appointed officers are duly
we'll paid for their services at the
present time. With the exception of
the Treasurer of the city, would pass
an ordinance or supplement to an
ordinance granting him $4,000 more
for the year, which would make his
total $500. 90, as / think the Treasurer
is entitled to that amount il he does
his duty. Under conditions as afore-
said feel it my dnty to veto this sup
plement which our City Council pass
ed on December 9th, increasing salar
les of officers"
Mr.. Fisher made motion that the
ordinance regulating the salaries Of
the city officers be passed over the
Mayors veto. The motion was sec
onded by Mr.. Mongon. Mr.. Ander-
son called for the yeas and nays. The
vote was as follows: Yeas essrs.
Fisher, Cbas. Holcombe. MCGOWAN,
Mongon, Ryan. Nays-Messrs. An
derson, Crimson, Slack. The ordin.
ance was accordingly passed.
The report OF the City Treasurer
was received. 1t showed a balance
due the Board Of Health Fund
aponnfinp IN &1h0 % on January lat .
balance due the Public School Fund,
81, 1872 05, and cash in the treasury to
the amount of s7ss.75 on the LIST in
slant.
Council next took up the question
of the keeping OF the city poor for the
year 1911. A bid was received from
Mr.. and Mrs Augustus Burroughs.
stating that they would take the con-
tract for the keeping of the poor for
the year at the rate of $4,00 per week