The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-12
HOLD UP L'VILLE.
PAVING

Lambertyille- At the weekly meeting
of the City Commissioners held last
Tuesday afternoon. a letter was re-
ceived from the County Board of Froe
holders demanding the filing of GER
titicates ON the paving recently laid
on North Main and York SITS. The
letter is printed in full in the next
column. This letter was ordered
tabled by the Commissioners until a
special meeting this Friday night
when an answer would be drafted af-
ter expert advice has been secured.
The Commissioners have justifably
resented the publication by the Free
holders last week of letter which
was addressed to the Commissioners
but which was never sent to them.
They had no knowledge of the letter
until newspaper copy was presented
to them, Whether this was the fault
of the Freeholders' Clerk, or was in,
territorial. ii cannot be said, But it
was at least extremely discourteous
for the iFreehoiders to use the letter
as propaganda in the newspapers
without giving the Lambertville Com
missionens chance to state their
position.
A word of explanation is necessary.
Since the freeing of the Lambertville-
New Hope Bridge, the increase of
motor traffic in Lambertville complete
~ ruined the streets. The Commits
sipners appealed to the State High
way Commission for aid. This was
promised them Whereupon, the
Commissioners proceeded to put down
permanent pavings on Bridge, Main,
Union and York SITS. They spent $50,
GOO and We're to receive $53 900 from
the Motor Vehicle Fund TO pay the
balance. This was to be taken care
of by bonds stretched over period
of five years. This would mean only
little over $1,000 year.
But in the meantime new law
took effect that prohibited cities in
the State from receiving aid from the
Motor Vehicle Fund. This took effect
April 10. BY that time Lambertville
already had its pavings finished. I'm
der the present law only townships
and counties can receive aid from the
fund. Hampton, like Lambertville
had already put down paving in that
town ON the same basis
Now it seems that Pennington oific-
ials are pceved that they are cut oil
from receiving aid from this fund and
| politicians there are trying to do all
| they can to prevent Lambertville and
Hampton from getting the aid that
is rightfully due them, and which was
promised them. The 'Freeholders
are making an issue Of it, and AZ
hedging movement, ARE demanding
that instead Of five years, that the
payments of this money be bonded
over ten years.
One of the Lambertville Commits.
sioncrs stated that it appeared that
the Freeholders had already sepnt this
money, that by rights belongs to Lam
bertville and Hampton, and were try
ing to avoid payment.
Now the Freeholders are demanding
that Lambertville file certain "certifi-
Gates before any recommendation
will be made to the Highway Com
mission. But Hampton has filed
these so-called Certificates" two
months ago, and yet nothing has been
done by the Freeholders to secure
their money.
Lambertville deserves good streets
after having paid such large per
centage of the taxes in this county
and it is to be hoped that the City
Commissions may find way to col
lect promptly on the money that is
rightfully due them.