The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-12-06
paraphernalia, furniture, &c, neces-

paraphernalia, furniture, &C., neces-
sary To equip the same.
Contrary to the school law, since
your Honorable Body has been noti-
fed of this action of the Board of
Estimate, no steps have been taken TO
provide these funds.
On November fifteenth, 1912, writ
ten contract was entered into by and
between Harriet l.. Fairies, Elizabeth
b. Il, Northrup, Robert A. Ely and
Caroline q. Ely. parties of the first
part, and the Board of Education of
the City of Lambertville, of the second
part, whereby certain lands in the
City of Lambertvile were purchased
for the purpose of erecting thereon
the new school house hereinhefore re-
ferred to.
1t is desirable, and the law contem-
plates, that after the Board of EST.
mates has made its decision regarding
the amount of money needed, Com
mon Council, or the financial board
of the City shall take prompt action
in securing the money awarded by
the Board of Estimate.
AS your Honorable Body has not so
acted. this notification is given you
ing, held December end, A. D., 1919,
you proceed by the proper methods to
raise the money needed for the pur-
poses hereinabove stated, your re-
fusal by motion to act, or your taking
no action whatever upon the matter,
will be considered as refusal to act, /
shall at once, on behalf of the Board
OF Education of your city, take the
onnnnI IN thn Sfatn SnnAr.p
tendent of Public Instruction, upon
your neglect or refusal to so act.
Dated Lambertville, N. j., Novem-
Der Goth, A. D., 1912.
W. Hour APaAR,
Attorney for the Board of Edu-
cation of the City of Lambert
vile.
Information on the subject was
asked City Solicitor Sergeant, who
stated that the present council had no
jurisdiction in the matter as it went
out of power on December 3lst, and
that the money could be raised in no
other manner except by ordinance,
which would take three months to
pass and as the present council went
out of existence on the above date, it
would have to be left to the new
council
On motion of Mr.. Anderson the
clerk was ordered to notify Mr.. APP.
gar OF the decision of council.
On motion of Mr., Fisher when
council adjourn il be to meet again on
Friday evening, December 20. Car
ried.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Heat, Light 4 Power
:, %, street lights for November. 1886 e.
L. IL. Hazen Son, printing and ad-
vertising ....,........,.......... 81 Is
L.. Fields, groceries for poor.....,. " 30
Lizzie and Aug. Burroughs, keeping
. poor November. .......,.......t so 10 |
J. a.. Fields. moving Hanlon family
and services Grady family ........ 0 so |
John =, Schenok team for J,LFields 90
A. L. Kaiser, taking committee to
, poor house ......,............,.,,.... u 90
Fields \ Harrison, coal for Union
John McDermottt 4 Bro, coai for hi.
=, hernia Co, and city Jail, .,,....,..a. &c 10
Street pay roll for November ....,..., 45O 90
John Guilliok, repairing fence on
:, quarry street ..s.............. ...,e. Us
6. II; Cummings, extra police services g 40
Fatrick Lynch, taking prisoner To
, bennington. .....,..,....., ..,...... g3
$. Il. Morse, taking George Holsinger
70 lali and serving warrant on
u